Had a buddy next to me when I was registering my car at Town Hall this morning! Also got a wave from another Lightning driver when I was out and about. Nice to see the community growing. Now to put on my running boards.
No muss no fuss, got in there and signed some papers. They were kind enough to even tell me they were writing me a check for $1600 because they'd forgotten to include Maine's EV instant credit and my deposits. Finance guy said he was totally shocked about the special offer and price protection...
You'd better believe I'll be posting pics of the truck if/when it arrives. Dealer is gonna get it done before close today if it actually arrives as expected!
So on the VIN the 8th digit (L) is for "dual electric motors with standard range battery", the 9th is a check digit, the 10th (P) is the model year "2023", the 11th (W) is the production plant "Rouge Electric, Dearborn MI", 12-17 are sequential. So I think it is safe to assume AT LEAST those...
If anyone wants to really nerd out you can find some other cool info in the other recall docs.
Dealer Bulletin
Of note,
- Estimated 3.6 hours of labor to replace the battery pack
Chronology of Events
Of note,
- They did a CT scan of the burned up truck to identify the ignition point
- They...