adrianp

Any way to locate a car if I have the VIN? The dealer is saying he can't do much on price with a transfer, so I was thinking of just going directly to the one that has the car, but all I have is the VIN.

SPARTAN VI

You should be able to search local dealerships' inventories using ford's website, but you wont be able to do this search with the VIN. You can try contacting Ford directly with the VIN and see if they'd pin-point the dealership for you.

adrianp

Not that I can see. They seem to always just forward the info to another dealer.

I tried calling Ford and all I could reach was their marketing dept who couldn't help me without reading stuff from the website or manual.

RetiredSFC 97

Type VIN: (then the number) and do a google search. If that car is anywhere on the internet, with the vin number attached, it will pop up. You may have to weed through a few things.

I did that looking for my car the past couple months. I was on cargurus and they don't tell you where the car is, so I just did a google and found everyone of them.

It's worth a try.

RetiredSFC 97

Carfax may also be avle to tell you where the car is, but it will cost you, so you best be serious or you it will be for nothing.

adrianp

Your da man! Came up as the first search! Looks to be about 6 hours away.
So now I just need to think if I should just drive there and pick it up. My big concern is driving it back 400 miles right from the start.

jz78817

Why is that a concern?

adrianp

I guess, breaking it in properly? It's been about 9 years since my last car, but all my previous ones had certain recommendations for the first 1000 miles or so.

retfr8flyr

Check with the dealer that has the car and see if they have an internet sales department. Most dealers do, you could see if you can make a deal before doing the drive.


Earl

Art161

Vary your speed for the first 1000 miles. No cruise control! If you're on a highway that is not congested and you don't need to slow down from time to time, occasionally back off a little anyway. It would also be a good idea to take an exit and drive around at city speeds for a few minutes a couple of times during your trip.

If you find a suitable road, you could also bed in the brakes.

That's about it.