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No, thank goodness. Eventually the story will come out and things will make sense. Especially the slide to 23 for painted tops.

This is not possible under the current ordering procedure. Each order is verified against a timestamp that corresponds to an individual reservation.

Every order produced so far would either be an internal program order (Ford company, press cars, influencers), Dealer Demo units that cannot be sold yet, or customer orders. The ones we see for sale at dealers are most likely from situations where the customer backed out, a customer is flipping...

No program financing through Ford Credit and the rates were higher than both CapOne and Ally (in my case at least). I went with Capital One as I have an existing account with them and the loan package was very attractive.

This hasn't happened, isn't happening, and will only happen if commodity constraints cause MAP to run out of buildable units. They started building these in mid-March, 3 and a half months ago, and a single dealer stock unit has yet to be built.

Webasto definitely benefitted from a much longer leash than they deserved, though it's not like they're some unknown startup. The multiple levels of failure involved almost defy reality. With that said: Buckle up. The drama is still unfolding.

Let's squash this right now before it grows legs. Dealer demos have to meet the same release specs as customer builds, as they'll eventually be sold to customers anyway. They are not treated any differently in production. Thanks for coming to my TEDTalk.

I love it even more now. It almost always has the mint hue so many people thought was missing and it can REALLY take on different shades. TONS of comments in parking lots so far and almost everybody asks about the color. It's a home run.

Absolutely stunning work!

Where ar No, that doesn't track to me. You're positive the dealer didn't accidentally 99 you? I'd get thru next week's scheduling activities and then try to dig in on some answers.

It's a bit of a moving target, but this is a pretty safe way of understanding the structure.

They're not throwing darts at a wall, as much as it seems like it sometimes. As commodities stabilize a bit, buildability is still checked against timestamp. So an early reservation that wasn't buildable last month might end up slotting in ahead of a previously scheduled order that was pushed...

Yep, and differences in trims as well. This is just a general idea based on the whole spectrum of builds vs. allocations. If you have a base or Big Bend soft top in the top 2/3 of allocations? You should feel pretty good.

Power is great. Nice torque right off the line and can really scoot if you put your foot in it. The 10sp is a "learning" transmission so the first day or so was rough. Lots of hunting gears and a general feeling of discontent with wherever it landed. After a good bit of driving yesterday and...

I completely get it. Because there is so much volatility in the biggest compounding issue facing the scheduling of builds - commodity constraints - I generally think it's safest to look at your position within your dealer's allocations in thirds. Top Third: Fairly safe for MY21 production...

Here she is.

The number of more buildable, less constrained units behind you, unfortunately.

Early timestamp + bubble allocation, your fate could be decided by your build. A relatively "easy" configuration would put you in great shape. A challenging build, like a WT or BL + MIC + Sasquatch + tow, could push you.

Correct - Black Onyx with Dark Space Gray. The Heathered Gray trim looks REALLY great - it's darker than the renderings - and as a nice, upscale feel to it. I'll grab some pictures here in a few.

I would expect you to stay on schedule. You probably show "in production" this early because the order has been transmitted to the factory with permission to build and body is sequencing your parts.