Geez... Looks like I made it just under the wire. I closed my purchase on Nov. 30th... If I were still in the midst of the transaction, or if delivery had been delayed a week I would be livid. I hope FMC has an end-of-year holiday cash back offer coming out. They must.
Are you in a Lightning desert? Or do you see us all around you?
I live in a small town that acts as a business and retail center for a larger rural area that includes a few villages/smaller towns. With only a few thousand residents in the town, I expected to be the lone electric pickup in the...
I would go and talk to your dealership about the post-delivery inspection and detailing processes over the holiday season. Your truck might get to the dealership in time, but it will be close for sure. You need to know what their holiday hours are, and if full receiving and prep services to get...
Also, it looks like you got a spray-in bed liner or tonneau? "181/242" suggests that you are in a secondary queue. But if you have a tear tag, then the truck is built, and it will take a few extra days to get that finish work done.
Go here: https://www.motorcraftservice.com/AsBuilt/
Enter your VIN. Look for a long list of alphanumeric strings, and look for a similar string beside the words "Tear Tag" near the top. Report back.
Once it gets to the terminal rail detonation, there is little to track. What I did was follow other trucks to dealerships in my region, and mark the time from their arrival at a terminal ship yard and their arrival in local lots. Based on that I was able to calculate a 10 day period, and tell my...
Every time the truck is moved during shipping there is an update based on its new position. Put on a rail car? Updated. taken off of a railcar? Updated! Loaded on a transport? Yep... updated!
Day 2 of ownership:
1) drive two states to help relatives moves some furniture.
2) moved an antique table back two states to home. 10 seater, oval with 10 chairs and leafs.
pictured here charging beside a VW, a Rivian and an Audi.
I love the instinct to mod in a way that makes the truck uniquely yours. I wish it was not potentially dangerous. 147 dB is extremely dangerous. That IS absolutely hearing loss territory. But the one thing that really bugs me is the stated intent, however playful, to punish bad drivers and other...
The sales manager at your dealership should be able to run a VinView or Vehicle Visibility and get you the rail shipping carrier name and railcar number. Once you have those two pieces of data in hand, you can track the rail car yourself. I found that helped ease the crushing anxiety experienced...