Friction. How many hoops does one need to go through to give Ford money?
so after they confirmed your online order with no ADM they sent you paperwork changing the terms? If that’s the case it’s very shady. I’d complain to ford and any local media that would listen. The online order is set up to clearly show any ADM.
Definitely grabbing which ever is available first as well. Like you said each truck has advantages over the other. At least with Ford I'll know by March if I'm getting a truck this year or not. March will be the last wave of orders. I have July to September as well, but expect that to get pushed back unless Rivian surprises us all with a sudden boost in production.
If you cancel your order, they are going to charge a lot more than $5k to whoever they sell the truck to, unless Ford just takes away that allocation.
I keep toying with that idea as well to save some $$. But is use the Ford as my commuter, and let the wife use the R1S as hers and our primary driver.
I don't know the options matrix off the top of my head but I imagine ACC should be an option even on lower trim level Lighting's. Its a safety thing right? I'd hope its at least an option on all trim levels.
ACC isn't part of copilot 2.0, you have to get copilot assist 2.0. Which is a $9,500 upgrade on the xlt.
Ugh, they knew the pain points then with that decision. Had planned on getting the base XLT. I'll have to think about it a little. Don't really need the extra two-ways power driver's seat that $9500 upgrade includes. But ACC is kind of expected on a modern vehicle.
Exactly. I'd be totally fine with the Pro otherwise too. That upgrade cost on the XLT is why people have basically landed on the absolute base Pro (maybe with towing options) or the lariat+. They definitely didn't price the XLT packaging to be particularly attractive, and obviously put some basic limitations on the Pro that limit its desirability as a daily driver outside of being a work truck.
Same. Ford is definitely shoehorning buyers into the Lariat+ which costs more than my configured LE R1T. At least the Lariat+ trim comes with the 80A L2 charger. My Ford Dealer contacted my to configure on the opening day Jan. 6th (I was surprised because I placed deposit 2 weeks after launch) They called me back later and said they made a mistake and I would be contacted when my window opened. He was surprised that I knew more about the ordering process than him... I didn't find it surprising. I was surprised that he had heard of Rivian although I could tell by his demeanor his impression was that it was vaporware. Hopefully I will drive the R1T to take delivery of the lightning HAHA.
