Yep, just horrible client services they could have done this cleaner and in a way to make folks still feel a part of it, not locked out. It’s a big shame that they haven’t learned their lessons. I’m on like my 23rd Ford and this stuff just kills me.
Yep I did not get price protection on my black diamond. I just said screw it. I am not waiting anymore. Lucky I placed my order for my black diamond in June. And had it in my driveway by mid September. The extra money I paid for the black diamond was worth all the stress and anxiety.
I contacted the Ford chat line and they said as of Nov 3rd my order was CANCELED and to contact my dealer for any further information. I'm still confused why the order tracking site still has a build date of 12/18. I have sent my dealer another email and just waiting to see what they say. I WILL NOT order another one in 2024 if there is no price protection.Wow thisshow somehow still amazes me after all this time. I emailed my dealer today and this was the initial response I got:
Ford had cancelled any unscheduled 23MY orders in the order bank....due to allocation, we did not convert or place any orders for 24MY. I do not see your order in the order bank, did ford provide you with a VIN?
I responded back to her to let her know I HAVE been scheduled since March 2nd 2023... I will report back of any further response I get. Based on what others are reporting here it seems like Ford doesn't have a plan. I think they are just wanting to wipe the slate clean of all of these old backorders and start all over again. As someone else pointed out they most likely won't do any price protection at this point because my guess with the original pricing and the increased labor costs now they would be losing money on these builds.
This is my favorite of all the heritage/throwback broncos I've seen here. Just a phenomenal job on this!That is what I ended up doing. Get a black diamond. Put a 2 inch level kit on it and some bigger tires. And paint the top grill and wheels white. And that way you can get whatever color you want. Instead of the crappy selection of colors they offer right now.
There are many of us who just got stiffed in exactly the same way and feel your pain. I just got off the phone with Ford Marketing after a very unsatisfying Ford Chat and neither one could help, other than to tell me it doesn't seem fair, but it is what it is at this point.
Thank you. It has been in my head for almost two years now. And I finally made it a reality.
Here is the response from my dealer, which is Chapman in Horsham, PA:
Chapman, Granger and Stephens were dealers that were offering the best deals at the beginning so of course they got tons of reservations. Ford worked a deal with them to clear out what they could of their backlog by pulling from their '24 allocation hence, no '24 Bronco's for them to even place or rollover an order to (even though they should technically get the HE one back since Ford didn't deliver).
Our tops are the modular HTs vice MIC and yes, are SMC. Someone earlier weighed one as well and ours are heavier and more features. Now long term who knows what issues we'll have but I don't think we'll have any like the MIC is. Worse I can think of is all the seals over time with leaks and wind noises but proper maintenance will help too.
Go and enjoy, get the insurance and beat the hell out of it, they owe you that!
