Ordered 5/29/2025

I think the Active is a fine trim level, but I got a few bells and whistles more for about $5k to go to the base Platinum.

Dealer says August delivery

 

5/20/2025 - Received "Order Confirmed" email from Ford

Email states that I can expect to receive an update regarding my order within the next 45 days.

Bananas out..

 

Those '25 models sure do look nice. Too bad they were not on the lots when I was shopping.

Why the Platinum over the KR or another trim? I bought my 2024 KR back in January and after comparing the Platinum to it, I couldn't figure out the $10k price difference when it came to options. Besides really just badging.

 

The kr for 2025 is priced higher than the platinum but has less content. The kr starts at 86k, however for 83k, you can get the stealth performance with ho engine, phone as a key, and rear acoustic windows, features not available on kr. For the same features, you can get the platinum with driver pkg for 79k. Hard to justify buying a kr over a platinum, but they look fantastic in person.

 

I would prefer the KR but my #1 need is second row bench, not captains chairs.

In order to go KR I would have to strip the truck to bare bones and special order.

Platinum I could have second row bench a lot easier AND have ventilated front seats, not just heated

To get vented front seats and a second row bench seemed like a big ask.

 

Got email from Ford on 6/19/2025 moving the needle over from "Order Confirmed" to "Scheduled for Production"

Got a VIN now and production is scheduled to begin the week of August 11th, 2025......

Bananas OUT

 

8/12/25 - In Production
Same day....Built

8/13/2025 - SHIPPED

Stealership emailed me a few days later to tell me it will be first week or two of September before it arrives.

Must be coming here by turtle

 

8/21/25 - Still being shipped

 

I remember ordering an expy back in 17, it was in shipped status for over a month. It sat at a train yard for weeks.

 

Good grief

Went to pick up the truck today.

Cheapest looking interior I have ever seen.

Truck had not gone thru PDI, but with only 2 miles on the odo, it looked like a filthy monkey had grabbed everything in it including the headliner and moonroof cover

The Blue color is the same "almost black" that the SD had. NOWHERE near the blue that is on the Ford website when you Build and Price

Rear AC didn't work right.

Wife didnt like the steering wheel

Truck smelled like it had been sitting

We passed.

Went over to Chevrolet and looked at Suburbans

Very dissappointed in Ford

 

Oh wow, which platinum did you order?

I ask because thats the complete opposite of what we felt. We tested a tahoe high country, and the first thing my wife said was "this does not feel worth 85k!" The first expy we tested was the ultimate and the interior was incredible. The lower platinum were less nice as my wife pointed out, and the build quality was lacking, but we both agreed its better than a comparable tahoe. The armada has a much nicer interior than both.

 

We ordered a non-ultimate package platinum so that we could get a second row bench. Thats the only way we could get the bench on a higher model.

I guess we need to get our wives together and let them figure out which way we should spend $85,000