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we are all together. I found the change after
being out of town for two days (must be the Davy
Crockett in my blood). Anyhow monday will be
15 weeks. Maybe I will get the record. Maybe
my truck will beat the year 2000 model. Anybody
heard if Ford will expand the colors or change
the two tone scheme on next year models.
Just touching base.....
The brown fish man.
will get the record. It was 16 weeks on Wed.
Turns out Ford has adjusted the colors available and NOT reprinted the literature yet. There are so few SD on the lots it is difficult to see the choices in person. Get your dealer to do some research. Some of the colors from Expedition and other Fords models are now available.
Lastly, check out the Dec 21, 1998 issue of Business Week for a full color picture of the SUPER DUTY turned into a SUV that Ford is going to sell for $50,000 each!! Called EXCURSION.
difficult time picking out a suitable color but
am fortunate to be friends with the owner of
Cho Cho Customs and he agreed to do a nice two-
tone customization for near cost.
I'm nearing the point that if this truck is going
to be another month or two and I really don't have to sell my old truck till ready, then I might just wait another six months for the 2000
year model and reorder. If I could find out any
improvements or new options it would help me make
up my mind. By the way, I talked to my dealer
fri evening and he said Ford is so concerned with
the delays that Ford is sending a "CARE LETTER"
to everyone waiting. I almost told the dealer
that I was not a starving Ethiopian, just a poor
slob trying to get a new SD Truck, but I thought
that was not in good taste, and I'm sure Ford is
concerned and doing their best to get these orders filled. What I think is highly unfair is
the priority larger dealers have over the smaller
dealers. Can someone explain to me that a order
placed Dec 1st at a large dealer should be built
before a order say 8/14/98 from a smaller dealer.
See, once you start bumping orders from a smaller
dealer then the chain is hard to break. Each
new order from a larger dealer will have priority
over the smaller dealer and the fellow like my-
self is waiting longer than others. Fellows,
someone has to live in the rual areas but we have
the same wants and needs of others.
If anyone hears of new options or changes in the
2000 model please post away, I would love to hear. Hope all has a great weekend.
Gobrownfish
order 00's will we still be in the same boat?
How do we know that the demand will not be as great then. If you wait for the 00's for 5 months then it would be near December 99 you could wait 6 more months and get a 2001. I am sure I will wait till the end of Feb. to think very hard on canceling the 99. Mine was ordered 8-7-98 and still has not been picked up by Ford to build. I am as impatient as any one else but the other 2 of the BIG 3 is not an option in my mind.
Impatiently waiting and optimisticly hoping; Casper47
with their new model it was the same case for the
first year and when orders were caught up by the
second year model the lots were full of them.
Ford intended for this to be a Super Duty Utility
Truck that looked good, they did not expect the
rush by people like me and others to want this
truck to pull a boat or camper. Myself I think
the SD looks like a truck and really don't like
the new style of the F-150s.
My point is this truck will be out a full year
come feb or march and if I get a 99 SD the book
value will be the same as if I had owned the truck
one full year. So Ford will catch up on its orders and you will be able to order this truck
soon with about a 4 week wait. Since I am in a
position to wait a few more months if I must, then
I was trying to find out if Ford was expanding
their color scheme or their two tone scheme.
Just a thought from the brown fish man.
PS On the model change... it would be very unusual for Ford to make any changes the first year a truck is in production. If they had any changes to make... they would be "running changes" and not anything that would happen at the traditional time of year for model changes.
I feel the same way you do about the color choices. For example: I thought originally the woodland green was more like the Explorer or Expedition shades of green. The choices really were disappointing. I choose the hunter which was more like a deep teal which I liked.
casper47,
The wait your going through now is ridiculous. I can not believe you did not have your order picked up by now. There has to be a more equitable solution for this dilemma between small and large dealers and allocation to waiting period ratio!!!
I wish you both the best!
Mroffshore
long for the truck. This friday will be 15 weeks.
This wed I will travel back to the dealer that
gave me the next to best price (250 over invoice)
and re-order but with some stipulations. I should
have realized what was happening before this and
got off my duff and made the move.
Wandrr: My dealer told me 8 weeks too......
Mroffshore: I'll shoot you a E-mail later...
The Brown Fish Man
Rancher, where? Please tell me!
Don't laugh Gobrownfish Man how else are we going to find places to bird hunt, besides it was your idea! Ok close, he may not be a Teacher in Kansas but he might be a Rancher out there! What a great way to break in my 7.3 PS! HAHAHAHAHA
Mroffshore
Arrowhd, welcome to the club. You wait may be
much shorter than ours. Ford is running three
shifts and catching up on orders.
The brown fish man.
I waited one day shy of eight months for a 4x4 F350 CC LB V10 Lariat. I hope you do not have to wait that long. It was worth the wait to get what we wanted, however. When asked about mileage, I say it costs me ten bucks more a week than my little turbo car did. Takes way longer to stop, but I can haul 4 dirt bikes, gear, trailer and racers comfortably.
I recommend the larger dealer with higher allocations if you can't wait. I think I could have received my truck in half the time by going with a dealer in Phoenix from what others have told me.
I'm ranching in South Central Texas,northern Gonzales County. I remember reading you are a bird hunter. We used to have some doves here but there is hardly any farmland left, so the birds go a little farther south. There use to be quail here too, but the fire ants cleaned them out. I think the only game left around here are wild hogs and people are raising dogs specially for hunting hogs. I wish I had more to offer you.
gobrownfish
Your info was encouraging. I've ordered from a small local dealer, but I think he can get his orders filled on time.He sells alot of trucks.
1.) Does anyone feel that the length of time one needs to wait is related in any way to the negotiated price? That is, are dealers who have say $1,500 in profit awaiting them upon delivery any more likely to get the vehicle delivered faster?
2.) Anyone try to locate the exact truck they want through a car search company (new car broker or whatever you call those guys)?
3.) Did everyone who's waiting negotiate the price up front like I did?
4.) Did everyone leave about $200 deposit? (those of you that did leave a dept.)
5.) Did anyone still reading this list who did receive their truck find that the negotiated price changed when the truck finally arrived? Did anyone get the negotiated price in writing (and was the price honored)?
Lance
I did not try to locate a built truck because I had so manyoptions I wanted I knew no dealer would have order such a truck "on spec" for the lot.
All prices were negotiated and put into writing. If it isnt in writing... you dont have a deal.
No deposit was required at my dealer.
You absolutely should spend the extra few $$ for the tow pkg. The stabilizer bar will give you a much better ride and help prevent the swaying you some times have with a tailer while in tow. I have it and I noticed a big difference in the handling of the truck on the highway. That is just my opinion.
Good luck,
Mroffshore
By the way, what city and state are you located,
just in case we might can pull something off.
I'm near the Tn - Ky line on I-75 and don't care
a bit to travel a few miles for the right deal.
Even a one way air fare ticket is cheap compared
to what we've been through.
Let me know...
Gobrownfish.
2) No
3) Yes
4) $1000
5) No,Yes
(1) NO! Buildability and priority does.
(2) NO, Too many options on mine also.
(3) I did.
(4) No not required at my dealer on this truck.
(5a)N/A (5b) Yes and my bank had a copy faxed to them by the dealer also.
2. I went to several dealers looking for anything similar to what I wanted. Some of them called around looking for one for me. But nothing was close. I tried a locator service on the internet, and nobody ever called me back.
3. I shopped ALL the dealers within a 50 mile radius (nine if I remember right) and shopped for Super Duty price, and my trade in (97 F150) value. The prices varied up to $3000 when you include my trade in into the deal. But most were within $1000.
4. They wanted a $1000 non refundable deposit, but we settled on a $500 non refundable deposit.
5. The dealership (Five Star Ford) tried to fleece an extra $900 out of me when I went to pick my truck up. I even had the price "Out the door" in writing. I kept refusing to pay the extra amount, so they gave me more for my trade in supposedly. About four days later they had my trade in advertised for about two and a half grand more than they gave me for it.
Did anyone else get a call like this? If so, what did you complain about.
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Also, I got to try out my antilock brakes today because some @$$hole in a Caddy pulled right in front of me. They worked fine, but the pulsing was a lot harder than the pulsing I used to get in my former F150.
If anyone else gets a similar call..... get her name and number.... maybe we can call her! Heck, if Ford just opened an Email address for Super Duties they would get a lot of great feedback.
Lemans.... Diesel break in... owners manual covers it well.... I am not using synthetic oils.
Longhair.... winch mount... you may have to extend the bumper out from its present position to make room for what you want to do.
really do anything? Is it worth buying one?
I like the look of the front end better without
the bug deflector, but if it truly helps to keep
rocks and bugs from hitting the windshield, I'll
probably buy one.
The deflector will actually help to keep rock from chippin the paint on your hood more than keep them off your windsheild(eventhough i'm sure it helps their also).
Sam
What type of transmission and rear end ratio are you running. Those are very impressive mileage numbers. When you are towing are you mostly in cruise control?
Have you noticed any variance in mileage by the brand of fuel?
Rich
I started it up yesterday with the temp at 13 F and it jumped immediatly to 1000 RPM and after about a minute to 1300 RPM when I moved it out of the garage into 0 F air. I guess that computer figures it will warm up faster at higher RPM. I plugged it in this morning and makes a big differance.
Urban1 - I enjoyed your comments as I intend to pull a 5th wheel in about one year but needed to get the truck now to get it paid off before I retire.
I think they mentioned cold weather causing the throttle to stick. This should not bother any of us with pickup bodies... but the info may be interesting to some.
That's the third recall. The first two were back in June.
Anyway, just for the heck of it, I kept shifting in and out of 4x4 as I crossed the bridge. It wasn't exactly a huge test, but it shifted flawlessly and quickly, both in and out. The real test starts next week when I hit the highway north.
wish you all a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year with your new toys.
The Brown Fish Man.