Yeah, so I watched the video again and he said "Mid January" for Batch 1. Who knows what was actually meant to be communicated, but I think it's clear now that details are important, especialllllllly when communication has already been an issue.
Wasn't Batch 1 supposed to be "Mid-January" and now it's "Mid-January to February?" Seems like what ADV just said in the latest post about this versus what we saw in the video is different.
He isn't the first person on here to vent about scamming or interest collected on these deposits haha. My guess is that it was just that - venting. I think anyone who waited this long with very little communication (and what was communicated was either lies to appease or false promises) have...
Yeah, I'm on the list as well and ended up going with TOR. I have another post further down about the reasons why, but I'm sure you know them by now. Can't wait to get this TOR top in early Feb!
I feel the same here. Yes, they answered all of my check in emails, and it was really hard to see that timeline and how spread out they were, yet still here we all are waiting on the same news.
As I said earlier, the communication strategy was abysmal here. Sure, more info was given about...
Amen to that free shipping! I thought they might end up doing that. I'm sure any tops that were forfeited for a refund will get sold, but the longevity of that price point will likely bite them in the end.
Well, I threw in the towel and went with TOR. It boils down to principle, price justification, and timing.
Principle:
No one can argue that this entire "launch" was handled terribly. I don't think we'll ever know the true reasons why, but even with all of the issues with rubber, labor, etc. the...
I got the emails to "buy now" but when I went to that screen, it looks like the top is still out of stock. I'm sure someone on here was first on the list and it's the manual process they described of emailing shipping details/timeline.
It's verrry tempting, but if you're in batch 1/2 for ADV...
It's definitely hard not to switch at this point with Turn Offroad coming out with a solution that is not only cheaper, but will actually begin to ship when they say it will........
Turn OffRoad just sent out their first big email about their hard top solution. It looks like they're still saying they plan to start shipping mid-December!
I'll be interested to see who got on the list first (I'm on the list, and if ADV shifts again I'm out.)
If anyone on this thread gets a...
Check your email ladies and gents!!
We finally got an update on the top. Assuming this all holds, batches 1-3 (apparently I fall into one of these groups) will be shipping in Jan, Feb, and March.
I live in Wisconsin now, so it sucks that this is the timeframe, because this is when I could...
If that's true tho, why not anticipate that issue and communicate it to your customers (either deliberately, or when asked?)
It's clear that this launch was, and continues to be mishandled. At the very least at this point, bi-weekly updates should be given to customers that have been waiting...
I did see an email response they sent on this thread to someone, and they mentioned the intent to send an email update to everyone this week. Any responses from ADV posted on this thread were solicited.
The lack of organic transparency is a problem for all of us. That post they sent awhile...