🛠 1/3/22 Build Week Group

[Alvin Olson]

Picked mine up yesterday at Gullo Ford in Conroe. Because I financed it, had to sit through the sales pitch for all the add-ons in Finance Mgr office. Asked him to meet the Flood price and he couldn't. Also, glad I had my interest rate settled before I walked in because they quoted me 1% higher. Finance then met my number. Daryle Nelson, Fleet/Internet manager made the transaction quick and easy otherwise -- second car I've bought through him.

Initial impressions:

1. Eruption Green is way better in person than I expected. It's not 90's Toyota Camry green but more Masters golf green. The metallic paint is stunning.

2. The 2.7 is plenty powerful and I'm surprised at how nice it pulls from a stop. Gearing and low end torque is tuned nicely for city.

3. Cruised home down I-45 to Hardy Toll Road at 80-85 with no problems at all. Yes it's loud but not THAT loud. Steering is spot on and stable at speed even with Sasquatch.

4. Got a rock chip in window at about 11 miles on the odometer.

5. B&O stereo, SYNC4, Wireless Car Play -- all work flawlessly. B&O is plenty loud enough to drown out wind noise.

6. Removing OBX running boards today. They're worthless and get in the way.

7. Love the painted mirrors and black grille/white letters on OBX pkg.

Attaching a few pictures from yesterday/this morning. Glad I waited and did not pull the trigger on the Defender 110. Was *thisclose* to buying it. I would have regretted not seeing this through to the end.

Wow.. so beautiful...

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[Broski5738]

I rarely break down and text my salesman for updates, but when I do, I have epic timing. first time, he responded that he was at his sister's funeral. yesterday, he writes back that he's out with COVID

 

[Tx 2022]

I rarely break down and text my salesman for updates, but when I do, I have epic timing. first time, he responded that he was at his sister's funeral. yesterday, he writes back that he's out with COVID

Bless his heart.

 

[Cat]

So I have an interesting development.. while my window sticker said I'd be shipped via convoy, I checked the United Road tracker this morning and my Bronco shows as being at the rail yard in Jackson, MS waiting to be delivered with an estimated delivery date of today! I'm not sure where the confusion with my window sticker saying convoy but it sitting at a rail yard came from... But it's progress!

Whaaat!! AWESOME SURPRISE!!!

 

[cybercoaster]

It'll be the first green one around here, I think!

I was disappointed there was no green but when they added it, I still didn't get it. I see way too much green stuff where I work, it's everywhere lol. You can probably guess where that is with the glowing green sky in a couple places

 

[Gatlinz]

Picked mine up yesterday at Gullo Ford in Conroe. Because I financed it, had to sit through the sales pitch for all the add-ons in Finance Mgr office. Asked him to meet the Flood price and he couldn't. Also, glad I had my interest rate settled before I walked in because they quoted me 1% higher. Finance then met my number. Daryle Nelson, Fleet/Internet manager made the transaction quick and easy otherwise -- second car I've bought through him.

Initial impressions:

1. Eruption Green is way better in person than I expected. It's not 90's Toyota Camry green but more Masters golf green. The metallic paint is stunning.

2. The 2.7 is plenty powerful and I'm surprised at how nice it pulls from a stop. Gearing and low end torque is tuned nicely for city.

3. Cruised home down I-45 to Hardy Toll Road at 80-85 with no problems at all. Yes it's loud but not THAT loud. Steering is spot on and stable at speed even with Sasquatch.

4. Got a rock chip in window at about 11 miles on the odometer.

5. B&O stereo, SYNC4, Wireless Car Play -- all work flawlessly. B&O is plenty loud enough to drown out wind noise.

6. Removing OBX running boards today. They're worthless and get in the way.

7. Love the painted mirrors and black grille/white letters on OBX pkg.

Attaching a few pictures from yesterday/this morning. Glad I waited and did not pull the trigger on the Defender 110. Was *thisclose* to buying it. I would have regretted not seeing this through to the end.

awesome looking ride you have there!

 

[RideEmCowboy]

My guess is that it's going to be routed west from Walbridge likely towards Chicago to change to UP and eventually SP, or maybe it will take a southern route from RI through Kansas and into New Mexico

Great map by the way!

EDIT: I just used the automated phone tracker for CSX and now I'm in Garrett, IN (as of 21:51)

Good news! Moving right along!

The cities in the recordings don't match up with the cities on the map. Have had to do a lot of sleuthing thru Google Maps armed with the fractured phonetics of the synthesized voice. CSX tracks all the way to CA and has better info than UP.

 

[stevensantee]

From looking at the purgatory tab in the spreadsheet, it looks like most of us in purgatory have tow. But there have been many Broncos from our build week and following build weeks with tow that have been built and shipped, so who knows?

@Ford Motor Company do you know?

I don’t have tow

 

[Cat]

So I broke down and called customer service yet again. Despite the fact that I was told a week ago that my Bronco was built and had been built for a little bit, Crystal told me that it just was finished being produced and may go out any time between today and 2/1, but she couldn’t guarantee that Of course you can’t, since no one even seems to know when the stupid thing was built! My EDD is 2/1 and it never changes but if it isn’t even shipping to then, kinda thinking that day will come and go

Wow...hope springs eternal.

 

[Gatlinz]

I have the same eta! 22 days since my blend. Still sitting tight in production.

Hey, which color did you get?

 

[Cat]

From looking at the purgatory tab in the spreadsheet, it looks like most of us in purgatory have tow. But there have been many Broncos from our build week and following build weeks with tow that have been built and shipped, so who knows?

@Ford Motor Company do you know?

Most ex-Purgs have tow, too.

 

[Cat]

Maybe some progress? Backdoor tracker now says built with estimated delivery date range. The pizza tracker still says “in production.”

Hey there...did your Bronco arrive?!

 

[Broncbust]

So I have an interesting development.. while my window sticker said I'd be shipped via convoy, I checked the United Road tracker this morning and my Bronco shows as being at the rail yard in Jackson, MS waiting to be delivered with an estimated delivery date of today! I'm not sure where the confusion with my window sticker saying convoy but it sitting at a rail yard came from... But it's progress!

If it helps, I had this same info, then my pickup was canceled, then magically appeared at my dealer. Take whatever common sense and tracking technology, crumble it up into a teeny ball, and chuck it out the window....

 

[Gatlinz]

I'll take those running boards off your hands!

I may be willing to swap my running boards for Rock rails if he is not interested. PM me. mine comes in next week.

 

[FJ 432]

I rarely break down and text my salesman for updates, but when I do, I have epic timing. first time, he responded that he was at his sister's funeral. yesterday, he writes back that he's out with COVID

You are like the grim reaper with respects to your timing.

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