Wow I can literally see the effect of inflation (13%) on this order.Hey Y'all-
I had my 4dr Oxford White Wildtrak with Lux, modular bumper and dual top in at 12:17 today. I have the printout from the dealership, but still no confirmation email from Ford.
The sales rep told me it'll be a few days before we know if they accept everything I chose. Anyone else hear that? First timer here.
Yes the order confirmation means that your dealer submitted your order and Ford is confirming that they have received the order. Your dealer should have provided copy of the DORA sheet that you signed.
Well, with the risk of sounding preachy, using this strategy may benefit you, but it hurts everyone else waiting for a Bronco. Having these additional vehicles in the system just adds to what is already a chaotic mess and could potentially prevent someone else's order from getting produced. If you don't intend on purchasing everything you order, you shouldn't be ordering it.
Well Ford or the dealer don't care because it befits them both. More orders more sales, it's not like it won't be sold or would be canceled. It will show up on the dealer lot for retail sales with the dreaded ADM.
Did you ever get the confirmation email? I would be concerned that the customer name on the DORA is "XXXXXX" and not your actual name.Hey Y'all-
I had my 4dr Oxford White Wildtrak with Lux, modular bumper and dual top in at 12:17 today. I have the printout from the dealership, but still no confirmation email from Ford.
The sales rep told me it'll be a few days before we know if they accept everything I chose. Anyone else hear that? First timer here.
My point exactly. This Bronco that ended up on a dealer's lot pushed out someone else adding to their wait time. And with all the commodity constraints may in fact prevented it from being built altogether. Not to mention that everyone that just placed an order for a '23 and who doesn't get delivery this year will be faced with potential price increases.
No problem if it actually worked out that way, no harm no foul. But in reality, and I'm speculating here, it may be that the dealer doesn't really cancel your order after you tell them to. They take delivery and sell it to someone else. @videofordguy has a video explaining that dealers do get dinged if the ultimate customer is not the original person who ordered it, but the potential $$ may be more of an incentive for some dealerships.
Unfortunately this is all too common today and I wish Ford had controls in place but they don't. The order process is not fair for the consumer thus we have folks still waiting from two years ago. It all depends on what one specs out, I see some new orders here that I doubt will get built for MY23. Anyone who gets pushed will just have to reorder when the banks open up for MY24. Tim Bartz said on a live stream with ATN that they just took orders without regard to constraints or allocations. He mentions that if pushed to MY24 they would be in front of the line.
