A point of contact for SoCal buyers - Kearny Mesa Ford

[BlueOvalBandit]

Thank you again for choosing Kearny Mesa Ford for your Bronco purchase!

Eric Bunch

Thank you and KM for being awesome! Sorry some of the forum Smegals got to you. Reading some posts here makes me wonder how some people made it this far through life without a Bronco and the delays with Ford taken their "precious" away.

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[swami37]

Thanks for the update sir. Much appreciated

 

[Norm A.]

Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas!

I'm planning on Vegas too, keeping fingers crossed

 

[Norm A.]

Hey all!

It's been a long time since I checked in with everybody. Someone recently posted a comment "The enthusiasm here sure died" or something similar to that, but I think they deleted the comment shortly after. I'll be honest with everyone and say that personally my enthusiasm absolutely did take a dip there for a while! I hate to say it but I let the assholes of this community get under my skin. In the last couple months I had reservation holders email me to call me a liar, complain to my GM, complain to Ford, blame me for their order not converting, all kinds of dumb shit. My frustration with those few people made me step away from posting for a while. I shouldn't have let that bother me though because the rest of you on this forum have continued to be an absolute pleasure to work with! Like seriously, you are all awesome and I GREATLY appreciate you working with me and my dealership!

So let's talk about some things going on right now.

ALLOCATION:
There is another round of orders that will schedule soon. If you are in this month's allocation then you should see an email from Ford once your order schedules. I *think* that round of scheduling will occur on or before Thursday the 20th. Per my Ford rep, we will still see the rest of the 2021s get scheduled before the end of this month as well.

A lot of people are expressing frustration over the build order. I have tried to set everyone's expectations from the beginning that reservation timestamp is a major factor in build order, but it is not the only factor. Factories always build things in batches for efficiency reasons. For example, this month the factory will produce 15% 2doors and 85% 4doors. The 15% that are 2doors will build in order of reservation timestamp, but there will be people with later 4door reservations that will schedule before an earlier 2door reservation. That said, a lot of people have asked me if they should reconfigure their Bronco to 'play the odds' of the commodity restrictions. I personally wouldn't recommend that at this point, but it's your Bronco and if you ask for a revision I'll make the revision. FYI, we may be in the final days to make any kind of revision. No big revisions are allowed after the order is scheduled.


MICROCHIPS:
The current microchip shortage is a real thing that is having a huge impact on new car sales. We are currently only carrying 1/3 of the new inventory that we normally would. Ford has made statements that they are making cutbacks on other model production to ensure they can still fulfill the 2021 Bronco orders. Overall I don't think this will have a big impact on the Bronco launch.


WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SCHEDULING:
Once I have a final list of who is getting a 2021 Bronco, I will resume following up with that group to lock in some final details. Among those final details will be if you want the license plate bracket installed or not. Topics like payment calculations, pre-approvals, and trade-in values, are best discussed in the same month that your Bronco will arrive. This is because bank rates and trade-in values change on a weekly to monthly basis. Sometime in the weeks before your Bronco's arrival I will also connect you with the salesperson who will see your purchase the rest of the way through.


WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE NOT SCHEDULED:
All orders not scheduled for 2021 will push into the 2022 model year. Ford has said production for the 2022 will begin December of 2021. Based on the 2021 launch, I expect that means we'll have an order bank window sometime around September to October. I also assume that means they will start arriving at the dealership in February of 2022.


TEST DRIVE UNITS:
We have two test drive units that will arrive near the end of June. I'm honestly still not sure exactly how we will handle the scheduling of test drives. It would be too chaotic if we had people just walk in for test drives so there will definitely be some kind of appointment required. Still a lot of details to work out there though.


BRONCO PRICING AND OTHER COMMITMENTS:
Absolutely nothing has changed with any commitment that we have made you. Nor will anything change.


Let me know if I missed any hot topics that you would like explained in detail.

Thank you again for choosing Kearny Mesa Ford for your Bronco purchase!

Eric Bunch

Thanks for the heads up Eric, we got your back buddy, as far as test drives go just drive one over to my house and I promise I won't tell anybody

 

[BroncoBoy22]

Thanks for the updates Eric!! I apologize for any impatient folks that have been a pain in the butt. All of us in this thread know what a pleasure it’s been working with you and there are things beyond you or Ford’s control.

hang in there man. You’re MUCH appreciated!!

 

[EricAtKearnyMesaFord]

@Felix808 @VDPHB @PSUTE @CaliforniaBurrito @Parkbronco14 @stampede1 @BlueOvalBandit @swami37 @Norm A. @BroncoBoy22

I was not expecting responses like this at all... THANK YOU!

 

[sLopeFx]

Eric,
sorry a few rotten apples soured it for you. I guess it just goes with dealing with the public . Thanks for always keeping us informed.

Hey all!

It's been a long time since I checked in with everybody. Someone recently posted a comment "The enthusiasm here sure died" or something similar to that, but I think they deleted the comment shortly after. I'll be honest with everyone and say that personally my enthusiasm absolutely did take a dip there for a while! I hate to say it but I let the assholes of this community get under my skin. In the last couple months I had reservation holders email me to call me a liar, complain to my GM, complain to Ford, blame me for their order not converting, all kinds of dumb shit. My frustration with those few people made me step away from posting for a while. I shouldn't have let that bother me though because the rest of you on this forum have continued to be an absolute pleasure to work with! Like seriously, you are all awesome and I GREATLY appreciate you working with me and my dealership!

So let's talk about some things going on right now.

ALLOCATION:
There is another round of orders that will schedule soon. If you are in this month's allocation then you should see an email from Ford once your order schedules. I *think* that round of scheduling will occur on or before Thursday the 20th. Per my Ford rep, we will still see the rest of the 2021s get scheduled before the end of this month as well.

A lot of people are expressing frustration over the build order. I have tried to set everyone's expectations from the beginning that reservation timestamp is a major factor in build order, but it is not the only factor. Factories always build things in batches for efficiency reasons. For example, this month the factory will produce 15% 2doors and 85% 4doors. The 15% that are 2doors will build in order of reservation timestamp, but there will be people with later 4door reservations that will schedule before an earlier 2door reservation. That said, a lot of people have asked me if they should reconfigure their Bronco to 'play the odds' of the commodity restrictions. I personally wouldn't recommend that at this point, but it's your Bronco and if you ask for a revision I'll make the revision. FYI, we may be in the final days to make any kind of revision. No big revisions are allowed after the order is scheduled.


MICROCHIPS:
The current microchip shortage is a real thing that is having a huge impact on new car sales. We are currently only carrying 1/3 of the new inventory that we normally would. Ford has made statements that they are making cutbacks on other model production to ensure they can still fulfill the 2021 Bronco orders. Overall I don't think this will have a big impact on the Bronco launch.


WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SCHEDULING:
Once I have a final list of who is getting a 2021 Bronco, I will resume following up with that group to lock in some final details. Among those final details will be if you want the license plate bracket installed or not. Topics like payment calculations, pre-approvals, and trade-in values, are best discussed in the same month that your Bronco will arrive. This is because bank rates and trade-in values change on a weekly to monthly basis. Sometime in the weeks before your Bronco's arrival I will also connect you with the salesperson who will see your purchase the rest of the way through.


WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE NOT SCHEDULED:
All orders not scheduled for 2021 will push into the 2022 model year. Ford has said production for the 2022 will begin December of 2021. Based on the 2021 launch, I expect that means we'll have an order bank window sometime around September to October. I also assume that means they will start arriving at the dealership in February of 2022.


TEST DRIVE UNITS:
We have two test drive units that will arrive near the end of June. I'm honestly still not sure exactly how we will handle the scheduling of test drives. It would be too chaotic if we had people just walk in for test drives so there will definitely be some kind of appointment required. Still a lot of details to work out there though.


BRONCO PRICING AND OTHER COMMITMENTS:
Absolutely nothing has changed with any commitment that we have made you. Nor will anything change.


Let me know if I missed any hot topics that you would like explained in detail.

Thank you again for choosing Kearny Mesa Ford for your Bronco purchase!

Eric Bunch

Thanks for the update Eric. All I have to say is you have been super professional and responsive to my email q's about allocations and don't worry about the little one sided bitches. We'll see you soon!

 

[EricAtKearnyMesaFord]

SUBJECT: "It’s time to order your Bronco™ SUV!"

You may have received an email saying it is time to configure your Bronco order. I think Chad in marketing had a few too many drinks last night and accidentally travelled back in time. Disregard it. Or respond to it with a picture of an old man in a speedo. Either way, that email was clearly sent by mistake. Carry on!

 

[IfIHMadeA2021Scout]

SUBJECT: "It’s time to order your Bronco™ SUV!"

You may have received an email saying it is time to configure your Bronco order. I think Chad in marketing had a few too many drinks last night and accidentally travelled back in time. Disregard it. Or respond to it with a picture of an old man in a speedo. Either way, that email was clearly sent by mistake. Carry on!

Got it and was thinking it was for Bronco 7G as Ford is taking so long on 6G they just skipped it.

 

[Neps]

So you don’t want my second order?

Got my eye on a green Heritage edition with a white mod top and the 3.0L.

Might even go for the 7k tow package upgrade.

 

[VDPHB]

Starting a new thread here for all of us who are KM Ford order and reservation holders to stay in touch and updated...I know there are a few of us out there!

I'm a long-time lurker and occasional poster who selected KM Ford since my Day 1 (or 2) reservation. I've been nothing short of stoked and fortunate that KM Ford is my local dealer and can't wait to hear more about my BL/2.7/Sas/Lux. Let's hope for some good news soon

 

[Gaul Piamatti]

Eric is the MAN

 

[CaliforniaBurrito]

What happened to our old thread?

 

[Felix808]

What happened to our old thread?

Like something happened to it man (Jeff Spicoli)

 

[RobPS]

Just curious. Anyone at KM received an email with build date? I'm right on the cusp of getting a MY21. However, most likely will get pushed to MY22...I have 6 of the deadly sins. Not an issue either way.

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