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Idea for Ford Motor Company about hard top constraint

johndeerefarmer

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@Ford Motor Company a lot of us want the hard top but would take a soft top to speed things up IF you offered the hard top at a reasonable price down the road. If I add it to my build it's $695 (plus whatever the soft top cost) buying it later I understand it will be around $4000 which is too much. I would consider 2k a fair deal for a hard top when they are available.......

Cut us a good deal and I imagine a lot of us will order the soft top, your production can increase and more happy customers
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:unsure: they are running at production capacity now with the parts they have available. Many here have been waiting much longer than three months.

Will you drop the modular top? It’s been stated they won’t be available until 2023.
 
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:unsure: they are running at production capacity now with the parts they have available. Many here have been waiting much longer than three months.

Will you drop the modular top? It’s been stated they won’t be available until 2023.
Ford has stated many times that the hard top is a constraint, drop it and you will move up the line...

What does how long I have waited have to do with it? The idea is to help all of us get ours sooner........ I won't drop the hard top unless I can add it back at a reasonable price- thus the post..

FyI Just saw a new one delivered yesterday with the modular top......
 

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Ford has stated many times that the hard top is a constraint, drop it and you will move up the line...

What does how long I have waited have to do with it? The idea is to help all of us get ours sooner........ I won't drop the hard top unless I can add it back at a reasonable price- thus the post..

FyI Just saw a new one delivered yesterday with the modular top......
I really doubt you saw one delivered with a modular top - they are not available right now
 

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I mentioned this before. Let us pay for the hardtop now and then get it later when available. Personally, I would have no issue paying for a hardtop now and then get it 1-2 years later.

And to solve the expense of shipping them, Ford could have pickup centers around the country where we could drive to pick them up. Get help installing them and then we can drive home.
 
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I really thought the soft top would be temporary for me and I'd buy a HT when they became available but after driving most of the winter with it, I'm impressed with its overall performance. Plus, the flexibility to take it all the way back in the summer is going to be so nice.

$4k is a hefty price to pay. I thought surely it would be more like $2k.
 

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I think something ford could do is stop outsourcing every damn part and start building more factories in this country under their name and brand , more suppliers , and actually make the hard tops themselves.

Its already looking like inflation is going to push the cost of higher end cars into the high 50s and into the 60s.

Why not just stop being stupid and learn from this covid crash.

Made in america isnt just a slogan anymore , its a potential liability if you are not making it in america.

ford has so many lobbyists they could easily get half a trillion in congress $ if they asked nice enough
 

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I really thought the soft top would be temporary for me and I'd buy a HT when they became available but after driving most of the winter with it, I'm impressed with its overall performance. Plus, the flexibility to take it all the way back in the summer is going to be so nice.

$4k is a hefty price to pay. I thought surely it would be more like $2k.
idk man after seeing the tops almost come off in wind storms that turned me off for good.
going to be REALLY interesting how these vehicles fare in hurricanes
 

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They don't want people to switch to the soft top. They want people to keep the more expensive hard top and wait.
 

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Ford has stated many times that the hard top is a constraint, drop it and you will move up the line...
It would be nice if they gave the 2 door reservation holders this option. I would gladly pay for a best top canvas top to use until my hard top can be shipped.
 

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the hard top will be well over $5k when it is available. And Ford doesn't give two craps about cutting a deal to you to move your order up the line. They are selling literally anything they can make right now, with whatever parts they have available. Your order is still in the queue, so they expect to eventually sell that to you too.
 

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idk man after seeing the tops almost come off in wind storms that turned me off for good.
going to be REALLY interesting how these vehicles fare in hurricanes
What? Yes, its a soft-top dude. And what is anyone doing out in a hurricane or 80mph winds anyways?
 
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@Ford Motor Company a lot of us want the hard top but would take a soft top to speed things up IF you offered the hard top at a reasonable price down the road. If I add it to my build it's $695 (plus whatever the soft top cost) buying it later I understand it will be around $4000 which is too much. I would consider 2k a fair deal for a hard top when they are available.......

Cut us a good deal and I imagine a lot of us will order the soft top, your production can increase and more happy customers
A limited period order time for a initial order sale. Thus ford could save with one shipment period in bigger quantities. Probably 2023.
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