Ordered 2022 Lightning - My Experience

[F150ROD]

Yikes. ADM is a def no from me. I’d rather wait a year

I have a feeling the price will go up by $3k within a year, much like the Mach-E GT

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[greenne]

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Drove to dealer for 9:00 am appointment.

Placed order for 2022 Lariat F150L (Base + 511A + Max Tow) $80,034 (incl. Des. Chg.)

Received Countersigned Purchase Order from Finance Mgr. Guaranteeing No Additional Charges at delivery.

IRS MSRP = $80,034 - $1,695 = $78,339

Order Bank not yet open and I have not yet received an invite from Ford.

Finance Mgr. spoke with Regional Sales Rep who also checked my Ford Reservation which states 1st Wave. He believes order bank will open only when West Coast Dealers open at 9:00 am PST.

Dealer will email me confirmation of Order Acceptance by Ford whenever it happens now or two weeks from now. He promised to keep trying upload order all day long.

Actually, heavy snow is falling here so he has no customers, only donuts and coffee.

So dealer confirmed MSRP reported to IRS is minus the destination? That bodes well for those of us right at the $80k limit should the BBB pass...

 

[Sdctcher]

So dealer confirmed MSRP reported to IRS is minus the destination? That bodes well for those of us right at the $80k limit should the BBB pass...

YES

Better to cover your Ass just in case. I qualify for the entire $7,500 next year on my taxes also.

I do believe 100% than the GM Lobbyists are now full bore pushing Congress to pass a new friendly EV Credit this year for their benefit. I also got a low Reservation # yesterday on the 2024 Silberado E. (Just in Case don't ya know).

 

[greenne]

YES

Better to cover your Ass just in case. I qualify for the entire $7,500 next year on my taxes also.

I do believe 100% than the GM Lobbyists are now full bore pushing Congress to pass a new friendly EV Credit this year for their benefit. I also got a low Reservation # yesterday on the 2024 Silberado E. (Just in Case don't ya know).

No doubt GM lobbyists are working it. I know its been debated in another thread, but Manchin has signaled his approval for the climate portion of the BBB and suggested they try a stand alone climate bill. I am more confident even if they can't get a huge BBB passed they will be able to cut a climate deal Manchin will sign off on.

 

[Nick Gerteis]

He believes order bank will open only when West Coast Dealers open at 9:00 am PST

Or, hey, maybe Hawaii time? JK

 

[Sdctcher]

Or, hey, maybe Hawaii time? JK

Maybe cross International Date Line and it will be Yesterday?

 

[Nick Gerteis]

Maybe cross International Date Line and it will be Yesterday?

Careful or you’ll confuse Ford even more about this deal than they already are!

 

[Deleted member 9341]

Careful or you’ll confuse Ford even more about this deal than they already are!

Seriously! Ford really did a horrible job executing this launch with customers. D-. And the dealers, no surprise, are generally equally clueless and unresponsive.

 

[Sdctcher]

Yikes. ADM is a def no from me. I’d rather wait a year

$3,000 = 3.75%
Inflation of 6% = $4,800 Loss in Buying Power Next Year

 

[Sklith]

I wouldn't freak out over $3,000 but the dealer I originally reserved with told me they were going to charge $25k so I decided to switch to another one who doesn't do this.

 

[sotek2345]

No doubt GM lobbyists are working it. I know its been debated in another thread, but Manchin has signaled his approval for the climate portion of the BBB and suggested they try a stand alone climate bill. I am more confident even if they can't get a huge BBB passed they will be able to cut a climate deal Manchin will sign off on.

If they do a separate bill, they need 10 Republicans to also sign off on it as it wouldn't be through reconcilliation. Unless they change the Filibuster rules. Machcin asking for a separate bill is just another way to kill it.

 

[SmokingtheMeats]

$3,000 = 3.75%
Inflation of 6% = $4,800 Loss in Buying Power Next Year

Regular F150s went up $800 this year. No where near the inflation rate of 6%. I’ll take the chances.

 

[greenne]

Regular F150s went up $800 this year. No where near the inflation rate of 6%. I’ll take the chances.

I'm hoping Ford will throw us all some "price protection" and keep the prices for ordered trucks the same for 2023 vs 2022.

 

[Azbittel]

I'm hoping Ford will throw us all some "price protection" and keep the prices for ordered trucks the same for 2023 vs 2022.

They did with the bronco, and they will make many more of these, safe to say that will happen. Logically imo anyways which isn't worth shit

 

[shutterbug]

If they do a separate bill, they need 10 Republicans to also sign off on it as it wouldn't be through reconcilliation. Unless they change the Filibuster rules. Machcin asking for a separate bill is just another way to kill it.

Why not? Reconciliation bills don't have to be Felix's Magic Bag of Tricks.

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