Hey guys...thanks for all the great comments.....I can't describe how happy and blessed I am to finally own this beast of a truck. I was literally smiling the entire ride home. Ate a couple of Prius's as well...lol..... For those of you still waiting trust me it is worth it!
I went onto the Ford.com website and started checking dealer's stock. As most of you know, and as my sig points out, I was number 16 in the Redland's Ford support group. I did not get my Raptor from them, so no need to think they are shady and I cut in line...haha....I found my exact build at Pacific Ford in Long Beach, CA called the general manager and the rest is history. It was a Dealer Ordered vehicle.
Had J0shM1lls not bought his raptor from lake elsinore ford, which is literally 15 mins from my house, I would have never thought to check dealer stock. So thank you J0shM1lls for the unintended prompting...haha. And for those of you out in socal I know that at least 3-4 Ford dealers have on site or are getting "Dealer Ordered" 2013 raptors within a week....feel free to PM me for the info.
I started my quest early this morn and I am extremely happy with the end results. Glad to be apart of this forum and raptor family!!!