Siggy33 said:
Dyoct, so are you sayin the dealer is not accurate in his claim of 3-8 weeks? The imression he gave me was that since he put me on "priority" that 3 weeks is totally possible, yet there are guys here who have been waiting 3 or more monthes for their cars....how is that possible?
As long as they didn't guaruntee it. Basically once they make the order for you it's out of their hands. There are a number of factors playing into when your vehicle gets built and a major chunk of it is allocation, but like I said these guys are blowing them out. Based on what you said on your dealings with them, then you will probably see a quick turnaround time.
Everyone and every vehicle order is on priority. It's a matter of where in line your order is. As many have said, 10 is the best the dealer can do for you, 80 is the worst. Then in between those two numbers is where they can assign you based on how many orders they've received before you. Ford can give you an 03, 02, 01 or...the ultimate 00. I've had the pleasure of 00ing units before, it basically says "PULL ALL STOPS, BUILD THIS UNIT NOW"
I've also had the displeasure of 99ing a unit which means that it will not get built. So be nice to me...
As for the 3 month wait + it comes back to that allocation and what they ordered on their unit. Ie the 64W 18" wheels were recently released by the supplier, so thus if you placed an order for an 06 MGT, manual, with those wheels in June and in August somebody ordered an 06 MGT, manual with 17" wheels, the guy that ordered in August most likely got theirs first. Or you can have a dealer that has a bunch of GT orders waiting, say they're all waiting for manuals, but for the week there aren't any manuals left so the dealer gets a V6 order that they put out in the lot, before any other orders are built. It sucks, I know, but there's alot that plays into getting any car built.