First Edition Sadness Thread

[NotApplicable]

I can assure you that your new car purchasing experience is nowhere near as traumatic as that of a domestic violence survivor.

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[PittShawn]

I feel your pain and am with you(FE order 3 minutes in). Once I know for sure my window in May, I'll allow the dealer to build whatever they want as I'll be waiting for 2022 to see what options they'll have, get my mod top, etc. I'm lucky that I don't need it based on a lease expiring etc, so I can wait. I'm over the "hey I'm gonna have it first" idea, even though I was #1 allocation at my dealer until the priority orders happened.

 

[Compta38]

seethe.

 

[jlhill16]

seethe.

The anger is both real and palpable. Each day I wonder what I would look like in a Mach1 instead. LOL

 

[jlhill16]

Most of my anger/frustration is the fact that others will be on the road for months before I can even sniff my 63k "special edition" vehicle. It kind of takes the first out of "First Edition".

 

[AK SNO RIDER]

The anger is both real and palpable. Each day I wonder what I would look like in a Mach1 instead. LOL

I test drove a Mach E yesterday just to see what it was like. Very impressed! No substitute for a Bronco (or a real Mustang) though. Need something to hold me over until Ford is finished dicking us around...

I still want a Bronco though so my hold me over can't be another new $60k car

 

[BroncoTodd]

I heard many similar complaints about Jeep Gladiator ”Launch Edition“ owners. They had to wait as everyone else got their Gladiators months ahead of them.

This seems to be a very common problem. It’s not an excuse... just saying its not only a Ford thing.

In an ideal world, if auto manufacturers are going to offer a special ’first’ edition, they would do the due diligence to allocate necessary parts way ahead of time to avoid this problem. Unfortunately it would disrupt the normal supply chain process, which is not cost effective. Therefore, it’s easier to deal with a small amount of negative feedback and just go about business as normal.

 

[Brongo]

Ford should've called it what it is: "Special Edition" NOT "First Edition".

 

[AK SNO RIDER]

I deferred one of my FE reservations and should hopefully turn it into a MY22 Heritage Edition. It should be built in 1966.

Jokes on you, you can order a heritage edition but Ford won't built those until 2066.

 

[Fordmanbob]

I learned yesterday that even though I reserved my FE within minutes of the reservation banks opening I will not be getting the email until at least June but more likely July. My dealership has quite a few allocated vehicles including 4 FE's and somehow I am the last FE.

Sad face emoji as I probably won't have my bronco in my driveway until at least September. Excuse me while I go cry, again.

Scenario: You were 4th probably because (not positive but probably has happened at many dealerships) your dealership sat on the reservation opening and ordered the other three for salesmen and will buy them back once delivered. Just one scenario

 

[Razorbak86]

Exactly this! "Pay the premium, then wait"

I don’t think you have paid a premium yet, and you can always switch to a different build with fewer commodity constraints to get a faster delivery. Your reservation timestamp remains unchanged.

 

[Eisenhower19]

I just figured it guaranteed a 2021, so I went with it. Now with the way Ford is spreading them out, and the supply issues. This no longer reassures me that it will be completed by MY 2021! Side note - I would be happy with 1000 off every extra month we wait. Who can get that info to Ford?

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