Late Reservation Holders - What Is The Dealership Telling You About Delivery

[Manda13]

when did you put in a reservation

A few days prior. 3/28 was my original reservation but you could not longer move dealerships at that point so I think I had to get a new one 4/3.

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[JT58Bronc]

Jeez, some of you with these late orders and reservations seems like you may be into the 2023 model year the way the shortages are impacting things.

 

[West1]

Yesterday someone posted about a dealership in Georgia that had numerous "available" Broncos on their web site. I immediately reached out to the dealership. This morning they texted me and said the "fastest way" to get a Bronco was to place an order through them. I responded that I did not want to wait a year for a Bronco. They replied "currently the wait time is 9-12 weeks...." There are a lot people on this forum that would disagree with that statement. As I stated in the original post I don't know that anyone can accurately predict a delivery date, it almost seems completely random at this point.

 

[airishfan]

A few days prior. 3/28 was my original reservation but you could not longer move dealerships at that point so I think I had to get a new one 4/3.

so how did you place a reservation on 3/28 and already have a vin number and everything when over 150,000 people put in a reservation before you .

 

[Oceannomad]

Yesterday someone posted about a dealership in Georgia that had numerous "available" Broncos on their web site. I immediately reached out to the dealership. This morning they texted me and said the "fastest way" to get a Bronco was to place an order through them. I responded that I did not want to wait a year for a Bronco. They replied "currently the wait time is 9-12 weeks...." There are a lot people on this forum that would disagree with that statement. As I stated in the original post I don't know that anyone can accurately predict a delivery date, it almost seems completely random at this point.

yeah they’re full of it. There’s hundreds if not thousands of folks on here without VINs or build dates and we’ve been waiting over a year

 

[Manda13]

so how did you place a reservation on 3/28 and already have a vin number and everything when over 150,000 people put in a reservation before you.

It is a combination of a few reasons:
Ordering a soft top, the primary reason.
A lack of other constraints on my build, tow package is the only constraint I have.
And dealer allotment. My dealer is a small town dealer that didn't have a dozen orders when I ordered. Mine will be the first one delivered to them.

It's been discussed multiple times on the forum that an early reservation does not mean much. It really only matters when comparing a build the exact same as yours and at the same dealer. Build constraints, and dealer allotment are taken into account over reservation time stamp all the time. I didn't know any of this when I ordered, I just ordered the Bronco I wanted and it has all worked out. But there are things late reservation holders can do to jump the line, granted it's not really recommended and there is no guarantee.

 

[pineapple]

It is a Base, soft top, not Sas or any other upgrade or add on. But with such a late reservation/order I don’t want to get my hopes up.

There's a dealer by me with one with a VIN assigned but no delivery date quite yet that they're taking deposits on. They also have a manual transmission 4dr soft top available ASAP.

If you're wanting a soft top, you could probably start reaching out to dealers directly because there are mis-orders (our dealer was sent the wrong build for someone...not a joke) and cancelations already that are being sold off. Some places are selling to current order holders for MSRP without massive mark-ups.
We passed because we want the hard top...okay, and my partner can't drive a manual...but it was really difficult to pass up.

 

[Hambone08]

Dec. 15th Res. / Feb.3rd order
-Big Bend
-2.3 L
-Soft top
-no tow and Mid-package
-Mississippi location
*Dealer thinks I may get a build date this month, fingers crossed ..

 

[Hambone08]

It is a combination of a few reasons:
Ordering a soft top, the primary reason.
A lack of other constraints on my build, tow package is the only constraint I have.
And dealer allotment. My dealer is a small town dealer that didn't have a dozen orders when I ordered. Mine will be the first one delivered to them.

It's been discussed multiple times on the forum that an early reservation does not mean much. It really only matters when comparing a build the exact same as yours and at the same dealer. Build constraints, and dealer allotment are taken into account over reservation time stamp all the time. I didn't know any of this when I ordered, I just ordered the Bronco I wanted and it has all worked out. But there are things late reservation holders can do to jump the line, granted it's not really recommended and there is no guarantee.

WHAT'S YOUR BUILD ? BASE OR BIG BEND ? PACKAGE INFO ??????

 

[TurnerNHooch]

Mid December reservation and 3/17 order. I'm a priority 10, BL, Lux, tow but I switched to a soft top when they offered the wiring for hard. I know at the very least, I won't get a VIN until September because of the hard top wiring. My sales guy is the fleet manager so he hasn't been super communicative.

Seeing that they've only got their mannequin on the way, I really don't anticipate getting my order pulled until next year. I suppose we'll find out when the dealers start calling to reorder with the 2022 options.

 

[West1]

Mid December reservation and 3/17 order. I'm a priority 10, BL, Lux, tow but I switched to a soft top when they offered the wiring for hard. I know at the very least, I won't get a VIN until September because of the hard top wiring. My sales guy is the fleet manager so he hasn't been super communicative.

Seeing that they've only got their mannequin on the way, I really don't anticipate getting my order pulled until next year. I suppose we'll find out when the dealers start calling to reorder with the 2022 options.

When you stated "My sales guy is the fleet manager so he hasn't been super communicative", it made me laugh. My salesman was super attentive immediately after my order, he emailed me to let me know the order was placed and then several "how is it going - stay pumped emails" and ended each email "if you have any questions please let me know". Well I emailed with a question and have not heard from him since.

 

[Manda13]

WHAT'S YOUR BUILD ? BASE OR BIG BEND ? PACKAGE INFO ??????

I have an OBX, soft top, 2.3 L engine, high package, tow package. The only accessories I have are the floor mats and keyless entry pad.

 

[Hambone08]

I have an OBX, soft top, 2.3 L engine, high package, tow package. The only accessories I have are the floor mats and keyless entry pad.

WOW,im Big bend, 2.3L, soft top no add ons. Hope I get luch too ...

 

[Portapot]

Initially Ford’s stated plan was to link delivery dates to reservation dates ( ie, early res = early delivery). Obviously we now know that did not work and by the time I placed my order, the dealership acknowledged that delivery may be more influenced by availability of certain parts more than res date. We now know that virtually no one can predict with precision when a Bronco will be built and/or delivered. My question is for people that only recently placed orders, what is the dealership telling you about delivery dates?

7/13 res 9PM, #8 allocation of 52 still no VIN or estimate on Build date.

 

[Manda13]

WOW,im Big bend, 2.3L, soft top no add ons. Hope I get luch too ...

I'm also at a dealer that had less than a dozen orders so that played a factor as well. They have had no customer deliveries only their mannequin so far, and I think there are only 1 or 2 others that even have a VIN number.

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