Figured after keeping up with this thread for the last 6 months that I'd add my experiences. I ordered an Expedition for my wife at my preferred dealer (Dealer #1) who told me Xplan would not be an accepted. Called another dealer (Dealer #2) and they were happy to accept Xplan so I ordered the same vehicle with them. I called Dealer #1 to cancel my order and they said they would accept and "beat" Xplan pricing if I kept my order with them. Decided to keep both orders and would purchase whichever came in first. 4 months later (after reading many threads on this site and reviewing Build & Price) I decided that HD Tow was a must, realized that Sync4A was a $795 option and not a $5k option (as both dealers told me), and found out that the Adv. Cargo Manager was not just roof cross bars. I finally decided to bite the bullet and placed a new order with Dealer #1 to ensure we got a vehicle with the options we wanted.
Dealer#1 Order#1: Max, Silver, 303A, CCD, EDLS, Bench, Auto Start/Stop Removal
12/17: Ordered + Confirmation email
No Scheduled for Production email received
3/4: Production changed to 4/11
4/21: Built Email
No additional emails
OrderTrack.app shows Invoice date of 4/11 and that it's "Awaiting Shipment"
Dealer#2: Max, Silver, 303A, CCD, EDLS, Bench, Auto Start/Stop Removal
12/22: Ordered + Confirmation email
2/3: Scheduled for Production 3/7
2/4: Production changed to 3/14
2/11: Production changed to 3/21
2/17: Production changed to 4/4
2/25: Production changed to 4/11
3/2: Production changed to 4/18
3/11: Production changed to 4/25
4/7: Production changed to 4/18
No additional emails
OrderTrack.app shows invoice date of 4/21 and that it's "In Production"
Dealer#1 Order#2: Max, Silver, 303A, CCD, EDLS, Bench, HD Tow, Sync4A, Adv. Cargo, Auto Start/Stop Removal
4/1: Ordered
4/13: Order Confirmation email
4/28: Scheduled for production 6/13
No additional emails
OrderTrack.app shows Invoice date of 6/09 and that it's "In Production"
Window Sticker shows 2R CLIM CTRL/HT SEAT DELETE -$150.00 and HANDS FREE LIFTGATE REMOVAL -$55.00
I find it a little odd that I received so many email updates on Order #2 and so few on Order #1. Also that both Order #1 and Order #2 have been pending in their respective status' for 54+ days. I did request that both Order #1 and Order #2 be cancelled when I ordered #3, but both dealers said they would not cancel. Hopefully Order #3 gets built before Ford finds a train headed to CA and that they arrive at the dealer on the same carrier. Thanks for continuing to share your experiences. Misery loves company.