Anyone ordered from Granger got Build email - (3000 off msrp offers only) ?

[Maverick2023]

I contacted ford customer service yesterday and was told the reason for the 2022 cutoff in Nov for hybrids and jan 27th for EcoBoost was because ford knows how many they can build for 2022 so they shut it down at those numbers to be sure ford can build all of them as 2022s

What they said was barring chip issues ALL the 2022s will get built as 2022s. They also said the production start up was a bit slow with issues getting computing parts for the hybrids, issues with lux parts, but that the assembly line is ramping up production now.

They also mentioned the less complicated builds with less microchips would more likely be built quicker than loaded trucks with lux packages and copilot 360 because of the additional computing parts. Being mine is an XLT AWD with a regular tow hitch, a full size spare, and an in cab power inverter, it will be an easier build than something with lux packages and copilot 360.

The allocations system that was in place before the maverick doesnt apply. What I am saying is this. Since ford turned off the ordering system because they reached the amount of trucks they can build in 1 years time they can build them all. So hypothetically If lets say a dealer is allotted 200 allocations per year, but then they get 400 clean customer orders its still within the amount of trucks ford is able to build for that model year. They will all be built and delivered regardless of the 200 allocations that dealer normally is supposed to get.

Ford is NOT going to send 200 orders to that dealer, and tell the remaining 200 customers tough shit no 2022 maverick for you, you picked wrongly. If Ford did that, it would be a public relations nightmare for them. Plus these extra 200 vehicles are still part of the total number ford is able to build for 2022. Money is still money. They will build them for those customers. Remember bad news travels at light speed these days with the world wide web.

Remember this is supposed to be an inexpensive entry level pickup to get young first time new car buyers into a ford, and hopefully as they get older and more affluent they might step up to a different ford product and stay with fords. That's not the case with me. I buy what I like and what fits my needs weather it's a GM, Ford, or Chrysler. Maverick fits my current needs as an AWD 4 door 5 passenger commuter with an extra large trunk that happens to look like a truck. This is what I regard it as.

As far as Grangers $3000 off MSRP orders are concerned, I have no doubt that will eventually pick up and all get built as 2022s. Ford has quite a few ahead of grangers ordering blitz in december thru january. My guess is likely the Granger $3K off deal orders will start being built around june - august.

The 2022 model year production does not end until october, with likely a 1-2 week shutdown at the factory for changeover for 2023 model year. Due to this models popularity I doubt there will be any changes to this vehicle for 2023 save for maybe a few different exterior paint colors, and more availability of hybrids for people who want them.

I wish I could believe your rationale but tell that to those who ordered in June and July and still haven't gotten a scheduled for build date. Ford is messing up big time here. Who knows what they're doing anyway. I don't think they themselves even know how to get out of this dilemma. Just wait and see. In another 3 months and things are the same as now, we know we are in big trouble. Some of you might have to activate plan B, C, or F

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[Maverickman74]

Book a cheap flight on Southwest Airlines go get it and drive it home yourself

That is the current plan. Not so cheap though. I wouldnt go on a roadtrip without my wife, so best case is flights at about $1200, plus we are getting a cap(if someone makes a decent one) so $2500, my dad want us to visit him in texas so we will probably take about 8 days, food and lodging we might be able to squeeze by on $150 a day and have some wiggle room, then gas will be about $500, then shipping will be $1800 for the boat. Rounding up that is about $7500 as a estimate. But we get a vacation out of it. I called Uship(there are cheaper ones out there) for a estimate on shipping from Iowa to the coast and they told me $18-1900 so with $2500 for a cap, and $1800 for the boat I am looking at $6200. Lets just say I am totally fine with a 6-8 month delivery window. Right now all I have saved is the down payment. And we usually have about $1000 extra a month maybe more if we squeeze.

But it will be totally awesome to take a trip in a nice new car. The last one we did was in a 1980 Eagle with alot of blow by in the crank case. Here is a little video my wife made of the trip. Super fun.
Eagle Adventure

 

[Barracuda340]

I wish I could believe your rationale but tell that to those who ordered in June and July and still haven't gotten a scheduled for build date. Ford is messing up big time here. Who knows what they're doing anyway. I don't think they themselves even know how to get out of this dilemma. Just wait and see. In another 3 months and things are the same as now, we know we are in big trouble. Some of you might have to activate plan B, C, or F

My plan B if it doesnt get built as a 2022 is to reorder at Granger for a 2023 model, and do it on July 16th. They said they would honor the $3000 off MSRP as a 2023

 

[Mymaverick2021]

That is the current plan. Not so cheap though. I wouldnt go on a roadtrip without my wife, so best case is flights at about $1200, plus we are getting a cap(if someone makes a decent one) so $2500, my dad want us to visit him in texas so we will probably take about 8 days, food and lodging we might be able to squeeze by on $150 a day and have some wiggle room, then gas will be about $500, then shipping will be $1800 for the boat. Rounding up that is about $7500 as a estimate. But we get a vacation out of it. I called Uship(there are cheaper ones out there) for a estimate on shipping from Iowa to the coast and they told me $18-1900 so with $2500 for a cap, and $1800 for the boat I am looking at $6200. Lets just say I am totally fine with a 6-8 month delivery window. Right now all I have saved is the down payment. And we usually have about $1000 extra a month maybe more if we squeeze.

But it will be totally awesome to take a trip in a nice new car. The last one we did was in a 1980 Eagle with alot of blow by in the crank case. Here is a little video my wife made of the trip. Super fun.
Eagle Adventure

I must be missing some my thoughts Southwest Alaska Airlines are all given out cheap one way flights for like 39 40 bucks

 

[Maverickman74]

I must be missing some my thoughts Southwest Alaska Airlines are all given out cheap one way flights for like 39 40 bucks

Of course we are working with unknown build date and delivery times so thats a factor. But I priced around $100-125 return flight but getting to Granger was just under $400 and up to $450. X2 plus there is always taxes or fees or whatever. So $1200 seems right. I just checked Alaska and Southwest. Alaska seemed to cost about $550+ and SW only flies once a month maybe for about $300 to $500. Those were all multiple stops. I could arrange inter-island maybe that would get more deals, but thats like $100. I dont know, between scheduleing off of work for a week and Granger scheduling, my guess is we will be lucky to get there and back for $1200 together. Price of paradise, right?

 

[Slavko]

I'll be coming there from Virginia with my brother. Easy flight, stop in Chicago for rakija, and continue drive back home a total of 1,000 miles. A nice way to break in the truck engine.

 

[kkgg]

may be mentioned in other thread but here I go..

whats the plan for registration..
-do we need to register in IA and again in our home state.
-do we just drive to home state and register
-or worse, register in both the states
-or do some leg work before picking the vehicle and get a license plate(in our home state) and take the plates while going to IA and put it on the vehicle

or anything else..

 

[Goosey]

may be mentioned in other thread but here I go..

whats the plan for registration..
-do we need to register in IA and again in our home state.
-do we just drive to home state and register
-or worse, register in both the states
-or do some leg work before picking the vehicle and get a license plate(in our home state) and take the plates while going to IA and put it on the vehicle

or anything else..

You pay for the $45 transfer tag that they have on what you signed when you ordered and then do the registration/tax in your own state. That’s how it is in Illinois Atleast.

 

[Barracuda340]

In Texas it works like this. I take Texas state vehicle sales tax form 130-U to Granger in Iowa. They fill it out with what I payed and I drive the vehicle home to Texas on the iowa temp tag. When I get home I take my filled out sales tax form to the county tax assessors office. They figure it at what I payed for the vehicle, and i pay the sales tax, and registration fees. I get a registration sticker and licence plates right there. I would assume your state is similar. People buy vehicles across state lines pretty regular these days.

 

[Mymaverick2021]

In Texas it works like this. I take Texas state vehicle sales tax form 130-U to Granger in Iowa. They fill it out with what I payed and I drive the vehicle home to Texas on the iowa temp tag. When I get home I take my filled out sales tax form to the county tax assessors office. They figure it at what I payed for the vehicle, and i pay the sales tax, and registration fees. I get a registration sticker and licence plates right there. I would assume your state is similar. People buy vehicles across state lines pretty regular these days.

That's the way we like it AH Ha

 

[Granger Ford]

At the end of this deal, Zach said they had 361 orders without VINs and of those 250-300 were from the $3000 off offer. That means there were at least 61 orders before any of these. Although I'm hoping its earlier, I expect that the first of builds from the offer will get scheduled for builds in May or June. I think that would line up with the earliest time frame that we were given when the offer started.

I would like to hear some updates from @Granger Ford about how things look.

Yes, I wouldn't anticipate getting a vin on these orders for at least 30-60 days to start.

 

[Barracuda340]

Yes, I wouldn't anticipate getting a vin on these orders for at least 30-60 days to start.

Zach
So at minimum for me im guessing probably sometime in march. Mine was ordered december 28th. How about these guys saying the allocations system is gonna screw half of us out of our purchases? Any words of wisdom to dispel that?

 

[bbhaag]

If I was one you guys who ordered from them with the $3000 off MSRP I wouldn't expect a build date for a long time. Sure there might be an exception here and there but they literally said in their post

" Why? This is going to be a dual benefit. First, it will help our allocation for our early reservation holders. Second, it will be a great offering for anyone looking to purchase a Maverick and is willing to wait.".

 

[FakeCowboy]

If I was one you guys who ordered from them with the $3000 off MSRP I wouldn't expect a build date for a long time. Sure there might be an exception here and there but they literally said in their post

" Why? This is going to be a dual benefit. First, it will help our allocation for our early reservation holders. Second, it will be a great offering for anyone looking to purchase a Maverick and is willing to wait.".

I don't even think Chapman had as many orders as Granger and there are still Chapman ecoboost orders from December waiting for a build date.

 

[Granger Ford]

Zach
So at minimum for me im guessing probably sometime in march. Mine was ordered december 28th. How about these guys saying the allocations system is gonna screw half of us out of our purchases? Any words of wisdom to dispel that?

Well the reason we got aggressive was to earn more allocations. I'd guess 80-90%+ of our orders will be fulfilled. I'm guessing any orders not fulfilled will be because the commodity runs out (i.e. too many lariat orders, etc.)

We'll find out how close Ford's estimate is to reality nationwide.

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