moki
Tremor Member
Hello,
I ordered my '22 Platinum Tremor on March 31st, 2022, the last day Ford was accepting orders (or so I was told). And because of all the shortages, not every option was available for selection. I went with the Platinum because, at the time of order, it was the only model with the quad-beam LED headlights. My dealer told me that in some cases, if Ford didn't have a certain component, they would just build whatever they could & you get what you get. And in other cases, if you tried to add an option after placing the order, Ford could decide to kick the order back altogether and move on to the next truck.
Fast forward to today, my truck has arrived, and I'm picking it up this weekend. I'm obviously super jazzed up to get it, but when my dealer sent me a picture today, I noticed the off-road running boards instead of the power steps that I ordered. Seems petty, but now I'm looking at spending another $2k to get power steps that should have been $0 (no extra charge for power steps on the Platinum).
So now I'm wondering if my dealer goofed on the order, or if I was a "victim" of Ford's build-whatever-they-have-in-stock approach? I wasn't overjoyed when I placed the order since several options were unavailable to me at the time (upfitter switches, moonroof, black appearance package - I really just wanted a Lariat, but had to go Platinum for the headlights), but I've gotten more excited about it over time, and was ecstatic to know it arrived! And now back to slightly bummed since it isn't exactly what I picked out.
What to do? Get over it and take the truck and enjoy? Pass on it and order a '23? Try to haggle with my dealer on price? It was a Ford problem that limited my options, and maybe it's also a Ford problem that resulted in the truck getting built with what they had, but maybe it's my dealer's fault that didn't order the truck correctly?? I just hate that I'm focused on what seems like such an insignificant, first-world problem, but I also don't want to drop $80grand and drive off the lot with buyer's remorse.
Sorry for the long first post, just looking for some advice.
Thanks!
I ordered my '22 Platinum Tremor on March 31st, 2022, the last day Ford was accepting orders (or so I was told). And because of all the shortages, not every option was available for selection. I went with the Platinum because, at the time of order, it was the only model with the quad-beam LED headlights. My dealer told me that in some cases, if Ford didn't have a certain component, they would just build whatever they could & you get what you get. And in other cases, if you tried to add an option after placing the order, Ford could decide to kick the order back altogether and move on to the next truck.
Fast forward to today, my truck has arrived, and I'm picking it up this weekend. I'm obviously super jazzed up to get it, but when my dealer sent me a picture today, I noticed the off-road running boards instead of the power steps that I ordered. Seems petty, but now I'm looking at spending another $2k to get power steps that should have been $0 (no extra charge for power steps on the Platinum).
So now I'm wondering if my dealer goofed on the order, or if I was a "victim" of Ford's build-whatever-they-have-in-stock approach? I wasn't overjoyed when I placed the order since several options were unavailable to me at the time (upfitter switches, moonroof, black appearance package - I really just wanted a Lariat, but had to go Platinum for the headlights), but I've gotten more excited about it over time, and was ecstatic to know it arrived! And now back to slightly bummed since it isn't exactly what I picked out.
What to do? Get over it and take the truck and enjoy? Pass on it and order a '23? Try to haggle with my dealer on price? It was a Ford problem that limited my options, and maybe it's also a Ford problem that resulted in the truck getting built with what they had, but maybe it's my dealer's fault that didn't order the truck correctly?? I just hate that I'm focused on what seems like such an insignificant, first-world problem, but I also don't want to drop $80grand and drive off the lot with buyer's remorse.
Sorry for the long first post, just looking for some advice.
Thanks!