Lost My ETA
2/28/05, 05:35 PM
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Called to check on where my Vert is, they called the ramp. They told me there is a shortage of rail cars and they don't know when they will be getting enough to ship all the cars in the yard. I asked if my car was on any kind of hold, she said no, but they had 3000 cars on hold for one reason or another and that's what caused the back up in the yard. Now they have all these cars released from holds and nothing to ship them on. She said I no longer have an ETA date. Anyone else hear about this shortage of rail cars?
2/28/05, 11:06 PM
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LOL thats so true Greg 
But for Jeffs question ...and from what I have been told that this is correct .Because my car did not show up in the origional E.T.A. time the new car sales manager that I am dealing with got a hold of the divisional sales manager last week and told me the same thing that the rail yard is backed up with all the cars that were on quality hold that were just released (mine was one of them) and that the best guess for a delivery day from him was mid march for me up here in Canada.If you add it up for a rough guess thats a 4 week wait ....I hope you get your car soon as much as I would like to get mine.
But for Jeffs question ...and from what I have been told that this is correct .Because my car did not show up in the origional E.T.A. time the new car sales manager that I am dealing with got a hold of the divisional sales manager last week and told me the same thing that the rail yard is backed up with all the cars that were on quality hold that were just released (mine was one of them) and that the best guess for a delivery day from him was mid march for me up here in Canada.If you add it up for a rough guess thats a 4 week wait ....I hope you get your car soon as much as I would like to get mine.
3/1/05, 10:47 AM
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Still waiting 17 weeks after I ordered. It was built Jan. 21. Still no ramp code. I guess it's too much to ask for that the cars be shipped out in an order resembling when they were made. On the bright side (and that is a relative term) my dealer told me that a truck that came in last week had a GT for another dealer on it. At least some cars are apparently being shipped to my area.
3/1/05, 11:59 AM
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Originally posted by 6505pony@February 28, 2005, 6:42 PM
Maybe the company that makes the MyColor and the IUP dash trim make rail cars.
Serious though thats a you know what. Hope they get some in for deliveries soon.
Maybe the company that makes the MyColor and the IUP dash trim make rail cars.
Serious though thats a you know what. Hope they get some in for deliveries soon.
3/1/05, 05:54 PM
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Originally posted by gashaus34@March 1, 2005, 12:50 PM
Still waiting 17 weeks after I ordered. It was built Jan. 21. Still no ramp code. I guess it's too much to ask for that the cars be shipped out in an order resembling when they were made. On the bright side (and that is a relative term) my dealer told me that a truck that came in last week had a GT for another dealer on it. At least some cars are apparently being shipped to my area.
Still waiting 17 weeks after I ordered. It was built Jan. 21. Still no ramp code. I guess it's too much to ask for that the cars be shipped out in an order resembling when they were made. On the bright side (and that is a relative term) my dealer told me that a truck that came in last week had a GT for another dealer on it. At least some cars are apparently being shipped to my area.
3/2/05, 08:43 PM
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Originally posted by sodaman@March 2, 2005, 8:24 PM
That is what happened to mine, they said it had sat there for two weeks, finally left on the 28th via some etx rail car or something, should have by weekend.
That is what happened to mine, they said it had sat there for two weeks, finally left on the 28th via some etx rail car or something, should have by weekend.
3/3/05, 06:27 PM
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My dealer said she called Ford today and the car is on a railcar somewhere between Ohio and North Carolina. But she said they didn't tell her a railcar number, which she said worried her because they always tell her this. She said she was going to call them tomorrow and double check.
3/3/05, 07:16 PM
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Originally posted by GOFISCH+February 28, 2005, 7:38 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GOFISCH @ February 28, 2005, 7:38 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Called to check on where my Vert is, they called the ramp. They told me there is a shortage of rail cars and they don't know when they will be getting enough to ship all the cars in the yard. I asked if my car was on any kind of hold, she said no, but they had 3000 cars on hold for one reason or another and that's what caused the back up in the yard. Now they have all these cars released from holds and nothing to ship them on. She said I no longer have an ETA date. Anyone else hear about this shortage of rail cars?
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go get it!
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I am in the same boat, car built, waiting for a rail car assignment. This is now over two weeks just sitting there waiting for the rail car.
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go out their and pick it up.
3/3/05, 07:36 PM
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Originally posted by gashaus34+March 2, 2005, 9:46 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gashaus34 @ March 2, 2005, 9:46 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-sodaman@March 2, 2005, 8:24 PM
That is what happened to mine, they said it had sat there for two weeks, finally left on the 28th via some etx rail car or something, should have by weekend.
That is what happened to mine, they said it had sat there for two weeks, finally left on the 28th via some etx rail car or something, should have by weekend.
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Oh man, you must be walking or something. Try to hang on if you can; call on the kindness of friends and family if you must, but wait for the car you ordered if at all possible. Hopeuflly they won't push you back . Good luck.
3/4/05, 09:19 AM
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My Vert built 2/16 is sitting around also. Got the same info, except the dealer is so close to Flat Rock MI, the car should be going convoy. No holds listed on car and no car. I am about to lose it with Ford. What a way to run a car company!!!
No wonder they are having a bad year. 3000 units times $29,000 = 87 mil in unpaid invoices.
My Vert built 2/16 is sitting around also. Got the same info, except the dealer is so close to Flat Rock MI, the car should be going convoy. No holds listed on car and no car. I am about to lose it with Ford. What a way to run a car company!!!
No wonder they are having a bad year. 3000 units times $29,000 = 87 mil in unpaid invoices.
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