Good perspective. Late availability will just be regular availability for folks that get pushed out. Takes some of the decision making away, which frankly I would be fine with!
I changed the other day and all went as expected. I made the change with Ford Marketing directly. Not sure which department you talked to, but the marketing dept should be able to get you fixed up. They were great to deal with.
Also torn between A51 and Lightning Blue. I like A51 better, but the Lightning Blue is more exclusive and there won't be many Broncos in the wild sporting that color. I think 1 in 5 will be A51.
I think this is so the FE is still special. Can't be reproduced with lower trim levels. I'm actually glad they did this. It makes the FE more desirable.
Initially my July 13th reservation was shown as July 14th. Just checked and it's reflected at July 13th now. I think I reserved around 10:00 pm EDT on July 13th.
BRNCOBX! I tried to get that VA license plate but it was already taken! Just bought a place down there and it would be a cool plate to have cruising on the beach.