Here are the last three updates I received from my dealer. Can you tell from this sequence if the second one is to VPC and the third one means it's been to VPC and now is ready for shipment? Both showed an ETA of 3/19. Thanks.

1) Body Shop on 2/25

2) In Transit
Received - Rail (Auto Warehousing )
Ramp 51, Auto Alliance, MI
Mar-01-2011, 12:45 ET
Mar-19-2011

3) Awaiting Shipment
Origin Received - Fct (Autoport Limited )
Ramp 5P, Flat Rock, MI
Mar-03-2011, 14:50 ET
Mar-19-2011

 

Sounds like Ford should follow the example of ... well Ford. At the assembly plants in Brazil and Thailand they have a lot of vendors in house at the plant. It does seem that they are cutting supply lines a bit thin, not just the Mustang but all the cars and all (American) car manufactures.

 

LMAO! So true.

The biggest thing that hurt them was going away from the design of the first gen. Mazda is in the middle of a massive identity crisis; the "zoom-zoom" spirit is gone, and they want to sell a ton of cars, but they want to move up-market to compete with some of the German brands. I don't see how that will ever work.

The new 6 is bloated, thirsty, and goes too far away from their ideals to really work. They should have just brought out a global design like the first gen and sold it here. People have complained about so many different things it's not even funny.

 

Well, first off you're missing a few steps, but due to a few dealers spreading disinformation (which I tried to correct but some people ignored it...) your car wasn't as far along as you thought:

Contrary to what was spread around on this forum, this DID NOT mean that the car was sent out to get striped. IT HAD NOT BEEN PRODUCED YET. "Body Shop" is where the car body is welded together.

What is missing is:
"Trim Dept" (Sometimes)
"Produced"
"Released" ie see the JPEG I posted above.

This just probably means getting sent to the holding yard while waiting for the OKTB to be given.

This could be either being sent to VPC or released to shipping, I can't say which. Without seeing the whole record (obviously there may be more holes as I already pointed out) I cannot tell. Look at your window sticker, does it say "Ship Through Woodhaven VPC"? If it does then there should be a few more steps, being sent to VPC then back again.

It's harder in the US (and Canada) to do that, because in North America there are more plants spread over a larger geographical area. Take out the Amazon rainforest and you could easily fit both Brazil''s populated area and all of Thailand inside of Texas.

Anyways guys, I'm out of this convo until tomorrow. Heading to Niagara Falls for the night, gotta fulfill my husbandly duties. The things you have to do to get permission for a shiny new toy ...

 

How do I "see" the ship to on the window sticker? When I call it up those fields are blank.

 

Make sure you give her her moneys worth.

 

Show her who's Boss!

 

Ask Vince
https://themustangsource.com/f813/bu...2/#post6023060

I sure they all say the same thing, mine:
Ship Through
Mustang VPC Shipthru
22400 Vreeland Rd
Woodhaven MI

 

It'll all be worth it in the end

 

Yep that's what mine says. What does it mean? Has it been through the VPC or is it on its way there?

 

The DORA I have says that too

 

Not an expert but I would bet going there.

Question why is it every thread turns into where is my car? (not pointing fingers since I am as guilty as the rest)

 

Seems to be two categories of posts:

Where's my car?
When will my car be built (which morphs into where's my car)

 

If we had our cars, we wouldn't all be sitting in front of our computers like crackheads trying to divine meaning from every whisper and fart that escapes from AAI.

 

LOL!

We'd all be out driving them

My wife is asking me how come I spend so much time of the computer. It's a medical condition called Mustangitis.

 

Just saw this a few minutes ago fellas:



A bunch of Boss's with no home...

 

Truer words have never been spoken!

 

Your in-motion-drive-by shot does a better job of separating race red and comp orange than those posted by professional magazine photogs.

 

Whole pile of empty space n that thar lot

 

Only one WHITE!!!!