janitorjim
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- ford f150 2001, explorer xlt 2013
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RWD extended
IB exterior (truthfully don't remember which interior color I picked)
Ordered it direct from the dealer on 7/18/2020 (no reservation)
build week is 5/24/2021
I was excited that Ford was making a "long" range EV. I wanted the large service infrastructure for my first EV.
However didn't want the a first gen 50k car so had planned to wait for gen 2 or 3 so I never put in a reservation.
But in researching for my future purchase I found this forum and in reading about it I got excited.
I thought it through and figured with the trade in for a sub 50k mileage explorer and 7500 tax credit and refundable deposit with no commitment I would put in my order. Turns out I didn't even need to put down deposit to my dealer. So win/win
However life continues. While my job has not been affected by the last year people close to me have and I have to help them. So that car payment, which I do not have now, is more useful to go to others in need.
Also with seeing the current issues people are having I feel the car is just not ready for me. I believe that ford will correct these and maybe by the time my car is ready to build but my previous thoughts to wait for the next gen have shown to be the best option for me.
I will keep the forum posted on the delivery in case someone else wants to jump the queue.
RWD extended
IB exterior (truthfully don't remember which interior color I picked)
Ordered it direct from the dealer on 7/18/2020 (no reservation)
build week is 5/24/2021
I was excited that Ford was making a "long" range EV. I wanted the large service infrastructure for my first EV.
However didn't want the a first gen 50k car so had planned to wait for gen 2 or 3 so I never put in a reservation.
But in researching for my future purchase I found this forum and in reading about it I got excited.
I thought it through and figured with the trade in for a sub 50k mileage explorer and 7500 tax credit and refundable deposit with no commitment I would put in my order. Turns out I didn't even need to put down deposit to my dealer. So win/win
However life continues. While my job has not been affected by the last year people close to me have and I have to help them. So that car payment, which I do not have now, is more useful to go to others in need.
Also with seeing the current issues people are having I feel the car is just not ready for me. I believe that ford will correct these and maybe by the time my car is ready to build but my previous thoughts to wait for the next gen have shown to be the best option for me.
I will keep the forum posted on the delivery in case someone else wants to jump the queue.
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