@macjaeh , have you been able to track down your correct rail car number? Hopefully, you’re riding with both @Tyleem111 and I….and, will be getting a surprise e-mail and phone call notifying of your delivery along with both us! It would be a great trifecta for the State
. Hang in there!So, the phone tracker now states that my rail car has arrived in Minot ND - maybe it really did take a zig zagging scenic route and I’m just 4-7 days behind you all…@macjaeh , have you been able to track down your correct rail car number? Hopefully, you’re riding with both @Tyleem111 and I….and, will be getting a surprise e-mail and phone call notifying of your delivery along with both us! It would be a great trifecta for the State
Great to hear! @Tyleem111 and I arrived at Terminal 6 around midnight, so hopefully you’ll the same quick 4-day transit from Minot as we did…we really picked up some speed over those last 4 days…….
. I think I noted at least one or two others on @TaxmanHog ’s fabulous trackers (again, thx for all your hard work!) that were currently in transit to either ID, WA or Oregon. I hope your vehicles are all on one of these to trains and that you get you trucks soon!So much progress! Made it from Spokane, WA to Portland, OR in one day! Truck has officially made it to the rail yard. Now let’s hope for quick auto transport to the dealer.
My truck has made it into the Portland, OR Terminal 6 complex by mid-night…..outstanding. It took a very smooth 13-day trip from Dearborn in the good company of @Tyleem111 ’s truck who was kind enough to share his tracking information with me along the way
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Now, I doubt they’ll unload it overnight, but I hope to see a switch from “Inactive” to “Pending” from United Logistics sometime later today. My dealer has 21 other vehicles waiting in their queue for transport south down into the valley…..I’m hoping to get into that covey quickly for the final 80 mile trip south!
BTW, my VVR as of yesterday afternoon shows I’m still at the Blue Island Rail Yard outside Chicago…..
Nice looking truck…I almost went with this color….Just got my photo from Ford and confirmation that it has departed Williston, ND.
I would lock that 2.19% EV special loan rate down before the Fed meets on 7/27 if their rate lock period ends before your ETA. I see your Build week is 8/8, so I doubt a traditional 30 day lock is going to work for you...IMHO, they would have to offer a 60 or 90 day option for it to work for you.
Thanks, definitely great advice and that's the plan. I just edited my build week in my profile to 8/1 since I forgot to change it when they bumped me up. I'll definitely keep that OnPoint rate in mind. i'm thinking of going 72 or 84 as long as I can keep it under, say, 4% - I can use the money that I'm not paying per month and either keep it in 2 accounts (ETFCU and Elements) that earn 3.3% to 4%, and/or afford to put more money in Series I bonds if inflation stays above 4%, so I can still come out ahead if rates get close to 4 on longer term loans.
I originally applied for a loan at Northwest Community Credit Union (originally was at 2.54%), but unfortunately the lock in only lasted 30 days and that ended 5 days ago. It's now at 2.79%. My ETA is supposedly 8/7-13 but I'm not trusting that because I still haven't received a "shipped" notification.
How often/when did your truck location update in Fordpass? Last update on mine was a few days ago when it was loaded at the Ford plant and nothing since. Normally it would only update when someone moved it or opened a door; since thats not going to happen on a train was just curious.Mine appears to be “staged” here. It’s been here the last 12-24 hours. Before sitting here it was a bit south where it looks like it was rearranged and then moved back north.
You can manually update the location info through the app. This is confusing because the Home tab says hasn't been updated or that the vehicle is asleep, however, if you go to the Vehicle tab and slide down (doing this on an iPhone) a loading wheel will turn and the location, SOC, and estimated distance to empty will refresh. Sometimes this took 10-20 seconds, other times close to a minute. I'm sure it was depending on cell service and strength. Also, sometimes the app would say location unavailable. I would try and refresh again, and it would come through.
Thanks! Gave that a try and it still shows at the Ford rail yard..guess I have to accept that it is either still there or it doesn't want to talk to me haha. I'll try it tomorrow and hopefully it will have some movement.
