[coguzzi]

original order of Feb 21 for a MY21 R2X, balanced out. Sept 21 reorder for MY22, balanced out. June 22 reorder for MY23--no build date yet and my confidence is 5% i see it in MY23 either. alternatives have been researched

 

[coguzzi]

after 21 months waiting for ford to MAYBE build the transit i have had on order over 3 model years now i kind of just gave up and stopped paying attention, or calling Ford Canada (2nd worst company in Canada), or bugging my dealer. taking the "watched pot never boils" approach. a while ago i was so frustrated i put in a sprinter order to because ford has held my life and recreational enjoyment hostage long enough, much more confidence inspiring

 

[coguzzi]

I wonder if the Sprinter situation is better ...

in my observation, yes. but one thing to note is i used to work for a local sprinter upfitter so know the sprinter sales guys well. he has a list that is quite long for desired vans since Mercedes handles it differently. they give the allocation of what can be ordered for upcoming production, dealer goes through list finding clients desires that match and puts in the order (at least i think this is how it works). so on the sprinter side, i already have a VIN, on transit side ive never made it past unscheduled/clean for 3 model years now. I did have a 2020 i regrettably sold but didnt think it would be this hard to get a replacement. the 2020 took 9 months from time of order to delivery

from what i hear is the Promaster side is a real mess to. Me, i tried to be the Transit guy, but at this point my time has been held hostage enough and will take which ever van shows up first, sprinter or transit (not to the promaster stage yet)

 

[coguzzi]

I've been noticing it seems like a lot of people, Canadians included, have been getting scheduled with build dates recently. A while ago i decided to play "the watched pot never boils" game and kind of gave up calling Ford Canada for the 2 orders i have in, 1 is 23 months old now. Anyway, decided to check yesterday, both are still "unscheduled/clean". yup, should have just kept ignoring it because now im PO'd again-ha