Amen bro finally a post that makes sense. No removable top is going to have the fit & finish of a fixed roof. Removable tops must be light weight and easy to remove. There are plenty of other options if you want a fixed roof SUV.
I need a $50k two-door off roader that doesn't compromise on- or off-road compared to the Badlands I have on order. What are my fixed roof options?
4runner and Discovery comes to mind. Bronco is a convertible. Obviously there are design challenges a fixed roof vehicle doesn't have, and more expensive as well. Also remember Bronco starts at $30K, far less than " luxury" models. I think it's fair to say Bronco isn't trying to be a luxury vehicle even though you can spend $60k. G wagon comes to mind if you want luxury but it's 3X badlands price.
I never had too many problems with them. Occasionally when backing up while turning tight, but I’ve never had an issue going down hill (that’s knew of!). Maybe just lucky, but pulled many surge brake trailers many k miles with my Lightning without issue. But, in all fairness, it took a lot to slow that ol girl down.
YES! and if your dealer has lets say a 100 unit allocation for 2022, that 100 can be blown out with soft tops quickly leaving the hard top orders out for the year.. This seems to be happening in my situation (I think) but who knows....
2022 orders seem to be 50-50 tops from the build week data. It’s so unclear how the dealer allocation priorities works. I don’t think it’s tied to any build specs at all. But like you say who knows.
Dropping the hardtop can definitely help even with dealer allocation. My dealer said they have 50 orders for 22 and all they would tell me is they might be able to get more than that, hardly confidence aspiring. Dropped the MiC top and got scheduled the next day.
I think a lot of dealers talk out of their ass, if you can find one that doesn't grab hold tight and don't let go. In my 40 years of buying new cars I HAVE NEVER found a salesperson or sales manager that knew more about the car I was interested in buying other than the best sales method to try and separate me from my money.Has anyone been a walk in dealership order and reviewed a hard top 4 door? My dealer sayshard tops are still an issue and expect them to be 8-14 months. I currently have a soft top on order that they believe will be pulled next go around. would prefer a hard top but a little torn on all the conflicting information and the issues some are having out of the mic 2.0
Not true. I was able to make changes to my build several times AFTER a VIN was assigned. I changed the exterior color, mid to high package, and added some dealer installed accessories. You can make “some” alterations, not all, to your build up until you are “scheduled to the DAY”. After that, in WBDO (Ford’s web-based dealer ordering system), it will say that it can no longer be amended.
