My selected dealership contacted me Friday and set up an appointment for 1/23 to select my options.
We "built" my order yesterday and will submit to Ford on Monday.
UPDATE: Order confirmation received from FORD on Monday.
Couple of points to note:
1) they showed me a FORD memo to dealerships that stated: ""...due to excessive demand, selecting the following options could[/I] lead to extended wait times for delivery: 2.7L engine, Sasquatch package, 2-door,hard top, leather, lux package" which was basically everything that I ordered.
The following options are at "free demand": Big Bend, 4-door,2.3L soft tops.
2) My dealership has 120 orders for Broncos; Their allocation has been set at 30, due to the reservation system my number is 12; So i'll get the 12th unit of the 30 they are allocated; 90 other orders(120-30) are destined to become 2022 units unless someone from the first 30 passes. Hoping that due to my early position in the ordering, my order can be built as ordered and not affected by item 1 above.
3) the dealer threw out some BS about getting a $4K premium over the build price. I told him NO and that I would simply move my reservation to another local dealer that has already stated they are not charging a premium, my dealer immediately backed down from their $4k request.
Will see if the order goes into the FORD system cleanly tomorrow.
Regards
Tbruz