2014 Ordered/Built/Delivered Thread
6/4/13, 11:14 AM
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I picked up the lighter at Home Depot. It's obvious that I'm among like minded people, here at TMS.
I painted a black stripe on mine as well. I've not found a way to add a spoiler yet, but I've had it for less than 24 hours.
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6/4/13, 12:23 PM
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Would like to track our 2014 order
Hi Keysha,
My good friend ordered a 2014 V-6 convertible last week from Columbia Ford, in Columbia, CT and we would like to track the scheduling, build and delivery. I did it for my 2006 GT on this site and it was a blast. I dont recall, but can you tell me how to get started.
Thanks
Chris
My good friend ordered a 2014 V-6 convertible last week from Columbia Ford, in Columbia, CT and we would like to track the scheduling, build and delivery. I did it for my 2006 GT on this site and it was a blast. I dont recall, but can you tell me how to get started.
Thanks
Chris
6/4/13, 12:28 PM
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Of course they do. Vehicles will be left in various states of completion throughout the facility until the line resumes. How would you operate a shift-oriented plant otherwise?
Because Romeo needs to supply so many engines which it can only produce at a certain rate and other vendors similarly supply other components and assemblies to as close to a just in time basis as possible, X will be made each day/week/month whether or not there are custom orders which is also why dealers must, at least to a significant extent, use their allocations within a window or they're either going to get a unit Ford decides to configure for them or not at all.
Amid all this, Ford needs to ensure an even distribution of product mix, geographic distribution and hit scores of other moving targets that are all part of supplying a national (and international) network of dealers with a consistent supply of product which requires an even distribution of product to fill the trains and/or trucks that ultimately transport them to each store.
It's possible to order at precisely the right time according to each cycle in the process and get a car sooner but it's generally only by dumb luck for a car to arrive any sooner than 7 weeks plus shipping which is geography dependent even without holiday and other seasonal downtime factored in.
Only rarely will a scheduled car ever NOT get built. Once there's a VIN, the car's getting built whether it's wanted or not and only rarely will the build date be longer than three working weeks from when it's assigned. From there, it just needs to move through the many stages of a process designed to ensure 90,000 units a get made rather than any particular one or two.
Some occasional discretion does exist to pull forward retail orders in place of "push" units when the schedule can accommodate them, but only if every step happens at the right time of its respective cycle from when YOUR dealer orders to when every OTHER dealer orders and if other retail orders are competing for the same priority.
I've ordered a bunch, and the waiting always sucks. If your car arrives any sooner than twelve weeks, you're ahead of the game. Anything sooner than seven is a miracle of coincidence. It's tough not to wonder if each day will be "the day", but I speak from experience that focusing so intently upon it only runs the risk of resenting it once it arrives. Eight weeks in, there's so little anybody anywhere could do to influence the date it ultimately arrives that there's nothing you really want anybody to do anyway since the risk of disrupting its delivery is greater than accelerating it.
As long as your dealer has been forthright, it's in the same boat as you and just as much at the mercy of the 90,000 as you are. People can and do occasionally walk away from retail orders they've placed out of impatience, even after their order has been scheduled and VIN assigned. But unless a person happens to prefer black on black equipped with every option but a glass roof or is wide open as to the car he/she wants, the total number cars in a particular, stripe and option combination built during an entire year is far likelier to exist in twos and threes than dozens or scores, with about half already having been pre-sold.
Notwithstanding that much of Ford's present ordering infrastructure was a also used to built Granadas, Mavericks and LTDs, even if it were to spend hundreds of millions to implement the most technologically-advanced ordering and fulfillment systems and processes possible, the logistical limitations of building all Mustangs from a single plant and line would likely prevent more rapid fulfillment of retail orders by any appreciable degree - though both lines being converted to fully-flexible manufacturing architecture when S550 and Fusion start production would certainly help, in the same way having a second source for making Fusions could allow bespoke orders to be built on more of an on demand basis without disrupting the general supply of vehicles that originate elsewhere.
You're almost there. The less you're able to obsess in the meantime, the happier you'll be when it arrives.
Because Romeo needs to supply so many engines which it can only produce at a certain rate and other vendors similarly supply other components and assemblies to as close to a just in time basis as possible, X will be made each day/week/month whether or not there are custom orders which is also why dealers must, at least to a significant extent, use their allocations within a window or they're either going to get a unit Ford decides to configure for them or not at all.
Amid all this, Ford needs to ensure an even distribution of product mix, geographic distribution and hit scores of other moving targets that are all part of supplying a national (and international) network of dealers with a consistent supply of product which requires an even distribution of product to fill the trains and/or trucks that ultimately transport them to each store.
It's possible to order at precisely the right time according to each cycle in the process and get a car sooner but it's generally only by dumb luck for a car to arrive any sooner than 7 weeks plus shipping which is geography dependent even without holiday and other seasonal downtime factored in.
Only rarely will a scheduled car ever NOT get built. Once there's a VIN, the car's getting built whether it's wanted or not and only rarely will the build date be longer than three working weeks from when it's assigned. From there, it just needs to move through the many stages of a process designed to ensure 90,000 units a get made rather than any particular one or two.
Some occasional discretion does exist to pull forward retail orders in place of "push" units when the schedule can accommodate them, but only if every step happens at the right time of its respective cycle from when YOUR dealer orders to when every OTHER dealer orders and if other retail orders are competing for the same priority.
I've ordered a bunch, and the waiting always sucks. If your car arrives any sooner than twelve weeks, you're ahead of the game. Anything sooner than seven is a miracle of coincidence. It's tough not to wonder if each day will be "the day", but I speak from experience that focusing so intently upon it only runs the risk of resenting it once it arrives. Eight weeks in, there's so little anybody anywhere could do to influence the date it ultimately arrives that there's nothing you really want anybody to do anyway since the risk of disrupting its delivery is greater than accelerating it.
As long as your dealer has been forthright, it's in the same boat as you and just as much at the mercy of the 90,000 as you are. People can and do occasionally walk away from retail orders they've placed out of impatience, even after their order has been scheduled and VIN assigned. But unless a person happens to prefer black on black equipped with every option but a glass roof or is wide open as to the car he/she wants, the total number cars in a particular, stripe and option combination built during an entire year is far likelier to exist in twos and threes than dozens or scores, with about half already having been pre-sold.
Notwithstanding that much of Ford's present ordering infrastructure was a also used to built Granadas, Mavericks and LTDs, even if it were to spend hundreds of millions to implement the most technologically-advanced ordering and fulfillment systems and processes possible, the logistical limitations of building all Mustangs from a single plant and line would likely prevent more rapid fulfillment of retail orders by any appreciable degree - though both lines being converted to fully-flexible manufacturing architecture when S550 and Fusion start production would certainly help, in the same way having a second source for making Fusions could allow bespoke orders to be built on more of an on demand basis without disrupting the general supply of vehicles that originate elsewhere.
You're almost there. The less you're able to obsess in the meantime, the happier you'll be when it arrives.
Good post, one of the better ones I've read in this thread or anything having to do with ordering/building/waiting etc.
6/4/13, 12:39 PM
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Thanks, Ajcruz1!
No front plate, no tire shine, no dealer stickers on the car, etc, etcDeysha, we need your expertise. Do they leave cars sitting on the line when the plant idles for a week? I talked to SVT and they said the plant was running 20 hours a day and it takes 18 hours to build a car. I was told if the car was in the body shop last Thursday then it should be done. Can you confirm? Is my car awaiting delivery? Sorry to be a pain in the backside, I ran out of patience a couple weeks ago. Waiting on a Shelby is not easy for someone with no patience. LOL
Hi Keysha,
My good friend ordered a 2014 V-6 convertible last week from Columbia Ford, in Columbia, CT and we would like to track the scheduling, build and delivery. I did it for my 2006 GT on this site and it was a blast. I dont recall, but can you tell me how to get started.
Thanks
Chris
My good friend ordered a 2014 V-6 convertible last week from Columbia Ford, in Columbia, CT and we would like to track the scheduling, build and delivery. I did it for my 2006 GT on this site and it was a blast. I dont recall, but can you tell me how to get started.
Thanks
Chris
Deysha
6/4/13, 01:20 PM
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From The Detroit News:
Flat Rock Ford plant to be idled
Flat Rock plant to produce Ford Fusion this summer
Flat Rock Ford plant to be idled
Flat Rock plant to produce Ford Fusion this summer
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6/4/13, 01:29 PM
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Deysha:
I am new to the group and sent a PM to you, but figured I would try this way also.
I placed an order for Grabber Blue/White Strip 2014 GT500 (with SVTPP and electronic package) on 4/3, and after 2 months still on "In Order Processing/Material Hold". Could you find out what the delay is? I sent the Order and Dealer numbers in the PM.
I am very pleased to see the remarks people are making about you; you seem to be the miracle worker. Hope that ends up applying to me as well.
Thanks for any information you can provide.
DrMac
I am new to the group and sent a PM to you, but figured I would try this way also.
I placed an order for Grabber Blue/White Strip 2014 GT500 (with SVTPP and electronic package) on 4/3, and after 2 months still on "In Order Processing/Material Hold". Could you find out what the delay is? I sent the Order and Dealer numbers in the PM.
I am very pleased to see the remarks people are making about you; you seem to be the miracle worker. Hope that ends up applying to me as well.
Thanks for any information you can provide.
DrMac
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6/4/13, 01:51 PM
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Deysha...I ordered my car at the end of April, is there a reason it hasn't been scheduled yet?
I talked to the dealer and no one understands why Ford hasn't done anything with my order yet. It's getting frustrating since I need a second car now since the tornado took my 4 vehicles. I got all my insurance money and I'm ready to buy NOW. Seeing how other people are getting their cars delivered by now it's hard to understand the inconsistancy on Ford's part.
I talked to the dealer and no one understands why Ford hasn't done anything with my order yet. It's getting frustrating since I need a second car now since the tornado took my 4 vehicles. I got all my insurance money and I'm ready to buy NOW. Seeing how other people are getting their cars delivered by now it's hard to understand the inconsistancy on Ford's part.
6/4/13, 05:59 PM
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Of course they do. Vehicles will be left in various states of completion throughout the facility until the line resumes. How would you operate a shift-oriented plant otherwise?
Because Romeo needs to supply so many engines which it can only produce at a certain rate and other vendors similarly supply other components and assemblies to as close to a just in time basis as possible, X will be made each day/week/month whether or not there are custom orders which is also why dealers must, at least to a significant extent, use their allocations within a window or they're either going to get a unit Ford decides to configure for them or not at all.
Amid all this, Ford needs to ensure an even distribution of product mix, geographic distribution and hit scores of other moving targets that are all part of supplying a national (and international) network of dealers with a consistent supply of product which requires an even distribution of product to fill the trains and/or trucks that ultimately transport them to each store.
It's possible to order at precisely the right time according to each cycle in the process and get a car sooner but it's generally only by dumb luck for a car to arrive any sooner than 7 weeks plus shipping which is geography dependent even without holiday and other seasonal downtime factored in.
Only rarely will a scheduled car ever NOT get built. Once there's a VIN, the car's getting built whether it's wanted or not and only rarely will the build date be longer than three working weeks from when it's assigned. From there, it just needs to move through the many stages of a process designed to ensure 90,000 units a get made rather than any particular one or two.
Some occasional discretion does exist to pull forward retail orders in place of "push" units when the schedule can accommodate them, but only if every step happens at the right time of its respective cycle from when YOUR dealer orders to when every OTHER dealer orders and if other retail orders are competing for the same priority.
I've ordered a bunch, and the waiting always sucks. If your car arrives any sooner than twelve weeks, you're ahead of the game. Anything sooner than seven is a miracle of coincidence. It's tough not to wonder if each day will be "the day", but I speak from experience that focusing so intently upon it only runs the risk of resenting it once it arrives. Eight weeks in, there's so little anybody anywhere could do to influence the date it ultimately arrives that there's nothing you really want anybody to do anyway since the risk of disrupting its delivery is greater than accelerating it.
As long as your dealer has been forthright, it's in the same boat as you and just as much at the mercy of the 90,000 as you are. People can and do occasionally walk away from retail orders they've placed out of impatience, even after their order has been scheduled and VIN assigned. But unless a person happens to prefer black on black equipped with every option but a glass roof or is wide open as to the car he/she wants, the total number cars in a particular, stripe and option combination built during an entire year is far likelier to exist in twos and threes than dozens or scores, with about half already having been pre-sold.
Notwithstanding that much of Ford's present ordering infrastructure was a also used to built Granadas, Mavericks and LTDs, even if it were to spend hundreds of millions to implement the most technologically-advanced ordering and fulfillment systems and processes possible, the logistical limitations of building all Mustangs from a single plant and line would likely prevent more rapid fulfillment of retail orders by any appreciable degree - though both lines being converted to fully-flexible manufacturing architecture when S550 and Fusion start production would certainly help, in the same way having a second source for making Fusions could allow bespoke orders to be built on more of an on demand basis without disrupting the general supply of vehicles that originate elsewhere.
You're almost there. The less you're able to obsess in the meantime, the happier you'll be when it arrives.
6/4/13, 06:19 PM
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Aaaaannnndddd here are the first pictures!
Only drove 7 miles from dealership to my house so far, but will put some miles on tomorrow and write up my first impressions!
Very first impressions - awesome
Recaro's are phenomenal - they fit me perfectly. Excellent support, comfy too. And look great!
Just like the one I rented a while back, everything is placed perfectly with just seat adjustments. I like the steering wheel just where it is, don't need telescoping at all (thankfully).
Only drove 7 miles from dealership to my house so far, but will put some miles on tomorrow and write up my first impressions!
Very first impressions - awesome
Recaro's are phenomenal - they fit me perfectly. Excellent support, comfy too. And look great!
Just like the one I rented a while back, everything is placed perfectly with just seat adjustments. I like the steering wheel just where it is, don't need telescoping at all (thankfully).
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6/4/13, 08:42 PM
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haha you're right actually... I'll get some better ones tomorrow with the good camera. They really look excellent... my wife just took a ride in the car with me and she loves the seats too. Little low for her, but she's 5'2.
6/5/13, 07:52 AM
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From The Detroit News:
Flat Rock Ford plant to be idled
Flat Rock plant to produce Ford Fusion this summer
Flat Rock Ford plant to be idled
Flat Rock plant to produce Ford Fusion this summer
-the priority code rating
-the dealer's allocation for each production week
-the ordered option content
-the receipt date
The receipt date is a factor when breaking ties for orders with the same priority code. Therefore, the date is the last factor. You need to speak to your dealer about changing your priority code if possible, due to your circumstances.
Aaaaannnndddd here are the first pictures!
Only drove 7 miles from dealership to my house so far, but will put some miles on tomorrow and write up my first impressions!
Very first impressions - awesome
Recaro's are phenomenal - they fit me perfectly. Excellent support, comfy too. And look great!
Only drove 7 miles from dealership to my house so far, but will put some miles on tomorrow and write up my first impressions!
Very first impressions - awesome
Recaro's are phenomenal - they fit me perfectly. Excellent support, comfy too. And look great!
Deysha
6/5/13, 08:10 AM
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6/5/13, 08:51 AM
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May have some more driving impressions by this evening too... Brought the ca to work today to show off obviously! Will put a few miles on this afternoon & evening
6/5/13, 12:09 PM
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Since the plant is now closed and there is no way that the car I ordered in April will be here when I go back to work June 19 I'm going to plan B.
I did a search on Autotrader and found a car simular to what I ordered only 200 miles away. It is grabber blue with the appearance package PLUS the tech package with auto trans.
The dealer said they would go get the car for me and with all the new rebates I will be paying the same for the car with the extra options as I would have if my car would have came right away.
SO.....I should have my car by next week unless my bad luck streak continues.
Let's hope they don't wreck it when they drive it back.
I did a search on Autotrader and found a car simular to what I ordered only 200 miles away. It is grabber blue with the appearance package PLUS the tech package with auto trans.
The dealer said they would go get the car for me and with all the new rebates I will be paying the same for the car with the extra options as I would have if my car would have came right away.
SO.....I should have my car by next week unless my bad luck streak continues.
Let's hope they don't wreck it when they drive it back.
6/5/13, 12:32 PM
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Since the plant is now closed and there is no way that the car I ordered in April will be here when I go back to work June 19 I'm going to plan B.
I did a search on Autotrader and found a car simular to what I ordered only 200 miles away. It is grabber blue with the appearance package PLUS the tech package with auto trans.
The dealer said they would go get the car for me and with all the new rebates I will be paying the same for the car with the extra options as I would have if my car would have came right away.
SO.....I should have my car by next week unless my bad luck streak continues.
Let's hope they don't wreck it when they drive it back.
I did a search on Autotrader and found a car simular to what I ordered only 200 miles away. It is grabber blue with the appearance package PLUS the tech package with auto trans.
The dealer said they would go get the car for me and with all the new rebates I will be paying the same for the car with the extra options as I would have if my car would have came right away.
SO.....I should have my car by next week unless my bad luck streak continues.
Let's hope they don't wreck it when they drive it back.
