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The accessories are definitely quite the expensive after initial purchase. I've had all this sitting for months waiting on the truck, with plenty more to come: Husky floor liners BuiltRight dash bracket and rear seat latch bracket BedRug Pace Edwards Ultragroove tonneau cover Front light bar Rear auxiliary reverse lights Garmin dash cam Still need to grab some window visors, sun shade, hitch accessories, and maybe a few other small things.

Finally! The wait was worth it, this is easily the nicest thing I've ever owned. Ordered 07/16/2021 Delivery 01/28/2022

Delivery pictures as promised @cyberdman. Thank you so much again for your willingness to help ease the wait with the information you provide!

I am going to pick up my truck this afternoon, but since I've already talked to the finance guy and everything I figured I'd write my thoughts to this point. I will definitely update if anything crazy happens this afternoon (I haven't seen the truck yet after all.) Ordering experience: A from my dealer, D from previous contacted dealers The dealer I ended up ordering from (about an hour away) was excellent for the initial ordering, probably because I already did all the work and was well-informed through research exactly what I wanted. I emailed the dealer saying I had an X-plan pin and sent over my build sheet from Ford.com. He replied that they will take the X-plan and to come in and get the order submitted. I made an appointment and we were in the store for like 15 minutes max while he put in the order, had me review it, sign it, and give a $500 deposit. He said he'd get the order finalized and submitted ASAP, which I got the confirmation email from Ford three days later. As much as I would've liked to get the confirmation of the order immediately upon leaving the dealership like others have posted, it is a very small, rural dealership with maybe like five people total working in sales. They have a very small lot and probably small allocation, but their reputation for customer service was good and they do not charge any processing fees at all (VA allows for maximum of $799 which every other dealer charges) so it made it easy to go with them. Previously contacted dealers were all very difficult to deal with either not wanting to talk at all as soon as I mentioned X-plan or not having the ability to listen to what I was telling them. Apparently they couldn't understand that I didn't want to buy any of the trucks that were on the lot because I wanted the 4.30 rear end but NOT a Tremor. They just kept sending me Tremor after Tremor even after I told them repeatedly that I would be placing an order and not buying off the lot. Very annoying. Waiting experience: C+ The dealer was upfront that it would be a long wait for the truck, which I already knew from researching these forums and others anyway. There was absolutely zero engagement from the dealer during the wait unless I initiated it, which is fine by me to a point. I didn't want to be over-bothered (though that's mostly a concern in the pre-ordering stage) but some better answers would've been nice. It was pretty much the standard "you don't understand how this works" type response until I replied back that I actually had very good information (much thanks to @ice-capades and others) and then I would get a more in-depth answer. It just took a little prodding. But, the part that would've really won me over with customer engagement would've been getting an email or phone call from the dealer that my truck had arrived and that they were working on getting it ready for me. It's a very small dealership like I said, it's not like they have vehicle arriving every single day and I was able to make an account with the trucking company that brings them all their vehicles and could see that they average a delivery of 3-4 vehicle every few weeks. But instead I had to email him yesterday that I saw that the truck had been there since Tuesday and asked when I could come get it. Overall though I don't think I got the run around from anyone, it was just a far cry from what I would consider even average customer service based on my time working in sales and other retail myself. They certainly had room to do more with customer engagement, but I can't knock them too hard for my high standards. Financing experience: B+ My discussion with the financing guy was over the phone since the dealer is an hour away but my credit union is local. I wanted to have the check from the bank before going out to the dealer. Overall the financing guy was very nice and helpful, though he did push pretty hard to get my to finance through them. I don't mind the sales pitch, but what I do mind is when someone ASSUMES what payments I'm comfortable with when we've never even met. He made some somewhat derogatory statements assuming which interest rates and length I would be "the most financially comfortable with." However, I tossed him a bone and told him my rate and he was just like "oh...well sounds like you have it covered then." After that he was back to being nice and helpful, I just wish people would learn their customers first before making assumptions about their financial situations. Again, high standards I guess, but I feel like learning your customer was Sales 101 back when I was a Sales Manager. I again had to be armed with information from the forums as he quoted me the X-plan price that included the two price increases that occurred after I ordered. I explained to him that the price is protected from Ford. He said he had never heard of that before (regarding X-plan specifically) but then did say that they hadn't done an X-plan deal in a couple years with how the market has been. To his credit though, he asked for some time to look into it to try to see what he could learn and he would call me back. An hour later he called and said that he called Ford directly to make sure he got the best information. At the end of the day my order IS eligible for price protection and he ran my VIN and order and everything through Ford. Basically he said that he has to invoice it at the current X-plan price but would then strike me a check for the difference ($1545). Overall I can't complain with the dude putting in the work to find the answer and get the ball rolling. Financing experience with my credit union: A+++ Always top notch service with them. Had everything done and walked out with a check in 20 minutes. Rates can't be beat. Delivery experience: TBD (will come back later once I have the truck) Anyway, just wanted to share so far. It's been a long six months, but I'm excited that the time has finally come. Hopefully everyone else can continue to arm themselves with information that is so kindly given here to better the dealer experience at least a little bit.

Seems silly to get mad over a computer generated email.

Turn off all the warnings/assists on the Garmin camera and see if it still happens. My Garmin had apparently decided at random times that I was too close to either other cars or the edge of the road or something and kept making noises similar to that. I eventually turned off every pre-warning setting and no more noises. But it definitely sounds like a Garmin noise. I don't need my camera to decide if I'm moving faster than the person in front of me, so it was an annoyance more than helpful.

33% down, financing the rest at 1.99% and making extra principle payments. Would've liked to pay cash, but I'd like a new trailer soon and the financing terms on trailers are less than desirable to say the least. So I held onto my cash for that and chose to make the payments on the truck instead.

Bump please @cyberdman - I'm hoping the truck has been offloaded locally as the railcar has now headed back northwest away from me. VIN is 1FT7W2BN5NEC84141 Order code 2950 Sales code F27498 Thank you sir.

Mine had been sitting in the railyard in KY since 01/03. Today is the first day it has moved and it left the railyard as of 11:30 this morning. Mine is coming by Norfolk Southern and has been easy to track once I had the railcar number.

As much as I wish I could have a 2WD truck, I unfortunately have to be at work either sun, rain, snow, hurricane, flood, whatever. I don't put it in 4WD unless I absolutely need it, I hate the people who drive around in full speed in crappy weather with no regard to the road conditions "just because they have 4WD." It's certainly not an invincibility mod like most people seem to think it is. If you can't drive well in 2WD then 4WD doesn't magically make you a better driver haha.

Have you consulted with the owner's manual?

Thank you so much sir! I will make sure to share a picture when it arrives.

Good morning @cyberdman, I would like to request tracking on my 2022 F250 XLT 4x4 CCLB with 7.3 in Atlas Blue. Last I heard from my dealer was that it was "released" for shipping as of 12/22/2021. I'm hoping it made it to the train prior to the plant being shut down for the holidays. The Dealer is Parrish Ford with Sales Code F27498 according to my preview order. Order code is 2950. VIN is 1FT7W2BN5NEC84141. Thank you so much for any information you are able to provide as your willingness to do this is greatly appreciated. -Nathan

Not yet unfortunately. Last I got from the dealer was that it was released for shipping, but don't know if it's actually moved yet.

Wouldn't rile me up at all...you guys are certainly the experts when it comes to elevators. I've taken a few classes on them, but it's still inevitable that I will then come across one I've never seen before and just look silly trying to look like I know what I'm doing haha. I really hope someone was legitimately dying in that elevator to make them do that. Otherwise it just seems like unnecessary property damage. I'll always make an attempt to get in, but waiting for the elevator tech has always worked out for me. Usually just a little talking to the occupants of the car gets most of the anxiety and panic under control. Sorry to derail the thread a bit, but jeez. That's ridiculous. Does that style outer door have a manual elevator key slot to get the doors open?

I usually tend to take badges off my vehicles personally, not add to them. I think the badge looks cool as a standalone thing, but on the truck I do tend to agree that it looks a bit tacky. I don't even care for the other versions of 7.3 badges people have put on. For some reason the Powerstroke badge looks okay to me, but all the versions of 7.3 badging I've seen just look out of place for some reason.

Unfortunately that same exact sentiment has been shared countless times by all the moderators and others and people still seem to think Ford is intentionally holding up orders as a personal vendetta against them.

Man, I absolutely love the Atlas Blue. That's a great looking truck. I can't wait for mine to get here. ETA currently set for Jan 5th.

My truck was supposedly built two days ago as the tracker now is showing it as shipped but Ford Pass says it can't find my vehicle with my VIN yet. I'm not planning on trying again until I pick up the truck, but I gave it a shot this morning since I've seen other people be able to do it.

Not only those waiting to be built, but also the ones that have actually moved into production this week only to now possibly be taken back out of production until after the first of the year

A bunch of guys that work at my firehouse have either Tremor Super Dutys or Chevy Trail Boss. Not a single one of them has or will ever go off road, they just bought them for the look. In the Jeep world they would be considered "mall crawlers." My truck is only used for towing my racecar around, so 35's and a lift were not ideal. I also wanted a long bed. I still got the 4.30 rear end because I'd rather have the mechanical advantage of the gearing when going through the mountains. I don't rely on my truck for MPG. However, I will admit that I do like the overall look of the OEM off-road ready trucks. While I personally would not take a full-size 3/4 ton off-road as my first choice, they do look pretty badass as a factory package.

I got some Husky Liners during Black Friday to try out. I've used both factory all-weather mats and Weathertech in the past, so I figured I would give the Huskys a try this go around.

I checked the Ford Tracker again this morning and it now says my truck is in production, so maybe yours is too! Still no window sticker available, but my understanding is that when it changes to in production they are getting all the parts together to get it built next week. Hopefully we'll both see our trucks sometime next month!

Congrats! I wish I could say mine was in production as I am also scheduled for the week of 12/13. I've been checking every day now to see if a window sticker pops up. My truck has even already been "scheduled to day" in the past and still gotten bumped, so I'm not holding my breathing that next week will hold for me, but it sure would be nice. Glad to see at least someone is having some progress though!

Oh, I agree 100% that the reschedule is due to a ton of variables out of anyone's control and that I know for myself personally that a commodity restraint (5th wheel prep) is still most likely my hold up. I'm certainly not faulting Ford for anything as they, like everyone else, have no control over the current global economy, product shortages, shipping delays, etc. I have no problem with them giving employees a three week vacation either as the employees have had to deal with the ever-changing world of COVID just as much as everyone else. No one is immune to constantly changing variables that even the best intentioned can't wrap their heads around with restrictions and guidelines changing almost daily. The two things I find interesting from reading this thread though is that 1) everyone with a similar time line and multiple reschedules seems to all have been placed on the week of 12/13, and 2) that all of us placed on that week didn't receive the traditional reschedule email from Ford like we have for every other reschedule and found out through other means (dealer or Ford Marketing). Just interesting to me that this last reschedule was off-script from all the ones previously. Unfortunately it just doesn't inspire much confidence in this build week holding as I was scheduled-to-date and thought I was finally good to go with getting it build before this last round of reschedules. Fingers crossed we all get built the week of the 13th so at least the long delay throughout the holidays will be from shipping and not the uncertainty of wondering when the trucks will ever get built. I'll feel much better once mine is built and I know it's on the way eventually, even if it takes a long while to actually arrive. The suspense of knowing when it's going to finally hit the assembly line is what's stressful to me. My old truck died on me Halloween weekend, so I'm more anxiously waiting now than I had been before haha.