Howdy all. Another PA person here...

[Elmosaurus]

If I ordered one, I would have probably gone nuts ordering everything on the planet or I would have gone bare bones after the sticker shock of adding everything on the planet and ended up with a base, glad I just got my random ranger in a color I would have never considered.

Patience is not my thing either ?

Yup. Did pretty much that on my Bronco order. Back and forth a few times. Big Bend -> Badlands -> Big Bend (with options changes mixed in) LOL

Just decided with the Ranger to go full tilt and grin and bear it....

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[VTRanger]

Yup. Did pretty much that on my Bronco order. Back and forth a few times. Big Bend -> Badlands -> Big Bend (with options changes mixed in) LOL

Just decided with the Ranger to go full tilt and grin and bear it....

Nice, I am very happy I didn't go with a base model, I would have spent so much money to upgrade everything. I am sure you will be glad you went full tilt.

 

[Elmosaurus]

Wooohooo! Now to figure out when I can get down there, and get all the paperwork sorted so we can bring her home.... ?

 

[ScottyT]

Wooohooo! Now to figure out when I can get down there, and get all the paperwork sorted so we can bring her home.... ?

That's where I ordered my Tremor from lol

 

[Elmosaurus]

That's where I ordered my Tremor from lol

Cool deal. So far all of dealings with them have been pretty good. I'm looking forward to seeing how this purchase finishes out.

 

[ScottyT]

Cool deal. So far all of dealings with them have been pretty good. I'm looking forward to seeing how this purchase finishes out.

They've been good so far, easy to work with. That's what I was questioning, how they are with final purchase step lol

 

[Elmosaurus]

At the dealership finally. (Work conflicts and getting trade/financing paperwork done ahead of time)

The passing of the torch; little bittersweet as the Tundra has been really great to me. But time for something new.

Will update with some more details when I get home in a few hours.

 

[ScottyT]

At the dealership finally. (Work conflicts and getting trade/financing paperwork done ahead of time)

The passing of the torch; little bittersweet as the Tundra has been really great to me. But time for something new.

Will update with some more details when I get home in a few hours.

Congrats! Exciting!

 

[Hickesy]

At the dealership finally. (Work conflicts and getting trade/financing paperwork done ahead of time)

The passing of the torch; little bittersweet as the Tundra has been really great to me. But time for something new.

Will update with some more details when I get home in a few hours.

Your Tremor is so much more stylish than its predecessor lol

 

[ScottyT]

Your Tremor is so much more stylish than its predecessor lol

Thinking the same thing, it's an upgrade!

 

[Peragrin]

I've "built" the last 3 vehicles via fords website and each time when I've taken it to my dealer to order them, they looked on Vincent (their private web) and found what I wanted already sitting on a lot either in or just out of state and made a dealer trade so I didn't have to test my patience ? however now with inventory low, dealers aren't willing to trade.

I stopped a dealer Trade by buying the truck I did. They got a dealer trade offer about an hour before I sent my notice to offically purchase it. I closed out the deal 2 days later.

Sorry person I really like my Ranger

Be careful what you wish for. Missus and I just had a solar array put on the house, and took a loan for it. Now, we were planning on selling our RV and buying a travel trailer this spring to tow behind the Ranger. So, we did something stupid and started looking around at trailers. Lo and behold, our dealer had the model we wanted at his Colorado Springs location, and it's still under RV show (winter) pricing. Every dealer I've called is sold out of this particular model and won't get any more in until June/July. So, we had to move on it. Like, now. Farrrrghh!

Uh, a LOT of money flying out the door, and sooner than I'd thought. Can we just slow this whole thing down a bit? Now, we're signing for another loan hot on the heels of the first one, I need to find a place to keep the trailer until our Class-C RV is sold. And then insurance. And this. And that.

Just slooooow it all doooowwwwn!

Yes and no. with Inflation you want big ticket assets on loans with fixed apr's. The asset value goes up, while loan value stays the same. When paid off you come out way far ahead. We bought my wife a newer car, my ranger, a camper and refinanced the house in the last 18 months. the house savings will pay for the camper. the Ranger is $20 more a month than i was paying on a jeep liberty., etc.

in 5 years with some of this paid down, we will be sitting pretty.

 

[Elmosaurus]

Ok, back home now.

Sorry, this is long, but for anyone curious, or following along....

I ordered and purchased from Chapman Ford of Horsham, PA.

I solidly recommend them as a reputable dealer. I first got involved with them as part of the Bronco reservation stuff, and then as I changed gears near the end of last year and decided to get a Ranger, placed my order with them after a truly solid offer was quoted. (4% below invoice!!) The order was placed promptly, and Ford picked it up and scheduled in an amazingly fast time frame. (likely due to my configuration... apologies to the SuperCab guys....) Dealer contacted me the day it was delivered (Thursday last week) and we worked quickly to get all the trade and financing details sorted through almost constant communication Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, so I could make it a single trip event to trade in the old and pick up the new. They hit my requested target pick up date, (Tuesday) but I ended up having a work meeting I couldn't' dodge so rescheduled for this morning. (Wednesday) To me, that is very prompt, attentive service; something you don't see often anymore.

While they have suspended taking new retail orders at this time, they are looking to hopefully start up again in April. My sales associate could not tell exactly what pricing will be offered at that time (can't blame them) but he said if you are 'in the area' and are interested in ordering, they would absolutely work with you the best they could. I figure for any of the people within 3 hours driving of Philadelphia, if your local dealer is insisting on MSRP, this may be something worth investigating for you. Give them a call, get on their retail order waiting list so you have a shot at possibly better pricing if you're not in a super rush.

Now, on to my new toy..... ?

Inspection went well, no misaligned body panels or anything atrocious. (built on a Friday... but not at 5pm apparently... LOL) Got Fordpass linked right away, so I should hopefully get my points quickly.

Explained to the sales associate (Matthew Hille) that I planned to install the front mudflaps I had brought before I even left, due to the reputation of the tires throwing lots of rocks and scratching paint. He did not mind at all. (I did it right out front of the dealership, right where it was parked in the pic above...) I was half expecting them to ask me to at least pull it around the side of the building, but they were cool with it all I guess. So very easy going sales team, which I appreciate much. Took me about 12 minutes for the first side, and then less than 10 for the other once I had a better idea how it went together.

I also installed the rubber plugs for the rocker panel holes. So glad I brought them along, as there was road water still from the rains last night. I can't remember where I read about them on here, but a sincere thank you to whoever it was... still cannot believe Ford deleted them... $3 in rubber plugs that protect the rockers from water accumulation rust... deleted in the name of cost savings... unbelievable... ( Rubber Rocker Plugs on Amazon )

Speaking of cost savings.... just read something about it last night?... Yes, I can confirm my LARIAT TREMOR did not include an engine cover, or engine hood gas struts. (Only a prop rod now..... boooo) I am surprised about the engine cover, but not the struts. What is hilarious is the ball studs for the struts are actually still installed! So I guess I'll just go buy a set of struts at some point and install them myself. Will wait on the cover for now... if mine throws the code, maybe I'll get one for free.

Heated seats, power fold mirrors are all there, as spec'd in my window sticker. Being a Lariat with the 501 group, I'd be super pissed if they had deleted those.... I don't know how the XLT folks will fare with the heated seat or power fold thing... But at least for Lariat 501 group, if its on your sticker, it's still there... for now at least.

Gave the truck some good break in driving on the way home. Let the engine warm up in the last few minutes before I departed the dealership lot, then did some soft acceleration pulls up through 45 mph on local roads, with some good brake pad bedding mixed in, before jumping on the turnpike to head home. Two solid hours of highway gave me lots of room and time to do acceleration pulls from 50mph to.... a lot higher. ? The engine and trans pull really well... I've read so many times about people happy with the power output, but I gotta say after experiencing it first hand, I had to consciously stop using the gas otherwise I was easily going over the limit at times... LOL I'm not sure I even want to bother putting premium in at this point... unless I'm really heavily loaded down, regular grade will be more than adequate.

Got home, finished installing the rear mud flaps, and the other thing that arrived in the mail today. (made by DeeZee.... you all can take guesses, but you'll only need one. LOLOL) Took the kids out for their haircut, and back home again a little bit ago, and here we are now.

So, assuming you're not tired of reading my random thoughts, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me anything. ?

 

[ScottyT]

Chapman Ford in Horsham and their 4% below invoice ? is what got me to order from them as well!!!

Glad it went smooth and looking forward to taking delivery myself in April, as long as Ford has no delays.

 

[BrassSlinger]

Ok, back home now.

Sorry, this is long, but for anyone curious, or following along....

I ordered and purchased from Chapman Ford of Horsham, PA.

I solidly recommend them as a reputable dealer. I first got involved with them as part of the Bronco reservation stuff, and then as I changed gears near the end of last year and decided to get a Ranger, placed my order with them after a truly solid offer was quoted. (4% below invoice!!) The order was placed promptly, and Ford picked it up and scheduled in an amazingly fast time frame. (likely due to my configuration... apologies to the SuperCab guys....) Dealer contacted me the day it was delivered (Thursday last week) and we worked quickly to get all the trade and financing details sorted through almost constant communication Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, so I could make it a single trip event to trade in the old and pick up the new. They hit my requested target pick up date, (Tuesday) but I ended up having a work meeting I couldn't' dodge so rescheduled for this morning. (Wednesday) To me, that is very prompt, attentive service; something you don't see often anymore.

While they have suspended taking new retail orders at this time, they are looking to hopefully start up again in April. My sales associate could not tell exactly what pricing will be offered at that time (can't blame them) but he said if you are 'in the area' and are interested in ordering, they would absolutely work with you the best they could. I figure for any of the people within 3 hours driving of Philadelphia, if your local dealer is insisting on MSRP, this may be something worth investigating for you. Give them a call, get on their retail order waiting list so you have a shot at possibly better pricing if you're not in a super rush.

Now, on to my new toy..... ?

Inspection went well, no misaligned body panels or anything atrocious. (built on a Friday... but not at 5pm apparently... LOL) Got Fordpass linked right away, so I should hopefully get my points quickly.

Explained to the sales associate (Matthew Hille) that I planned to install the front mudflaps I had brought before I even left, due to the reputation of the tires throwing lots of rocks and scratching paint. He did not mind at all. (I did it right out front of the dealership, right where it was parked in the pic above...) I was half expecting them to ask me to at least pull it around the side of the building, but they were cool with it all I guess. So very easy going sales team, which I appreciate much. Took me about 12 minutes for the first side, and then less than 10 for the other once I had a better idea how it went together.

I also installed the rubber plugs for the rocker panel holes. So glad I brought them along, as there was road water still from the rains last night. I can't remember where I read about them on here, but a sincere thank you to whoever it was... still cannot believe Ford deleted them... $3 in rubber plugs that protect the rockers from water accumulation rust... deleted in the name of cost savings... unbelievable... ( Rubber Rocker Plugs on Amazon )

Speaking of cost savings.... just read something about it last night?... Yes, I can confirm my LARIAT TREMOR did not include an engine cover, or engine hood gas struts. (Only a prop rod now..... boooo) I am surprised about the engine cover, but not the struts. What is hilarious is the ball studs for the struts are actually still installed! So I guess I'll just go buy a set of struts at some point and install them myself. Will wait on the cover for now... if mine throws the code, maybe I'll get one for free.

Heated seats, power fold mirrors are all there, as spec'd in my window sticker. Being a Lariat with the 501 group, I'd be super pissed if they had deleted those.... I don't know how the XLT folks will fare with the heated seat or power fold thing... But at least for Lariat 501 group, if its on your sticker, it's still there... for now at least.

Gave the truck some good break in driving on the way home. Let the engine warm up in the last few minutes before I departed the dealership lot, then did some soft acceleration pulls up through 45 mph on local roads, with some good brake pad bedding mixed in, before jumping on the turnpike to head home. Two solid hours of highway gave me lots of room and time to do acceleration pulls from 50mph to.... a lot higher. ? The engine and trans pull really well... I've read so many times about people happy with the power output, but I gotta say after experiencing it first hand, I had to consciously stop using the gas otherwise I was easily going over the limit at times... LOL I'm not sure I even want to bother putting premium in at this point... unless I'm really heavily loaded down, regular grade will be more than adequate.

Got home, finished installing the rear mud flaps, and the other thing that arrived in the mail today. (made by DeeZee.... you all can take guesses, but you'll only need one. LOLOL) Took the kids out for their haircut, and back home again a little bit ago, and here we are now.

So, assuming you're not tired of reading my random thoughts, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me anything. ?

Awesome truck and excellent review of what is and is not on the truck.Super disappointed as well about the hood struts,trying to find some now.

You go with the rokblokz flaps?

Your truck is exactly as i ordered mine,damn waiting sucks. Congrats and enjoy that beauty.

 

[Elmosaurus]

Awesome truck and excellent review of what is and is not on the truck.Super disappointed as well about the hood struts,trying to find some now.

You go with the rokblokz flaps?

Your truck is exactly as i ordered mine,damn waiting sucks. Congrats and enjoy that beauty.

Thank you!

Yes, RokBlokz, XL. (Black with black logo) So glad I got them a few weeks ago on a whim; swore I wasn't going to amass a pile of parts before taking delivery, but for some reason decided to jump on them. Turns out that was a lucky move, as I heard there's quite a wait for black flaps now apparently.

Hang in there, it sucks waiting, but it does eventually arrive!! ?

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