CrazyAL

I guess the tracking person is either out of office or has otherwise quit tracking for people? It's been almost a week now with no response? Oh well...

Bump - My truck apperantly finally shipped yesterday. It still would be nice to have any additional info that could be provided such as rail car # or anything else. VIN: 1FTEX1R68BFA84826 Thanks again,

If you think that's funny you'll get a great kick out of mine. As of Friday (4/1) , my ETA to dealer was still listed as 2/28.

Bump to get me back to the first page. Thanks,

Order: 11/13 Build date: 2/16 VIN: 1FTEX1R68BFA84826 Been in "awaiting shipment" for quite a while (7ish weeks). Thanks,

I've read 18 hours is pretty close estimate for an f150. Dunno how right that is.

This is me too. I ordered a Raptor on 11/13, it was built 2/16 and as of yesterday it was still awaiting shipment. Very aggravating....

The dealership I was trying to order from told me that Raptors wouldn't start getting built until job 2 at Dearborn. I don't think he knows what he's talking about because I've seen several places on the web saying the 2011 Raptor would start production at the same time at the standard F150s

LoL - Okay, I'm not really sure if I understand how that's really any different from someone preferring to go buy a vehicle off the lot of the "good dealer" instead of the buying off the lot of the "not so good dealer". Chances are if there is a good dealer and a not so good dealer, people want to do business with the good dealer regardless of ROV ordering. It's a free market, if all dealers have access to the same ROV program I can't understand how it would be a competive advantage for some and not for others. I'll take your word for it though, becuase I'm obviously only really looking at this from the perspective of the consumer and I don't even pretend to know all the varibles that might come into play for Ford and the dealerships. I appreciate your input.

For my understanding, why would ROV be bad thing for dealers? For them, it allows them to get and sell more vehicles. My situation, for example, is that I'm not going to pay MSRP or more for a Raptor that is coming out of a dealer's "allotment". However, if that same dealer can place an ROV order for me then there are several benifts, for the dealer and for me - I get to order at a much discounted price (say 500 over invoice), the dealer gets a garunteed sale and makes at least a grand off the deal by the time they charge me the 500 bucks and other miscellanous fees (they probably actually make more than that depending on their deal with Ford) - all the overhead they have is just dealing with me long enough to place the order. On the other hand, with no ROV in place it's harder for them to discount the vehicles (because of the quota) and I don't buy one - sale lost for the dealership and for Ford. I'm sure that this is this case for other potential buyers as well, other Ford vehicles too.

That's corrrect - currently there is no ROV process for the 2011 Raptor. I was curious to know if anyone had info on if there would eventually be an ROV program for 2011. Sure seemes like a great idea, I can't imagine any benfit of not having it. Of course, it sure seems like they would have released the info by now, so who the hell knows.....

That's interesting to know - thanks. Maybe they will release the info for the Order Verification on the Raptor then as well. I guess I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Well it was for the 2010 YM, but that's what I'm trying to get the information about. I certainly hope they have the program available for 2011 (the same or similar to they did in 2010). It seems like the ROV process is a good deal for all parties involved. It helps Ford move more trucks; the dealers make a litle off the ROV orders and still get their "lot quota" to sell at MSRP on the lot; and it helps the consumer becuase typically an ROV order can be placed for well under MSRP. I'm was also just curious as to why all the info wasn't released when the ordering banks opened up. Seems like there is lots of room for confusion right now when a dealer places an order for an individual - in other words, if they aren't going to have ROV for 2011, it would be good if they would let everyone know. :D

Hi Guys, I've been working on ordering a 2011 SVT Raptor for several weeks now. Apperantly, the ROV program isn't availble yet and Ford hasn't released any info on the details of the program for 2011. I know the 2011 F150 ordering bank opened up on 9/3. I also know people are placing orders for 2011 F150s and SVT Raptors. I don't know exactly how dealers are making orders for people yet since the ROV isn't availble. It seems like Ford should have released all this info around the same time the ordering banks opened. That way there would be no confusion and it would be easy for people to get their orer into the system. Does anyone on here have any info about when Ford will come out with the ROV details for 2011???

Can anyone help me confirm if the Retail Order Verification program will still be available for Raptor ordering during the 2011 model year? For the 2010 model year, dealers could order the trucks specially through this program. The dealer had to have proof of the intended buyer via a driver's license and a $1k deposit. The dealer could then place the order with the factory. The orders would not count against the dealers yearly quota and they would be given some priority over the normal production for inventory trucks. Any information or documentation that could be passed along about the program for 2011 would be much appreciated. Thanks!!