They confirmed it's a factor with some accessories and options, but kept it very vague as to which ones.
Yup. Closing on a house in October. Looks like I’ll be giving up my day 2 reservation and using my Oct reservation . Or maybe I’ll get a truck? Either way has to be after October.
We’re closing on one in May. But I’m sure that’ll probably end up being july and we’re a day 2 reservation. So the delay kind works in our favor. Hoping to take delivery in sept
I'm not sure I agree. Ford went into this assuming that reservations would fall out proportionally to dealers' sales volume. If they did (and for the most part they have), their statement that reservations would be filled in roughly time stamp order holds. They put in place an allocation methodology based on 1). dealer aggregate sales volume, 2). Bronco reservation conversion rate 3). Bronco Sport sales and 4). concentration of competitor vehicles. If you look at those elements, its pretty clear what Ford is doing. They are matching vehicles to demand (aggregate sales), rewarding good behavior (good conversion ratio and selling BS's), and putting product where there are a lot of natural consumers for their product (concentration of competitor products).
Closing in June. Delay works in our favor as well. But I don't want my delivery pushed beyond September!
No, those people don’t get screwed. Number of competitive vehicles sold in the area is also a factor in the formula.
this is the one thing I am still debating, my current 2nd day reservation is at a dealer in Jeep country across the street from a Jeep dealer, that order will be golden timing wise, but I think it will cost me MSRP. Option 2 and 3 which are invoice and better, will definitely add some unknown on timing.
This is the part I'd wonder about, not necessarily be worried about though. It may depend on what has been happening at Granger to date with their allocation, etc? Or if another part of a build waiting on modular tops becomes another hold up. I just don't think it is black and white but maybe it will be.
That sums it up nicely Zack. It is what it is, and all the racket in the world can't change that. The process of building vehicles depends on many variables, i.e. amount of orders, parts constraints that are out of Fords hands, etc., and now a virus that no one has had to deal with ever. IMHO many here are not familiar with special ordering a vehicle, and the intricacies have some confused. I do understand we want our Bronco's as fast as possible, but the term "fast as possible" is relative in the automotive industry. It took Ford 13 weeks to deliver my simple Ranger special order (09/01 - 12/04). Add into that Bronco's that will be built at the same plant, and some of us (me included) are looking at quite a wait.
That’s great for you! I wanted to be first because first is fun. But it works out.
