My oct 2021 eco xlt lux delivered last week was built end of may....i wasnt aware they stopped building xlt lux orders hmmmm
Exactly if Toyota is short of modules for heated seats they can just crank out base model cars without them. Usually Ford has dealer stock which is more similar to Toyota's process. But Ford is right now victim of their own success, they had developed many incredibly popular vehicles (Mach-E, Bronco, Maverick, Lightning) where they have maxed out their orders to the point that they won't make dealer stock vehicles.
Obviously not anymore. Makes me hesitant to order a Lux package for 23. Bare bones Ecoboost XL might be the only truck they can build now or the foreseeable future.
If we're all turning into grumpy old cynics we're just part of our environment.
I like my Mav that I bought after the original order declined it, but I would really like to get one in a Lux package or Hybrid, plus in Atlas Blue. I've pretty much settled on getting a 2.0 EB XLT Lux / FX4, but reading through threads like this one is making me think about whether that's a good idea or not.
I really don't think that is the case - Ordered 7/26/21 Lariat Hybrid, RR, First Edition, Lux Pkg & CoPilot 360 - Had my vin & window sticker since May 27th & one production date after another only to be pushed back a total of 12 times now. Subsequently they changed the date on my window sticker to June 27th. Very few emails from Ford, getting my information from Ford CS & Dealer. Dealer told me some weeks ago that my truck was built on 7/4, turns out it wasn't. Don't know what components are missing. Would be nice to know, but I don't seem them expiditing my Lariat. Wish they were. Latest production date I have is week of August 8th. We'll see what happens.
Not everyone was in a position to do that. I didn't know the Maverick existed until the second week in January 2022 (I hadn't been following automotive news recently and I had not seen any of them locally because they are still thin on the ground). I placed my first order on 1/18 and I was told to expect 3-4 months for delivery. Then found this forum and discovered that probably wasn't super realistic, especially if one didn't pick the right dealer and/ or win the allocation lottery (something else I didn't know about before becoming a member here).
Speaking of crickets, has any one been contacted by your dealers and told what the new Ford āplanā is? We all appreciate fordvideoguy giving up of his time and I bet money, but not a single person here has said that their Ford dealer reached out to them. Mine hasnāt, has yours?
People that say stuff like this know very little about the industry. I am waiting on an order also. I am frustrated also. But I can tell you that I have several luxury clients and their wait times are rarely any better. Currently 12 month order window for a new Range Rover for example.
Um.....maybe because the dealers are still in the dark as to what to do because there hasn't been any clarification to them from Ford? If your dealer reached out to you with this news but didn't have a solution would that make you feal any better?
The local dealer I ordered from hasn't contacted me at all since I ordered in January. They have failed to respond to a couple of efforts on my part to contact them. I have CP360 on that order so they should have contacted me about whether I wanted it removed back in July. I have gotten the "Ford Delay Emails" to the email address I used with that order so at least in theory my order was entered/ROVP'd correctly.
I also took deliver of my XLT Lux Hybrid a few weeks ago. Waited 54 weeks.
I would say part of that is not knowing. How do they know that order 42,567 wonāt have parts for when itās a ever changing parts availability game. One month they could have enough for so many and one month they may not.
