Great idea, I like where you are going with this. My wife and I are very inexperienced off-roaders but excited to take our Bronco on some new adventures. Meeting and traveling in a group would great for us.
Alleged dealer fakes being ordered to screw real order holds..
https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/09/23148116/ford-dealers-are-allegedly-creating-fake-customer-orders-to-score-more-broncos
I agree, I have no issues with paying more for quality products made in the U.S. And especially from small businesses... I'm all about supporting them.