GT Delivery delays
06-05-2007, 05:53 PM
#11
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RE: GT Delivery delays
Don't call with an attitude. I called my dealer and customer service with a "concerned" approach. I didn't really yell or anything - even though it might seem that way from the above post 
They did have my car and I didn't want them to do anything to it.
Be respectful but in a nice way demand answers. I mean, your dropping $30,000 ***** into something, so you should have some say....no?
Good luck!
They did have my car and I didn't want them to do anything to it.Be respectful but in a nice way demand answers. I mean, your dropping $30,000 ***** into something, so you should have some say....no?
Good luck!
ORIGINAL: FenderParrothead
hmmm....that's interesting that you just called Ford Customer Service. I may do that soon, just to "get both sides of the story" so to speak. Also might be interesting to see if they can tell me the official reason for the delay; see if it is the 18" wheels or not.
hmmm....that's interesting that you just called Ford Customer Service. I may do that soon, just to "get both sides of the story" so to speak. Also might be interesting to see if they can tell me the official reason for the delay; see if it is the 18" wheels or not.
06-05-2007, 05:56 PM
#12
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RE: GT Delivery delays
ORIGINAL: mAnYsTyLeS
Don't call with an attitude. I called my dealer and customer service with a "concerned" approach. I didn't really yell or anything - even though it might seem that way from the above post They did have my car and I didn't want them to do anything to it.
Be respectful but in a nice way demand answers. I mean, your dropping $30,000 ***** into something, so you should have some say....no?
Good luck!
Don't call with an attitude. I called my dealer and customer service with a "concerned" approach. I didn't really yell or anything - even though it might seem that way from the above post
They did have my car and I didn't want them to do anything to it.Be respectful but in a nice way demand answers. I mean, your dropping $30,000 ***** into something, so you should have some say....no?
Good luck!
. I'm not upset about anything yet - a little bummed b/c of the week delay, yes, but far from upset. I'm just curious more than anything else.
06-05-2007, 08:27 PM
#14
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RE: GT Delivery delays
Sorry to hear about the delays... heck - I wanted to avoid that situation, so I went with dealer stock, but even then it is coming from upstate. And this is the second try, the first one got sold out from underneath us before my dealer could get it down here, even though they had already clamied it. So we found another today.. hopefully by Friday, fingers crossed. At least they gave me a loaner GT to thrash on..
06-05-2007, 10:57 PM
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RE: GT Delivery delays
Why do you guys have to order the 18's. In Maryland it seems most of the dealers already order everything you're talking about. Hell Sheehy Ford in gaithersburg has at least 3 GT's with 18's. Why are these so elusive elsewhere?
I bought mine with 18's. Now getting a stick was a bit of a pain, but the autos are all over the place. Koons ford in Rockville, MD has a White and Black Premium editions with 18's. I just don't understand why they are so hard to find.
Also the days of special ordering GT's is a waste. The time to special order cars was in the 80's when they still gave you engine options. Now, too order is worthless. What difference does it really make anymore you can't upgrade motors? I would have shopped around, I bet there probably had to be a dealer within 100 miles of your home that had a GT you werte looking for, there has to be. I see more Mustangs on Ford lots than i do anyother model. Sucks you have to wait a few more weeks. I know youhave to be dying inside to get behind the wheel and go, but while your car is sitting in the shipping yard somewhere I would look around and search other dealers.
I bought mine with 18's. Now getting a stick was a bit of a pain, but the autos are all over the place. Koons ford in Rockville, MD has a White and Black Premium editions with 18's. I just don't understand why they are so hard to find.
Also the days of special ordering GT's is a waste. The time to special order cars was in the 80's when they still gave you engine options. Now, too order is worthless. What difference does it really make anymore you can't upgrade motors? I would have shopped around, I bet there probably had to be a dealer within 100 miles of your home that had a GT you werte looking for, there has to be. I see more Mustangs on Ford lots than i do anyother model. Sucks you have to wait a few more weeks. I know youhave to be dying inside to get behind the wheel and go, but while your car is sitting in the shipping yard somewhere I would look around and search other dealers.
06-06-2007, 09:56 AM
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RE: GT Delivery delays
ORIGINAL: DjfunkmasterG
Why do you guys have to order the 18's. In Maryland it seems most of the dealers already order everything you're talking about. Hell Sheehy Ford in gaithersburg has at least 3 GT's with 18's. Why are these so elusive elsewhere?
I bought mine with 18's. Now getting a stick was a bit of a pain, but the autos are all over the place. Koons ford in Rockville, MD has a White and Black Premium editions with 18's. I just don't understand why they are so hard to find.
Also the days of special ordering GT's is a waste. The time to special order cars was in the 80's when they still gave you engine options. Now, too order is worthless. What difference does it really make anymore you can't upgrade motors? I would have shopped around, I bet there probably had to be a dealer within 100 miles of your home that had a GT you werte looking for, there has to be. I see more Mustangs on Ford lots than i do anyother model. Sucks you have to wait a few more weeks. I know youhave to be dying inside to get behind the wheel and go, but while your car is sitting in the shipping yard somewhere I would look around and search other dealers.
Why do you guys have to order the 18's. In Maryland it seems most of the dealers already order everything you're talking about. Hell Sheehy Ford in gaithersburg has at least 3 GT's with 18's. Why are these so elusive elsewhere?
I bought mine with 18's. Now getting a stick was a bit of a pain, but the autos are all over the place. Koons ford in Rockville, MD has a White and Black Premium editions with 18's. I just don't understand why they are so hard to find.
Also the days of special ordering GT's is a waste. The time to special order cars was in the 80's when they still gave you engine options. Now, too order is worthless. What difference does it really make anymore you can't upgrade motors? I would have shopped around, I bet there probably had to be a dealer within 100 miles of your home that had a GT you werte looking for, there has to be. I see more Mustangs on Ford lots than i do anyother model. Sucks you have to wait a few more weeks. I know youhave to be dying inside to get behind the wheel and go, but while your car is sitting in the shipping yard somewhere I would look around and search other dealers.
I did shop around from Greensboro to Raleigh to Charlotte but couldn't find the exact combination that I wanted. Then when I went to the dealership I choose and they did a Southeast regional search and couldn't come up with the car with my exact combination of upgrades. Also the dealership I choose has a large number of speciality Mustangs on their lot , Roush, Steeda and so forth so they didn't have what I wanted on their lot either.
So that's why I ended up ordering from the factory. I understand what you were saying about motor's and such but another reason to factory order is to get the exact combination of upgrades that you want.
06-06-2007, 11:18 AM
#19
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RE: GT Delivery delays
I'm the same way. Don't get the impression that the only reason I ordered the car was to get the 18" wheels.
Let me put it this way. I know someone who bought an 06 GT, and I looked at it and was asking some questions when I was thinking about making the leap to buy one. Well, he started nit-picking his car to death ("I wish I would have gotten this instead of that"; "I wish I had this option on here") and finally I asked, "Well why did you buy it then?" His answer: it was the only GT, manual transmisson he could fine.
Same thing with me. I found only a few GT, manuals around town (there's too many damned automatics out there[:'(] ), but that was the only thing about the car(s) that appealed to me - none of the options, colors, etc. were what I wanted. I decided if I was going to spent the $$$, I should get it exactly the way I want it. And I also liked the look of the California Special. So, I placed an order.
Let me put it this way. I know someone who bought an 06 GT, and I looked at it and was asking some questions when I was thinking about making the leap to buy one. Well, he started nit-picking his car to death ("I wish I would have gotten this instead of that"; "I wish I had this option on here") and finally I asked, "Well why did you buy it then?" His answer: it was the only GT, manual transmisson he could fine.
Same thing with me. I found only a few GT, manuals around town (there's too many damned automatics out there[:'(] ), but that was the only thing about the car(s) that appealed to me - none of the options, colors, etc. were what I wanted. I decided if I was going to spent the $$$, I should get it exactly the way I want it. And I also liked the look of the California Special. So, I placed an order.
06-06-2007, 02:04 PM
#20
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RE: GT Delivery delays
Update: Well, if anyone is interested, I took mAnYsTyLeS advice and (politely 
) called the Ford Customer Service line directly. The lady with whom I spoke said that my car is in production (which basically she said meant is "being built") and is scheduled to arrive at the dealer between June 18 and June 25, which is basically right smack in the middle of the original due date (week of June 17) and the new, delayed date (week of June 25). I asked the lady if there was any information regarding a delay, but she said there was no delay that she could see. So, who knows? The dealer had told me they get weekly updates regarding orders on Thursdays, so I'll probably call back this Friday and see what dates they are giving me now. I rather like being able to ping both Ford and the dealer, and get both sides of everything. Thanks for the suggestion, mAnYsTyLeS!
<crosses fingers and prays for June 18>
) called the Ford Customer Service line directly. The lady with whom I spoke said that my car is in production (which basically she said meant is "being built") and is scheduled to arrive at the dealer between June 18 and June 25, which is basically right smack in the middle of the original due date (week of June 17) and the new, delayed date (week of June 25). I asked the lady if there was any information regarding a delay, but she said there was no delay that she could see. So, who knows? The dealer had told me they get weekly updates regarding orders on Thursdays, so I'll probably call back this Friday and see what dates they are giving me now. I rather like being able to ping both Ford and the dealer, and get both sides of everything. Thanks for the suggestion, mAnYsTyLeS!<crosses fingers and prays for June 18>