3/20/2023 Build Week with spreadsheet

[JH_Badlands]

Looks like Ford finally did an update after 2 months of waiting. My tracker finally changed to Built. My Production date was 03/21/2023 with an original delivery of 4/16. New estimated delivery is 4th of July week. Let's see if they make this date.

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[Riderflyer]

Just remembering the olde days. I checked into this site, for the the first time in 2 weeks! For the past 18 months, it was a 5-10 day habit. Since receiving my Bronco base in 4/18/23....now my days are filled with day trips up to the Carolina mountains and supply trips to Home Depot. I'm glad my addiction is cured. So does my wife...now my only problem is trying to hide the Bronco accessories and empty boxes.

 

[howardde]

Just remembering the olde days. I checked into this site, for the the first time in 2 weeks! For the past 18 months, it was a 5-10 day habit. Since receiving my Bronco base in 4/18/23....now my days are filled with day trips up to the Carolina mountains and supply trips to Home Depot. I'm glad my addiction is cured. So does my wife...now my only problem is trying to hide the Bronco accessories and empty boxes.

Congrats on your Bronco. How did you change the alloy beauty rings on the wheels to gloss black? I need to do the same.

Thanks

 

[Riderflyer]

Congrats on your Bronco. How did you change the alloy beauty rings on the wheels to gloss black? I need to do the same.

Thanks

Found some Wildtrak rims locally & mounted some M/T 285's. Best Base Wildtrak ever.

 

[ozark_stang]

She was finally freed, ironically yesterday

 

[JH_Badlands]

Timeline update

Original Order- 11/20/2021
Scheduled- 3/20/23
In Production- 3/21/23
Built- 6/12/23 Sat for almost 3 months in a lot.
Shipped- 6/13/23 Arrived at final stop 6/20/23 and unloaded on 6/21/23
Convoy- Picked up on 6/22/23 and delivered to dealership same day.
Picking it up tomorrow or Saturday.

Good luck to everyone still waiting on delivery.

 

[ozark_stang]

On a rail car and in route

Here is my timeline with the recent updates.

Original Order:
White 4 door hard top Wildtrak with lux package, leather, towing capability, steel bumper, all the roof and door bags, all the rubber mats and the WT side graphics

-October 13, 2021: Original Order date.

-October 14, 2021: Order confirmation received.

-March 2022: Added HOSS 3.0 Fox package when it became available and removable hoop steps.

-September 2022: Converted order over to 2023 and towing capability option back to the order.

-January 20th 2023: 463 days since initial order confirmation email the Ford Cooperate Bronco Team contacted us by email with the $2,500 order modification offer to get picked up for production in 2023. I modified order to an eruption green 4 door soft top Badlands, 2.7L, 10-speed automatic, steel bumper, high package, marine grade vinyl, rubber mats, door bags, removable hoop steps and added the tube doors. Got hit with the 7 speaker and subwoofer delete and switched to the base 6 speaker stereo. Lost adaptive cruise, heated steering wheel, B&O stereo, hardtop, towing capability package, wireless charging pad, sport mode, sasquatch wheels and 4.7 rear axle. Gained electronic disconnecting front sta-bar, rock crawl mode and wash out flooring.

*February 1, 2023: Order began previewing at the factory

• February 2, 2023: 477 days after original order date. Received VIN number and order was picked up for production for the week of March 20, 2023.
• March 14, 2023 order sent to plant for production
• March 22, 2023 Bronco is currently showing number 540/882 going down the line with a blend date of March 21, 2023 and an invoice date of March 14, 2023
• March 23, 2023 status shows produced, pizza tracker shows in production and BCE modules are showing loaded
• March 24, 2023 PCM modules are still not showing loaded but I do have a tear tag now, pizza tracker still shows in production and vehicle visibility report on the dealership side shows produced.
• March 27, 2023 Pizza tracker still shows in production and no ETA, dealership side shows produced 3/22. VinView freight tracking was last updated on 3/24 showing it with modem active sitting out in the yard waiting to go out. Hopping it just hasn't updated yet, it has shipped and updates again in Wentzville waiting to go on a truck here.
• April 22, 2023: Dealership is showing "delayed pending update" on their end and VinView freight tracking is showing "delayed" and last GPS modem update was 4/10 showing it sitting where they moved up on the top northwest corner of the parking lot.
• May 10, 2023: Last update was modem ping on 4/28 when they moved the Bronco out west of town to a gravel lot that appears to be a freight truck transport lot. Hoping maybe they gave up on rail and sent her on a truck. Pizza tracker still shows "in production", dealership is showing "delayed pending update", freight tracker shows "delayed", and Ford chat says its produced, not holding on anything and working on being shipped.
• May 30, 2023: Modem pinged in same location as it did last time.
• June 7, 2023: "Hello, The MAP team has advised us that the Bronco is at one of their offsite storage yards and is currently not in shippable status, still on some plant holds. They could only share that the vehicle was not currently in shippable status, I’m not really sure what the specifics of the holds are or why its not in shippable status". Then after reaching out to the rep, the dealership was told the Bronco is held up in quality control and cannot be expedited.
• June 19, 2023: Bronco was officially liberated and released of holds
• June 20, 2023: Pizza tracker shows the Bronco was scheduled week of 3/21, in production on 3/22 and built on 6/19. Pizza tracker updated to produced.
• June 22, 2023: Update shows loaded onto railcar #TTGX 986467 and rail trip started with an ETA of 07/03/2023 - 07/16/2023 on pizza tracker and 7/9 on everything else.
• June 23, 2023: Shipped email came through and pizza tracker updated to shipped. Only two things left is assembly line birth photo and the Bronco

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Side Note:
March 27, 2023 5:39pm
We replaced my wifes Wildtrak order under her name all over again exactly how she wants it. We will enjoy the Badlands until it gets picked up for production and gets here.

 

[howardde]

Reserved Aug 2021, Ordered Dec 2021, Blend Mar 2023, Delivered June 13, 2023.

I have to give kudos to my dealer, Storms Ford. They were very patient with all my questions during the 1.5 years of waiting and honored all credits and price protections, no questions asked. I got exactly what I wanted from the very beginning, although I think I was on dirt mountain for 2 months waiting on the roof rack, I suspect (from March "built" eMail to late May ship eMail). Price for my 2-door Basesquatch was $40,300. It now has an MSRP for $7k more, which is wild.

Since purchase I did ceramic coating, ceramic tinting, Bronco script logos, black bronco horse emblem, black Ford logo, black beauty rings (hated the gray beauty rings), short antenna, Mabetts mud flaps and then various interior upgrades. Next project is the amp/subwoofer as the stereo really is awful. That said, the truck is incredibly fun to drive - can't wait to take it on the beach.

 

[fordtruck76_390]

Reserved Aug 2021, Ordered Dec 2021, Blend Mar 2023, Delivered June 13, 2023.

I have to give kudos to my dealer, Storms Ford. They were very patient with all my questions during the 1.5 years of waiting and honored all credits and price protections, no questions asked. I got exactly what I wanted from the very beginning, although I think I was on dirt mountain for 2 months waiting on the roof rack, I suspect (from March "built" eMail to late May ship eMail). Price for my 2-door Basesquatch was $40,300. It now has an MSRP for $7k more, which is wild.

Since purchase I did ceramic coating, ceramic tinting, Bronco script logos, black bronco horse emblem, black Ford logo, black beauty rings (hated the gray beauty rings), short antenna, Mabetts mud flaps and then various interior upgrades. Next project is the amp/subwoofer as the stereo really is awful. That said, the truck is incredibly fun to drive - can't wait to take it on the beach.

2 door Basesquatch is where it’s at! I’m definitely enjoying mine! I thought I’d miss some of the creature comforts, but I’m actually really liking the simplicity of it.

 

[ozark_stang]

It’s going to be tough saying goodbye to the 2022 F-150; that 3.5 EB engine in our strong was really strong and the 10 speed worked smooth for us after some time in it. Everything happened so quickly today cutting out of there in the Bronco after we got the call that I didn’t even get the chance to take the F-150 on that last ride I wanted. But, tonight’s maiden voyage with the Bronco was a total blast, and my wife is thrilled. It’s perfect, at least until her white lux package Wildtrak goes into production. She got really hung up on the adaptive cruise in the truck I had her in this past year and the 2020 Explorer the few years before it.

On March 27, 2023, at 5:39 pm, we placed a fresh Wildtrak order under my wife’s name, customizing it exactly like the order we originally had in for her. We’ll enjoy the Badlands modification order until the Wildtrak gets picked up for production and delivered. In the meantime, the Badlands is going to be a lot of fun. Interestingly, we came across reviews of people who switched from a non-SAS, 2.7 Badlands with a soft top running 33”s to a Wildtrak with a hard top, and they mentioned that they loved the WT but truly missed their Badlands.
So, we might consider keeping both

 

[ozark_stang]

We have been thinking on a name. Friends and family are cheering for Bob Moss. The vehicles been flawless, its like she was made for the Ozarks

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