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  1. Um... I do. I had to buy a replacement manual for my Bronco and Escape because I bought them used and they were missing when I bought them.
    3 points
  2. Yes we are! But I've noticed a lot of folks in their 60s and 70s do not like being online or don't know how to find stuff. One person asked our neighborhood facebook group how to find something. I said "is your google broken?" because it literally would have taken 15 seconds to google it. But I guess a lot of folks just don't do it for some reason.
    2 points
  3. A number of our competitors tell their customers when they ask for a brochure that they are no longer available. Then they come to our showroom and see two whole racks filled with brochures. The $2.00/brochure cost to the dealership is a small price to pay for providing customers with the information they want.
    2 points
  4. I mean, it is nice to have in the glove box. If your car has no power though you may be screwed.Better hope you have a cell signal to download if you need it. I wonder what the supplement includes. "Call Roadside assistance @.... )
    2 points
  5. I like that, I am never rude with the reps due to the fact that I personally know there are things that can be done when this reaches that end of the tunnel, and I'd rather not face someone that I was rude with just previously. It's the little things at the end that make the icing on the top.
    2 points
  6. I've done some house cleaning and consolidation and added in a few new items to take notice of. Please review the items below for changes / updates. 1.) I request that you subscribe to this thread if you haven't already. Click the little button at the top that says "Watch topic". That way I'll get no frantic responses from any of you that don't keep up with this and ask me a million requests when I am gone or on vacation that I have already said I won't be available. You will be automatically notified as long as you have your forum / board settings set up properly. 2.) There are a number of you that have come to this forum for only the purpose of tracking and have in a sense spammed the forums with silly banter in order to fluff up your post count to get in here and demand some tracking action. I would think that if tracking was that important, many of those of you would have read my rules and responded accordingly. I know how you feel ... it is just like Terms of Service agreements or software piracy acknowledgments - you know, those agreements in software programs that scroll on forever that those people ask you to read, but you don't and you just click "agree" anyway to get to quickly click on the next prompt. Humor me and read each and every rule. I ask for a reason and there are so many rule breakers I'm close to my wits end with a lot of you. The rules are here to assist me in helping you - that is it. 3.) If you break a rule, I am no longer going to give you a kind reminder. I am simply just going to ignore your request. If you find you are being ignored, then you did something wrong. Figure it out. Re-read the rules you were supposed to have read in the first place. Then, once you are ready to comply properly, you can re-bump your thread properly. I am not going to respond until you do. 4.) I am sorry, but some of you are taking extreme advantage of my generosity and this free service I offer on my own time. Those that do are ruining it for everyone else. From now on: Absolutely no more than ONE (1) update per tracking thread, per week. I don't care if you are in the process of shipping, or have started production. You plan it out when you want to hear from me, but no more than once per week. I don't care if your lease is expiring and you need to know tracking info so you aren't left without a vehicle. Get a clue - If you are to the point where you need to know where your vehicle is in production because you may/will be left without a vehicle to drive - you have definitely already screwed up and have extremely poor planning that even I can't help you with. 5.) All PMs asking about tracking, information or updates will be deleted no questions asked. I thought this was clear, but apparently it is not. I don't care if you can't figure out how to post in this forum. No PM's about tracking or updates, period! 6.) I am not ignoring you, but at the same time I am not baby sitting your vehicle tracking either. If you want an update, bump your thread. If I haven't gotten to it in a few days, please re-bump - it may have fallen off my list of new updated topics. 7.) If you start to become annoying by wanting timely minute-by-minute updates of any minor thing that happened during your production run or shipment - please stop posting and see your dealer. I am not a service, I do this in what little free time I have because I want to. Please don't make me not want to do this anymore. If you respect my free time, I'll respect your request - it is pretty simple. You don't own me and I don't have to respond. 8.) I have to be at work to do this and I'll typically handle most requests in the morning. Don't ask me for a weekend update because you won't get it. 9.) If I have previously given you an update and in that update there was a specific date listed of something to happen next in the production run, please don't ask me for any more updates until that date has passed. I waste a ton of time with folks wanting updates to production dates I have given you when that date hasn't even happened yet - there won't be any changes. Please be smart about it. 10.) I am not the plant, delivery system, production scheduler or your dealership. Don't ask me to estimate any type of dates or time frame for you, or why things are such and such or taking so long. I can't and won't. There are a million and one variables in what happens with your order - things take as long as they take. 11.) I provide vehicle locator updates - status updates that can be found in your vehicle visibility report. That is it. Don't ask me to provide you with anything other than that, i.e.: no build sheets, no window stickers, no production schedules, no rail car information, no rail car numbers, etc. 12.) Do not make multiple threads for updates. Stick to one thread per VIN / Dealer Code-Order Number for updates. You want to follow a second car you have ordered, make a new thread for that vehicle. Repeat, do not make multiple threads for the same vehicle - even if you've provided incorrect information the first time. Just correct your mis-information in an update to your thread. I will get sick of figuring out which one I need to respond to and just not respond to any of your threads. 13.) I am a human, not an internet robot. I appreciate civility and I enjoy pleases and thank yous. However, please keep the extra chitchat outside of tracking info to a minimum because it helps me sort through threads I haven't upated yet and ones I have. 14.) I do not want anything in return for this. However, after all this work for you, my only payoffs are, 1 - knowing you are happy, and 2 - seeing that final picture of the vehicle I helped you follow for weeks on end. Please don't forget the photo. I love that. 15.) I need a valid VIN, or dealer code and order number to track your order. Please quadruple check the numbers you provide me. I know they are a long string of numbers and letters, but reporting those numbers right the first time will makes us both happier. 16.) When you bump your threads looking for more info, please repost your VIN (or Dealer Codes and Order Number) within your bump. 17.) Do not come here looking for information if you don't have either a VIN or proper, correct Dealer Code AND Order Number. Don't try to give me a Dealer Code with your vehicle description and expect me to find your vehicle. In most cases it is a needle in a haystack. Without both - forget it. If you have your DORA, the Dealer Code and Order Number are both on there, do me a favor and give me both or forget it. Also know this, most dealerships order multiple vehicles -even different types, under the same Order Number, so I will need a description of your vehicle along with your Dealer Code AND Order Number - such as: type, engine, trans, body style, that is it. Don't give me packages or trim levels, those things don't mean squat to me and are not listed in the Visibility Report as trim levels, just a laundry list of options. 18.) I am only a minor admin on this sub-forum, I have no control over how it works and how you get here. I can organize threads and close topics, but I am mostly just a user like the rest of you. Forget all the conspiracy theories of what I am doing to you in why you can't post here or your threads disappearing or whatever related to how the forum works, it is just all B.S.. 19.) If I give you a status and it is Unscheduled-Clean, that means you have a successful order in the system and it isn't currently scheduled for production. When you are in Unscheduled-Clean status I will provide updates no sooner than every two weeks, providing you bump your thread properly. There are a multitude of reasons why something doesn't progress quickly from that status to the line. It has to do with production schedules, plant availability, ordering priority numbers, where you live and that region / dealerships specific allowed allocation segments for that vehicle. I have seen Unscheduled-Clean status stay that way for weeks and weeks on end - even as long as 6 months depending on the availability of what you are ordering and speed of the plant, etc. etc. If you are upset about your vehicle being Unscheduled-Clean for an extended period, you need to work with your salesperson to try to adjust your order priority or find out what period your allocation unit is limited to. 20.) Enjoy yourself. If these updates start making you angry or hostile, or your attitude is making me angry or hostile, please go elsewhere and blow off some steam. Thanks as always. Any comments will be deleted.
    1 point
  7. https://fordauthority.com/2020/10/2021-ford-explorer-xlt-sport-appearance-package-price-revealed/ Exterior Unique Carbonized Gray-painted 20-inch wheels, plus matching Grille Skid plates Hood lettering Dual chrome exhaust tips Interior ActiveX Light Slate two-tone seats with accent stitching, matching The center console lid and door trim panels package is $1595.
    1 point
  8. 2021 Mustang Order Guide View File 2021 Mustang Order Guide Submitter ice-capades Submitted 10/14/2020 Category Mustang  
    1 point
  9. Two things really struck me from that article. First, that issues with the 6.0 are still affecting Ford and still being litigated. Second, the staggering statistics regarding Fords warranty costs and the amount of money they have had to pay because of this engine. Those are not little numbers. That being said, with Fords clear dishonesty and cover up, I think the costs are deserved. You can’t tell your customers that engine is fine while suing the manufacturer of said engine for defects.
    1 point
  10. The reason that the Explorer feels a lot bigger than the Edge is because it's almost as wide as an F150 (re akirby's post) The disadvantage with using CD6 is unitary construction when a full sized Bronco is expected to have a separate frame.
    1 point
  11. I did a trial fit of the soft top this morning. Man, that thing is a bear to stretch over the frame and get snapped into place, especially by yourself and on a cold day. Fortunately, the bow mounting brackets are slotted so you can release some of the tension. Hopefully we will get a warm day or two and it will stretch out even more. The perimeter of the cover has hard plastic flaps sewn into it that roll under and into grooves in the metal frame. Surprisingly there are only eight actual snaps and two of those are at the outside top corners of the windshield frame. I still need to drill holes for those snaps which is one of the reasons I wanted to install the top so I could mark where those holes need to be. It also looks like the top pulled the windshield into better alignment with the door frames which should mean a lot less wind noise and potential for water leaks. Now if the wrinkles in the plastic windows would just go away. Not holding my breath on that one though. They are all held in place by zippers so they are removable.
    1 point
  12. I left the year out-when the 2009/2010 MCE came out the price went up $10-15K over the 2006. Yes it had the 2006 options "standard" but I don't think some of the additions where worth 10K. I wasn't talking about the S550.
    1 point
  13. Some people do want free shit, but others like to look through the brochure to see the actual paint colors and have a handy reference when comparison shopping. It seems like a small cost to have brochures available to customers.
    1 point
  14. a LOT of people have zero interest in sitting at a computer downloading information when they can literally have something to read....and they can do that basically anywhere and not need a password, wifi or the internet to do so....irony is, that's basically an older customer base...y'know...the ones that usually have good credit, are stable homeowners...and can afford whatever they want....sadly its the way things are going, but Ford, and they are not the only ones, are alienating an extremely important core of people.
    1 point
  15. The 2021 Mustang Order Guide has been uploaded to the Dealer Order Guides section. Note: The USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) is not open yet as the 2021 Mustang specifications have not yet been loaded into the WBDO (Web Based Dealer Ordering) system. I addition, the 2021 Mustang Price List has not yet been released.
    1 point
  16. The 2021 Mustang Order Guide has been uploaded to the Dealer Order Guides section. Note: The USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) is not open yet as the 2021 Mustang specifications have not yet been loaded into the WBDO (Web Based Dealer Ordering) system. I addition, the 2021 Mustang Price List has not yet been released.
    1 point
  17. I remember Genesis was one of the ones years ago to ditch the paper manuals, gave them an iPad with the manual loaded on. I think as we evolve peoples attention becomes rather short, ssoooo many times I have a fellow Ford/Lincoln owner ride with me and ask "how did you do that?" because many do not take the time to read. Hell, after a year of owning an Edge ST, my best friend saw me open her tailgate waving my foot. That was like voodoo magic for her LOL
    1 point
  18. F150 is only 1 inch wider than Explorer. (79.9)
    1 point
  19. Awaiting Shipment - Released Flat Rock Assembly Plant, MI Oct-13-2020, 00:00 EDT. ETA Nov-08-2020
    1 point
  20. Turn signal and the side spotlights like F-150 has.
    1 point
  21. Thanks.I Cant wait. Ive been waiting and waiting till blue for the 2021 Mustang ordering. Almost ready to jump ship. Since the 2021s are still an unknown, please give us 3 things on the GT: Tremec option The Mach front facia a nice flush full screen for the Nav/Sync Not to much to ask for my first post :) - and a fine way to freshen the S550 for its last 2 years.
    1 point
  22. I doubt it would have much if any affect on the turning radius. I assume that would require a change to the steering geometry. I suppose, however, that there could be some low speed circumstances when you were sending power to the front axle only that the ability to drag or slide the rear tires around or over some obstacle might give you the ability to turn a little tighter. That would be a better question for a rock crawling expert.
    1 point
  23. The issue is putting mega miles on a vehicle and not paying it off fast enough....for whatever reason(s). Then the secondary issue of the vehicle being a piece of garbage.
    1 point
  24. Firing management works to an extent. However, you can take a great manager and put them in a bad situation and watch them fail. I am not there so I only know from what I've read here and what has been in the press. Now, I have spoken to a few employees over the years and I didn't get a rosy picture from that either. This is a totally speculative hypothesis. If you have a plant manager that realizes the only way he is going to produce any sort of positive results is to "work with the" union reps and employees, what do you think they are going to do? Turn their head to things that shouldn't be happening. Not report egregious HR issues. Allowing bad behavior to continue. If the plant manager does raise a stink, they face the wrath of a unified union reps and employees that will exploit every UAW protection to produce terrible results that look bad on them. I've said this before, the attitude in Illinois with unionized workers seems to be different from what I experienced in Michigan. It's a fact the UAW is corrupt. It's a fact that the Illinois government is also very corrupt. Not sure if this is why CAP still exists (shrugs)?.You would think with Ford eating millions in lawsuits, lost revenue and terrible publicity that they would've had this addressed by now. Especially in the day and age we live in today
    1 point
  25. I would have had a new plant manager there the next day. Inexcusable.
    1 point
  26. He also said “we’re listening” which is usually code for we’ll announce it later.
    1 point
  27. https://www.thedrive.com/news/37044/it-would-take-178-ford-f-150s-to-haul-the-paper-saved-by-digitizing-its-owners-manual?xid=fbshare&fbclid=IwAR2h3TTQPUsUbRSyr1KUQFB_o-iO9CK4_U_4P8ixMg4HIJcB4soR-LUV-ng
    0 points
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