Yankst28

Agreed. Mine to has been sitting in the cloud of wishful thinking since 2021 as well. Mines just a normal 250 platinum with the normal power stroke. Nothing really added other than supplemental heater and block heater. I personally saw my dealers system when I stopped in in June and I had their number one spot as far as priority code everything. Yet here we are no truck two years later.

Hahahahaha I'm with you on that. Year 3 of waiting

I just got the “we are still very sorry” email on my platinum. I thought that if they weren’t scheduled by now then there was no chance of getting scheduled and you had to go to a 24??? Are the still scheduling 2023s currently?

I asked my dealer the same thing in the event that my platinum got built (it didn’t so now it’s a 24 order) so I would know. The salesman, sales manager, and service manager all said they didn’t think so. I wouldn’t take this to the bank because they didn’t seem at all interested in the question and didn’t seem all that confident in their answers. I know my wife’s explorer came with heated rear seats just missing the rear seat controls and within 4 months we were notified the controls were available and now everything works no problem.

I don’t know about your areas but in New York I’m seeing way more 24 chevys and gmc’s on the road then fords. Ram I’d agree with, demand isn’t there maybe because their prices are so stupid currently. Every ram dealership has crazy amounts of half tons and HDs just sitting in the lots and don’t see many on the roads. But the demand for Chevys and GMCs plus the availability of them is making them a very popular truck.

It would be interesting to see only HD sales. A lot of those numbers from 150 sales

Very nice, is that with the normal output powerstroke? I couldn’t tell from the picture

My dealer told me I could. But probably easier decision for them since my Platinum still isn’t scheduled. However your not obligated to take the 23 by any means

Agreed, I have noticed the same thing around here to include Limiteds as well. I understand it’s a totally different frame and chassis etc, but the options are mostly the same and they produce a lot more halftone than 3/4 and 1 tons. But all the other manufacturers are the same they have a lot of high trims sitting all over the place on lots. Just an observation. Wish they could take some of the components and throw them over to the superduty build lines and produce a few more but I’m sure it’s way more complicated than that.

I’m with you. I have an AT4x and ZR2 ordered as well. Was honest with both dealers that I have fords ordered but am not confident they will be built. They were more then ok with it because they want high trim trucks they can sell if I back out.

Yes as of last Monday the order banks opened up for 24

Lariat?

I went to two different dealers because the dealer I ordered my platinums through hasn’t been great at communicating and when I asked about changing to a lariat they told me that I couldn’t do that and I’d have to stick with the platinum if I wanted a good priority code for 24….. pretty sure it was just laziness on their part. The other dealer was more than happy to place the lariat order and told me they’d do everything the could to get it here before the platinum so I buy from them and not their competitor. We shall see

My Platinum hasn’t been picked up for build. I’ve since placed a 24 Platinum order as well as a 24 Lariat Ultimate Tremor. Hopefully one of those will get built. It’s frustrating as heck but unfortunately we have zero input and zero choice in the matter. Also feels like the dealers are stuck in the dark as well.

Anyone see the 24 build guide yet?

Nobody is blaming people for taking a truck they want. Some of us are in a position where we don’t “need” the new truck so why would we settle for something that doesn’t have trim options? Not sure why some are taking it as such a disrespect to make a personal choice that they don’t want to take a truck that doesn’t have all trim options. I don’t blame anyone for taking one, I’m just not going to be that person. I don’t need the truck, if I had a truck that was going down hill fast or couldn’t tow the things I need to tow then absolutely I’d take it. But that’s not the situation some of us are in. We have gorgeous trucks with all the options so why give them up? I’m not giving up my Platinum with all the options and 18k miles on to go to a newer platinum without an option I use every time I’m in the truck. Do I want a new truck absolutely. Do I need one? Absolutely not

You can get the majority of those options on a lariat. Once you start adding all the options to it. 100% agree that a platinum has more options than a standard lariat that’s not even debatable. But once you add all the packages and options there’s really not anything more you get other than the Platinum interior. If I was in need of the truck and did not currently have a platinum with all the options then yes I’d be taking the truck. But I am fortunate to be in a position where I don’t need it. I’m not throwing shade on anyone who takes one without the seats but that’s just not going to be me personally. I’ll take the AT4x I ordered or wait for a 24 Platty. Honestly all this is probably for nothing. I agree with Immortaljman, the truck probably won’t even get scheduled or built at this point and that’s fine with me at this point in the year with 24s so close

Haha you do you bud. I’m driving a 21 platinum tremor with all the options on it. No point in buying a lesser truck. I’ll wait and buy a 24. That’s special to tell someone they are buying something “out of reach” when you know nothing of them.

I don’t care whose problem it is. Ford’s name is on the vehicle and ford is the one only giving $50 dollar credits back for an option that to me separates a trim level from another. Yea there’s different trim patterns and leather color and stuff but in when I ordered my platinum is was around 4 grand to go with the Platinum over a fully loaded lariat that had all the same options besides the massaging seats. So to me I’m not taking a truck that’s essential a lariat for 4K more. One of the other people standing in line for one can buy it and say they have a platinum without the platinum features.

That’s a sweet profit for you, but I’m just not into trying to do that. I’d rather just say screw it keep driving my platinum that’s currently paid off and wait for the new one I actually want.

100% with you. I already told my dealer if mine gets scheduled and built without the multi contour seats then give me my deposit back and put it on the lot to sell I won’t take it. If it was something like my wife’s explorer rear heated seats and rear climate control where the same dealer was upfront saying ford will be producing those parts to add to vehicles later then I’d consider it. As ford did make it right and within 6 months we had the controls for the back seats and climate but when I asked if it was same thing for the multi contour seats they told me “probably not”. So I’m not taking a glorified Lariat truck for 4 grand more then I could have built a lariat. I’ll be waiting for a 2024 or taking the GMC AT4X I also ordered.

Any Platinums or KR get delivered yet?

Stopped in and asked my dealer to clarify what he told me on the phone of my platinum moving to a 24. Sales manager told me yesterday that according to his regional rep if my Platinum doesn’t get scheduled in July then it will be moved to a 24. They are exhausted for June so only hope is the first two weeks of July. not totally confident as I feel like it’s just he said she said crap but it does kind of make sense. Although if mine gets bumped to a 24 I will not be taking a Platinum as he did confirm multi contour seats are now being deleted from superdutys and showed me the communication he had. I will not pay the Platinum premium for no massaging seats. Meanwhile the Denali I ordered last month is already scheduled for production…. As much as I don’t want to change brands it’s looking more and more likely

Very possible it’s my dealership trying to take the “easy way” out so I stop asking every Thursday. I’ll try and get better answers from them and documentation. If they can’t provide I will absolutely be going to a different dealer for a 24 or just saying bye to ford and try another brand for a few years until things “hopefully” settle back down

Got the great news yesterday afternoon from the sales manager at my dealership……..not…….I have been inquiring weekly on the status of my Platinum every Thursday afternoon. This week they told me they were waiting on a calm back from their ford regional rep. Fast forward to last night I was informed my truck would be rolling over to a 24 and they will reach out to confirm my order as soon as the order banks are open……. First time I’ve heard this but doesn’t sound like I’ll be receiving my October order until summer 24 at earliest.