How do you track car once it leaves factory?

When the car hits the Dealership, what are they required to do to it?

What should the new owner do to insure everything is done correctly?

I want to make sure they do what's required W/O joy rides.



So, I'll edit this post when more info is posted.

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DELIVERY SUGGESTIONS & EXPATIATION'S FROM MEMBERS

Try and be there when car is delivered, hopefully the dealer will let you know before it gets unloaded from truck.

Take pictures soon as you spot your BOSS, for your self and to make others jealous here!

Check mileage on car before it gets out of your sight.

Request all documentation and include window stickers, plastic covers, wheel covers, etc.

Instruct dealer not to install front License Plate frame.

No advertisement logos/emblems on rear of car.

Before signing, inspect every inch of the car including interior, engine bay, trunk, and decals. Check for scratches on/under splitter. There has been issues reported on this site about scratches on the decals, missed paint, chipped paint, bumper scratches, and unknown black splatters.

Tell dealer, You will fill the gas tank on them (keeps them from having an excuse to drive it).

Tell them not to wash, buff or spit shine your ride. Do that stuff yourself. No chance for them to mess anything up.

Dealer will perform a PDI: Part of the PDI process is to bring the car up to operating temp to check all fluids. Driving a couple miles to do so isn't the end of the world. PDI is necessary for warranty purposes.

Think about spare key: https://themustangsource.com/f813/ho...494183/index2/

 

I'll be in the same boat shortly.

Request all documentation and include window stickers, plastic covers, wheel covers, etc.

Before signing, inspect every inch of the car including interior, engine bay, trunk, and decals. Check for scratches on/under splitter.

Take lots of pictures. Maybe one with the Salesperson and in front of the Dealer for memory lane.

Secure on trailer and tow it home

Dave

 

MOST dealers will do all of that automatically. Mine did.

 

Dealer is required to do a PDI then clean and prep it. Setting the clock and all that good stuff is part of the prep. You just need to have someone at the dealer you trust, have them call you the moment it arrives. Talk to them, tell them what you want done and not done. They will do a PDI no matter what, they have to.

I had them clean the outside and asked they leave the rest alone, no front plate or stickers. They called me when it arrived and did everything I had asked. When I got home I took care of the rest, taking off the plastic, finishing cleaning inside etc.

To track it you need the rail car number then look back here at posts done in March. There are numbers there you can call to track the train car. All the rest of your questions depend on finding someone at the dealer you can trust to follow through on your requests. What you request is up to you, everyone wants things done differently.

 

What does PDI stand for (My guess perform dealer inspection)?

 

Pre-delivery inspection (I think) Normally done by a mechanic to make sure the car has no mechanical flaws and also checking for loose parts or paint scratches etc.

 

Makes sense,,are they required to test drive the car?

 

No as far as I know. Posted this before but the guys at my dealer told me it is illegal to drive a customer ordered car, if that is state or local law I do not know, it may just be dealer policy.

They are of course going to drive it off the truck and inside the shop for the PDI but nothing says they need to "road test" it. In any case if that is something they do talk to them and tell them not to. The other salesman laughed and told me I was the only one that every drove my car to get the first tank of gas. Getting the gas would be the only reason to take it out on the road.

It is in the dealers best interest not to drive any car. There is always a chance of an accident and I am sure most do not like taking chances. If the dealer does not know what is going on in the back like what happened with the white Boss on youtube then they are just clueless.

 

trailer the car home= NFW .... tell them not to wash, buff or spit shine your ride. Do that stuff yourself. No chance for them to mess anything up.

 

That video of the JERK banging gears still haunts me.

OK,,,

I tell dealer I will fill the tank on them.

Do NOT test drive it.

Thanks for the input.

 

Part of the PDI process is to bring the car up to operating temp to check all fluids. Driving a couple miles to do so isn't the end of the world. PDI is necessary for warranty purposes. Do business with a dealer you trust and you'll have no problems.

 

I'm glad you trust your Dealers. I don't trust anyone with my soon to be 46k Mustang, especially when it comes to the little details. There has been issues reported on this site about scratches on the decals, missed paint, chipped paint, bumper scratches, and unknown black splatters. It's easy enough to take 15 minutes before you sign on the dotted line than to find out later taking 10 times that amount working with the Dealer to get a problem fixed. Besides, your car is usually 1 of several delivered going through PDI. It's also best to check the car in natural sunlight, given that the general shop lighting is subjective. This will give you confidence that the car is acceptable, per your standards, as you drive away.

Dave

 

Kevin Casey, longtime friend of TMS, posted this information about the PDI.

 

Brian, I don't want to question your expertize and you have deal with this a lot more then me but I see no reason why a car would need to be tested on public roads at a dealer. The car can be brought to temp in the lot and really what is going to show up in a short drive that the factory did not catch? This is why they test certain car at the factory correct?

 

I have not been in the Flat Rock plant but I was in the Dearborn Plant back when they built the Mustangs there. When the cars came off the line and were started for the first time, the driver jumped on the gas squealed/chirped the wheels and dove it out to the staging area like he stol it! If something is goint to break or is not right, they want to know right now!

 

Read up, it's been stated that the car is in some sort of safe mode the first 5-15 miles and/or several start-ups.

Dave

 

That does not matter, Bossdog is right. If the drive shaft was not connected, brakes are locked up or seat off the track it will be obvious. To me there are few things a dealer can find wrong on a short drive and chances are their best mechanic is working on cars not testing them - so who's testing it?

 

I must have been under a rock...what video are you talking about? Do you have a link?

 

I'm on my cell phone until tomorrow, but the video is some were here at this site can someone, provide a link?

 

Is the link?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLmXeUflf4I