Just talked to Ford, Today at 3:00pm eastern the order banks will open for reservation holders only. If you don't have a reservation you can't order until May.
Kind of odd Ford would wait until order day to send an email notifying people that ordering has commenced. It's not first come first served at this point.
I buy machinery every day, in 2016 I purchased a spare 400hp inverter duty AC motor for $26K, last week I was quoted $92K for the same motor, wound up rebuilding it for $28K. Prices for parts for production equipment in the past two years have skyrocketed, labor and raw material costs also. All...
Order a white stripped Raptor devoid of any options maybe even a blue interior with orange seat belts then drop it on them, there will be no $50k mark up on that truck.
I'm thinking a large dealership probably has delivered more Broncos to their early time stamp reservation holders leaving them with less of a chance for "golden ticket" reservations.
Needing V8 in a Bronco Raptor is just mental issue, there is no real reason for it and Ford isn't going to accommodate the 10's of people clamoring for it. Although I'm probably one of those 10's of people, I've got a 408ci stroker motor in my '66, I'm being realistic by saying it's not needed.
At first I was appalled that Ford picked me to pay my dealer $25K to purchase a Raptor, who's golden ticket is it, the dealers? Then my son told me the ADM dealers charge on other specialty vehicles and reminded me what I paid for my Z06. Now my feeling is there is no way I'm giving this Raptor...