Any thoughts of trading MY11 for MY13?

[cnsheets]

With the many issues those of us with 2011's have endured, curious if any of you have thought about trading in your 2011 for a 2013 in hopes that all the problems have been fixed??? I myself have thought about it but the negative financial impact is what would hold me back even though my 2011 is only 9 months old! I think Ford should offer use a deal to trade in to help offset the financial impact.

Any 2013 owners have any reports yet on the issues plaguing the 2011's?? I'm sure it's too soon to report.

 

[Bill #5 Explorer]

You have a warranty. Get your TSB's done. You'll get hammered on the price delta.

 

[jkintn]

I agree with Bill. Plus, my biggest frustrations are 1) MFT and 2) design flaws - plastic pillars being the biggest. MFT has been revised (I won't say upgraded until I see for myself). I haven't seen a 2013MY yet but unless the plastic pillars have been redesigned, I would never consider trading up.

I wasn't patient enough to place an order so I selected one from dealer stock. I should have ordered one just as I wanted but oh well. Two items I wanted but did not get were tow package (I don't tow anything large, mostly carry bike rack but I like the integrated look and cover that hides the hitch when not in use) and 2nd row buckets seats. I like buckets but did not like that they did not have integrated armrests. I wanted them for the ability to pass through to the 3rd row so the center console defeated that purpose but was the only option for an armrest. I like the design of the Acadia 2nd row buckets.

 

[cnsheets]

You have a warranty. Get your TSB's done. You'll get hammered on the price delta.

Agreed, but how many times and how many hours of my time am I supposed to go through to get the same TSB fixed over and over?

Update, just received a call from customer service to schedule another attempt at the a-pillar TSB fix

 

[EX-SV]

The dollar hit for a trade will just add to the misery.
Agreed, get it fixed under warranty.

 

[harlenm]

I haven't seen a 2013MY yet but unless the plastic pillars have been redesigned, I would never consider trading up.

They were redesigned, that is the purpose of the tab.

 

[suzook]

Any 2013 owners have any reports yet on the issues plaguing the 2011's?? I'm sure it's too soon to report.

I have a late build(Dec 2012), and have none of the issues. I would guess the my13 should be fine.