I've been texting my dealer the last couple of months changing things. I don't get price protection anyways. Only took a minute to shoot a text over, then if there's something I want only available on '22 then I will change that as well. Can't really see blaming Ford here.
I've gone back and forth between the two a million times but ultimately went with a Wildtrak. I live in TN and won't be rock-crawling at all. Options that I want 100% are the 2.7, Sasquatch, and the MIC top. So it all comes down to sway bar disconnect versus sport mode. In the end, Wildtrak comes out cheaper than a squatched BL and has everything I want on it.
If someone keeps their exact build and still experiences a MSRP increase because of options/packages, that would seem to contradict what Ford said in March. Also kinda makes a joke out of the price protection. Not going to rake Ford over the coals for this until it's confirmed though. There's enough stuff to criticize that we know for certain.
Then again, Ford said this in their last email to me in August, and none of these things happened either.
Delays and problems are inevitable but bad communication is not.
because it's pointless to change anything on a 2021 order when everything has to be reordered again is my point. Many of us were 99ed knowing we would reorder and make changes. It's dumb to change things on an order you know isn't coming and will be erased and have to start over again anyways.
How on earth does it imply that? This matches the same thing they said all year long. You had to have a reservation or order in by March 19 for price protection.
Only thing I changed was deleting the bull bar after they changed the design...
Why would you want to swap?
That's the best news I've gotten all day. Thank you!
congrats on your sobriety.
I get that, but Ford kep saying in every communication and FAQ "Ford will honor 2021 MY MSRP pricing for a similarly equipped vehicle for all customers who had a reservation or order as of March 19, 2021. The final selling price is based on the buyer’s agreement with your selected dealer."
Arguably bigger news than the price protection itself.
The way I look at it, Ford had more than six months to clarify the issue so that speculation was not necessary. There were people (including Zach@Granger) speculating differently, too.
Agreed. I was worried between Lux/Leather seats/Sas on my Badlands I'd be up at least an additional $2000. So all in all this information drop today seems very reasonable and like (mostly) good news.
Talked directly with Ford. Option packages are priced locked UNLESS the package is dropped or altered. Then the new price for the new option or new package is applied. Example. If they added a set of heat seeking missiles to the lux package, and it increased the lux another $399, ( what a bargain)then you will pay for the NEW lux package since you are getting a part of the package that did not previously exist. Order an option that did not previously exist, then you will pay for that option. They acknowledged ordering is shut down and the 13 th will be when it reopens. They also stated at that time dealers can be changed.
