Illinois Chapter October 2018 BS Thread
Oct 1, 2018 | 08:58 PM
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It is frustrating that if you buy something off Amazon for $5 they can track it and tell you everything about it, but Ford can't handle tracking a $70K vehicle accurately
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:04 PM
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It is frustrating that if you buy something off Amazon for $5 they can track it and tell you everything about it, but Ford can't handle tracking a $70K vehicle accurately
The latest arrival date supercedes the first. LOL
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:08 PM
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It is frustrating that if you buy something off Amazon for $5 they can track it and tell you everything about it, but Ford can't handle tracking a $70K vehicle accurately
You never know it could be in E St Louis being vandalized right now!
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:09 PM
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The latest arrival date supercedes the first. LOL
Yeah Ford also says shipping can take from 12 to 28 days depending on location..
You could probably walk from Kentucky to MA in 12 days..
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:09 PM
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You never know it could be in E St Louis being vandalized right now!
It's under warranty and Also i don't have to accept it...LOL
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:11 PM
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Yeah Ford also says shipping can take from 12 to 28 days depending on location..
You could probably walk from Kentucky to MA in 12 days. .
No thank you, I'll ride!
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:14 PM
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Ford has no control over the carrier once its loaded on their equipment.
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:16 PM
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Oct 1, 2018 | 09:17 PM
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Ford has no control over the carrier once its loaded on their equipment.
I know, but they should be able to give better tracking info...LOL
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:27 PM
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He must have found out the car number and tracked it via the CSX websiteI didn't bother
Should have bothered, I'm anxious to know also
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:30 PM
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Should have bothered, I'm anxious to know also
I have already waited 11 weeks so another 1 or 2 won't kill me .. LOL
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:31 PM
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I guess John must have fallen asleep behind your sofa Rick...
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:31 PM
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I have already waited 11 weeks so another 1 or 2 won't kill me .. LOL
Damn! Has it been that long?
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:35 PM
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Damn! Has it been that long?
Yeah I ordered it 7/12 and it was entered into the system at Ford on 7/20..
I believe it was actually built on 9/11 from what I can find out
Oct 1, 2018 | 09:36 PM
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If it is on CSX good luck tracking it. some years ago I was setting in a CSX yard dispatch office and they lost and could not locate 25,000 coal cars!
