✅ 8/15/22 Lightning Build Week Group

[Drayday55]

Morning, i tried refreshing the ford pass connect a few times since last night. Each time it says please park in an open area to establish connection.. I'm almost positive it's finally back in a train car.

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[Viet658]

Another week and another delay. 11/2-11/8 now. Really don't understand why it takes almost two months to set up a convoy from the final rail yard.

 

[Drayday55]

That sucks man. Sorry to hear

Another week and another delay. 11/2-11/8 now. Really don't understand why it takes almost two months to set up a convoy from the final rail yard.

 

[georgepearkes]

Hey George, any luck yet? Apparently mine is still in Winston.

Dealer was able to share a couple weeks back that the truck is on a chip hold at the Winston railyard. Today, Ford.com showed the ETA bumped from 10/24 to 11/8. I am absolutely furious at the whole process. New units are rolling off the line in Michigan fully constructed and my truck is sitting and weathering. The dealer hasn't been the most helpful but they've been okay. Ford corporate is just really screwing this up and I've lost patience. The truck will be spending two entire months sitting outdoors and weathering while it waits for the stupid chip.

 

[beerhoffman]

Dealer was able to share a couple weeks back that the truck is on a chip hold at the Winston railyard. Today, Ford.com showed the ETA bumped from 10/24 to 11/8. I am absolutely furious at the whole process. New units are rolling off the line in Michigan fully constructed and my truck is sitting and weathering. The dealer hasn't been the most helpful but they've been okay. Ford corporate is just really screwing this up and I've lost patience. The truck will be spending two entire months sitting outdoors and weathering while it waits for the stupid chip.

WTF - that's not good. I assumed this was a convoy issue. How does a truck even leave on a train without the chips? I just got another notice that mine was pushed to 11/08. I also got an email from Ford outlining all the missed deadlines. What a cluster.

Also, we have no leverage at all. These trucks are still over market rate on auction. It makes no sense to cancel the order. Now we're just left to wait and watch interest rates go up.

 

[Weather Dawg]

Dealer was able to share a couple weeks back that the truck is on a chip hold at the Winston railyard. Today, Ford.com showed the ETA bumped from 10/24 to 11/8. I am absolutely furious at the whole process. New units are rolling off the line in Michigan fully constructed and my truck is sitting and weathering. The dealer hasn't been the most helpful but they've been okay. Ford corporate is just really screwing this up and I've lost patience. The truck will be spending two entire months sitting outdoors and weathering while it waits for the stupid chip.

Wait, they shipped the truck without the chip? I wonder if they just didn't take the chip hold note off and it is simply logistics delays.

 

[Viet658]

Wait, they shipped the truck without the chip? I wonder if they just didn't take the chip hold note off and it is simply logistics delays.

I'm not sure what is happening but my truck shipped 9/1 and made it to final rail yard by 9/11 and has been sitting there since. I doubt it's just waiting for convoy. Starting to think it needs a chip or some other work.

 

[georgepearkes]

WTF - that's not good. I assumed this was a convoy issue. How does a truck even leave on a train without the chips? I just got another notice that mine was pushed to 11/08. I also got an email from Ford outlining all the missed deadlines. What a cluster.

Also, we have no leverage at all. These trucks are still over market rate on auction. It makes no sense to cancel the order. Now we're just left to wait and watch interest rates go up.

And trade in values go down!

 

[georgepearkes]

Wait, they shipped the truck without the chip? I wonder if they just didn't take the chip hold note off and it is simply logistics delays.

They told me it was a chip hold. Idk.

 

[dkf150]

That sucks man. Sorry to hear

Mine is still sitting in Dearborn! 8/16 Blend.

 

[dkf150]

Wait, they shipped the truck without the chip? I wonder if they just didn't take the chip hold note off and it is simply logistics delays.

I wonder if chip hold is now just a catchall for any issue like shipping damage, etc...

 

[luebri]

All eagerness has been beaten out of me on this process. I’m Just begrudgingly waiting for my current date window which I am in the heart of to be kicked out again. No idea where it is how it got there… what its current status is… why it’s not moving. Sick of no information from the dealer, from Chat, from anyone. Just more incompetence to be discovered tomorrow. Welcome to 2022 in America.

 

[Jefro8]

Movement on my end today. After being in Port Richmond for a while, I now have a convoy number with a shipped status as of 10/13. By car I’m about 5 hours south of Port Richmond.

 

[Drayday55]

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[Drayday55]

Here is some comedy relief... my stupid Arowana at our office jumped out of the tank when I was cleaning it. Dumb shit looks all beat

up now lol

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