Raptor R Orders

[Azholley]

Owner of my dealer hasn’t gotten any allocations yet… patiently waiting!

 

[mchurch0211]

I can assure you that some allocations have been released ….. The GM of my local ford store sent me the email he received….. I’ll let you guys know when the VIN is released!!

this is the email most dealers received a few days ago

 

[yarrum]

I’m gonna say RIP on my chances and pursue a non-r Raptor now

 

[Jayrod]

I’m gonna say RIP on my chances and pursue a non-r Raptor now

I had number 1 on 3 dealers and every one of them had a no allocation.

I have 1 left at a dealership that did but won’t allow anyone to pick colors.

 

[MDJAK]

I don’t know much about mechanical stuff, but my gen3, not 37, cost me 77k, sticker, no markup. I’m thinking I could go to a king of engine builders and have a v8 swap for a heckofalot less than what people will pay for the R with markup.

 

[RamseyF]

exactly estimated allocations. they dont have them concrete yet. good luck. first of the month we'll know who will be getting their vins and who will not. ill stick with a new 911 or something comparable for that price or opt to do a engine swap. Hell the the chief engineer in the video said all the design on the Frame and the other modification were worked into the engineering of the gen 3 to accommodate the v8. only slight mods are needed. Who knows with luck when this all shakes out and they stop making the Raptor unless its electric. Ford Performance will offer an engine swap package. The 5.2 crate is I think 25-30k. just need to add all the other items.

 

[saym14]

I’ll pay the ADM if they’ll give me +20k on my 2020

 

[yarrum]

I can be first on the backup list for a dealer that has them for 25K ADM. still debating on it

 

[GordoJay]

... Hell the the chief engineer in the video said all the design on the Frame and the other modification were worked into the engineering of the gen 3 to accommodate the v8....

I would take this with a big grain of salt. To me it sounds like marketing speak for "We just jammed a V8 into the existing truck."

 

[trayack]

I don’t know much about mechanical stuff, but my gen3, not 37, cost me 77k, sticker, no markup. I’m thinking I could go to a king of engine builders and have a v8 swap for a heckofalot less than what people will pay for the R with markup.

You people with the “a V8 swap would be less” have no idea what it would actually take to make that happen on a cost, parts, programming and labor standpoint.

It’s a HUGE undertaking and at the end of the day, you’ll just have a bastardized non-R with zero warranty.