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I am curious about those of you who are like me and bought off a lot rather than placing an order. Did you get the color/trim/options you wanted, or did you have to settle for something else because you wanted the Sport that much.
For me the BS wasn't even on the radar. I was looking into a Maverick to replace my 2019 Ranger because I wanted something a little smaller that got better gas mileage, plus saving money on a cheaper vehicle. It was the area 51 color that I really loved and somewhere along the line I ended up looking at the BS online and it made more sense from a practical standpoint. I figured I could get a small trailer that I can use when I need to haul stuff. Also there were three things I had to have, push button start with smart entry, blind spot monitoring and AWD. That would put me into a lariat ecoboost in the Maverick which was really more than I wanted to spend. I decided I wanted a Big Bend in Area 51. I like the body colored roof better than the black or grey and I think it has the best looking wheels of all the trims (although the alloy 'steelies' are very cool, didn't want to spend the money on a Badlands). I also really don't like the two color options for leather in the Outer Banks. Turns out my local dealer had a Big Bend in Area 51 with the Big Bend package and tow package on the way at MSRP. I put $500 down and waited. I learned on this forum how to track it and I knew it was on the lot before my salesman did. Unfortunately, they couldn't sell it because of the FDM recall. So I waited some more. Then we found out that the recall had been taken care of before it was shipped and it was some sort of oversight. Still they wouldn't sell it to me and my salesman told me they wouldn't tell him why. He said they possibly found something else wrong with it but I think they sold it out from under me. Anyway, he found another big bend at a dealer in the seattle area. Same color and trim but missing the tow package. It also had the ebony interior rather than the medium dark slate the original one. I like the ebony better. They offered to dealer install the hitch for $550 which is about $250 less than normal so I took them up on it and they did a great job. I am honestly not sure if I would have taken any other color just to get the vehicle. Cactus gray and carbonized gray maybe. Also one last thing. When I drove my car off the lot it was the first time I had even sat in one much less driven one. That is something I've never done with a new vehicle. I was sure it was going to be awesome and it is. It is far and away my favorite of all the cars I've had over the years. Ultimately I am glad I got this one because the original was one of the lot rot June builds that sat for like four months before it was shipped to the dealer.
For me the BS wasn't even on the radar. I was looking into a Maverick to replace my 2019 Ranger because I wanted something a little smaller that got better gas mileage, plus saving money on a cheaper vehicle. It was the area 51 color that I really loved and somewhere along the line I ended up looking at the BS online and it made more sense from a practical standpoint. I figured I could get a small trailer that I can use when I need to haul stuff. Also there were three things I had to have, push button start with smart entry, blind spot monitoring and AWD. That would put me into a lariat ecoboost in the Maverick which was really more than I wanted to spend. I decided I wanted a Big Bend in Area 51. I like the body colored roof better than the black or grey and I think it has the best looking wheels of all the trims (although the alloy 'steelies' are very cool, didn't want to spend the money on a Badlands). I also really don't like the two color options for leather in the Outer Banks. Turns out my local dealer had a Big Bend in Area 51 with the Big Bend package and tow package on the way at MSRP. I put $500 down and waited. I learned on this forum how to track it and I knew it was on the lot before my salesman did. Unfortunately, they couldn't sell it because of the FDM recall. So I waited some more. Then we found out that the recall had been taken care of before it was shipped and it was some sort of oversight. Still they wouldn't sell it to me and my salesman told me they wouldn't tell him why. He said they possibly found something else wrong with it but I think they sold it out from under me. Anyway, he found another big bend at a dealer in the seattle area. Same color and trim but missing the tow package. It also had the ebony interior rather than the medium dark slate the original one. I like the ebony better. They offered to dealer install the hitch for $550 which is about $250 less than normal so I took them up on it and they did a great job. I am honestly not sure if I would have taken any other color just to get the vehicle. Cactus gray and carbonized gray maybe. Also one last thing. When I drove my car off the lot it was the first time I had even sat in one much less driven one. That is something I've never done with a new vehicle. I was sure it was going to be awesome and it is. It is far and away my favorite of all the cars I've had over the years. Ultimately I am glad I got this one because the original was one of the lot rot June builds that sat for like four months before it was shipped to the dealer.
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