Looks good! And I'll take this opportunity to say thank you. I wouldn't have know about any of the tracking business if not your efforts. Thanks again!

 

Great news! Landing a fish while getting the call has to be one of the best ways. (I can only think of 1 better way)

At this point, unless it's included in a package, its pretty silly to get the Ford spray in liner..

If you have that paired with another low commodity component (moonroof, tonneau) then all those items must be available on the same week to get scheduled.

Thanks! I started it as a way to pass time while waiting for my purgatory truck. Now I have a truck (22) but the tracker has been so popular that I gotta keep it running.

I've got more things planned also. I'm not one to sit around, so expect new things in the future.

My utopia would be to weave the Ford customer data, VVR data, CSX and UP tracking and Transporter tracking to the dealer into one system. All the data is readily available, but just not accessible to me.

Ford could build a great system for retail orders if they put some effort into it. I hear all around that retail ordering is the way of the future for manufacturers and dealers, but they need to make it more interactive for buyers.

Plus they are missing a huge opportunity to market dealer installed options to people who have their vehicles on order.

They want all the benefits of a retail order system (lower overhead, steady higher prices due to no overstock, dealers don't have to finance floorplanning) but they don't want to make a proper effort.

And it would be so easy!

Ok, getting off my soap box.

 

Sounds like a nice pitch when you interview with Ford for their Retail Innovation position!

 

Wish I was 30 years younger.

 

Still nothing showing on this tracking spreadsheet or the MACH-E site, but the Ford Order Tracking still shows "In Production".
PhoenixFla any thoughts?

 

They will likely all show In Production by tomorrow.

I believe there are several servers that house the tracking data, and they are not always in sync. Sometimes you get results from the server with the newest data, and sometimes from the server that has data a few hours older.

Not uncommon at all to get different results from different trackers when the status is changing.

 

Check this post from Tuesday: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post20054124

Once the Window Sticker is available, the STP date is entered manually by PhoenixFla.

Have you found a window sticker yet? Add your VIN to the end of this Link. https://www.windowsticker.forddirect...icker.pdf?vin=

 

Got it. Thanks. I'm still not able to pull up the WS. I'll check again in the morning.

 

Got an email today, scheduled for production the week of 10/04, ordered 04/29.

 

Is there a tab or a color for orders with the blackout package? I looked after I saw in a thread that the package was delayed and going to start back in production. I think it was this thread maybe the other ‘22 thread. TIA

 

My order went from Scheduled (Week of 27 September) back to Order Confirmed? F350 DRW Lariat and no adaptive steering.

 

So I actually ordered two 2022 Super Duties. The first dealer put in the order with the condition he might charge $4-5K over MSRP, depending on the market. I then went with Grainger Ford in Iowa, who charges under invoice.

First Super Duty was ordered 7/14/21. Received a VIN 7/20/21. Was scheduled and re-scheduled for production 8/30/21. Got the email built today 9/10/21. Estimated delivery 10/7/21.

The second Super Duty was ordered 7/28/21. I have not even received a VIN yet.

Both trucks are identical in configuration. What gives...bad timing?

 

Could be that the first dealer has lots of allocation left since they are overcharging for the truck and therefore have not had as many buyers order through them.

 

No, but I've been thinking about adding some more options columns, and that can be one of them.

 

The Norfolk Southern robot lady just told me my rail car was parked at the ramp some 30 minute drive from the dealer.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!