2018 Order Progress

[HellFish]

I have a buddy who works for Ford say you don't want your build date on a Monday, Friday, or after a holiday. Lol

Yeah everyone says that. At least it comes with a warranty.

 

[dieseldude]

My January 2017 order turned into a 2018 order, fine. I called FP and they confirm it is in the system for the week of 7/31/17, and actual build date of 8/6/17. FP will NOT release the VIN to me stating privacy rights... blah blah blah.
My dealer won't release the VIN to me either, stating he only has a partial VIN....
FP confirms that it is a complete VIN.
My question is: What does my dealer have to gain by withholding the VIN?

Thanks

 

[ssj4sadie]

My January 2017 order turned into a 2018 order, fine. I called FP and they confirm it is in the system for the week of 7/31/17, and actual build date of 8/6/17. FP will NOT release the VIN to me stating privacy rights... blah blah blah.
My dealer won't release the VIN to me either, stating he only has a partial VIN....
FP confirms that it is a complete VIN.
My question is: What does my dealer have to gain by withholding the VIN?

Thanks

Maybe nothing to gain per se, but just a really ****** dealer. Are you near the dealer? I would go in person to get the story.

 

[dieseldude]

No, He is three states away...
I'll call him again this week, after the 4th holiday.

I decided I would call the sales manager and complain... I did and implied I would pull out of the deal. The salesman emailed me the VIN within an hour.
I'm now on the 'pending' list on raptorfinder.com. Geeze, its like pulling teeth with this guy. I hope the pickup goes smoothly.

 

[mattkc]

No, He is three states away...
I'll call him again this week, after the 4th holiday.

I decided I would call the sales manager and complain... I did and implied I would pull out of the deal. The salesman emailed me the VIN within an hour.
I'm now on the 'pending' list on raptorfinder.com. Geeze, its like pulling teeth with this guy. I hope the pickup goes smoothly.

"Privacy rights" ?? It's your ******* truck. The dealer should give you the VIN the moment that it's available. Sounds pretty sketchy.

 

[DrippinRaptor]

My VIN shows up on Raptor Finder now.

 

[ssj4sadie]

Any Ruby Reds scheduled yet?

 

[1phatstang]

Any Ruby Reds scheduled yet?

I have drilled really hard into the 2018 window stickers that are available, and not a single one has been Ruby Red.

 

[ssj4sadie]

I have drilled really hard into the 2018 window stickers that are available, and not a single one has been Ruby Red.

Yeah I don't expect any at the moment. Hoping they get scheduled sooner rather than later. Although it does **** me off that Ford is doing this as Ruby Red isn't late availability on any other F150 trim.

What's the latest scheduled date so far? Just looked and we're at the last week of August so far.

 

[Frank N]

My update:

It is scheduled to begin production the week of7/17. No ETA at this time. You do have a VIN, but we can't give that out, you have to contact your dealership.

So I never pinged the dealer for my VIN, I check with the FP chat yesterday and here it is...

Frank N says:
Hi I was hoping to check the build date for my order
Matt says:
I need a order # and dealer code, or vin
Frank says:
order # is XXXX and I dont have a dealer coed but a sales code, it's XXXXX
Matt says:
Ok one moment
Matt says:
It shows that it has been sent to the plant for production. You do have a VIN now, but you would need to get it from the dealer.
Frank says:
Thanks Is there a scheduled build date?
Matt says:
It's in production now
Frank says:
Oh I thought they werent starting yet
Matt says:
This is the earliest one I have seen
Frank says:
ok, thanks and have a good weekend
Matt says:
You too

Needless to say I pinged my sales guy yesterday afternoon for a VIN, but have not heard back...and second, I don't know if I can believe it.