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See, Brutus... I'm not talking about super duties and it's your fault.
I think today is my build date.
But I have a build date.......
(canoes) It's not fair, you ordered 12/18, and you got a build date a week later then myself...( I ordered 09/27/99) You haven't waited long enough, but you probably just made the deadline for a 00, otherwise you did be waiting for the 01.
dwucher... I'd read somewhere that the psd is building rapidly (compared to v10)... but 3 weeks is incredible.
Brutus... crazyElivis' always getting someone into a debate. but he does have some good points to ponder. I've been out with the beast burning up some fuel on a trip to Orlando... some 500 miles or so. we've gotten 16.9mpg on the 1st tank (mostly hwy). 15 mpg on a 50/50 mix. those #'s are about what I expected.
All they need to do is automate the process and have a web based tracking system a la the railroads so none of the people have to bother handling the dirty, profit offering customers.
Just let us register and log on and enter a vehicle id number. FedEx, UPS, and every other company on the planet that ships can handle customer based interface. How about dear old FoMoCo? (Now there's an idea!)
Henry said "Any color you want so long as it's black."
Sorry for the outburst, but poor customer service at any point just grinds my gears.
I talked to a very nice girl named Deborah the other day. Maybe that was before the deluge or maybe your guy had a bad day.
i pick out my top 5, and tomorrow a.m., one of the sales guys will call the dealers and maybe (i'll believe it when i see it) i'll get my truck in a few days. i still get to pay invoice, and as long as i don't mind having my second choice in color, i avoid the problems which you have so wonderfully educated me on these last couple of days.
for those of you who have been waiting too long, there is nothing that would prevent you asking you dealer to do the same for you. and lewac, you ought to demand that your dealer do it tomorrow.
again, you are all a very considerate group and i thank you for the education. if you're interested, i'll keep you posted on my attempted shortcut.
lastly, i'm looking to get a 00,350,cc,srw,sb,psd. i have an '86 of near the same config, but it's been reduced to being my snow-plow and hunting truck.
Good luck.
Ford is hiring UPS to track vehicles in transit from factories to dealers
By Fara Warner and Rick Brooks
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
DETROIT, Feb. 2 - Ford Motor Co. is expected to announce Wednesday that it is tapping United Parcel Service Inc. to track millions of vehicles as they make their way from factories to dealerships in hopes of alleviating longtime distribution problems.
Other than I don't want to settle for my second (or third) choice on anything on this truck
I'd rather wait and get the truck *I* want (especially at this price).
I discovered a minor rock ding along the wheel well and addressed it with rubbing compound. Now I've got a dollar sized dull spot. This is clearcoat paint (red) and a result I'm unaccustomed to. Will a cleaner/wax bring back the shine? What can I do?
I remember someone having a tech bulletin or service message number and posting it on this site but I can't find it. I have tried to look thru the posts of the third and fourth iteration of the super duty stuff and can't find anything. I would sure appreciate it if anyone could get that number to me along with information about what Ford did to alleviate the problem and if that worked for them. Thanks in advance.
2k 250 CC Lariat v-10 auto 4x4 short bed 3.73ls
use" package is ? I have a chance to buy a 2000 sd
5.4l sc 4x4 5sp from a dealer in Colorado. I live
in South Texas. Would this truck run ok Here?
bowhuntwi: You're right on about the CC's moving on through. I have a friend whose '99 CC took 4 months to get from the same dealer I'm waiting on.
It's now been 3.5 months on mine. This is my build week-talk about tense! ...couldn't pull a needle... with a SuperDuty.
tmats1: I made the same mistake on my F150 Red Clearcoat on the door. Abrasive polishes will do that, too. What we did was to scratch the clear topcoat without getting down to the red (I think). I hope someone has a fix. Make sure you buy the special liquid wax designed for clearcoat finishes in the future. It'll say on the label.
Gotta great story to tell you all.....unbelievable story is more like it....
My friend down the street wants a SD...but wants to test drive everything else first....Chevy tested already...he hated it....I took him...in my truck...to the Dodge dealer yesterday....The sales guy let us take a Big Dodge V10 out for a drive alone......Well we got about 500 feet out of the dealership drive and the think started smoking from the engine BIG TIME...We ran back and told someone and by the time we all got back out there the thing had fire coming out of the engine compartment and into the CAB!!!! They finally put it out when the fire dept. got there...about 10 mins later....but the truck was a total loss....
I am freaking out because somehow I know we are going to get in trouble somehow....but we didn't...As we got into my truck another salesman came over to ask if we were OK....and I said "yes...now that I'm back in a Ford"!!!
So I hope the 7 and a half month wait is well worth it. Maybe they will give a better deal.
My wife was driving by the dealership today and saw my truck on the carrier. She called me on her cell phone to tell me. I got a call from my salesmen about an hour later. IT HAS ARRIVED!!!!!!
Will pick it up 10:00 A.M. on Wed. Ordered on Sept. 3rd. I am trading in a 99 SC LB V-8 4:10.
It has 10,000 more miles on it than it had when I made the deal ( 29,980 ). Sure hope that want be a problem.
2000 CC SB V10 Auto 4X4 OXFORD WHITE
By your time frame I guess I have a little more time of being a have not. Oh well three months down and four to go. Congrats and happy superdutying.
F250 Y2K CC PSD 4WD SB - ordered 12/8 and should arrive any day....
For those future buyers, posting the order status on the internet will be great for buyers, dealers and Ford.
If your VIN starts with 1, your vehicle was built in the US (and for SDs that would be KTP). If your VIN starts with 3, your vehicle was built in Mexico. Or, I should say, 'is/was' since you can get the VIN before the vehicle is assembled
This is a noise that a couple others have complained about with their Super Duty 4x4 front drivers side suspension. I believe at least two folks had their dealer replace a rubber bushing or something in the front suspension. There wasn't a recall ..... only some kind of maintenance alert to the service areas of the dealers. I guess I'll just have to take it to my dealer. I was just looking for the added info in case my dealer didn't get the word yet .... you know how that goes ...
Happy Motoring ...
Elvis,
You have more fun than the law allows!! That Dodge truck episode was a classic!!
I crunched some numbers using the assumption that two similiarly equiped V-10 and a PSD trucks would make a 700 mile trip. With a 4mpg difference in mpg, the breakeven point for fuel cost would be if diesel was $.35 per gallon more. Anything more than that and the diesel would actually incur higher fuel cost than the V-10 for the trip. The lowest I have heard of diesel recently anywhere is $.20 higher. Assuming a $.20 difference, the V-10 will cost about $5 more in fuel.
Most of us have always said that people should not make a decision on diesel vs gas for economic reasons. It should come down to preference and your intended use. Future fuel costs can be volatile. When I drove up from Dallas to Anchorage in January 1999, diesel costs were actually lower than 87 octane in many places.
lewac, just to make sure there is no confusion, the little [non-permissible content removed] for tat wasn't with crazyelvis. He's a great contributor to the site. Who can beat the Dodge fire story? As far as the sense of humor, mine is pretty dry. I spent eight years in Florida, so I know how that humidity and flat land can warp the brain.
I purchased a diamond tread tool box at Sam's Club for $159.00. It mounts across the front of the bed but is flush with the top of the rails.
Regarding the finance charge question... I got 7.5 thru the dealer from FoMoCredit. Banks and other undesireables wanted 7.9 and up, and their rates weren't good for very long. The Ford APR is good until I get the truck.
Anybody driven the ALCAN lately? Still alot of construction around Beaver Creek?
00 F350 SC SD V-10 4X4 Deep Wedgewood over Silver.
We get ours by truck, so maybe if the weather holds... and the UAW continues build like they're on speed... naw, I'll believe it when I see it after 3.5 months.
Got off work to late today to go get it
When are you heading down? We hit -20 about an hour north of Prince George and didn't get above that until we got past Glenallen. It was actually close to 40 in town, so we had a 60+ degree swing in temp that day.
I took the Hudson Hope Loop bypass of Dawson Creek since I had never been that way before. I saw deer standing next to cattle eating from hay bales. If you take that route, be advised that there is one stretch with a 10% grade up and down.
Whether you take that route or not, I think you will be very impressed with the engine braking of the V-10. I had my Bigfoot camper on and the truck never tried to push going down hills. Since it was winter, I drove in 4wd with OD locked out much of the time, and I was doing some periodic shifting of my own down into second (auto trans). A long road trip with the camper on was a great way to get a good feel for how the truck/camper combo.
The two cities with the best accomodations on the hwy were Fort Nelson and Whitehorse. One of the new hotels in Ft. Nelson has a surprisingly big sports bar to grab a cold one after a long days drive. If the weather cooperates, Fort Nelson to Whitehorse can be done in a full days drive, as can Whitehorse to Fairbanks. If you can time your trip right, Whitehorse and Fort Nelson are the two best places to hit. Lodging is a little tougher to find in between during the winter, but it's there.
Keep in mind that, although there are plenty of gas stations along the route, they often operate on reduced hours during the winter. If you plan to drive late into the evening or overnight, make sure to top off the tanks earlier in the evening just in case.
My salesman told me to drop off my survey to him and he would see to it that I get $10.00 off my first oil change. I thought that was a little strange.
I took my truck to get the fifth wheel hitch installed today. Fri. will get the Pace Edwards roll top cover installed.
So I'll be "Ready for the weekend".
With all the talk of vanity plates I thought for a minute about putting HORSPWR on my license to cover the V-10 and the horses in my life...I, however, need to register my truck with a commercial plate because of the combined weight of my truck and trailer (it is a very gray area here in Maine, but more and more horse haulers, private or not, who have regular plates are getting nailed by the state police...RV haulers seem to be excluded for some reason.) Anyway, you can get a commercial vanity plate if the GVW of the truck is under a certain weight. I have been looking for that number in my Ford info and can't find it. Does anyone know the GVW of a 00 250 SC SB V-10 4X4 auto 4.3LS? Thanks