What does the priority number '12' mean on my order form dated 4/20/11 ?

 

That's a good thing! The lower the number the better and yours is pretty low. You car should be getting built fairly quickly.

 

The highest priority (lowest number) for "regular" customers is 10, I believe.

12 is pretty good. Mine was 19 for '11 Job 2. Took exactly two months from order to delivery.

 

How do you get priority number one?

 

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As AlsCobra says, just PayPal me lots of money.

 

When I place orders for a customer (a retail order), I have to give it a priority code from 10-19. Orders for store inventory (a stock order) gets a 20-89 priority code. Priority codes tell Ford which order the dealer wants them built in, from lowest # to highest. Cars only compete against the same model within the same dealership, so I can put a 10 on a Mustang and a 10 on a Focus, and they don't affect each other. However, a 10 on a Mustang V6 trumps an 11 on a GT, so you have to compare your own priority code on a Mustang order against all the other Mustangs ordered at that dealership.

The regional offices can pull an order ahead of all others for that dealer by assigning an "01" priority code. This is usually done for specialty vehicles and/or when a customer calls in to complain about an order taking too long.

Keep in mind that a higher # can be built before a lower # if the parts aren't all available for the lower #'d car.

 

I ordered my GT500 on April 25th. My order replaced an existing dealer order which had a priority code 10. When my dealer talked to his zone rep the next day, he had it bumped to priority code 1. My vin has been assigned, and Ford told me the car will be built the last week of May. Imagine, my 2012 Shelby GT500 will be built 4 weeks after I've ordered it!