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That is a great question. I am curious what the answer will be.
I believe you can change anything on your order until you have a VIN assigned. I remember reading somewhere that if you do make a big change like that, it's basically putting in a new order and you're to the back of the invisible line with the "new" order.
Going to the back of the line now could add many months to the wait. That would suck.
Well that is what I am afraid of. I wish there was a way to know for sure!
That is not what I wanted to hear... I was optimistically hoping I could get my truck by May.
kinda.... if you don't change trim level you are good and the order is the same. (i.e., XLT, Lariat, King, Platy, would all be trim level changes). Options are fine to change unless you have an assigned vin. The only time changing an option would hurt you is if you have a priority code 2. Priority codes 10-19 are what you typically get from the dealership once your order is placed. I would expect most dealers assigned new orders a 19. As your order gets older, you move down the ranks to the best priority code they can give you which is a 10. 2 is reserved for the zone (regional) manager to assign and would go to vehicles waiting abnormally long or passed over a few times due to commodity constraints. This is why changing an option is potentially hurtful once you have a priority of 2. Unless the dealer specifically request to the zone manager to re-instate priority 2, you go back to a 10.
I'm going 7.3 and ain't looking back. I test drove both and didn't like how the diesel felt. It shifted really hard compared to the 7.3 with the same miles. Plus, I won't tow heavy enough to justify the cost.
I was thinking about that too because it's such a significant price difference. My thoughts were; everyone I know that has gone gas has always wondered if they should have gone Powerstroke. I haven't met anyone with a Powerstroke that wonders if they should have gone gas.
If its like they did some things on the 2022s then yes until they decide to give you a $50 credit and force a delete option on you.....lol
I ordered the 7.3 as well but just wonder about the long term value of the 6.7 and how it will last longer
My 22 was a 7.3 and I ordered my 23 with the same motor. About 50% of the 13k miles I put on my '22 (before selling it for a $10k profit) were towing. I never had any regrets, and loved the much simpler and more affordable maintenance of having a gas motor around. I have a 7.3 powerstroke and I am shit full of diesel maintenance.
Yes it is. Going to be a nice feature doing 70 on the Interstate.
This would be my first Diesel and just wondering what the added Maintenance cost would be for the 6.7?
If your build has not locked you can change from 7.3 to 6.7 - you will not go to the back of the line - you will just get in line for a 6.7 vs 7.3 - ask you dealer to get on the system and see if they can make the change and if so how it might impact your delivery. GLWD
I can’t believe they’re still taking orders. This year is going to be the shortest production run they’ve ever had. How do you produce that many in only a few months. Who’s gonna get canceled at the end of the year? That’s the question.
