My buddy just bought a Rav 4. He gave his Prius to his grand kid. He wanted the hybrid Rav 4 the dealer laughed at him. Told him a 2 year wait. Went to two other dealers told same story Bought the regular Rav 4. This was last month. Western NY. In think any you see on websites are orders being filled. Maybe once in a while an order gets turned down. BUT doubtful any on lot for sale. I would say its harder to find than a maverick is.
Can patience pay off? What do you think the possibility is that some of us now having waited well over a year might NEVER get our hybrid Mavericks built? That 2022 trucks, ordered in 2021 and now converted to 2023's will still not be scheduled/built when they switch to 2024's? That no amount of waiting will pay off?Are you in need right away for a new vehicle? If so I understand and there are options for sure. If you don't "need" right away I would just say the truck is really worth waiting for, it's fun, comfortable, affordable etc. Patience can pay off
I would be really surprised if older 2021 hybrid orders didn't get filled. I would think any 2021 would be a sure thing for a 2023 build. Yea it might be a 15 month wait . Its the NEW Sept 2022 orders that are the ones that might NEVER get built. No carry over to 2024 for those people. Then those very people who apparently wont at least be offered first in line for a 2024. I would hope Ford will do at least that and give them first in line 2024 orders BUT from what I have read nope. So those people (me being one of those ) could potentially not even get a 2024. My guess by 2025 there will be competition and I would go that way as Ford would have pissed me off enough I stay away for good.
So i called the dealer in November that we bought our prius from and he called me in late december with a hybrid rav4 LE meeting our specs, but my wife was dragging her feet on it so we let that one go . He called again last week with another one that we put a deposit on. Will be in first week of february. Priced at msrp plus 300 for floor mats. Not sure if we got priority because we are repeat customers but only took 2.5 to 3 months. Will decide what to do with the mav if it is ever built
This is what my friend told me. In Buffalo NY area. Thats all I can tell you. He wasn't lying to me. so not sure why he was told by three dealers that. He left the first dealer pissed as he didn't like the way they actually laughed at him. Seems weird you got totally different results.
To be fair,i got vastly different responses from the few dealers i spoke with. One said 12 months and another said 9 months, one laughed. One said they only receive xle premiums which are about 7k more than LE.
you're entitled to your opinion, but I can tell you for a FACT you are 100% wrong on this. I spent a good chunk of my career in manufacturing in nearly every job (except executive management level) at companies small and large and you simply don't get it
Again, read up on JIT and it may change your opinion of how things really work in manufacturing.
They have a plant. They know how many cars per hour they cant make. They known how many per year under ideal conditions. they can make Ford SAID they were doing a 35 to 65 percent split between hybrid and Eco. So they have a pretty good idea how many they will make in a year. Sure it can be off BUT to sell DOUBLE the amount they new very well they couldn't do under the BEST conditions. They just didn't care. Maybe they didn't expect such a sales amount in just a few days. I will give them that. Will they even give people who don't get a 2023 order first shot at 2024? I have not heard they will even do tnat. You will never convince me this was not foreseeable. Like i said sure if they took say 15 to 20 K too many orders okay. BUT about 35 K more is not excusable. No way no how. I will agree we will never agree with each other.you're entitled to your opinion, but I can tell you for a FACT you are 100% wrong on this. I spent a good chunk of my career in manufacturing in nearly every job (except executive management level) at companies small and large and you simply don't get it
Been waiting since September '21. Apparently they "forgot" about the last batch (see signature for fun scheduling run around).
. Although, my neighbors have been complaining about a grown man randomly screaming in his underwear at night at his phone. Probably unrelated.
Crazy to me that you've seen a Lariat or a Hybrid? I'm in the suburbs of a major city and in the 10 or so total Mavericks that I have seen, they've mostly been XL and a couple of XLT, all EB. Maybe the "truck people" here in Texas aren't as interested in the Maverick and are sticking to the bigger trucks? Or maybe they ordered hybrids and are still waiting? I have seen more Santa Cruz on the road, like 2:1.Been waiting since September '21. Apparently they "forgot" about the last batch (see signature for fun scheduling run around).
For some reason, every time I pull up to a traffic light, I'm behind a Hybrid Lariat.
I'm sure it's nothing
I'm in the suburbs (little farther north suburbs of Philadelphia) as well. And oddly enough, the suburbs I live in are mostly heavy Red areas of Pennsylvania (closet hippies?? Lol More likely struggling with gas prices).
You saw your dealer every two weeks? Geeze, I felt bad about bugging mine every few months. I feel better now, thanks!!
