Seven Deadly....Options?

[shoelessjoe]

I wonder how much COVID has contributed to this circus of a launch?

A ton

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[Toccoa]

Yes, they borrowed a bunch of Mustang workers to help out the Bronco team.

Better than Explorer workers. ?

 

[shoelessjoe]

New to this community, though I have been following The site since the announcement by Ford.

i’ve seen this pop up in several threads. People keep mentioning the seven deadly options or things you should not get when you finally order your bronco. I’m going to be in touch with the dealer next week to confirm my order. But I’m curious what options or things should I avoid. Just to get the best deal.

I’m eying the BD or OB, and I’m want the 2.7L, but also trying to not get killed by the options. Just wanted to inquire about these 7 deadly options (or whatever I see people talking about - maybe I imagined it).
Regardless really happy to be part of this community. And hoping to get my new bronco later this year,

cheers,
-T

When is your reservation date?

 

[jclaypool83]

“Extended Wait Times” means that it’s being manufactured right now, but they can’t churn them out as fast as they anticipate the demand... so if you order that item, you may have to wait longer to receive your Bronco than you would have otherwise because the part is back ordered.

“Late Availability” means that they don’t have *any* yet, and production isn’t even up and running, so even the first person to order it won’t be able to get one. It’s literally not “available” yet.

Think of it this way:

“Extended Wait Time” is to “We just ran out of fries but we’re making a new batch right now.”

As

“Late Availability” is to The Shamrock Shake.

do you believe those with late time stamp are the one most effected? They underestimated the take rate on these sweet options.

 

[TyGuy40]

When is your reservation date?

July 14th.

 

[Russ1Bronco]

The 2 door is the big mystery to me. Higher than expected take rate I guess.

...I'm calling bullsh*t on the 2 door....they are making a bunch of them now..Ford will have a good idea what the ratio will be before they start production....maybe the 2 door is less profitable...

 

[Used2jeep]

Yes, they borrowed a bunch of Mustang workers to help out the Bronco team.

The 2 machines are from the same stable. Hay, it should be easy to learn. But, you can lead a horse to water...

 

[North7]

The 2 machines are from the same stable. Hay, it should be easy to learn. But, you can lead a horse to water...

Can we loan Misty to the Mustang interiors team, maybe she will stay.

 

[Used2jeep]

Can we loan Misty to the Mustang interiors team, maybe she will stay.

I herd she likes horses.

 

[Bronc-O]

What’s the difference between ‘extended wait times’ and ‘late availability’?

To me, that means extended wait would be out for a day, week, a couple of weeks and be available again. Back in 2018 when I was buying a Raptor, bead lock capable wheels and carbon fiber package were frequently unavailable for short periods of time. Late availability would mean none available at all until sometime in the future.

 

[ZackDanger]

do you believe those with late time stamp are the one most effected? They underestimated the take rate on these sweet options.

Do I believe that the person at the end of the line is more likely to find the kitchen is out of fries by the time they get to the front?

I don’t think they underestimated take rate as much as there’s just more demand than can be physically built, and they have to build manufacturing capability to match ongoing demand.... not Day 1 demand. Once they get through this onslaught they’ll eventually just be able to churn them out at the same rate that people are buying them.

Sure, okay, they could have secretly been building things for a year to have enough stock pile, but I’m guessing that was the original plan, and it was an economic decision go this route rather than delay launch any longer...

Take Webasto’s plant. It was supposed to be finished and operational months ago making tops... but it got delayed because COVID ground everything to a halt.

That’s not a failure of anticipating demand... that’s a global pandemic royally screwing all the best laid plans.

 

[shoelessjoe]

...I'm calling bullsh*t on the 2 door....they are making a bunch of them now..Ford will have a good idea what the ratio will be before they start production....maybe the 2 door is less profitable...

They aren't making as many 2DRs as 4DRs, it is like 65% 4DR to 35% 2DR

 

[Bronc-O]

Those are called "sprinkles".

Only someone from Massachusetts would know sprinkles are jimmies.

 

[ZackDanger]

Only someone from Massachusetts would know sprinkles are jimmies.

Just the chocolate ones.

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