As much as it pains me to write this, I think that I have finally been pushed too far...

[jwhitecarolina]

Even having a day two reservation, I knew that this process would take time. So, I settled in the the "long haul". Having said that, given the highly optioned Wild Trak build that I ordered in February 2021, I was soon pushed to the 2022 pile. Then, shortly thereafter and with Ford's ongoing hardtop issues (I ordered dual tops with painted hard top), my build was pushed to the 2023 pile. "OK, that's not cool, but whatever..." Then, the ultimate insult came this past Friday when my dealer called to convert my order from the existing 2021 to....well who knows at this point. During our brief conversation, he informed me that the Antimatter Blue that I wanted from day one and, in fact, ordered my Wild Trak to be, has now been discontinued by Ford. Call me crazy, but that is the equivalent of a major smack to the face of a customer who had been ready and able to fork over north of $64,000 for a new Bronco. I have never seen such a disaster of a product launch. I'm sure there have been some, but none in which I had a personal stake. I have not yet cancelled my order and received my deposit back, but I'm eyeing my phone as I tap this out. Looking for any logical reason why I should not do so at this point.

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[rutherk1]

Unless you are in love with the Bronco, just go get something else.

Defender on 35s.

 

[jwhitecarolina]

Unless you are in love with the Bronco, just go get something else.

Defender on 35s.

Looks FANTASTIC!

 

[Vigor]

The question goes. Do you need a car now.

If the answer is no, keep your reservation

 

[rutherk1]

If I didnt already have my bronco, this would be a no brainer for me.

Local dealer has a few of these on the lot.

 

[Exomodo]

Please 99 your order so the rest of us suffer less. It puts the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again.

 

[Tdifonzo]

I would 100% go with the Defender if I was spending $64k+. The Bronco interior is not worth that. I limit myself to $50k on the Bronco and the interior is still not worth that. Lol

 

[Herbie]

Sorry you're just finding out about Antimatter Blue being discontinued. They announced it a couple months ago.

 

[rugbysecondrow]

What does it cost to wait, if you can wait?

For me, I don't need the Bronco, so waiting is a very minor frustration, but no big deal really. If I needed this car for transportation or as a replacement for another vehicle, my perspective would be different.

 

[BennyBronco69]

Looks FANTASTIC!

I have a D90 reserved with a build day of Jan 22 and delivery of March. If it beats the Bronco here I am taking that and cancelling my Bronco.

While I wont be shocked if the D90 gets pushed on me I still think I will likely have it before my Bronco (Day 2 Res. WT, 2dr, Lux, Sas with leather in A51).

 

[Raptor911]

Looks FANTASTIC!

and it cost 100K

 

[uncledoodoo]

If you just found out about AMB, you can't be that disappointed. Just go with another color.

 

[jwhitecarolina]

What does it cost to wait, if you can wait?

For me, I don't need the Bronco, so waiting is a very minor frustration, but no big deal really. If I needed this car for transportation or as a replacement for another vehicle, my perspective would be different.

I am similarly situated. But the discontinuing of a color is a big deal (regardless of when it was announced). It's simply insulting for someone willing to wait.

 

[Broncogoat]

Even having a day two reservation, I knew that this process would take time. So, I settled in the the "long haul". Having said that, given the highly optioned Wild Trak build that I ordered in February 2021, I was soon pushed to the 2022 pile. Then, shortly thereafter and with Ford's ongoing hardtop issues (I ordered dual tops with painted hard top), my build was pushed to the 2023 pile. "OK, that's not cool, but whatever..." Then, the ultimate insult came this past Friday when my dealer called to convert my order from the existing 2021 to....well who knows at this point. During our brief conversation, he informed me that the Antimatter Blue that I wanted from day one and, in fact, ordered my Wild Trak to be, has now been discontinued by Ford. Call me crazy, but that is the equivalent of a major smack to the face of a customer who had been ready and able to fork over north of $64,000 for a new Bronco. I have never seen such a disaster of a product launch. I'm sure there have been some, but none in which I had a personal stake. I have not yet cancelled my order and received my deposit back, but I'm eyeing my phone as I tap this out. Looking for any logical reason why I should not do so at this point.

Switch to the standard MIC top and have it painted locally won't have the removal windows in the back, but at this stage one wonders if a Mod top will become a reality. For soft top just buy and after market or one from the dealer after delivery.
This would get you your Bronco before spring. Your not going to get Anti matter Blue, but they still have black and it's pretty close to the AMB

 

[PDiddy]

If your looking at two years out before delivery I would keep the order and get something fun to drive now. You can always back out down the road. That is what we did. We went back and forth several times about keeping our order and ended up keeping it. Glad we did.

Also, I changed my order to make sure it got to us this year because we wanted Area 51. I wasn't sure if it was going to return next year.

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