Hmmm. Wait another three days just to get the truck off of a railcar. I'm starting to think that if folks pooled their $2k "delivery fees," we could've hired a car-hauling truck for deliveries anywhere in the states in less than 10 days.
Yeah, really feels like Ford lowballed the carriers in exchange for lowest-priority delivery. We could've done better on our own. If I had the option to drive it home from the factory, I would've.
That's awesome! So close, and yet so far.
As of tomorrow, my truck's been sitting in a rail yard 20 miles from the factory for three weeks. If Ford had told me it would be there for at least that long unless I came and got it, I'd have been on the next flight. I reserved the truck at the launch event, got to order it 16 months later, got it built months after that... it sucks being this close to getting the truck and it seemingly just sitting around gathering dust/snow in a Michigan rail yard, and paying $2,000 for that level of service.
Yep. As with the varied and unpredictable "dealership experience," we're encountering another bit of legacy slop. From the broken tracking to the barely moving delivery system itself, it's difficult to believe that the money making side of the process is so neglected. But we do not appear to be seeing any urgency or efficiency here. Hopefully the sale/delivery side eventually gets a good cleaning out, just like the supply chain group did.
My blend date was 30 days ago -- 10/28. To all those in the 10/31 and 11/7 and newer groups who have built trucks being delivered I wish a sincere congratulations and f**k you.
My dealer contacted me this afternoon and advised that the truck is indeed at Terminal 6 in Portland. They expect to receive it at the dealership by this Friday, December 2nd. Fingers crossed I receive it this week.That's awesome! So close, and yet so far.
My money's on at least one of us getting a truck this week. Probably not me, since I'm all the way in Medford
And yes, @indubitalist, I also would have loved the excuse to take a road trip back from the factory. Let's hope Ford makes this an option in the future!
Sorry, man. I know it could be worse than having a delivery estimate, though on the plus side, at least they're not jerking you around. It's pretty weird they didn't give you one yet, though I wonder if maybe they accidentally gave me one prematurely and that's why it keeps changing, because the original one was never going to happen in the first place. If I recall correctly, you said yours was at ramp 5M in New Boston, which is where mine is, so they're in the same status, going to the same final destination, so really whatever mine ends up doing should be what yours does. For that, I apologize for giving the updates, because it's like you're getting vicariously jerked around.you got me all excited that maybe i had an update. Nope
Ford chat is inaccessible on my phone and laptop, my dealer disappears for days at a time, and my ford.com page doesn't show any dates. Now, the trucks have gone into a black hole.
