TTT12
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Creating this post just for my own personal records as somewhere to keep track of my journey from want, to order, to receipt.
Original idea to get a Mustang was in December of 2021. Not sure what triggered this specific time to look at buying but it's something I've wanted for years and years, decades even. I started looking around for a MY21.5 Twister Orange Ecoboost HP Fastback Auto. Turns out it wasn't a good time to be looking due to no new orders for MY21.5 etc which I had no idea about at the time. I tried a broker first up and he was unable to help. I then contacted a dealer in February and was given a price. A little bit of back and forth occurred via email with the dealer but ultimately, after discussion with the wife, this wasn't really something we could do. Fast forward to June 2022 and the bug hit me again. Things got a little more serious with the dealer and after convincing the wife somehow, we placed an order for a Rapid Red Ecoboost HP Fastback Auto. Really wanted Twister Orange but the colour was discontinued for the MY22.25.
Order placed end of June, dealer told me I'd be looking at Feb-March delivery. Confirmation email came from Ford came about 2 weeks later to say they received my order.
I think I lasted until the end of July before I started asking the dealer for information at which point I found out segmentation was set for September 6th with an ETA of December 3rd. Much earlier than I had anticipated. At this point no VIN had been assigned.
So September 6th came and I asked for an update on my order to find out that although a VIN had now been assigned, segmentation was pushed to October 3rd and ETA pushed to December 24th.
Once again, as time got close to October 3rd, the segmentation had been pushed again to October 17th with ETA of December 29th. The week prior to October 17th, segmentation changed to October 20th but turns out it was built October 17th and got gate release on October 18th. ETA kept pushing and went from January 7th to eventually sit on January 14th.
The car arrived at Baltimore for shipping to Australia on October 25th where it would sit waiting for a boat.
It was loaded onto a ship called Thermopylae on November 25th, with an ETA in my home port of Brisbane on December 29th. ETA remained at January 14th. Several delays throughout the voyage kept pushing the ETA into Brisbane. It changed to January 4th, then the 7th and eventually arrived January 12th.
The ship docked for 17 hours and was sent back out to sea. It docked again on January 14th for 17 hours and left port again. It skipped it's next scheduled port of Port Kembla and headed straight to Melbourne. At this point I'm asking my dealer for details almost daily as something didn't seem right, he just kept telling me it should be at the dealer soon but there is nothing in their system about where the car is. Finally within about 3 days of expected delivery, the dealer informed me that there was a quarantine issue with the ship and it had been sent straight to Melbourne to be handled by the Department of Agriculture. No ETA could be given on when I would actually see my car.
I was desperately searching for any information but could not find a thing as to why it was quarantined or the process that would be followed. I did find some generic type articles that, although interesting, didn't really help to answer my questions for when I might get my car. Dealer also had no information. All I knew was that Thermopylae was sitting in Port Phillip Bay just waiting. It arrived in Melbourne on January 17th and stayed anchored in the bay until January 31st.
It docked at the MIRRAT port and was in port for 2 days until being moved to another dock within Melbourne on February 2nd. It would sit here in Layup for 9 days.
February 11th, Thermopylae returned to MIRRAT and that brings us to now. The ship is still docked and I am still awaiting news from Ford.
Just called my dealer and told ETA was April 8th.
I spoke to the delivery coordinator and she doesn't think that sounds right as she had previously seen an early March ETA. She is checking with the dealer principle and their stock controller and will contact me by tomorrow arvo at the latest.
The drama continues.
Disappointing news confirmed. They said there are still vehicles held up in the quarantine process and apparently mine is one of them. So April 8th is my current ETA according to the dealer.
More updates to follow......
Rapid Red MY22.25 Fastback Ecoboost 10sp Auto, AU Spec: 200A, HPP, B&O
Ordered: 29/06/22 VIN Assigned: 05/09/22 Segmentation:12/09/22 03/10/22 17/10/22 20/10/22 ETA: 03/12/22 24/12/22 29/12/22 07/01/23 14/01/23 08/04/23 18/03/23 Built: 17/10/22 Gate Release: 18/10/22 Baltimore Compound In: 25/10/22 Baltimore Compound Out: 25/11/22 Vessel: Thermopylae/Titania Quarantined: 12/01/23 Brisbane Compound In: 07/03/23 Delivered: 31/03/23
Original idea to get a Mustang was in December of 2021. Not sure what triggered this specific time to look at buying but it's something I've wanted for years and years, decades even. I started looking around for a MY21.5 Twister Orange Ecoboost HP Fastback Auto. Turns out it wasn't a good time to be looking due to no new orders for MY21.5 etc which I had no idea about at the time. I tried a broker first up and he was unable to help. I then contacted a dealer in February and was given a price. A little bit of back and forth occurred via email with the dealer but ultimately, after discussion with the wife, this wasn't really something we could do. Fast forward to June 2022 and the bug hit me again. Things got a little more serious with the dealer and after convincing the wife somehow, we placed an order for a Rapid Red Ecoboost HP Fastback Auto. Really wanted Twister Orange but the colour was discontinued for the MY22.25.
Order placed end of June, dealer told me I'd be looking at Feb-March delivery. Confirmation email came from Ford came about 2 weeks later to say they received my order.
I think I lasted until the end of July before I started asking the dealer for information at which point I found out segmentation was set for September 6th with an ETA of December 3rd. Much earlier than I had anticipated. At this point no VIN had been assigned.
So September 6th came and I asked for an update on my order to find out that although a VIN had now been assigned, segmentation was pushed to October 3rd and ETA pushed to December 24th.
Once again, as time got close to October 3rd, the segmentation had been pushed again to October 17th with ETA of December 29th. The week prior to October 17th, segmentation changed to October 20th but turns out it was built October 17th and got gate release on October 18th. ETA kept pushing and went from January 7th to eventually sit on January 14th.
The car arrived at Baltimore for shipping to Australia on October 25th where it would sit waiting for a boat.
It was loaded onto a ship called Thermopylae on November 25th, with an ETA in my home port of Brisbane on December 29th. ETA remained at January 14th. Several delays throughout the voyage kept pushing the ETA into Brisbane. It changed to January 4th, then the 7th and eventually arrived January 12th.
The ship docked for 17 hours and was sent back out to sea. It docked again on January 14th for 17 hours and left port again. It skipped it's next scheduled port of Port Kembla and headed straight to Melbourne. At this point I'm asking my dealer for details almost daily as something didn't seem right, he just kept telling me it should be at the dealer soon but there is nothing in their system about where the car is. Finally within about 3 days of expected delivery, the dealer informed me that there was a quarantine issue with the ship and it had been sent straight to Melbourne to be handled by the Department of Agriculture. No ETA could be given on when I would actually see my car.
I was desperately searching for any information but could not find a thing as to why it was quarantined or the process that would be followed. I did find some generic type articles that, although interesting, didn't really help to answer my questions for when I might get my car. Dealer also had no information. All I knew was that Thermopylae was sitting in Port Phillip Bay just waiting. It arrived in Melbourne on January 17th and stayed anchored in the bay until January 31st.
It docked at the MIRRAT port and was in port for 2 days until being moved to another dock within Melbourne on February 2nd. It would sit here in Layup for 9 days.
February 11th, Thermopylae returned to MIRRAT and that brings us to now. The ship is still docked and I am still awaiting news from Ford.
Just called my dealer and told ETA was April 8th.
I spoke to the delivery coordinator and she doesn't think that sounds right as she had previously seen an early March ETA. She is checking with the dealer principle and their stock controller and will contact me by tomorrow arvo at the latest.
The drama continues.
Disappointing news confirmed. They said there are still vehicles held up in the quarantine process and apparently mine is one of them. So April 8th is my current ETA according to the dealer.
More updates to follow......
Rapid Red MY22.25 Fastback Ecoboost 10sp Auto, AU Spec: 200A, HPP, B&O
Ordered: 29/06/22 VIN Assigned: 05/09/22 Segmentation:
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