I was July 30th. Badlands 2 door Non-Sas Manual lux. Got frustrated and bought a "pull-forward" from my dealer (reservation order that did not buy the truck). Wound up with a Badlands 2 door Sasquatch lux 2.7. Traded the manual for the 2.7 + Sasquatch. Still haven't gotten my $100 back. Lol
The playing cards were one of the factors that got me mad last week. The other was passing by my dealer (I was a 7/30/20 reservation with no VIN and no schedule date) and seeing 25 Broncos on the lot and awaiting delivery. I called the Bronco expert at the dealer and asked if I was being punked...
Sooner than one year from what? Most of the folks that I see with real complaints (me included) are July 2020 reservations. That puts us at almost two years at this point.
I am confused. I said I had a July 2020 reservation. I did not say which day. How are you so sure you “reserved before my date?” Even if you did, is July 13th, 22nd, or 31st really that different? I am frustrated by people who walked into a dealership THIS January and already have their vehicle.
I think those of us that reserved in July of 2020 and have followed the order conversion process to the letter and still don't have a build date are not going to be very sympathetic to someone whose order was put in in 2022 without an original reservation. The whole process sucks, but read the room.
Chip shortage is more about manufacturers going to "just in time" than anything else. These parts typically arrive in order to fulfill current production demand. There is no stockpile of parts. When production stops on the chip end, you can produce much of the vehicle; however, without the...