Hello fellow Raptor enthusiasts,
A couple of weeks ago, literally one year to the day, I finally picked up my work truck white 22, so I thought id make a quick post.
It was a journey, man... I made an initial order with a smaller dealer that took a $1000, non-refundable deposit and lied to me about having an allocation for 4 months. A month into that order, another dealer took my personal information and placed an order on my behalf without my permission to do so with the hopes that I would just say I didn't want it and they could sell it with some astronomical ADM. I took this opportunity to leverage the bad situation their salesman put them in to get the truck at MSRP at the height of the ADM ridiculousness, though. So I guess it all worked out.
Regarding my thoughts on the truck... It is absolutely worth the wait! The thing is amazing! I love the dramatic changes from drive mode to drive mode, the interior (shifter excluded), the exhaust, the power, the technology. Lots to like about it...
That being said, I know how much it sucks to have to sit and wait without having the opportunity to get a good look at a truck, so if anyone is in the Houston (Katy) area that wants to meet up for lunch and a look / drive, I'm with it.
Thank you all for your input and helpful info. Considering Ford kind of keeps you in the dark, its good to have a source of information.
Thanks again,
-Justin AKA Fat_Kid
A couple of weeks ago, literally one year to the day, I finally picked up my work truck white 22, so I thought id make a quick post.
It was a journey, man... I made an initial order with a smaller dealer that took a $1000, non-refundable deposit and lied to me about having an allocation for 4 months. A month into that order, another dealer took my personal information and placed an order on my behalf without my permission to do so with the hopes that I would just say I didn't want it and they could sell it with some astronomical ADM. I took this opportunity to leverage the bad situation their salesman put them in to get the truck at MSRP at the height of the ADM ridiculousness, though. So I guess it all worked out.
Regarding my thoughts on the truck... It is absolutely worth the wait! The thing is amazing! I love the dramatic changes from drive mode to drive mode, the interior (shifter excluded), the exhaust, the power, the technology. Lots to like about it...
That being said, I know how much it sucks to have to sit and wait without having the opportunity to get a good look at a truck, so if anyone is in the Houston (Katy) area that wants to meet up for lunch and a look / drive, I'm with it.
Thank you all for your input and helpful info. Considering Ford kind of keeps you in the dark, its good to have a source of information.
Thanks again,
-Justin AKA Fat_Kid
