mizzouPT2009 Report post Posted September 23, 2009 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 leftMiddle/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 dateAugust 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 checkSeptember 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 responseToday-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? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rfruth Report post Posted September 23, 2009 If you can get it in 11 weeks count your blessings ! - Hadn't heard of the federal tax credit being extended or is it a dealer thing ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites