But then they couldn't string you along and keep you on the hook. If they began being transparent, people would more easily start looking at other vehicles.
How does one get a DORA? From the dealer or Fordservice (Tricia)?
Ask your dealer. A VOC (Vehicle Order Confirmation) will have the info on it, too.
I'm already thinking of Plan B if this process takes much longer for me to get a VIN. If I don't have a VIN by the end of the week I'm going to start to make some calls and possibly look into something else. I hate to say it but getting strung along is really turning me off. I will try to be patient but I don't want to wait until January at the rate this is taking. :(
Thanks. I have the VOC from my dealer but it doesn't have a job order number on it. I'm guessing it's Job 2 as I placed the order last week, and it was placed as a stock order.
But you are Retail, right? Until they give the OKTB, there is no chance of us getting a VIN. I'm in the same boat as you...
Strange... it doesn't say Job #2 in the left-hand column of your VOC like this? Ordering last week, you would definitely be in Job #2.
you are mr. Vigilante with info haha good to know because i keep wondering this for retail orders.
You're right...it does....Job #2. Was not expecting to see it buried between the options.
Correct, unless the OKTB is given between now and the end of the week I don't foresee a VIN assigned. I'm pondering contacting my dealer to get my order switched to a dealer stock if possible. Only problem there is if the OKTB is given an updated dealer stock order could get bumped by a retail order and I'd be waiting even longer.
I've been spending about an hour a day looking at a "just in case my patience runs thin" vehicle.
Im in the same boat. I started checking dealer inventory on the Ford website, then cross-referencing the VINs on COTUS and there are a few that have already been built and are awaiting shipment. If I dont get a build date soon or get one in the year 2525, I may consider jumping ship too. You should check inventory in your region.
Yep, I've got to get off the site right now and do something else. Tired of dwelling on it right now.
I went through this back in 2006... I ordered along with a bunch of other people on the forum. Some got their info, some didn't (we didn't have COTUS and had to rely on one person to update us that did it secretly because he was forbidden to do so). There was no rhyme or reason (at least to us) on how our cars were built, shipped, and delivered. My car "disappeared" for a month AFTER it was built, so I had to wait through that, too.
