Shit dealers say: episode 35920

[RedHotFuzz]

Personally, I wouldn't touch anything till May. You got all the time in the world to change your build. What is the urgency?

How does one know it’s too late to change an order until it’s actually too late to change an order?

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[HotdogThud]

I asked my dealer yesterday if I could modify my build after the fact. I said I've read you can do so up until your vehicle is assigned a VIN.

His response: builds are locked in after March 19th. Not changes.Any modifications will result in the order going to the back of the line...

Truth or lie?

This whole ex

 

[Used2jeep]

That drive to Granger isn't looking so bad, is it?

Or "Give them a (Hershey) kiss in PA".

 

[MyATV]

A classic:

 

[Southern Girl]

I don't think it's a lie, I think they just are misinformed or uninformed - surprisingly, so.

 

[ZackDanger]

I asked my dealer yesterday if I could modify my build after the fact. I said I've read you can do so up until your vehicle is assigned a VIN.

His response: builds are locked in after March 19th. Not changes.Any modifications will result in the order going to the back of the line...

Truth or lie?

This whole ex

Think of it this way: What could be so special about March 19th that you could modify an order in the system before that date and not after? Or enter an order before that date but not after?

The significance of March 19th is that it is the date Ford decided to start scheduling and calculate allocation on. They said they were going to pull whatever was in the system by that date to figure out the first 3 months of scheduling. If you miss the deadline you’ll just have to wait 3 months when they look at orders again.

It’s like a deadline for a school semester application. If you submit your application after the deadline, you’ll just be considered for the following semester.

You can still modify your order, or place an order, after that date. It’s not magical.

 

[Rvbronco]

That drive to Granger isn't looking so bad, is it?

At this point I'm afraid to move in any direction. I was really thinking about Grangers when I first saw it on here but when my dealership told me he would sell at invoice my tough was I'm ok. For the most part they have been great to deal with. I think there is a lot of confusion and miss information in a lot of different directions . For those that are with Granger they will have peace over mind.

 

[Streetfish]

I asked my dealer yesterday if I could modify my build after the fact. I said I've read you can do so up until your vehicle is assigned a VIN.

His response: builds are locked in after March 19th. Not changes.Any modifications will result in the order going to the back of the line...

Truth or lie?

This whole ex

Find the Q&A from the bronco brand manager Estaban that bronco nation did. It's in there where he says you can change.

 

[ZackDanger]

Find the Q&A from the bronco brand manager Estaban that bronco nation did. It's in there where he says you can change.

Yes!!!

Additionally, not only did he say you can, he said he was expecting people will change once they are provided their delivery estimate and what items on the order may be causing a delay.

 

[Jeep4bronco86]

Yes!!!

Additionally, not only did he say you can, he said he was expecting people will change once they are provided their delivery estimate and what items on the order may be causing a delay.

I've got a fully loaded BL with modular top, day 1 reso - so regardless, I'll be lucky if I get a 2021 delivery at this stage...

I've been shocked how much I've had to inform my dealer...

 

[fire282]

me: You turned my reservation into an order without telling me!
dealer: "What do you want me to do? If you don't want it I'll take it"

canceled order, got new dealer

 

[peta8368]

My understanding is that you can change your order up to around the scheduled production date of your vehicle.

However, here's something that's been on the back of my mind: what happens if you convert with a base 4 door with the 2.3, then change on 6/20(or whatever date shortly before your vehicle is scheduled to be produced) to a loaded build with all of the deadly 6? It would surely affect the timeline significantly due to commodity constraint, but you are already scheduled. Then what? And if enough people do that, that completely screws with scheduling...

Anyways, likely not going to happen. I'll just wait patiently for my BB...

Peter

 

[Used2jeep]

My understanding is that you can change your order up to around the scheduled production date of your vehicle.

However, here's something that's been on the back of my mind: what happens if you convert with a base 4 door with the 2.3, then change on 6/20(or whatever date shortly before your vehicle is scheduled to be produced) to a loaded build with all of the deadly 6? It would surely affect the timeline significantly due to commodity constraint, but you are already scheduled. Then what? And if enough people do that, that completely screws with scheduling...

Anyways, likely not going to happen. I'll just wait patiently for my BB...

Peter

It's not "close to production" it's "before a VIN is assigned". Dealers can do it, they don't like to. Imagine what would happen if something got screwed up on your build because of rushing to make a change.

 

[hemiblas]

It took a whole 10 minutes for Granger to change my color from Carbonized grey to Shadow black after I sent them an email the other day. I didnt expect them to get back to me that fast, but they did. Those guys are on it and deserve all of our business.

 

[Jeep4bronco86]

Seems right to me. You should cancel your order.

Har Har. Don't count on it

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