Order Reservations will end at some point

[Fly by Nite]

Ford will end Bronco reservations at some time. When do you think that will happen?
- when they reach a certain number of reservations.
- after 'x' number of days.
- when build and price is released.
- when ordering begins in December.
- when the number of new daily reservations declines below a certain point.
- other?

I would guess they have some sort of formula based on their production capacity vs the # of true orders they expect to be executed after customer fallout.
I don't see Ford taking reservations indefinitely...... fist year of production- yes. Beyond that- unlikely.

Part 2:
Will the order date for late reservations be scheduled after the present December 2020 date?
I don't see much logic in ordering in December if delivery date is 12+ months away.
Maybe have the first 150,000 reservations order in Dec, and the next 100,000 reservations order at a later date, maybe June 2021.

Wonder what their production capacity will be, and how many reservations drop out of line....

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[Mine]

I'd keep that $100 gravy train rolling as long as possible.

 

[Tdifonzo]

I bet it will happen just after the first production/reserved Broncos roll off the line depending on the buy vs. opt-out rate Ford sees for reservers. If it is high they may keep reservations going into 2022. I hope that's the case because that makes the Bronco seem more exclusive and would mean one thing for our resale values: ?

 

[Straight 6]

Ford wants it to end and get back to normal ASAP

Building trucks for stock will be so much easier that building everybody's custom version.

And you just know they're going to screw the pooch on more than a couple guys reservations..... Shipping the wrong truck

 

[pan-y-cerveza]

And you just know they're going to screw the pooch on more than a couple guys reservations..... Shipping the wrong truck

I've been curious about this. I've never ordered a vehicle (or even bought new) so not super-familiar with the process. With the level of automation what is the likelihood of a wrong order occurring?

 

[Gamecock]

Ford wants it to end and get back to normal ASAP

Building trucks for stock will be so much easier that building everybody's custom version.

And you just know they're going to screw the pooch on more than a couple guys reservations..... Shipping the wrong truck

Yeah, I'm sure they want this frenzy and obsessions to buy their vehicles to end soon....with people reserving for fear they won't get one if they don't, everyone talking about it...I'm sure they're hating this.

Also...building stock is no more difficult than any other truck on their assembly lines.

 

[Straight 6]

I've been curious about this. I've never ordered a vehicle (or even bought new) so not super-familiar with the process. With the level of automation what is the likelihood of a wrong order occurring?

It's just human error, just like when you ask for no tomatoes on your burger but sure as heck your burger shows up with tomatoes

It's unlikely the factory builds the wrong spec, but it's very possible for a data entry person to fat finger a key and have nobody catch the mistake until the truck shows up in the wrong color

I had a friend with a very expensive custom order sports car arrive with the wrong options, wrong color and a pricetag about 6 grand too high. It absolutely can, does and will happen

 

[Straight 6]

Yeah, I'm sure they want this frenzy and obsessions to buy their vehicles to end soon....with people reserving for fear they won't get one if they don't, everyone talking about it...I'm sure they're hating this.

Also...building stock is no more difficult than any other truck on their assembly lines.

Building stock is less difficult because they can just make 100 identical trucks in a row, it's much easier for their supply chain than building 100 unique trucks

 

[Squatch]

October 31st is my guess, but they may continue reservations indefinitely until they feel caught up to model year production limits and may change some people's MY to 2022

 

[Beachin 74]

I guess folks know they can order a vehicle the way they want it without the reservations.
I've done it on the last few Fords I bought.

 

[Granger Ford]

With the level of automation what is the likelihood of a wrong order occurring?

Not very...

Been doing this for 30+ years and have had 1 ram painted the wrong color suppose to be white was black instead... and a Wrangler that had a Black standard roof instead of Body color...

 

[martyb]

I’m not buying the “batch” concept. In modern manufacturing, it shouldn’t matter what is coming down the line. The workers and robots take direction from automated systems and the materials are delivered to the line by build/order identifier. It isn’t like they are going to order a warehouse full of Badlands parts one month and Black Diamond parts the next....

 

[Bronc OH]

If you ever get to Dearborn, take the F150/Rouge tour. You will quickly appreciate why 'batch' concept doesn't really exist in modern manufacturing anymore. you'll see single, crew, even raptors flowing down the line in seemingly random sequences. I thought for sure they'd do raptors on the same day, but I watched for a good hour and saw maybe 12 raptors go by interspersed with all kinds of models and trim levels.

Honestly, I don't think Ford cares much if they have to custom make each bronco.. they have rolling bins of sub assemblies and simply watch the screen for the next one to grab and install. The days of 'A customer can have a car painted any color he wants as long as it's black ' are long over

 

[toystwo]

Building trucks for stock will be so much easier that building everybody's custom version.

Dealers order their allocation vehicles too. Ford doesn’t ship them whatever they decided to produce. I don’t think Ford is worried about not being able to build to specification.

 

[Haulin455]

I’m guessing reservations will end a week or two before orders begin being placed. But may be as soon as October 31st once dealerships are locked in.

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