GEN 2 Order Dates 2018

[ZaneMasterX]

Do you know what the 2018MY Raptor will have that the 2017MY doesn't?

Mike Levine has already stated no major changes for Raptor in 2018.

Possibility of 4g connectivity and an upgraded Bang & Olufsen sound system, thats it.

I would take a guess at maybe a new tailgate design but nothing more.

 

[mahabali]

Mike Levine has already stated no major changes for Raptor in 2018.

Possibility of 4g connectivity and an upgraded Bang & Olufsen sound system, thats it.

I would take a guess at maybe a new tailgate design but nothing more.

The B&O system in my wife's SQ5 isn't that impressive, nothing to write home about (no sub though). Honestly, while not great, (expected better for the $) the Sony system in my 2017 Raptor sounds as good if not better.

 

[wheelman55]

With these dates in mind....

If my allocation is the last one from my dealer (I am #3 of 3), can I assume my order will get pulled for production BEFORE May 15th ???




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In your case your order will get pulled when your dealer gets the allocation for #3 of 3. Allocation follows it's own schedule.

For instance my dealer (small) only received 3 allocations for 2017. Their MY17 allocations pulled one at a time. They believe that they'll also get three allocations for 2018 and that these will pull one at a time as well.

I'm #2 out of 3 on their list and they told me that if their allocations get doled out like the MY17's were, that I would be looking at early 2018 delivery.

I'm hoping that MY18 will allocate and ship sooner than MY17 did. Anything can happen though.

 

[rms8]

In your case your order will get pulled when your dealer gets the allocation for #3 of 3. Allocation follows it's own schedule.

For instance my dealer (small) only received 3 allocations for 2017. Their MY17 allocations pulled one at a time. They believe that they'll also get three allocations for 2018 and that these will pull one at a time as well.

I'm #2 out of 3 on their list and they told me that if their allocations get doled out like the MY17's were, that I would be looking at early 2018 delivery.

I'm hoping that MY18 will allocate and ship sooner than MY17 did. Anything can happen though.

I guess I'm confused a bit.

The way it was explained to me by my dealer and a few on this forum (which I believe work for Ford in some capacity) is that a dealers allocations get spread out thought the whole MY. If a dealer had 12+ allocations, they could expect an allocation to get pulled for production about once a month.

My dealer only had 3. Their 2nd allocation got pulled in January. I would expect their 3rd (and last) to be pulled towards the end of the MY. I would expect this to be sometime in the summer (June'ish), especially given the 2018's can be ordered by then.

Like I said, I would definitely keep my 2017 unless there was a new, desirable color option for 2018 or some new feature that was a must have was offered for 2018.

But speculation is just that. So I'm still just bidding my time......


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Mike Levine has already stated no major changes for Raptor in 2018.

Possibility of 4g connectivity and an upgraded Bang & Olufsen sound system, thats it.

I would take a guess at maybe a new tailgate design but nothing more.

Source please?

I looked back through Mikes Twitter feed back to Feb 1, 2017. Didn't find any references made towards the 2018 Raptor.


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[mmp]

2018 Raptor changes may include:

1. No more whip antenna
2. Better adaptive cruise control - can bring the truck to a complete stop
3. Pre-collision-assist system includes pedestrian detection
4. 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot
5. New B&O audio system

Based on 2018 F150 announcements

 

[hamster]

2018 Raptor changes may include:

1. No more whip antenna
2. Better adaptive cruise control - can bring the truck to a complete stop
3. Pre-collision-assist system includes pedestrian detection
4. 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot
5. New B&O audio system

Based on 2018 F150 announcements

Nothing I really want.....

 

[chi_weezy]

I found a dealer that says they have one more allocation for 17's and that I can order it to my spec. Working with him currently. Just wanted to see if people are still able to order 17's and he's not jerking me around

 

[SilverBolt]

I found a dealer that says they have one more allocation for 17's and that I can order it to my spec. Working with him currently. Just wanted to see if people are still able to order 17's and he's not jerking me around

Today 5/5 is the last day to order a 2017.

 

[hamster]

Surprising that the dealer did not order a spec Raptor to sell given today is last day.

 

[drew5363]

Do you think that there is going to be a ADM on the 18's if you place an order? If I have to I guess I will just dealer hop till I find a dealer that will let me order at MSRP.