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So after 985 elapsed days from initial reservation, I took a pass on my MY23 Bronco Badlands when it arrived at the dealer. My order was fully loaded - 4DR, Black on Black, 3.6L, LUX, TOW, SAS, Soft Top, and price protection. But after three years, needs changed and order fatigue set-in. I was close to letting my order lapse when MY22 pushed to MY23, but decided to stay the course, largely as I am fond of my dealer and didn't want them to lose an allocation. When I received the "shipped" notice from Ford, I called my rep to let him know my thinking. However, I introduced a friend who lost his order when the email notice to update MY22 > MY23 went to his spam. Fortunately, his order was nearly identical to mine. They worked out a deal for him to purchase the vehicle I ordered for current MSRP, about +$2,500 over my price protected MSRP, which seems fair. The rep is happy because he got the sale after all - had my vehicle hit the lot they would have marked-up +$10,000 and likely another rep would have sold it. Of course my friend is happy, and I am happy as I got my deposit back. I want to thank this forum for all of the terrific updates and insights these past few years, it was extraordinarily helpful as the journey unfolded. Happy trails to you all!
Milestone - Date - Elapsed Days
Reservation - 08/05/20 - 0
Initial Order MY21 - 02/27/21 - 206
Order Updated MY22 - 10/19/21 - 440
Order Updated MY23 - 11/08/22 - 825
MY23 VIN Issued - 02/02/23 - 911
MY23 Built - 03/30/23 - 967
MY23 Shipped - 04/11/23 - 978
MY23 Arrived - 04/17/23 - 985
Milestone - Date - Elapsed Days
Reservation - 08/05/20 - 0
Initial Order MY21 - 02/27/21 - 206
Order Updated MY22 - 10/19/21 - 440
Order Updated MY23 - 11/08/22 - 825
MY23 VIN Issued - 02/02/23 - 911
MY23 Built - 03/30/23 - 967
MY23 Shipped - 04/11/23 - 978
MY23 Arrived - 04/17/23 - 985
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