Ordered 28 Dec...ugh.

[MayerMR]

Although a lot goes into Ford pulling orders for build and although no one here can tell you exactly, I can tell you your in a very small % of build specifications to be pulled.

The % of Lux packages getting pulled for builds is in the low teens, (10-16%). Some of the other options you have selected also have low pull rates.

Bottomline, get ready for a long haul. At least expect it to be, you might get lucky in the lottery and beat the odds.

If you checkout my signature line below, you can see how it’s going so far. No build date yet on the second order. The first truck took five months order to delivery.

Hope this helps .

It certainly does help and I very much appreciate your feedback. I chose the features that I want in this build though, so I'm ready to wait to get the truck that I want rather than settling for something because it just happens to come available sooner. I appreciate that I'll likely be waiting awhile, but I'm willing to roll the dice and hope for sixes

All I needed was to send a copy of my build from the Ford Maverick Build and Price Webpage, and a copy of my Driver License. Ford Motor Co sent a confirmation of order, several weeks later my dealer sent me a DORA which I needed to sign and return via email. I changed my build several times due to constraints, dealer updated DORA to reflect changes but did not need to resign document. Dealer DID NOT REQUIRE DEPOSIT and guaranteed 4% under dealer invoice.
Ford Motor Co sent emails updating status, Order Confirmed, Scheduled for Production, Window Sticker, and then Built notification.
Use Ford Apps to qualify for points off accessories, you get a ton of them when you actually purchase the vehicle. Look up in Forum for more info. The points just on purchase equal hundreds off on Ford accessories. Good luck, hope this helps you and hopefully you dont have to wait as long as I did. Thank God, I am just waitting for that long train ride from Hermassillo plant to PA. Might be just a month more for me.

Sounds like you'll be getting a better price than me, and I'm glad for you on that - you clearly delved into and thoroughly researched this and you are getting a great deal! That said, can you tell me what the heck a "DORA" is? I've seen that acronym peppered around this forum a lot and I just haven't been able to find out what it means or its importance.

I ordered mine on Tuesday as well and got the email from Ford a few minutes later after getting off the phone with the sales rep. She also said 3-6 months on the build but generally they have been getting them in 12 weeks and just put a wide range so people dont get pissed when it doesnt show up on week 12. if you havent received the email, then they didnt order it yet, or its in your junk or spam.

That buffer they are giving makes total sense to me as I have to do similar with both our internal and external customers with my job. Some folks just don't understand manufacturing limitations and/or "unforeseen circumstances"; sometimes sh*t just happens. Such is life.

You're not accounting for shipping logistics/geography. If you set the algorithm to prioritize order date over shipping efficiency (i.e., FIFO) you're still going to get a lot of added costs and reduced efficiencies.

This makes a lot of sense to me; were I Ford, I would try to "bundle" builds that are going to similar regions for ease of logistical planning. Just makes sense to send a train load of new Mavericks to the NE after they reach a number of orders in that region that "fills a train" or whatever their chosen mode of transportation is. I would imagine folks in Texas, like myself, may benefit from being basically an easy drop along the way if they had say, 98% of orders for a NE bound train and needed to fill that extra 2% of additional slots on the train - some folks may just get lucky and be one of those 2%. Note - all of this is pure speculation.

Vehicle allotments are a key factor many want to ignore but you can't. Allotments are used as major incentives and compensation for dealers to move inventory. If a small dealer doesn't sell a lot of F150s they aren't going to get a lot of Mavericks either. Choosing your dealer is the #1 most important thing you can do when buying an in-demand vehicle.

The vehicle allotment point is on one hand, annoying, admittedly. But on the other hand, I also get it. Incentives to your best sellers just makes sense and an auto manufacturer really only has so many levers to pull. But being devil's advocate; it also makes it difficult for new and/or lower performing dealers to climb out into the ranks of a higher volume dealer if they are constantly being given the leftovers or lower priority. That kind of program just serves to funnel educated buyers to higher volume dealers rather than going to a nearer dealer, basically perpetuating the cycle. Hopefully there are other metrics by which dealers can prove their worth other than just volume of sales.

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[MaverickTime]

It certainly does help and I very much appreciate your feedback. I chose the features that I want in this build though, so I'm ready to wait to get the truck that I want rather than settling for something because it just happens to come available sooner. I appreciate that I'll likely be waiting awhile, but I'm willing to roll the dice and hope for sixes



Sounds like you'll be getting a better price than me, and I'm glad for you on that - you clearly delved into and thoroughly researched this and you are getting a great deal! That said, can you tell me what the heck a "DORA" is? I've seen that acronym peppered around this forum a lot and I just haven't been able to find out what it means or its importance.



That buffer they are giving makes total sense to me as I have to do similar with both our internal and external customers with my job. Some folks just don't understand manufacturing limitations and/or "unforeseen circumstances"; sometimes sh*t just happens. Such is life.



This makes a lot of sense to me; were I Ford, I would try to "bundle" builds that are going to similar regions for ease of logistical planning. Just makes sense to send a train load of new Mavericks to the NE after they reach a number of orders in that region that "fills a train" or whatever their chosen mode of transportation is. I would imagine folks in Texas, like myself, may benefit from being basically an easy drop along the way if they had say, 98% of orders for a NE bound train and needed to fill that extra 2% of additional slots on the train - some folks may just get lucky and be one of those 2%. Note - all of this is pure speculation.



The vehicle allotment point is on one hand, annoying, admittedly. But on the other hand, I also get it. Incentives to your best sellers just makes sense and an auto manufacturer really only has so many levers to pull. But being devil's advocate; it also makes it difficult for new and/or lower performing dealers to climb out into the ranks of a higher volume dealer if they are constantly being given the leftovers or lower priority. That kind of program just serves to funnel educated buyers to higher volume dealers rather than going to a nearer dealer, basically perpetuating the cycle. Hopefully there are other metrics by which dealers can prove their worth other than just volume of sales.

 

[MaverickTime]

DORA - DEALER ORDER RETAIL AKNOWLEDGEMENT. For those that might not know this acronym, it is the form your dealer sends for you to sign to let you know your order was submitted. Review carefully, it will list everything about your build and any additional charges/ markups etc.

 

[MayerMR]

DORA - DEALER ORDER RETAIL AKNOWLEDGEMENT. For those that might not know this acronym, it is the form your dealer sends for you to sign to let you know your order was submitted. Review carefully, it will list everything about your build and any additional charges/ markups etc.

Ah, then I have my DORA then. I signed that document before I left the dealer. Thank you for the explanation.

 

[brnpttmn]

While I agree strict FIFO isn't realistic, it's difficult to believe Ford's clear best option was to pull a 12/15 order for scheduling the very next day, when there were thousands of earlier orders out there.

Hard to know for sure. Could have simply been an anomaly, or there could have been a "good" reason.

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