getting very frustrated
09-30-2005, 05:57 PM
#3
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: New York
Posts: 1,877
RE: getting very frustrated
Its all BS, i oredered in JULY i was still waiting, i cancelled the order, and i searched and searched and found what i wanted 2 1/2 hours away, but im picking it up tomorrow. i suggest u do the same. especially hear in the NE, good luck[:@]
09-30-2005, 06:14 PM
#4
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Posts: 34
RE: getting very frustrated
I ordered an '05 back in the middle of April. after the promised 12 weeks had elasped, I went to a different dealer. I put a deposit on a 2nd car, unsure of how this 2nd dealer could get a car quicker. End of August i got a call from the 2nd dealer, the car was scheduled to be built. Not sure how the 2nd dealer got the car faster then the first dealer who had a 12 week head start, but?????
If you're counting, that's 22 weeks from original order to final delivery. I live in Detroit, and purchased the car with a discount plan. I heard that the allocation of Mustangs was routed away from the Detroit area, because Ford makes more money on the vehicles sold without discount plans. Since the majority of discount plans are in metro Detroit, other areas of the country get a larger allotment of vehicles from the factory. (the orders are picked up by the factory sooner. (It's not first come, first serve)
The car arrived mid September, and I love it! I don't even think about the wait time anymore!!!
My advice? Look around, try different dealerships, you can always get your deposit back.
If you're counting, that's 22 weeks from original order to final delivery. I live in Detroit, and purchased the car with a discount plan. I heard that the allocation of Mustangs was routed away from the Detroit area, because Ford makes more money on the vehicles sold without discount plans. Since the majority of discount plans are in metro Detroit, other areas of the country get a larger allotment of vehicles from the factory. (the orders are picked up by the factory sooner. (It's not first come, first serve)
The car arrived mid September, and I love it! I don't even think about the wait time anymore!!!
My advice? Look around, try different dealerships, you can always get your deposit back.
09-30-2005, 06:24 PM
#5
1st Gear Member
Join Date: May 2005
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Posts: 83
RE: getting very frustrated
Is it a NorthEast order? Mine was ordered a full month before yours and up until last week it was still C/U, so even if it did get vin'd this month I would of had it in late Oct. IMO start shopping around on-line, check ebay (more and more 06's are popping up on there) call dealers that are maybe 500-800 miles away that might have something close to you order on the lot. Thats if you want the car now, because my guess is that you probably wont see anything until closer to December.
Thats what I did. Found one on-line, took a weekend to go get it. Now I have my car for a little while before the weather gets bad. Because if I got it anytime after November, the wait might as well be a full year since I wouldn't want to drive it much in the winter up here. And thats when it looked like it would have came.
But dont cancel your order until after you find one or even buy one somewhere else. The dealership should have no problem refunding your money (I got mine in less than a week) and they should totally understand why you want to cancel a 4 month C/U order. it just might get VIN'd while your looking elsewhere, you never know.
Thats what I did. Found one on-line, took a weekend to go get it. Now I have my car for a little while before the weather gets bad. Because if I got it anytime after November, the wait might as well be a full year since I wouldn't want to drive it much in the winter up here. And thats when it looked like it would have came.
But dont cancel your order until after you find one or even buy one somewhere else. The dealership should have no problem refunding your money (I got mine in less than a week) and they should totally understand why you want to cancel a 4 month C/U order. it just might get VIN'd while your looking elsewhere, you never know.
09-30-2005, 06:37 PM
#7
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 11
RE: getting very frustrated
ORIGINAL: torch red
Its all BS, i oredered in JULY i was still waiting, i cancelled the order, and i searched and searched and found what i wanted 2 1/2 hours away, but im picking it up tomorrow. i suggest u do the same. especially hear in the NE, good luck[:@]
Its all BS, i oredered in JULY i was still waiting, i cancelled the order, and i searched and searched and found what i wanted 2 1/2 hours away, but im picking it up tomorrow. i suggest u do the same. especially hear in the NE, good luck[:@]
