Bullitt
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This is why I'm ordering my car from a mega dealership 4 hours away from me that's also only 3 hours from FRAP. The idea of stock orders being built before retail orders makes me want to do a stock order, but with the Bullitt seemingly going to be a "built to order" car anyway and my dealer being high on the pecking order, maybe a retail order would play out okay. Anyone with experience feel free to chime in. I wish the whole thing wasn't so complex.UAmach1- it is all cool.
99% of the folks here do not know nor understand the Ford ordering system and allocation process. They seem to think it is like Amazon and anyone can just order. It simply doesnt work that way.
There are very strong reasons why Ford will not even accept customer Retail orders until after production has begun and QC tests met. Now everyone tries to bypass that issue (me included) by getting a friendly dealer to order a "stock" car that just happens to meet the buyers build with a wink wink. But still- Ford will only accept stock orders for months... thus if there are delays etc no one can complain---dealers dont complain about such things generally, doesnt get you in good with the Regional Zone Manager.
Same goes for pricing....Ford may not have finalized it yet.... no need to, no customer orders for months and dealers don't generally care on a limited car. And everyone needs to understand the earlier Bullitts undersold but Ford never did the media push like they have for the 19 so it is a new game to some extent.
This car will be limited and allocated. But id be surprised if Ford gives out the number. Both the 01 and 08/09s sold well Under their announced plans by over 1000 units. There is only so much of a market for green cars.
There are some 3000 dealerships.....with mega dealers getting more cars yeah there are gonna be small dealerships getting 1 or none. Heck some dealerships wont even Order--too limited of a market.
Ordering on day 1 dont mean shit. Your dealer priority code 10-99 generally dont mean shit. If your dealer is only getting 1 Bullitt then it doesnt matter if your a 10 or 99. That number only comes into play when Ford moves forward with that dealerships allocation. And as yours at "99" is the only order in the system for that dealership it gets built. The priority code only has value if the dealership has 2-3-8 cars on Order then Ford will build them in Priority Code Order set by that dealership. People seem to think that Priority Code 10 gets them a rushed car from Ford. Sorry, no. It only means that when Ford decides to build cars for that dealership it is the first car built for that dealership...it does not help move up thst allocation from Ford.
Most dealers do not even use code 10. why? Simple--what if the dealer needs a car sooner then later for a relative, special customer etc....they can slot that order in ahead of other stock/retail orders with their #1 slot.
Again if no ine is assigned 10-15 and your #16 then your number 1 at the dealership. Ford does not say....lets just build Priority Code 11 cars this week....simply just doesnt work that way.
On that point you order day 1 with a priority code 10 at the small dealer in town. While your buddy Bubba orders his a month later at the mega store 1 town over and is given a 57 priority code...guess what...Bubba may get his car months before you do if mega turns and burns a lot of cars and they get better allocation from Ford.
Again, Ford has 3000 dealers-- you had better believe there is a pecking order as all 3000 cannot be #1.
This is the short version....more detailed explainations exist on this forum as this issue comes up every model year, especially with the GT350s.
It appears that Ford is not fully up to speed with the 2019 Ordering banks---this should have been expected with the lack of an early leak of the 2019 ordering guide.
From all I've seen it will be limited in that it will be limited to a 2-year run of 2019 and 2020.I am still somewhat interested in the new Bullitt. My understanding is that it is not a limited edition. Is this correct? I suppose they could be numbered, just not limited. Tony, do you or Greg know about this? Also on another thread it was stated that the Bullitt will be a special edition and possibly produced next MY again like the GT/CS.
Yes, 2 yrs! We'll see where the bucks end up!! Any thoughts????From all I've seen it will be limited in that it will be limited to a 2-year run of 2019 and 2020.
Like MoBullitt said, two years of production for the S550 Bullitt. Don't know how many they are planning to build, but considering how much media presence this car has received since January, I'm expecting if you want one you will be able to get one. Similar to the current GT350.I am still somewhat interested in the new Bullitt. My understanding is that it is not a limited edition. Is this correct? I suppose they could be numbered, just not limited. Tony, do you or Greg know about this? Also on another thread it was stated that the Bullitt will be a special edition and possibly produced next MY again like the GT/CS.
We expect them to have a chassis number because of the plates in the dash. And yes, as DABKO said, if you want one, you should be able to get one. And the way I view the use of the word "limited" is that it is a lesser number than the mainstream EcoBoost or GT Mustangs. It is NOT a Ford Performance variant.I am still somewhat interested in the new Bullitt. My understanding is that it is not a limited edition. Is this correct? I suppose they could be numbered, just not limited. Tony, do you or Greg know about this? Also on another thread it was stated that the Bullitt will be a special edition and possibly produced next MY again like the GT/CS.