Start of process questions *thx*

[DropkickJacks]

Greetings,

I talked to two dealers with in 10 miles in Northern California. One said Ford does not have orders open , and one said come in and we will take your order.

What have you done and what is the typical practice? Have you just built one online and sent it to the dealership of your choice?

Thanks in advance
(Sold my Rubicon to buy a Bronco)

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[Bonnie6G]

Oh, my sweet summer child…. You picked a bad time to get in. Orders are closed until the 2023 order window opens up late this year. If you want a bronco before mid 2023, you’ll have to buy one off a lot somewhere and pay a markup.

 

[jasonam22]

Order banks have been closed since March 7th. 2022 MY orders are done. 2023 order banks are supposed to open in the fall, Octoberish I believe.

 

[Drex]

Not trying to be facetious, it really depends on if you believe Ford or a dealer. It is a race to the bottom on both of them on this launch. Best consensus is that Ford is not taking retail orders at this time. It is not entirely clear if that means all orders, opinions will vary. Again, best guess is that the first dealer is correct and they cannot put in an order and the second dealer might just sit on your order until they open up the order banks again in the Fall.

 

[DropkickJacks]

Thank you all for the participation in this glorious post !

 

[MyBroncoNotYours]

Not trying to be facetious, it really depends on if you believe Ford or a dealer. It is a race to the bottom on both of them on this launch. Best consensus is that Ford is not taking retail orders at this time. It is not entirely clear if that means all orders, opinions will vary. Again, best guess is that the first dealer is correct and they cannot put in an order and the second dealer might just sit on your order until they open up the order banks again in the Fall.

This is what I believe the second dealer is doing - they’ll sit on it until the banks open.

 

[mybikeisred]

Bad timing. Should have held on to the Rubicon. Do you need another car right away, or was the Rubicon a weekender?

I have been hearing about more dealers selling for lower markups lately, but they get snapped up really fast. Good luck, hope you find something.

 

[DropkickJacks]

Bad timing. Should have held on to the Rubicon. Do you need another car right away, or was the Rubicon a weekender?

I have been hearing about more dealers selling for lower markups lately, but they get snapped up really fast. Good luck, hope you find something.

Yah it was an extra vehicle, and I got top dollar . Great timing for me

 

[RapidResponder]

This is what I believe the second dealer is doing - they’ll sit on it until the banks open.

Affirmative. This is called "selling air", similar to taking an order of a limited production vehicle with no allocation. A reputable dealership would not do this unless the customer was fully informed.

 

[mybikeisred]

Yah it was an extra vehicle, and I got top dollar . Great timing for me

Then I guess paying a markup if you want a Bronco any time soon won’t hurt so bad.

 

[Peppington]

Affirmative. This is called "selling air", similar to taking an order of a limited production vehicle with no allocation. A reputable dealership would not do this unless the customer was fully informed.

I feel like my dealer did this with my Raptor order. I was able to “put an order in” several weeks after the initial GT allocations. I even got an email of order confirmation from FORD. I just find it slightly suspicious that they could do it and when I asked about allocation he just mentioned they can still submit orders

 

[RapidResponder]

I feel like my dealer did this with my Raptor order. I was able to “put an order in” several weeks after the initial GT allocations. I even got an email of order confirmation from FORD. I just find it slightly suspicious that they could do it and when I asked about allocation he just mentioned they can still submit orders

My understanding is that all 2022 Bronco Raptor Scheduled Orders are either VIP, GT, or dropped GT Allocations. Ford stated any dropped GT Allocations should go to another pending GT Holder, but this may not always be the case as seen with non-GT Orders being made. This could be due to no additional GT Orders pending at a particular dealership.

Fact is the 2022 Bronco Raptor Order Bank is now closed.

 

[Peppington]

My understanding is that all 2022 Bronco Raptor Scheduled Orders are either VIP, GT, or dropped GT Allocations. Ford stated any dropped GT Allocations should go to another pending GT Holder, but this may not always be the case as seen with non-GT Orders being made. Fact is the 2022 Bronco Raptor Order Bank is now closed.

I’m guessing I’m ok then. I got an email saying it was confirmed by FORD and I have an unscheduled clean order with a 19 priority code

 

[RapidResponder]

I’m guessing I’m ok then. I got an email saying it was confirmed by FORD and I have an unscheduled clean order with a 19 priority code

Especially with Limited Production Vehicles, there is a significant difference between Confirmed/Unscheduled Clean and Sent For Production. Ask your dealer to review the current DORA/Vehicle Visibility Report and to provide you with an objective forecast of your order through the 2022 Production Year.

 

[DropkickJacks]

Order banks have been closed since March 7th. 2022 MY orders are done. 2023 order banks are supposed to open in the fall, Octoberish I believe.
[/QUOTEink that is for all Bronco

Order banks have been closed since March 7th. 2022 MY orders are done. 2023 order banks are supposed to open in the fall, Octoberish I believe.

That is for all Broncos right? Or Just Raptor?
(For clarification)

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