I agree, getting what you want the first time around Is always cheaper rather than having to do it twice.
The Ford Guy said this is a bad time to order accessories with the vehicle. He gave an actual example of a shortage of full sized Bronco custom orders with the tonneau cover accessory. If there is a stack of Moonroofs and Premium Packages sitting there but there are no tonneau covers, the other orders go on (and you miss the schedule).
That is the million dollar question. It seems either cruel or incompetent, but it's hard to imagine it could be completely one or the other.
Very true. If you want it though & it can’t be added economically after the fact, then it could be worth it if you can wait. But this is exactly what my dealer told me too. Don’t bother checking off the floor mats & cargo liners & all the accessories that could be bought through parts (which he gave me a lower quote than factory anyways) since every check box has the potential to delay your vehicle further even if it seems like it shouldn‘t be a constraint.
The CMS is a tricky one because it's over $1k to get the parts and do it after the fact. I suppose I could live without it if that was holding up the build, but that slide out shelf will be so convenient when I'm out with my camera.
Agree. I believe one insanely expensive option to add after the fact is the Cargo Management system. Someone did a breakdown of the parts and pricing to add later, if I recall correctly was around $1,000 vs $110. It wasn't just the table, both rear interior side panels among other things.
I had no idea. My first $1000 in BSBL accessories is going for engine cover, under dash panel, protection/noise panels underneath, hood insulator, headrests, spare tire, tow hook thingy..
Yup. Wasn’t an option for me to give up CMS and neither was tow. I’ve added tow to many vehicles and would have done it again but was assured at the time it wasn’t going to be an issue. Floor mats, cargo mats, roof racks, mud flaps all bought separately. The only items I really wanted from premium were the homelink and remote start. Siri opens the door when I ask nicely and Ford Pass starts the car from miles away. Need to pick your battles unfortunately. Someday we will laugh about this…..no probably just bitch more.
Dealership does heavy volume so that may have contributed.
Hopefully this isn't peeing on anyone's parade, but when the dealer places an order for a client, it shows up on the site as dealer ordered
I'm fairly certain (though not 100%) that all ordered vehicles are technically dealer ordered. Supposedly with COVP customer ordered vehicles receive priority scheduling and incremental allocation. They don't have to wait until the submitting dealer has an open production slot; rather, a production slot is assigned to the dealer because of the order. This is all theoretical because there's basically no way to look from the outside and discern what the hell Ford is doing, and they ain't telling what the method is to their madness. Aside from commodity constraints, no customer order should languish in the USOB (spoken you sob, because that's what you do when your order is there) for multiple months while dealer stock orders are scheduled and produced, but that's what's going on. The Long McArthur guy said a couple of weeks ago that only 23% of BS sales is for customer orders. The line for customers at the Hermosillo plant (on the BS side) is not long, unlike the Maverick where over 80% of sales is for customers.
