Looks like it arrived early this morning. Will call dealer once it's open.That didn't last long:
I didn't really expect delivery over Thanksgiving.
Oh, wow. Beat even the early side of the delivery estimate? That's something... Well, I guess I'll hold out hope that my Nov. 25-Dec. 1 window is "pessimistic."
In fairness, the initial estimate was 11/23 — 11/25. It arrived at the local rail yard on 11/22, which is about 40 miles from the dealer. With dealer prep and financing and Thanksgiving holiday, it'll probably be another week before I get it home. Just as well. My charger install scheduled for 12/2. I'm just glad that I'm getting it before year end and thus eligible for full tax credit and discounted registration.
I’m in the same boat and I think that it hasn’t changed since 11/8. Just sitting there…. Just chatted them again and I’m pushed from ETA of 11/26 to 12/01 now. Still think it’s a long shot even for the new date unless it’s getting loaded on a rail car today.
Seems like it’s out of fords hands now and it’s all on the rail company now. And as far as tax credits isn’t anything under $80k safe for next year? Didn’t think I’d have to worry about it but I guess it may be a concern with how we’re being pushed back now
Some of those delivery dates were before the trucks actually shipped and I never received an updated estimate. I also haven’t had time to update the spreadsheet and won’t be able to for a few more days. I’ll make a sweep through all the threads once I’m back home and have multiple monitors.
Reach out to your dealership. Ford Chat was telling me my truck was in Illinois, when the dealership has access to a tracker that reported it moving the whole time.
I honestly get the impression I've annoyed the dealer, and I've only asked twice for a rail car number. I believe you that they may have better data on their end, but man, I'm wary of annoying the dealer because they haven't given me the "final price" yet.
For sure. We had a Special Order Consultant at the dealership we'd email maybe once every couple of days.
Any electric vehicle with a battery pack that wasn't mostly sourced from the United States or a short list of allied nations isn't eligible for $3,750 of that credit come Jan. 1. As far as anyone knows Ford does not qualify for that half of the credit. I don't recall what the other $3,750 was tied to, maybe it was a price cap, but I know whatever it was doesn't affect my order.
I appreciate the explanation, but don't feel like you need to apologize or anything. It's great we have the tracker at all. That it would get desynced from time to time is expected. I just wish Ford was better about their estimating, but with the supply chain and freight being how it is these days, it's not terribly surprising they're missing the mark so much. It's probably more practical to expect them to stop guessing than to make more accurate guesses.
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“Ford EVs and our PHEVs remain eligible for the $7,500 tax credit until guidance is issued at the end of this year. Next year, we believe we’ll meet the $3,750 critical minerals credit requirement on certain Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning models. In ’24, the rules will further restrict this critical materials credit. So, we believe it’s a fairly level playing field right now for all the OEMs as our supply chain of critical minerals extracted or processed in the US and FTA develops.”
