2018 Mustang Orders Placed Thread (Vote/Share Here)

LightningBlueGT · Apr 16, 2018

Matco said:
Thats definitely interesting, you might want to confirm with ford to see if what the dealer is saying is true.

Good idea. I feel like nobody knows anything.

ODucksFan · Apr 16, 2018

LightningBlueGT said:
Sales guy finally updated me today. After originally telling me the parts for my new bumper would arrive on Friday, he now says they “don’t have parts made for it yet” (HUH?) and they don’t know when they will. Does that just mean all the bumpers in existence are intended for new builds? Also says it will come from ford already painted after previously telling me it won’t come painted. Anyone with any experience with this sort of thing have an input? Does any of that make any sense?

Should I open a ticket with Ford? I don’t actually own the car though...

I know the dealer is doing all they can, but this is just silly.

That's bizarre. If you look at the Ford Parts catalog online, all the parts are there. Not sure if this is the correct part, but this bumper is on backorder:

https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/bumpers/cover-7837453-1

If it were me, I would maybe contact a Ford Parts dealership like Tasca and see if you can actually order the parts, then escalate it with Ford if you can.

LightningBlueGT · Apr 16, 2018

ODucksFan said:
That's bizarre. If you look at the Ford Parts catalog online, all the parts are there. Not sure if this is the correct part, but this bumper is on backorder:

https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/bumpers/cover-7837453-1

If it were me, I would maybe contact a Ford Parts dealership like Tasca and see if you can actually order the parts, then escalate it with Ford if you can.

Ah, thanks for that link. The whole backorder thing checks out. Darn.

Nanashii · Apr 16, 2018

LightningBlueGT said:
Sales guy finally updated me today. After originally telling me the parts for my new bumper would arrive on Friday, he now says they “don’t have parts made for it yet” (HUH?) and they don’t know when they will. Does that just mean all the bumpers in existence are intended for new builds? Also says it will come from ford already painted after previously telling me it won’t come painted. Anyone with any experience with this sort of thing have an input? Does any of that make any sense?

Should I open a ticket with Ford? I don’t actually own the car though...

I know the dealer is doing all they can, but this is just silly.

I don't think you can do much if you don't own the car. Let the dealer take care of everything but also come up with a plan to cut your losses in terms of waiting around for the car to be fixed. I am in a similar situation and the car should be ready to be delivered this week, but I decided that I'll move on to other options if the car is not ready and we don't complete the paperwork before the check from my credit union expires.

LightningBlueGT · Apr 16, 2018

Thanks for the feedback, all. Just comes down to how long I’m willing to wait, I suppose.

Matco · Apr 16, 2018

LightningBlueGT said:
Thanks for the feedback, all. Just comes down to how long I’m willing to wait, I suppose.

is there any other cars on their lot or close by that are spec'd out the way you want in case this one takes too long?

LightningBlueGT · Apr 16, 2018

Matco said:
is there any other cars on their lot or close by that are spec'd out the way you want in case this one takes too long?

Unfortunately, no. I have found a couple just in case, though. They’re both about 7 hours away each, but I’ll go down that road if I decide I want to.

Matco · Apr 16, 2018

LightningBlueGT said:
Unfortunately, no. I have found a couple just in case, though. They’re both about 7 hours away each, but I’ll go down that road if I decide I want to.

You can make your dealer get a car from any of those dealers if need be, they would just do a dealer trade, but I would have them trailer it rather than drive it.. you can use that as leverage maybe to get them to either fix yours or get you a different one

Silver Bullitt · Apr 16, 2018

Lightning, that really sucks. I doubt they'd be willing to take a bumper off another one if they have any LB's in stock. That would be the decent thing to do, but we know that will probably never happen. Good luck!

DL109er · Apr 16, 2018

Ordered 3/19 - first Mustang and first time factory ordering. Just discovered this forum and feel like I'm trying to drink from a firehose there's so much great info.

So this is my first post. Unfortunately, from what I'm hearing, the salesman was FOS when he claimed I'd get my car "in 6-8 weeks." Looks like most folks here are waiting 3-4 months or more(?!)

And all I have is my order in. Got no other info from the dealer ('course they have my $500 deposit - like I said, I'm a noob at this).

If any of y'all have anything encouraging to say, that'd be great

otherwise, I'll just have to suck it up and wait while telling myself it'll be worth it when it (finally) gets here...

Thanks for listening. Now back to try and read the other thousand posts ;)

emcee1011 · Apr 16, 2018

ODucksFan said:
Still not sure when I will receive mine. Just got off chat with FP and no movement since 4/11. FP said it was cleared for ground transport on 4/11 with the current status saying pending update since the EDD has passed.

Funny, I got the same response when I checked with FP today. Ground transport as of 4/11. My EDD was 4/17 and now COTUS says it is 'removed', we'll see if everything works out.

DL109er · Apr 17, 2018

Real bummer about the splitter (I've been catching up on the thread - or trying to - so I know a bit of the story. SO frustraing!)

All I have is a "Preview Order Sheet" The Sales Code is F11203 and the Order Code is M166. I don't see anything that actually says "Order Number"

MDR_Pony · Apr 17, 2018

Today was my EDD, but it got removed from COTUS at midnight EST last night. Too bad, because the rest of this week and this weekend are too busy for me to go get it!

jake_zx2 · Apr 17, 2018

Well, over the course of 12 hours, my EDD went from the 25th, to the 21st, and settled on the 23rd... weird stuff, man

DL109er · Apr 17, 2018

Thanks MVFJET - looks like nobody's home right now, but I'll try again later.

Seems strange that I don't even have a VIN yet, having ordered 3/19. But I should know by now that anytime a salesman's lips are moving, it's most likely only BS is coming out.

Looks like I may have a long wait ahead of me.

Chris
2018 Mustang Ecoboost Premium, Lightning Blue, Enhanced Security, Safe & Smart Pkg, Pony Pkg
Ordered: 3/19/18
VIN: none
In Production: who knows?
Window Sticker: N/A
Awaiting Shipment: yes
In Transit: no
EDD: "6-8 weeks"

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