I plan to leave Okinawa Japan around March next year but want to order a truck to have waiting on my when I arrive back in the states. I have seen order waits as long as 9 months. Is that the same for ordering F150s? What timeframes have you guys seen when placing an order? Does it matter if it is a Lariat or Platinum. I would assume that is only the case if there are some items that are backorder for a given package.

 

For me, placing my order to taking delivery was 2 months on the nose. 8 weeks. Model wouldn't matter as long as there are no supply issues. When I got mine the dealer told me the king ranch wheels were having supply issues and some deliverys were delayed for 9+ months. One of the reasons I went with a Lariat.

 

Likewise. When we ordered ours they said 6 to 8 weeks, and I think it shipped in 7. Took it another week to be delivered to the dealer. Almost spot on.

 

I ordered mine November 25th 2015, Built January 8th 2016 and delivered January 19th 2016.

Josh

 

Ordered my 2017 Lariat on 27 October and was told by the dealer to expect delivery in late January.

 

As an update to my previous post I got a call today from my dealership. They were just notified that the truck I ordered on 27 October is scheduled to be built on 19 December - a couple of days before the assembly plant closes for 10 days for the holidays. I seems that when the plant closes, all transportation stops as well so the truck will sit in a staging lot until operations resume. Their new projection for delivery is now the last week of January. I guess they really want to discourage custom orders with a 90 day wait!

 

If it's for military you can partake int he overseas purchase program and they pretty much ensure you have it there when you get home. I did it so long ago myself I honestly forget if/how they handle changes in rebates. If you find a good dealer they'd probably work with you and allow the vehicle to be stored for a month or two while you returned.

 

Ordered a F-150 SuperCab 3.5 EB 10 Speed 4x4 on 12/1/16. Just found out from my dealer the build week is 1/9/17. Priority 19. Im really looking forward to getting back into a 4x4.

 

I was a little late to the game on ordering the vehicles since I was just informed that I could be coming back to the states. I have asked to move my take delivery up from 17 Mar to 1 Mar which will only give me 2 months if they shut down for Christmas. Luckily its in St Louis and not far from Kansas City where I am assuming they are still put together.

Good luck with the build. If I wasn't on such a tight timeframe I would have stayed with the 3.5 and 10 speed. I needed a almost sure bet that it woudl be there when I needed it. Don't want to rent a car for however long it takes to arrive. Let us know how it turns out.