Build Progress - VIN's and build dates
Posting Guru
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From: Corn Country, Kansas
Thanks!
Hotshot
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From: NH
The truck I wanted, that the dealer screwed up the order on and then re-ordered in July - the big blue Lariat Ultimate dually with every option just arrived at my dealership...well ahead of the red dually which was ordered in May. Of course, now I've gone ahead and bought another 2016.
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From: Potsdam, NY
No LED headlights??? Looks very nice though!
Laughing Gas
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From: Austin, Texas
Nah. Didn't feel like the $1K for the LED lights was worth it for me. The vast majority of my driving is not at night. I know crazy at $72K what is another grand but I am fairly practical. The only thing I feel like I splurged on was the Adaptive Cruise Control. Didn't really need it but got it any way...
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From: Potsdam, NY
Nah. Didn't feel like the $1K for the LED lights was worth it for me. The vast majority of my driving is not at night. I know crazy at $72K what is another grand but I am fairly practical. The only thing I feel like I splurged on was the Adaptive Cruise Control. Didn't really need it but got it any way...
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From: Antelope, CA
Nah. Didn't feel like the $1K for the LED lights was worth it for me. The vast majority of my driving is not at night. I know crazy at $72K what is another grand but I am fairly practical. The only thing I feel like I splurged on was the Adaptive Cruise Control. Didn't really need it but got it any way...
Cargo Master
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From: Western New York
Just looked at KTP rumor mill and there are a lot of gripes about not getting 40 hours per week on the line. OT scheduled for many weekends but the basic week is still seeing early dismissals every week. Not all parts of the plant are working well.
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From: McDonough ha
My friend works in body and there stacking them up . I have no information on other parts of plant I wish I did sorry . I did ask him to go in early and walk the plant and report back . I'm not going to tell you what he said other than no go lol
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Cargo Master
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From: Western New York
After seeing the critical list from the dealer last week I realized things are moving, but slowly. The good news from your friend is they are filling the stacker with bodies and sheet metal. From what I can deduce from our very small window into the production is the just in time deliveries, when one item fails to meet schedule, backs up everything. The next body out of the stacker might be a black Platinum crew cab but the panoramic sunroofs didn't arrive. Once all the lanes out of the stacker are blocked the whole operation gets jammed up and then the adaptive steering comes up short and the ones which made it onto the line are stopped too. One would think that after this experience with the F-150 rollout management could have done a better job predicting need and securing competent suppliers. As complex as these vehicles are there should not be an ever growing list of shortages. The deficiencies should start correcting rather than increasing.
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I have a sticker issued the same day yours did and mine is a Lariat with an eta of 10/25, sure would like mine to improve too!
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From: McDonough ha
Well on the bright side I've seen a few people on here have there ETA moved up including myself. I'm hoping they are getting a handle on it now and we all will be getting our beloved trucks in a better time frame
