Your best bet would probably be finding someone willing to trade you for your 18s. I'm in the same boat, but planning to just keep the lariat ones.
You missed the point and yet you posted the issue, the salespeople do not care about the product it's just a sale to them. I found this true at BMW, this is why I search out the salesperson I deal with. I found one at my local BMW dealer, a true car enthusiast who has become a friend.
it looks like they are trying to fulfill more orders with current estimated supplies. Makes sense, Lariat owners want the top of the line can't say no to them, and they're also making more money on them on the backend.
What? this was hard to understand. Have you driven the 8speed on the maverick, they have really tuned the 8 speed well to this motor. I would not want more than 8 gears on this small of an engine.
From the consumer perspective that makes sense. But I think they are trying not have people go in mad/ or avoid a dealer all together when seeing the order sheets. They hope they'll be able to rope them in once the process gets started at the dealer. Also from a manufacturing standpoint I am sure they don't want to discourage XLT buyers because if they can still sell them with out liners, they can afford to take more orders without having add constraint to their supplies.
I missed the point? Really? If a company actually wants info to be widely spread and don't want to pay to get it out to the public, and it is readily available, pretend you want it kept secret! Advertising/Public Relations 101 ----- Dealers/salespersons don't get paid to answer questions, just on a closed sale. Does your dealer always call you with info, updates and changes and new products added. WOW! Congrats! [My point!]
My Mustang GT 460HP has a 10 speed & my 650HP Z 06 an 8 speed. -------The Maverick keeps listing a 10 speed on pg 17. of the order guide. Asking why they keep doing it, foreshadowing a new version TBA? Anyone else notice, it's still being mentioned. --------- FUEL ECONOMY 50-STATES F.E. LABEL ESTIMATED ADJUSTED ANNUAL ENGINE DISPL. TRANSMISSION CITY HIGHWAY COMBINED FUEL COST FWD 2.0L EcoBoost® 8-Speed Automatic 23 30 26 $1,350 2.5L Hybrid Continuously Variable Automatic 42 33 37 $950 AWD 2.0L EcoBoost® Electronic Ten-Speed Automatic 22 29 25 $1,400
LOL, the point is the sales people don't care to know, all they do is say, what the sales manager wanted them to say. Period...
Ford has been saying no to my loaded lariat since August 6th. Sticker near $39,000.
I am 71. But by the time i get my truck, I might be 73 also.
Why do people think the price of their truck should mean they get built before others? Many people ordered their trucks 2 months before yours and still waiting.
All I was doing was quoting another post where the person said that Lariats were being built first because Ford makes more money on them. And I was telling him that he was wrong. I am not expecting my truck to be built before the June and July orders.
There are many factors that goes into when a car/suv/truck isn't built.
