This has become boring and depressing.

[Cousin Eddie]

This has become boring and depressing. I feel like we have been stuck in neutral if not reverse for the past six months. If Webasto and whoever else can’t get the job done in a reasonable amount of time which they obviously haven’t been able to do so far then Ford needs to kick them to the curb and find somebody who can.

I kind of agree with you. The hope and excitement seem to have waned recently.

One thing I just realized is that the mannequins should be getting delivered to the dealers soon so at least we have a test drive to look forward to.

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[swooshdave]

Ford doesn't even need to offer a lesser cost equivalent to the MIC. Bestop soft top for the 2-dr is $1600 for the vinyl and $2300 for the twill (rounded up). If Ford offered the difference in cost to option one of the two, there would likely be some takers. If Ford needs to recoup the plumbing/electrical hookup cost for future MIC delivery, then tack on $100. There are some buyers that don't care for the hookups and would rather just not have their 2-dr delivery held up because Webasto can't make the MIC in sufficient quantities.

What makes you think Bestop can make enough soft tops for production?

 

[DwnSth]

I can be patient however ford needs to step up to keep interest. Little dribbles of info and sightings along with teaser videos from the off rodeo just aren't doing it anymore. For all the almost year long reservation/order holders that have stuck it out through the delays and miscommunication there should be some additional perks. Open up the rodeo's now regardless if you have a vin. I'm tired of the BIG NEWS being a wildtrack parked next to a badlands! I want to see, touch and drive one. In the meantime I'm going wheeling with my jeeps this weekend so not really thinking about Bronco....which should scare the heck out of Ford.

 

[RBF 1401]

With no soft top availability for the 2 door I have been considering changing to a four door with a soft top. Now to keep it around the same cost, I am also considering going 2.3/MT. Maybe, just maybe, this is what Ford wants us to do. I am not calling it a conspiracy, lol, but a underhanded marketing strategy IMO.

I'm hoping the whole hardtop fiasco means Ford will offer me the Bestop twill fastback top for my 2022 2-door at no extra cost.

I really like it, but don't want to pay the extra $2k+ for it.

 

[Ksjrb03]

Where did you read that they are only supplying 100 tops a day?

This is my greater point...this forum acts like an old ladies sewing circle, with gossip and rumor spun into a larger conspiracy.

Maybe I am unduly optimistic, but will be shocked if this is an issue that substantially impacts deliveries.

We will see.

I don’t need to read anything except our sale orders as a supplier

 

[RBF 1401]

What makes you think Bestop can make enough soft tops for production?

Maybe if it's offered, Bestop soft tops and Webasco MIC combined would be enough...

As long as they don't allow the dual top option for awhile until production catches up to demand.

 

[Oceannomad]

Ugh, reluctant program manager in the military. Not sure how similar civilian acquisition programs are but early on in the system engineering life cycle you’ll write a statement of work which specifies what items the contractor is responsible for delivering. Within that contract it’ll stipulate reasons for termination of the agreement. Usually there are a lot of things that would have to be missed to cancel the contract. Also usually there’s a timeline spelled out. There are allowances for schedule slips. Contracts take months to iron out so if this manufacturer/contractor would need to be replaced it would take time to re-issue a new one and the whole process would restart.
Ugh I miss just working outside of acquisitions.

 

[HotdogThud]

it's gotten to the point that my neighbor takes great pleasure in asking me when my truck is going to show up, and then laughing hysterically as I threaten to throw a beer at his stupid truck-owning face.

"Hey HotdogThud, when's your truck going to get here? *giggle*"

"I hate you so much."

 

[RBF 1401]

WTH those are pricey soft tops from Besttop. I don't need some Cadillac soft top. (The top doesn't even include doors for those prices.) Hopefully some other maker releases a soft top under a grand.

Being in a hot, sunny place... I DO want a Cadillac soft top.

It makes more sense here to have a really good soft top to keep out the heat and the occassional monsoon storm and hold up to the UV damage and easily be ably to open or ditch the top the rest of the time.

In a perfect world my Bronco would have a heavy twill soft top in either tan or an off-white natual canvas/boat sail color.

 

[Lilj4425]

it's gotten to the point that my neighbor takes great pleasure in asking me when my truck is going to show up, and then laughing hysterically as I threaten to throw a beer at his stupid truck-owning face.

"Hey HotdogThud, when's your truck going to get here? *giggle*"

"I hate you so much."

You would waste a beer like that? Get out.

 

[HotdogThud]

You would waste a beer like that? Get out.

relax, I wouldn't waste my beer, I'd waste his, and he drinks Busch and Busch only.

 

[Chrism81]

it's gotten to the point that my neighbor takes great pleasure in asking me when my truck is going to show up, and then laughing hysterically as I threaten to throw a beer at his stupid truck-owning face.

"Hey HotdogThud, when's your truck going to get here? *giggle*"

"I hate you so much."

People call you Hotdogthud in real life? Like you go by that?

 

[zrizik99]

It really has been a rough ride. You get hopes up and then crushed. Commodity constraints for a vehicle that they've been planning for years is just silly. I'm still confused how Ford was so unprepared. But I refuse to pay Wrangler prices, and the bronco excites me. So I'll wait. We've waited for years, so what's another 6-8 months?

 

[HotdogThud]

People call you Hotdogthud in real life? Like you go by that?

Better than walking around and having everyone call me Chris. God, that'd be the worst...

/s

 

[anl]

R WE LOOKING AT MY 22/23 FOR DELIVERIES...........

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