Luck, and calling lots of dealers. When I was shopping earlier this year, probably 2/3 of the online listings were ordered/not real/reserved. My Bronco Sport was unloaded off the truck the day before I called, and the salesman said if I showed up in the next day or two, I'd get to test drive before it was 'officially' displayed on the lot and website.
The best way to tell the difference between a customer order and dealer stock is customer orders have a green window sticker and dealer orders are blue.
Ordered my Badlands, tow and Alto Blue, 3/28/21 rcvd. 6/29/21 Dlr. said 8-12 weeks. Are specialty items causing this meltdown?
Tow package was a constraint on the big Bronco, maybe same issue with the Sport.
We have been seeing plenty of BL w/BL package being built shipped in July and Aug while the June units continue to sit. So Ford has the parts to build/ship new units but chooses to let the June units sit with the missing parts.
I searched on ford.com. Had to expand how far away I wanted to search. I emailed dealers as I found something. Got quite a few "already sold" on some outer banks and a big bend. It was pure luck and alot of research. I found one almost identical to the one in the desert. I feel like a guardian angel helped me out too ?
It makes sense if they only have chips available for current builds as they are not going to shut down the line to complete old builds but they should provide a more personal explanation and possibly provide a rebate or other something as a token of being sorry.
I have exact same build. Ordered 2/8/21
I second the luck, dealer roulette, and not hesitating to sign the papers response. I'll add a having to stomach going over MSRP, too, as that was part of my experience. (Worth it so far.)
There is currently a recall of all Bronco Sports built between May 12 and July 25 for a fuel leak issue and according to the NHTSA regulations they can not leave the factory until the repair is made if they are still there. Ford doesn't expect to have a replacement part available from the manufacturer of it until sometime in mid September. Recall affects Bronco Sports, Escape, and Lincoln Corsair. Ford will probably send the replacement parts to dealers for vehicles already on the road that are affected first before repairing the ones that haven't left the factory yet. My Badlands was ordered March 11 and built on June 21 and was sitting waiting for a chip before the recall was announced. Delivery date is now down as 11/03. Sitting in the desert waiting for a chip and then recalled for a fuel problem before it even has its first full tank of gas.
