- First Name
- Broph
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- Aug 4, 2021
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- Connecticut
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- 96 Fusion
75 days is reasonable, 375 is not. I also have a push to "22" Bronco order. I 've spent a carreer in manufacturing, I understand the nightmare of logistics, but our customers would never expect us to say "See you next year" it's just not reasonable. I had a boss who's favorite line during crunch time was" I don't care how, but make it happen ", if it was manpower the O/T checkbook was open, if it was a vendor issue they were served with penalties, etc.With that rationale Ford should be losing tons of business with the production issues surrounding the Bronco. Don't see that happening anytime soon. My wife has a reservation for the Bronco, and based on her projected build, we will not see her Bronco built until late NEXT YEAR, and may not even see the car until early 2023. Does that matter? Somewhat, but we are willing to wait for what we want. That is the whole purpose of ordering your build. The Maverick will be the fourth car I have had built to order. The earliest I have received any of the first 3 builds was 75 days from order to delivery. And if you look ahead to the future, manufacturers are moving to "made to order" vehicles, with a dealer supply of stock vehicles of 60 days or less.
If it's chips, go the F-150 route & build & let dealers install , just keep what little confidence we have left by pushing units out of the assembly line.
Now that I vented I'll just get comfortable and wait way to long for our new Fords, ....you know who going to suffer the most, dealers C.S.I scores (Customer Satisfaction Index) even though they are just as out of control as we are.
75 days is reasonable, anything else is shame on Ford, & they are the ones pushing the made to order model.
Nothing grinds my gears more than G.M. getting a good laugh at Fords missteps.
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