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[pxpaulx]

If delivered April 20, figure a month or so back for build date. That would be a mid-March scheduled build week, which would have been booked sometime in January, pre-dating the recent FIFO memo.

Not attempting to provide excuses for Ford's process (which has been both inconsistent and haphazard, bordering on abysmal), just sayin' that ascribing blame for veering from the supposed new regimen prior to its announcement is not tenable.

This is the right thought process for sure. Ford's recent change is definitely a positive one for those still awaiting their truck, but to expect potential builds to be done in order received without regard to constraints and parts availability is a bridge too far. No company building anything with thousands of parts from many different sources could ever expect to build beyond their parts availability. There would be a never-ending backlog of unfinished products to return to, and a business can't operate in that fashion.

FIFO with constraints is the best anyone could hope for from a consumer perspective for something as complex as vehicle manufacturing.

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[Champ]

This is the right thought process for sure. Ford's recent change is definitely a positive one for those still awaiting their truck, but to expect potential builds to be done in order received without regard to constraints and parts availability is a bridge too far. No company building anything with thousands of parts from many different sources could ever expect to build beyond their parts availability. There would be a never-ending backlog of unfinished products to return to, and a business can't operate in that fashion.

FIFO with constraints is the best anyone could hope for from a consumer perspective for something as complex as vehicle manufacturing.

WE DON'T KNOW, WHAT WE DON'T KNOW, but FoMoCo does know the game. Until a computer tells a plant to physically start an actual specific build, every other date we see is meaningless. The instant they announced the intent to go FIFO, it could have happened forthwith, not taken a couple of months, as nothing existed until the assembly line rolls. When you placed your order, were you informed of anything definitive? Imagine an airline planning flights using their modality. "We'll let you know when to show up at the airport"! They have constraints too, and delays. Guess they also have occasional weather and employee problems but rarely allow the first passengers delayed to not go ASAP, before someone who just shows up later! They have acknowledged that was the modality in place. Excuses are still being made? Hoping it will get one a faster build by excusing obnoxious corporate behavior? OK!

 

[Dad]

Awesome! I’m glad to hear that. I would have definetly gone hybrid if it offered AWD. I drive tons of dirt roads and through some crazy snow so AWD was a must

Totally understandable and you are not alone in wishing for the hybrid AWD. In your case, no amount of gas savings will make up for the peace of mind AWD will give you.

 

[DeedzMavericks]

I hear that you can add the sport mode and Eco mode to the FX4 but can you add the off road to the lariot sport modeI ?

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