✅ 5/9 Lightning Build Week Group

[RI fisherman]

Mine is here too! Just got the text from my dealer. My estimated delivery date was June 25-July 1. I'm so unprepared but super excited! Now to go empty my Ram 1500!

so the dealer just reach out out of the blue with no update from ford? Jealous Enjoy!

 

[GDN]

so the dealer just reach out out of the blue with no update from ford? Jealous Enjoy!

I know we've had a lot of Ford email updates, but historically they have never been accurate and there should be no reason to believe they are now. We have a couple of members busting their butts for us - thank you @TaxmanHog and @rlbussard , trying to make as much sense of them as they can, however we know that these trucks are built in most cases weeks before the built emails go out and we've had enough proof already in the last 3 to 4 days that trucks will show up without ever showing shipped.

If you've had a build day prior to likely May 20 or so you should be ready for a delivery at any time. And I'm hopeful those of us just after the 23rd will start to see something show up even as early as the 10th or shortly thereafter.

 

[bogey928]

so the dealer just reach out out of the blue with no update from ford? Jealous Enjoy!

Yes they did. I got a text yesterday letting me know my dealers demo truck just got in yesterday. It was a Smoked Quartz Platinum and the photo he sent me did not show the wheels so I thought it was mine, but he was just telling me it was there so I could go see it and drive it if I wanted too. Then today he texted me the photo I posted and his text was "Hahaha, look what just showed up a few minutes ago!!!" Last thing I received from Ford Corporate was an email that said it was built and they were doing QC on it. I never even received a "Shipped" email. Then 30 minutes ago I got an email from Ford Corporate telling me my dealer was ready to help me finish my purchase. Heading over in a few to see it and to arrange for delivery tomorrow.

 

[bogey928]

Just a little more information in case anyone is interested. So I just got back from the dealer and I am all set for a 2pm pickup tomorrow. It has to go through PDI in the morning and then it will be all mine. They parked the SQM Platinum demo next to mine and I got to look at them both. They are both beautiful and I thought I liked the Platinum wheels better when I saw photos but now after seeing them in person I am completely happy with the Lariat wheels as they really look sharp with the SQM color. The extra 20 miles in range is a nice bonus too. I won't miss the fancier seats or the extra speakers so I am glad to keep my $10k savings with the Lariat. Also I have the spray-in bed liner so clearly the rumor out there that it delays orders wasn't the case for me. They also told me that my truck completely disappeared off their tracker a couple days ago and just "poof" showed up at the dealership today.

Finally, I thought this was kinda funny and sad at the same time. The sales manager, whom I know pretty well, says to me "The truck driver who dropped off the Mannequin yesterday told me that there is another truck at the dock that looks just like this one and I am pretty sure it's yours too. So I asked him why didn't you bring that one too? He didn't really have an answer, but it was the same driver that brought yours today." So I wonder if this is why the delivery fee is so high. He certainly could have saved some $$$ bringing both trucks at the same time.

Anyhow I won't be sleeping much tonight! Too many lightning bolts going off in my head.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Congrats to all the new Lightning owners!!!!!

 

[stimpy]

I also got a message that my Lightning arrived at the dealer today. I'm waiting to hear back tomorrow to schedule delivery.

 

[ninjaybot]

Any land on the west coast yet?

 

[RainorshinePNW]

Any land on the west coast yet?

Doesn't look like it yet, per @TaxmanHog's list of Actual Deliveries. Unless there are other members on the Best Coast () that didn't sign in to the Order Tracker

 

[yed19]

Doesn't look like it yet, per @TaxmanHog's list of Actual Deliveries. Unless there are other members on the Best Coast () that didn't sign in to the Order Tracker

Yep, looks like there is a delivery scheduled for someone in CA on 6/22. Might be the earliest one we see. I suspect the WA group (of which I think I am included) might beat the estimated delivery by a few weeks though. It probably lay won’t take a month… but on a positive spin note, I doubt Ford will clear the $7500 tax benefit threshold on deliveries before the end of the quarter for a lot of Lightning order holders…

 

[TaxmanHog]

I also got a message that my Lightning arrived at the dealer today. I'm waiting to hear back tomorrow to schedule delivery.

What was your BLEND day and did you get a BUILT email with a projected delivery date?
Maybe stuck in SPAM!

 

[stimpy]

What was your BLEND day and did you get a BUILT email with a projected delivery date?
Maybe stuck in SPAM!

Build date was week of 9 May. Blend date of 11 May. I got an built email last week with an est. delivery date between 16-22 May.

I didn’t get any info on shipping until dealer emailed me that it arrived.

 

[rlbussard]

4 Trucks show delivered this morning on the tracker from our spreadsheet that never had any Shipping information attached to it in the tracker. None of them were for Forum people, but if you already have a build date and no ship status, there is a chance that yours is already out there somewhere. We had a total of 9 trucks delivered today from our spreadsheet and only 1 of them had an actual ship status.

 

[OB121]

And just like that with no warning my truck is at my dealer today. No shipped update or anything. Just got email from Ford that is at the dealership to complete the purchase.

 

[bg226]

I got on a chat session on the Ford website and asked for an order status update. She said as of yesterday, it was on railcar in West Chicago, IL on Railcar # TTGX992954 (Canadian National Railways). So it's on its way to the west coast!

 

[Pjlightning]

And just like that with no warning my truck is at my dealer today. No shipped update or anything. Just got email from Ford that is at the dealership to complete the purchase.

Congrats!

that’s fantastic!
What was the estimated delivery date you were given previously?

my tracker looks identical
(including the truck! Nice color )
except I don’t have my truck yet.
my estimated delivery is 6/13-6/19. Curious what yours was?

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