mizzouPT2009

I just picked up my car on Wednesday and got the Light Ice Blue/Charcoal and I love it! Even the guys at the dealership said that they loved my color choices. At night main dash lights are light blue which matches the exterior. And the new car manager said that the lights on the interior look better with the darker leather. So I am estatic with my color choices. I am not sure how to post pictures on here but I guess I can try and figure it out....

So after asking for the DORA the dealer finally admitted to not putting the order in when they should have. I wasnt trying to cause problems I just wanted to get my car since the one I am currently driving is on its last life. But I heard from the dealer a week ago last saturday and he said the car would be in between the 9th and the 13th. Well I didnt hear from him by noon today (the 13th) so i gave him a call and didnt get a response. So after work i decided to just go up there. I asked for my dealer but they said today was his day off so i went to talk to the new car manager and i told him i was waiting on a 2010 fusion hybrid and he said "is it blue?" and I said yes and he said "well i just drove it on the lot about 45 minutes ago the truck came in about an hour ago and I got to be the one to drive it onto the lot" I was beaming! :headspin: I have been waiting 11 weeks now! :banghead: He even made the comment that he liked my color choices (ice blue/black interior) because he said when he started it up and the lights came on it looked really cool. He said that he had just placed the keys on my dealers chair in his office and that the dealer would check the car out tomorrow morning with the service manager to make sure everything was in working order. So anyway I will get to pick up my car after work tomorrow! :shift: I am going to have a hard time sleeping tonight and work is going to be unbarable. It is already crazy at work because i work in a nursing home and we have 2 confirmed cases of swine flue-going to end up with an outbreak I am sure. but i just cant wait till tomorrow night!!!!! :happy feet:

Sorry for the long post but help is appriciated! :shift: Okay so I am having some issues with my order and was looking for advice. Background is that I have been wanting to get a FFH since March but I was still in college and needed to wait till I got a job to order. So I got a job in July and ordered 2 weeks after staring my new job. Here is a little timeline August 1:Went to talk with dealer about pricing (we actually talked to 5 dealers and we chose the one that gave us the best price and offers) August 3:Called dealer back and said I was ready to order at noon and would come by the dealer that night to sign the paperwork. Three hours later he called and said that his grandmother died and he was leaving to go home but that his manager would go through the paperwork with us. So that night I went and signed the order sheet and asked what I needed to make the check out in (amount) and the manager said that he didnt need a check from me, so I said okay and left Middle/Late August: I got on this message board and starting reading that you all were getting VIN and build dates so I decided to call my dealer since I wanted to get financing in order so when the car came it would be ready but i needed a vin number to lock in an APR. August 27th-called dealer and asked for VIN/build date August 28th-he called back and said "Im so glad you called because I couldnt find your folder or contact information". I was steemed because I could believe that he lost that info???? I went by there as soon as I got off work. I was there 10 mintues and all of a sudden the new car manager walks in and says that he just found my folder. So i asked for a VIN/build date so he went and looked and gave me a vin and build date of Sept 14th. Then he said "maybe i should go ahead and get a check from you" so I wrote him a check September 16th-I looked up the vin number he gave me (out of curiousity) and discovered that it was to a Taurus and not a Fusion so I realized they must have given me the wrong VIN September 17th and 18th-Called dealer and got no response Today-i had my stepdad call dealer again (i was having a hard time calling because I work 7 to 6 and people are getting in trouble for making personal calls so i cant be calling them all the time at work) and front desk person told him that my dealer was not in today. So he demanded to talk to the new car manager and that guy then gave him another VIN number and a build week of Sept 28th. But now if and a big IF my car gets built next week it may not get built till Friday and the dealer said it takes about 10 days to get from the plant to the dealership in st louis. So if that is correct my car wont be in until October 10th ish. which is 11 weeks from order (and everyone on here seems to be getting their car in 8 to 9 weeks-why will mine be 11 weeks or more????). I am thinking that my car did not get ordered when it should have and that is why it is taking so long. So I am taking off work early tomorrow to go up to the dealer and try and get some info but I need advice on what I should do when i am there. I know a lot of people talk about the DORA but should i do anything else? Oh and the manager also told my stepdad that Ford has extended the tax rebate because of cash for clunkers. He told him that the 1500 dollars is good now till the end of year. Anyone else heard that?

Wow! That is fast! You must be lucky. I ordered my FFH on August 3rd and still have no clue for sure when it will arrive. Last i talked to the dealer he said it was scheduled to be built this week

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It is magic monday for me! My dealer was off work friday and saturday but I went up to talk to him today and I finally have my VIN and a build date of September 14th. :happy feet: They expect to get the car at the dealership approximatly 2 weeks later so that means I should have my car by the end of September or early October (8-9 weeks turnaround depending on when it gets to the dealer). :shift: The dealer said he should get a more specific ETA in the next two weeks. But I am just excited to finally have my VIN. I am in St. Louis, MO by the way if you wanted to add it to the chart

Hey everyone. New to the forum, just found this site. I am awaiting my FFH. I ordered a light ice blue exterior/black leather interior with the 502A package on August 3rd, 2009. It has been almost 3 weeks and I am so impatient. I haven't heard anything from the dealer yet but it sounds like most people are getting their cars 8 weeks after order (waiting another 5 weeks is going to be hard since I am so excited about it!). It is my first new car (I am a recent college grad) Ive been driving a 13 year old Ford Contour since I was 16 and we bought it used. When should I expect to hear something from my dealer? How many weeks should I wait before I contact my dealer asking about my order?