This. No way an Ecoboost sits not being built if there is capacity considering how far below threshold that build is. I'd be worried about allocations with a hybrid, or if you are concerned with timing. Not going to change things now, but allocations could effect those. But if you're willing to wait. A year for your Ecoboost you'll get it allocations or no.
Ok it frustrating that why did dealer take orders .
I thought it was more like a toddler with a crayon drawing random numbers and symbols. When they had sufficiently drawn to their liking they threw up their hands and said "da" and the manager took that to mean their child was a savant and solved the system.If someone has a straight answer on dealer allocations that is not different from yesterday and most likely will not change tomorrow, by all means, please clue me in.
The last I knew, Ford had a mathematical equation for computing allacations that would've make Albert Einstein pull his hair out.
Ford did not tell dealers their allocations until after the order banks were closed, which at this time (and then too) seems like one of the more questionable decisions. A decision that rankled both dealers and customers alike.
The same reason a airline over books for flight.. Not every one will show up that booked... Same thing here kinda.. Not everyone that orders will be able to take possession... Could be just timing and can't wait any longer... Financial... Or just vary bad credit...
The more questionable decision was to even open up the 2023 order bank with apparently thousands of 2022s (at least hybrids) unbuilt and needing to be rolled over. They took a PR disaster and made it worse. They easily could have opened the order banks for EBs only, and then added hybrids as a Job2 option.
Yeah I suppose as someone said in the comments before that if there had to put down payment would make a difference you gotta have a dog in the fight something to Lose and then so many may not have ordered . Perhaps like $1000 or 2000 so that they would know how serious you really are
That’s exactly right , to January February open the 23 order bank after they got the 22s done
PR disaster? Dude, the Maverick is a media darling and people are still falling over themselves to get one, or more. Outside of the relatively small group of people with cancelled orders, there is not a lot of resentment toward Ford.
Ford did not tell the dealers about their allocation amounts until after the orders were taken in September. Tim Bartz stated this in late September or early October .Ford just totally mis-managed it Tim may have only been talking about the hybrids, but I think it was dealer allocations.
