I don't think my wife cares at this point what color or options I get or if it costs a second mortgage, she just wants me to shut up because I walk around the house muttering to myself about hard top issues and reservation time stamps.
It depends what you want to afford. $10k is an absurd ADM normally but in 21' its just slightly higher than average. If you can cover it and really want the car go for it. Don't listen to some of the people on here, they're the same ones every year when the cost of going to the Superbowl comes...
My buddy from work moved here from Colorado and I was trying to explain excise tax to him and he couldn't comprehend we had to pay taxes every year on top of the taxes we pay at time of purchase. F'n MA.
When the would be thief looks into the tinted soft top it must give the illusion that the trunks empty right? Like you said a quick smash and grab would be out of the question but if they had the time they could take the time to see it's a false top and do what you said.
Pants got a little tight when I saw "Ford" in my inbox and then I read it and realized it was a stock email. That being said if my 0 constraint BD can't get built in 8 calendar months that's ridiculous.
Based on recent happenings you're likely to have a VIN and a build date within a week while some day 1 reservation holders sit on their thumbs while HANGING IN THERE.
You can't get built because someone put an order in last week at a bigger dealer with more allocations and their sisters husband's uncle knows a guy so it got a 10 priority code which may or may not mean anything.