Livestream to discuss tops at 5:00 Eastern today!

[chrtra1]

That was a nice solid maybe on the colors. '22 color pallette - 50 shades of grey.

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[Sighlense]

A lot of people either can't or won't swap to a soft-top though.

Switching to a soft top guarantee's nothing though, as a lot of members here can attest to. It's mighty stinky of them to ask of customers.

 

[Username_not_found]

That was a nice solid maybe on the colors. '22 color pallette - 50 shades of grey.

Say what you want about Dodge and Jeep, but they might be the only major manufacturers consistently putting out fun, unique, and varied color options across their lineups. So tired of greyscale with a couple business casual dark blue options thrown in the mix always.

 

[Nickp]

Switching to a soft top guarantee's nothing though, as a lot of members here can attest to. It's mighty stinky of them to ask of customers.

It's not a guarantee but it is a way to jump the line ahead of where keeping the MIC top will put you.

 

[Squatchn']

It’s a pretty easy fix… just cut yourself a strip of the paint protection film and stick it where the soft top rubs. That film should be installed at the factory in my opinion, but I personally am not going to make a big deal about something that easy to fix myself.

The weird part is they have paint protection film on other parts of the Bronco body to prevent scratching when taking off or putting on the tops. But they didn’t put a strip on that area between the C/D pillar.

Fair enough, but it would have been great to point out this issue to the Ford reps. If this issue keeps popping up we don't want to start seeing a bunch of soft top Broncos sitting at MAP waiting on PPF, essentially repeating the same hard top fiasco.

 

[bdub2you]

Personally I like that they said if you have an issued VIN you will be getting a 2021MY. I was really beginning to doubt that. If I didn't have a VIN I would definitely be switching to a soft top right now and then buy the MOD top in 2023.

 

[BRBlue]

Love how they deleted all of the comments on the video and how in the hell is an arm of Ford marketing (aka Bronco Nation) doing PR on this before Ford even sends a single communication directly to owners? I think I’m even angrier about that than all of the delays.

They’ll be teaching this at Harvard Business School as “how not to launch a product” 10 years from now.

 

[Nickp]

Personally I like that they said if you have an issued VIN you will be getting a 2021MY. I was really beginning to doubt that. If I didn't have a VIN I would definitely be switching to a soft top right now and then buy the MOD top in 2023.

Bingo. As Brittany from Light Brite said about Solid axle vs. IFS, everything is give and take. Bronco is the same way, at least we all have a general idea of the future now.

 

[Brad Fx]

@Nickp Can you clarify the “groups” that were mentioned in the livestream? For example, my Bronco/MIC build date has moved 3 times, what group does that put me in and what do those groups mean?

 

[dcg2]

Estaban seems thrilled!

I thought maybe he was high but like coming off it so he was annoyed cause he wanted Doritos

 

[GoTigersGoBronco]

It does seem like they're working on an estimate/pricing for an aftermarket hard top. I'd pay for one today if it's reasonable.

 

[BuzzyBud]

@Nickp Is there any chance another Live Stream could be scheduled in one/two month(s) from now? If "speed bumps" occur along the way, a course correction might be needed. Of course, if the plan is going well, it might be important to hear that. Ford has a lot of balls up in the air now and an update down the road might serve us well.

 

[Monster1926]

Fair enough, but it would have been great to point out this issue to the Ford reps. If this issue keeps popping up we don't want to start seeing a bunch of soft top Broncos sitting at MAP waiting on PPF, essentially repeating the same hard top fiasco.

Its gonna happen. During the video they revealed the plan was 80% hard top 20% soft. Which leads me to believe soft top production won’t be able to keep up. They also nixed dual tops because they couldn’t build as many soft tops. They’re creating a commodity constraint where no Broncos will be built.

 

[LIKEABOSS]

So do I get Ford Pass points for my time being wasted watching that softball question live stream?

 

[P52Ranch]

Bingo. As Brittany from Light Brite said about Solid axle vs. IFS, everything is give and take. Bronco is the same way, at least we all have a general idea of the future now.

Nick, Thanks for putting up with all of the grief you are getting on this thread. When I was watching the live stream I was like "where are all of those Woodward and Bernstein hard hitting questions that everyone wants answered" But you have done a good summary as to why the questions needed to be a bit more Andy Rooney like.

One question though, did Ford give you any rules of engagement for the livestream before it started? Like avoid asking the technical questions or avoid questions that could involve answers revealing things that would impact investor relations?

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