From your Dealerhip.
yea i guess no with the shortage the priority number doesn't mean much anymore.
This is odd because my dealer texted me Monday (5/10) to inform me that my truck was built May 7th, (as scheduled) but then added "we'll see how long to ship- depends if it has to be retrofitted w/ chip" I've chosen to not check since everyone else has been waiting for so long I simply assume there'll be a delay (and besides, getting myself wound up about something I can't control seems like wasted energy), I texted him back to tell him that the current truck is crowding the mileage that we agreed on when we made the deal and his response was "don't worry about it" so now it's a game of wait and see!
I learned of this from my Dealership - from the Manager who controls orders, Priorities, and tracks deliveries. I try not to bother them more than once every couple of weeks but they've been as transparent as they can be. Dealers are frustrated too, as they have so little inventory. I'd recommend that you speak to your Salesperson and have him/her introduce you to the Manager. He/she can look into their Ford database and give you the same details they have. Best of luck!
Actually that scenario makes some since from the supply chain logic, the other thing that strikes me is Ford is paying the (let's just be small minded and myopic for a moment) people on the assembly line to build these vehicles, so that is money going out, and all of those vehicles sitting offsite waiting (I'm sure someone is making a handsome fee for storage, so that's money going out) but if they don't ship them to the dealers (you know, the guys that buy vehicles from Ford to sell to us!) then they don't have a lot of money coming in! I understand that Ford is a global corporation, but I'll bet someone is chugging Maalox by the case worrying about the money! My dealer likes to have around 300 cars on the lot at all times and right now the lot on the east side of the building is as empty as the inside of my head...I'm guessing there's Maalox being chugged at dealerships as well!
19 is the default priority for retail orders, 10 is the highest a dealer can set it. Also, once a truck is scheduled, the priority is no longer used.
Speaking of which, I got this text from my salesman this afternoon
i stand corrected. 10 is where I started but, you’re right that 19 is the default. Thank you.
Does it still have a blend date of 20210520? Top of the window sticker is missing.
@pierowman -Ive been tracking my order since November 16th, build date is may 20th.... Ford order tracker just updated saying that its about to be built and estimated delivery date of 6/4. Also the window sticker was created.
Great news!
Best of luck to you too! This is the first I’ve had a window sticker. Ramp shows 59 so I’ve got my fingers crossed it isn’t going to purgatory. I’m hoping that since it’s being delivered via convoy it won’t be stuck there
