smurfslayer
Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. We’re hunting sasquatch77
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I did understand that is what you meant; of course they’re not cannibalizing a built truck, but they’re also not diverting parts meant for the assembly line either. Imagine having to stop the assembly line long enough to move a truck out of the way. I’d imagine that is pretty costly all in; or if they caught it ahead of time, you’ve got enough inventory for say, 70 trucks except for some small number of parts - less than a dozen and you can build say 67. You have 99% of the parts for 3 trucks but can’t build them, now you get to store the parts or build with what you have minus the missing bits. Either is a cost.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a consumer. When my truck is in for work, I’m not trying to hear “3 weeks for parts”, I’m trying to hear ‘your truck will be done in 4.5 -5 hours.
I’m also not trying to hear “nationwide backorder”, “not available from any source”, or similar phrases.
This has been a thing since 2017 and probably before. If you lose a hard part in a transfer case, good luck. It’s unique to the Raptor and for the few who have had a failure, it’s a bear to get parts in.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a consumer. When my truck is in for work, I’m not trying to hear “3 weeks for parts”, I’m trying to hear ‘your truck will be done in 4.5 -5 hours.
I’m also not trying to hear “nationwide backorder”, “not available from any source”, or similar phrases.
This has been a thing since 2017 and probably before. If you lose a hard part in a transfer case, good luck. It’s unique to the Raptor and for the few who have had a failure, it’s a bear to get parts in.