after waiting almost 5 months finally got serialized and waiting ETA.I ordered a XLT with almost everthing including the v10 and automatic.All I can say is just be patience and it will happen

2000sprdty

 

I ordered my F250 Crew Cab XLT on December 8th. I'm still waiting. The dealer said that I've moved up from #40 to #35 in line just to be scheduled. So... by this time, 2003, I should have my truck. I'm actually thinking about cancelling my order and buying a Chevy.

 

Spudwigley...you got to be kidding. Do you have money in the deal now? Man, I would seriously question your dealers allocations. Since you did not give particulars about what you ordered, it is hard to see what may be holding the truck up. Up thru 3 weeks ago, I knew of people who had ordered in January and they got their trucks either in March or April. My truck took 3 months. I ordered 9/21/99 and took possession on 12/29/99.

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>It's nice to hear about someone
>getting their truck early. Did
>you get the v-10 engine?
>I hear that is the
>one that has been held
>up and it is the
>one I ordered. What state
>did you purchase?, I'm in
>California and I have been
>hearing other nightmare stories out
>here. Maybe we are
>just UNlucky Eilyns

Eilyns,
I'm in So Cal (Orange County). I did get the V-10 with just about every option including the Lariat package. Fortunately, I had no problems getting my truck and am very happy with it. You may want to check with another dealer in your area. I kept checking around even though I had my order in. Before I could change my mind, I had my truck!

 

I have a deposit down. But the XLT is nothing special. It's basically a stock XLT, the only additions were Keyless Entry, Shift on the fly, AM/FM/CD and Auto trans. Everything else was the standard XLT package. I didn't even order a V10 or Diesel. I don't know what the hold up is. It's a fairly large Ford Dealer and Arizona is a huge market for Trucks. I've never ordered a vehicle before and quite honestly never even considered a Ford before the SD came out. My dealer originally said 12 to 16 weeks. 16 weeks were up April 5th.

 

Oh, I forgot to add... it's a long bed. That's probably it huh? Those extra two feet require another 8 to 12 weeks to build.
By the way, I'm in the process of e-mailing my dealer right now. I'll let you know what his excuse is.

 

spud:
regardless of your dealers stated excuse.. The real excuse is that particular dealers allotments for that particular configuration must be terrible OR they (the dealership) has set the priority of your truck below others..

You can't always go by 'large' dealerships. A dealer local to me has a whole site thats 'a truck center' where all they sell is 'trucks'.. The joke is, they have huge numbers of F150s, Explorers, Expeditions. however, that dealer has one of the worst superduty allotments in the area..

Superdutys these days are arriving at dealerships faster than ever.. I ordered mine in October and received it in less than 8 weeks. Very similar to your truck (Y2k F250 XLT SC 4x2 5sp 4.10LS 5.4L, cd etc..)

Check with some other dealerships, ask how long its been taking them to get Superdutys in, and what their allotment numbers are for the particular configuration your ordering..
(Remember, allotments vary according to: engine type, cc vs sc, drw, lariat and a few other categories.)

 

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-May-00 AT 07:30 AM (EST)[/font][p]Spudwigley...go back to your dealer and ask him the status. To the best of my knowledge, these are the possibilities.

A. Unscheduled Clean
B. Submitted to plant and or scheduled: When a VIN is assigned and scheduled build week along with the estimated week of delivery (EWD, a.k.a. ETA) to the dealer.
C. Locked in: When production is locked and NO changes can be made (normally 10 days to 2 weeks before scheduled date).
D. Bucked: All parts on line ready for frame to roll.
E. Built
F. Released from plant / released to convoy. When a vehicle is released to convoy that means it is built and has been released from the plant.
G. Convoy or rail car assignment: Dealer EWD normally updated at this time.
H. If shipped by rail, arrival at the ramp (destination railhead)If shipped by rail, Convoy (car-hauler truck) from ramp to dealer
I. The dealer sees it.

Your dealer has the ability to contact Ford and get the status. If it is "Clean and unscheduled"...it is not even in the queue to be built. Anything other than "clean and unscheduled", he should be able to give you a build date and target ETA date.

If I had to guess...the holdup is the 5.4, but that is just a guess.

Whatever, good luck.

 

Thanks RickK,

The last time I talked to my dealer, he said that I had moved from #40 to #35 just to be scheduled.
I would guess that means its still "clean". I'm contacting other dealers in the area to see what their allocation and time estimates are. Like you all said. The only problems are, I'd have to start this whole process over again, I wouldn't be sure that I could trust what the dealer says, and then I'm probably better off if it does take longer so I get a 2001 instead of a 2000. The most frustrating part of the whole thing is that this is really cutting into my fishin' time. I can't haul all my gear on the back of a sportbike.

 

Spudwigley....I really think your dealer is lying thru his teeth. Maybe he is telling you that he had 40 orders himself ahead of you and now he only has 35. But...consider this...how many trucks can these folks build in one day. If your order is 35 in line at the plant...well he has a vin number and should know the build date. I think he jacking you around, IMHO.

 

If the Send E-mail function works on this forum...I just sent you info that you may want to check out. Hope it helps you.

 

Spud, I ordered my superduty 250v10 long bed on Jan 26 and was just advised that I will probably have to re order a 2001 in June. My order is also clean and my dealer also sells alot of trucks. I don't believe anything he says anymore.I found a dealer that has ordered for people long after my order was submitted and these trucks were delivered within 2 months.He has two coming in within the month and he showed me the vin numbers already assigned. I hope to get my 2000 truck but if I don't, I want my deposit back and I will switch to a new dealer. Eilyns

 

I ordered F250SD 5.4 auto 4x4 supercab with the works. Dealer received confirmation via a vin number that it would be built two weeks after order. The dealer told me today that it was built, he has the title in hand. We expect shipment by the end of month, providing the holidays do not mess with this.

I talked with a lot of dealers, and called Ford Customer support as well as emailed to see if could order '00 as well as why they could not confirm in less than two weeks. Ford Customer Support always referred me back to the dealer. My dealer was not sure if the 2000 would be built. A pretty good source confirmed that they are taking orders through the end of May and building those.

If your dealer ordered in Jan/Feb and you still have not got it, well maybe they sold it at MSRP. Don't trust them, they do not know so some will tell you anything. I feel comfortable with my dealer, at least he said he just did know.

 

sorry, the truck was ordered April 24th, 10 days to get confirmation that it would be built, today is the 13th and title is at the dealer. Clarification on my last message.

 

Hey Eilyns ,
So do you know if there is any legal recourse that we can take if the dealer says that they will not refund the deposit? I'm afraid that my deposit is non-refundable. Of course, 500.00 will definately buy my Ford dealer a lot of negative publicity. I wonder if myforddealersucks.com is available? Anyway, I sent an e-mail to Ford Corporate and they sent back a canned response about how all manufacturers are delayed (BS) and they cannot expedite the order any faster. They suggested that I talk to my dealer... like that is going to help. So, I'm starting my search all over again. This really sucks. I tell ya, if it wasn't for the fact that so many people are really enthusiastic about their Ford Trucks, I'd have given up and gone back to Chevy.