So our boss has been stuck in Illinois at a carrier that went bankrupt for a few days now. It was supposed to arrive the 16th here in central iowa. I guess this carrier is no longer hauling for Ford. How are we supposed to get our car???

 

Jeeeeez. Honestly I would be going to get it myself and telling the dealership to chop a few bucks off. The anticipation must be driving you nuts

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Ouch. I feel for you - I hope it gets resolved quickly.

 

Yeah, me too. Dealer says we can't go get it. If they don't have it figured out by tomorrow I'm going to start calling people further and further up the chain till its home.

 

Where at in Iowa are you?

Grew up just north of Davenport. Lived in Ames for 6 years. Have hunted and camped all over the state.

 

I'm in Des Moines. Car was ordered through Dewey Ford in ankeny.

 

Well ? What's the latest on this?

-ace72

 

Nothing new. I've been told there is a large train hub on the south side of Chicago and they all sit there for a while before going on to their destination.

 

You would think the dealers would be able to find a lawyer who could pesuade the judge who oversees the bankruptcy to find a way to permit the carrier to deliver the cars.

 

I remember recently reading a story about Chrysler and GM vehicles being held up at a storage facility of a company who's contract had stopped. I don't know how it turned out. I think the title of the article mentioned the cars were being held for 'ransom', if you want to try and search for it.

I too, would think that the individual handling the bankruptcy would see releasing the cars would generate revenue that could eventually be distributed to creditors.

This reminds me me of stories of dealerships that closed with customer owned cars still in the service bays, or trade-ins that the dealership hadn't paid off the loan leaving the original owner with two outstanding loans instead of one.