Totally agree. Was A Painted Hard top FE, but when the paint went to Grey, I went to Badlands Soft top. We are absolutely surprised how much we love the Soft top. Would have never ordered one if not for the constraints. Completely amplifies the Bronco Experience for us.Having now had almost a month with the soft top - I don't want a hard top. Enlightening experience.
Seems a lot of people have to say this about the soft top. Iām just worried about northern winters with itTotally agree. Was A Painted Hard top FE, but when the paint went to Grey, I went to Badlands Soft top. We are absolutely surprised how much we love the Soft top. Would have never ordered one if not for the constraints. Completely amplifies the Bronco Experience for us.
HIAbsolutely nothing. Like one of the posters said before, Ford gave everyone the choice.
I always wanted soft top and can wait for White painted hard top to go with my AMB color.Having now had almost a month with the soft top - I don't want a hard top. Enlightening experience.
I always wanted soft top and can wait for White painted hard top to go with my AMB color.Totally agree. Was A Painted Hard top FE, but when the paint went to Grey, I went to Badlands Soft top. We are absolutely surprised how much we love the Soft top. Would have never ordered one if not for the constraints. Completely amplifies the Bronco Experience for us.
You do not get Ford points for switching.News flash; they got Ford points for swapping, that is their compensation.
You realize the cost factors in a credit for the soft top? Not going to happenI'll give you 2 options... As a customer, not as Ford.
1. Same charge as current upgrade cost (what is is $695..$795, I forget). And charge for shipping.
2. Double current charge, 1/2 of estimated charge. $1500 with free shipping.
My thoughts anyways.
So...Missy came to your home and stood over you with a ball-peen hammer, ready to pulverize your kneecaps unless you ordered a soft top?Ford is absolutely making me chose something I don't want: Rapid Red or MIC top. I wanted both, but since my reservation was "late" (7/26/20), I don't have a chance in hell to see a MIC Rapid Red Bronco from the factory. I would have been more than happy to wait my turn just like everyone else, but Ford dropped my color for MY22. Coincidentally, that's when they're going to be scheduling new MIC builds. So either way I'm stuck paying for something out of pocket after-sale that was initially offered from Ford as a factory option.
However, that was MY point of view as the consumer, which isn't what I was asking. I was asking what you would do in Ford's shoes as the producer. Obviously your answer is "get bent" or something along those lines.
You do if it was ordered as a Mod or dual top prior to 3/20/21. Since almost all orders went in before 3/20/21, those that had wanted a dual top (that is the subject of this thread, having both hard and soft tops) from the start got points (until 2023 delivery per the latest emails) for switching to MIC or soft top if they chose not to wait until 2023. Short version is that people got points offered because Ford could not deliver what was in their order guide for two additional model years. Others chose to change an available top (MIC, although in slow production) to a soft top in an effort to get it sooner, but had not wanted a dual roof at original order time. So yes, people who originally ordered dual tops get points. Folks who originally had no intention of having both hard and soft tops currently do not get points, just the chance of getting their vehicle sooner. So I will grant you that in the specialized case of someone who decided after ordering MIC that the wanted the vehicle sooner and that a soft top was an acceptable substitute, they get no points. Your blanket statement that people switching get no points is of course completely wrong, but my statement could have been more precise, I assumed too much understanding of the dual top situation in its totality for some of the readers of the thread.You do not get Ford points for switching.
What about Wildtraks pushed to 22? Iām not freely choosing the now standard soft top. I ordered a vehicle that came with a hard top as standard.no one was forced into a soft top, they were given an option that they freely chose.
In return they got Ford cash, their build earlier and the hard top prep kit. If Ford gives any discount it is gravy.