Waiting room

[Meanderthal]

Hi Everyone!!!

I am just going to jump in here because I can finally give a comparison. I ordered a BS BL the first week of September. By the end of January beginning of February I cancelled my order as it disappeared into the great Ford hole. On 2/10 I went and ordered a FULLY loaded Jeep Gladiator. That vehicle is on a train and has passed through Nebraska with an ETS of this next week. That is 7 weeks from order to delivery. Others making orders are having the same experience as me.

I think Ford is just all hosed up and maybe some other manufacturers and not the entire auto industry.

And how much more did you pay for that Jeep, or how many things did you forego to make it the same price? What sort of gas mileage are you going to live with for the next 5-10 years you drive it?

There are lifestyles that the Jeep really fits, but I don’t think there is a direct comparison between a Gladiator and a Bronco Sport. From memory the pentastar V6 is not known for reliability/longevity, not that Ford doesn’t have their problems too.

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[thekingprawn]

I asked Tim at Long McArthur on his livestream today about long scheduling times for BS. Basically it's Badlands take a while, every package (premium, tow, moonroof, etc.) adds time because of constraints. He said they can get about one BS BL scheduled per month.

 

[rootdoc]

Same for me, I have been driving my Outlander Sport with a check engine light on for quite some time. Nothing major but not worth spending 1-2k in repairs. I am hoping it holds out but I am barely driving - it only once a week if I can.

That sounds familiar. My family has been trying to get me to ditch my 2003 Mercury Mountaineer for a few years. The check engine light started to periodically light up last May. By August it was on all the time. By December I figured I should look for a new car. I ordered the BS BB in mid-December. By mid-February, the check engine light went off and is back to normal. My wife has joked that the dashboard lights are going out similar to our old 1999 Mercury Mountaineer.

I ordered the BS BB in mid-December. It has been shipped, is now in our state, off the train and awaiting truck delivery to the dealership. Hoping to get it by the end of this week.

 

[MJE]

In one review the driver said "I wouldn't try that in a CR-V." Over and over the BS proved itself to be capable, not just a funny shaped station wagon with adventurey stickers and plastic wheel flairs. It out performed everyone's expectations.

Since my family came together to pay for over half of this I've been told to get exactly what I want, no settling and no do-overs. It means extra wait time and frustration, but in the end it will be worth it because I'll have more than a funny shaped station wagon that won't get me where I want to go.

I’m with you. No do-overs. I’ve allotted myself one in going for the BS now to replace the explorer which turned out to not be what I needed. But a do over in the vehicle world is expensive, and more so in usual times rather than current market conditions. So for me I’m happy to be in the waiting room & looking forward to having what I want for a decade rather than a year.

 

[thekingprawn]

I’m with you. No do-overs. I’ve allotted myself one in going for the BS now to replace the explorer which turned out to not be what I needed. But a do over in the vehicle world is expensive, and more so in usual times rather than current market conditions. So for me I’m happy to be in the waiting room & looking forward to having what I want for a decade rather than a year.

Now if I can just quit being an impatient ass...

 

[Meanderthal]

Now if I can just quit being an impatient ass...

That would seem unlikely at this point.

 

[MJE]

Now if I can just quit being an impatient ass...

You & me both! I’ve been pretty patient until recently, but honestly I expected to be into my BS in another month or so, but shipping can take that long & it hasn’t been scheduled yet. Still. I’m not walking now, & better to wait for what I want than be looking to trade again in a couple years with another wrong choice now.

 

[WildFord]

I asked Tim at Long McArthur on his livestream today about long scheduling times for BS. Basically it's Badlands take a while, every package (premium, tow, moonroof, etc.) adds time because of constraints. He said they can get about one BS BL scheduled per month.

oh man! maybe I will have a better chance of getting a big Bronco Big Bend quicker than i can get a BS BL.

I should try to be more patient. but every month goes by is every month I don't have the chance to take a short road trip with my own vehicle that can bring what I want and go where I want. It is just this is the first time in many years I don't have an SUV to use.

hm...I'm not sure reading all these in the forum helps ....I don't read the Rivian forum much since we all know the wait is going to be long.

 

[tifpwg]

I ordered area 51 and wanted to change to cactus grey... but I waited too long- it was already in production. As long as your order isn't that far along, you should be able to change it. Call your salesperson.

 

[tifpwg]

oh man! maybe I will have a better chance of getting a big Bronco Big Bend quicker than i can get a BS BL.

I should try to be more patient. but every month goes by is every month I don't have the chance to take a short road trip with my own vehicle that can bring what I want and go where I want. It is just this is the first time in many years I don't have an SUV to use.

hm...I'm not sure reading all these in the forum helps ....I don't read the Rivian forum much since we all know the wait is going to be long.

My sales person told me this week that it's taking 6-8 months to get a big Bronco.

 

[tifpwg]

The corsair is nice but it's no off road machine. It does get around pretty good in 6" or less snow it's AWD. The only reason we will be trading it in on a BS is because it doesn't have adaptive cruise, and my wife likes the BS styling.

I'm going from a loaded 2019 MKC Reserve (last year before switching to the Corsair model). I've gotten stuck in snow multiple times and that's the only reason why I am switching to BS OB to get 4x4. I am going to miss some the luxury features but I'm ready for a change. The cost of the Corsair Grand Touring is just ridiculous anyway.

 

[TakeTheBlack]

I asked Tim at Long McArthur on his livestream today about long scheduling times for BS. Basically it's Badlands take a while, every package (premium, tow, moonroof, etc.) adds time because of constraints. He said they can get about one BS BL scheduled per month.

In the first segment he said they were filling long ignored (low priority) orders for rare retail orders with no packages this week. Last week no Bronco Sports we’re produced.

 

[P-NUT]

I'm going from a loaded 2019 MKC Reserve (last year before switching to the Corsair model). I've gotten stuck in snow multiple times and that's the only reason why I am switching to BS OB to get 4x4. I am going to miss some the luxury features but I'm ready for a change. The cost of the Corsair Grand Touring is just ridiculous anyway.

Did your MKC have AWD ? The only issue I ever had was deep snow because of ground clearance. My wife and I really like Lincoln products and have owned several throughout the years. My wife will be parking her new BS BL's (when it gets here ?) next to her favorite car she calls Abe a 17 MKZ that has every option. Before the pandemic Lincolns would lose half their value when driven off the lot, Today they hold their value.

 

[Meanderthal]

Before the pandemic Lincolns would lose half their value when driven off the lot, Today they hold their value.

Today, everything holds it's value, or more. Used car prices are insane. I actually looked for a used BS BL before ordering a new one. A similar one with 20k miles was selling for $2k over MSRP for a new one. The only reason to buy a late model used car right now is because you cannot wait, for whatever reason, for a new one.

Once the weather gets better around here, I will be looking to sell my 10 year old car while the market is hot and just ride my motorcycle until the BS arrives. It's a bit of a gamble that it will arrive before winter kicks in, but I should be pretty safe to ride all the way until the end of October.

 

[thekingprawn]

In the first segment he said they were filling long ignored (low priority) orders for rare retail orders with no packages this week. Last week no Bronco Sports we’re produced.

None produced last week? I know they scheduled for the first three weeks in May, but was the line idled the whole week?

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