Got My Dora but no Dora Number???

johnnytuinals

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Ok Ok i just got my fax from the dealer and its a dora.
I could not find the Dora number on it,but it gave me the prices on everything that i have ordered.
Sticker would be $27820
X-price is $26,009
Its says Dora processed 07/07/05
Order accepted date 7/7/05
No Vin #
No Dora #
But it has a Priortry # 10


I called the dealer and spoke to the lady that orders the fords and she told me I will have a Vin# in 2 weeks.
I asked her for my Dora and she said she Faxed it to me but i told her i didnot see a Dora number on it where i can check on the car while its being built.But she never heard of a car being check over the phone.

As I look on the Fax there are numbers on the botton of the Dora but i can hardly see them.
I don't think they are screwing with me and i am sure the Robot lady at ford is something new and i am sure many dealers have not heard of it?
 
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johnnytuinals said:
Ok Ok i just got my fax from the dealer and its a dora.
I could not find the Dora number on it,but it gave me the prices on everything that i have ordered.
Sticker would be $27820
X-price is $26,009
Its says Dora processed 07/07/05
Order accepted date 7/7/05
No Vin #
No Dora #
But it has a Priortry # 10


I called the dealer and spoke to the lady that orders the fords and she told me I will have a Vin# in 2 weeks.
I asked her for my Dora and she said she Faxed it to me but i told her i didnot see a Dora number on it where i can check on the car while its being built.But she never heard of a car being check over the phone.

As I look on the Fax there are numbers on the botton of the Dora but i can hardly see them.
I don't think they are screwing with me and i am sure the Robot lady at ford is something new and i am sure many dealers have not heard of it?
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I ordered my 05 on October 20 2004, and picked up my DORA and VIN on November 4. First for the DORA...I don't recall a specific number for the DORA itself, but what I do remember is I had a Priority number of 20 and a partial VIN printed on the DORA (the dealer wrote my name on the DORA along with the complete VIN, and told me the car was already being built as of October 27 which was incorrect as my car didn't get built until December 14).

As for a number to call to track orders of our cars...we all know that the number exists as many of us have used the number while waiting for our cars, but as far as the dealer is concerned that number doesn't exist as the number is for dealer use only, so of course they won't admit to a number or give it to you.

If I remember right the information needed to track your order is-
1-5 digit dealer code (the dealer code will probably have five numbers and one letter listed, take out the letter and you have the code)
2-Body type (not sure if Ford changed them for 06, but for the 05 coupes the code for GT was T-82 and V-6 was T-80)
3-Model Year (self explainatory 2005 or 2006)
4-Order Number

I remember getting the option of using the VIN number when checking on my car but the ERL would never understand the number, so stick with Body type and order number.

And before you ask-No I don't have the ERL number anymore. I deleted it from my cell phone right after I picked up my car on December 28 2004.
 
Thanks for your time.....I call Fords 800# and there is nothing on it with my car as of yet.Since it was ordered 2 days ago on their computer.
The 800# asked me for my dealer# Body# and Order#
I thought there is a Dora number but i guess not?Only a Dora printout.
I am glad the dora say i am Priority# 10
and you are right the dora only give you part of the VIN.
So i guess the dealer is right i will have my VIN# in 2 weeks?
This is not a small Dealer but felt bad that he has 6 thunderbirds on his lot not selling...
Thanks for your time Johnny :banana:
 
johnnytuinals said:
Thanks for your time.....I call Fords 800# and there is nothing on it with my car as of yet.Since it was ordered 2 days ago on their computer.
The 800# asked me for my dealer# Body# and Order#
I thought there is a Dora number but i guess not?Only a Dora printout.
I am glad the dora say i am Priority# 10
and you are right the dora only give you part of the VIN.
So i guess the dealer is right i will have my VIN# in 2 weeks?
This is not a small Dealer but felt bad that he has 6 thunderbirds on his lot not selling...
Thanks for your time Johnny :banana:

I would think it's going to take a while for your order to be accepted into the system where it would give you updates on the order.
In my case I didn't start calling Ford until I got my DORA and VIN which was approximitly two weeks after ordering the car.
I ordered my car using X-Plan (and as it turns out I was lucky to get the plan from that dealer) on 10/20/04 (orderd over the phone) and told the manager I ordered from that I would come in and give them a deposit when the DORA and VIN were availabe, and he said that was fine with him.
As I said before when I looked at the DORA it had a partial VIN printed on the form, the dealer had written in my name and VIN on the form.

The only problems I had with my order was the dealer telling me the car was being built built when in fact it was on a temporary delay due to parts shortages...and remained in that status until early December when I finally got a bulid date.

Good Luck on your order...the wait is going to be hard, but well worth it in the end when you have your car.
 
I am glad you are very happy with your car.
I am just glad i got my Dora with the dealer#Body#and Order#and part VIN#.all printed out on the reponse from ford.Now I guess i will be able to check with their 800# each week and see if that will tell me my VIN# and what stage the stang is at.
Like you say the only thing now is wait,I don't mind waiting because i know I am getting the car at a very good price like you did.
Even if i have to wait till Oct,Nov,Dec i should not mind that much.
Its just funny the Dora says my Priority#10,thinking mine should be one of the first at the dealer.And the dealer says I am the only one that has a order for a mustang gt and i should not wait that long.Glad its a big dealer and hope i should have no problems.........Thanks for yea time.Johnny :banana:
 
johnnytuinals said:
I am glad you are very happy with your car.
I am just glad i got my Dora with the dealer#Body#and Order#and part VIN#.all printed out on the reponse from ford.Now I guess i will be able to check with their 800# each week and see if that will tell me my VIN# and what stage the stang is at.
Like you say the only thing now is wait,I don't mind waiting because i know I am getting the car at a very good price like you did.
Even if i have to wait till Oct,Nov,Dec i should not mind that much.
Its just funny the Dora says my Priority#10,thinking mine should be one of the first at the dealer.And the dealer says I am the only one that has a order for a mustang gt and i should not wait that long.Glad its a big dealer and hope i should have no problems.........Thanks for yea time.Johnny :banana:

In regard to priority numbers: The way I understand the system the numbers range from 10 to 99 (the lower the better) so you got a great number.
On the day I ordered my car I had one dealer tell me that if I ordered the car I wouldn't see it for at least a year, then called the dealer I ordered from and he told me 'order today and you'll have in 8 weeks' so I ordered the car over the phone and got the car in 9 weeks.

You don't need the VIN to track the order (it's a PIA to use the VIN anyway as the ERL can't understand it anyway)...stick with what you have to track the order.
The dealer should give you the VIN as soon as they have the number.

Another thing: Make sure you keep the VIN as well as your other paperwork on the order, and try and get something in writing that shows the price you're paying for the car, that way they can't tell you at the last minute 'we're not going to accept any plans, we want MSRP or a markup on the car'.
Another person (not sure if it was on this site or another one) had ordered a car and when it came in the dealer tried to tell him it wasn't the car he ordered (even though it was exactly what he ordered) and even refused to sell the car at X-Plan.
And since he never got the VIN he couldn't prove the car was the one he ordered, so basically he didn't get an 05 Mustang.
 
Thanks for yea time,In 2 weeks i will get the VIN# and then i am set i hope lol.The manager signed the contract saying i will get X-Plan.By then i hope to be in fords computer system.....Thanks johnny