JAMIED Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I have a new 2014 F250 on order scheduled to be built on the 24th which is a Monday. Do Monday trucks matter any more? " You should never buy a truck that is built on Mon. or Fri." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Seeing that trucks are built every day off the week, the old "Monday-Friday" superstition doesn't really mean anything anymore. Not to mention the fact that most tools used to put the trucks together are electric torque guns that have to have good readings before the unit can leave that station. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Besides, what if the transmission was built on a Friday? And the engine on a Monday? And so on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMIED Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thanks guys, makes me feel better about my new ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucky2 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I'd say it's more of a late spring - early fall thing, when the normal employees that fill their normal jobs are taking vacations/calling in "sick" and they're moving people around and hiring temp workers (mon,fri and 89 dayers) to cover. The thing is, so many people do jobs that impact your vehicle it really becomes more of a 'Were all the people that did jobs directly impacting the build of my vehicle, which includes all the sub-assemblies (such as Richard pointed out), actually doing what they were supposed to be doing when they built my truck/part for my truck'? Really hard to say. You could have the normal person that does that job just not have a good day and be Fing it up (intentionally or unintentionally) and the affect will still be the same as a mon,fri person thinking they're doing right when they're not and no one catching it. I'd guess with JIT that vehicles built late wed/early thurs in months like Feb when few are vacationing would be good picks...but really, how could one determine that? This is why you have a manufacturers warranty...use it and watch the stealerships like a hawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstock Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 The thing is, so many people do jobs that impact your vehicle it really becomes more of a 'Were all the people that did jobs directly impacting the build of my vehicle, which includes all the sub-assemblies (such as Richard pointed out), actually doing what they were supposed to be doing when they built my truck/part for my truck'? Precisely. As well, IMHO, this is where the trolls from Accounting can cause great havoc, as they beat up on suppliers to squeeze nickels . . . and we get crappy water-pump bushings or whatever. Seems to be a cyclical affliction, but I could be mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucky2 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I remember doing Rear Seat Load on the Taurus and the staples holding the seat cloth on coming off. Go over to tell the foreman, on my break no less, watch him write an e-mail off on it. A month later, still loading seats where staples are coming off. I'm sure the customer with seats that had big fabric runs in them were really looking at the quality Ford thinking nice thoughts...Accounting and Management for the win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94bronco Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I wouldn't worry about it, mine was built on a Wednesday and when I received it the Front and Rear Suicide door were touching each other due to misalignment. Ended up having to repaint both the front and rear passenger side doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I wouldn't worry about it, mine was built on a Wednesday and when I received it the Front and Rear Suicide door were touching each other due to misalignment. Ended up having to repaint both the front and rear passenger side doors. Curious. What plant was it built at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94bronco Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) Curious. What plant was it built at? Kentucky, I wouldn't have taken the truck but I didn't realize it until a week or so after I started driving it. Whenever someone got in the back the doors never closed the first time and then I took a further look and realized it was because the doors were hitting. I won't put as much trust in Ford quality next time and will make sure the next truck I buy gets a thorough look over. One of the biggest problems with the new Super Duties is the misalignment of the front bumper which mine also had . Not my truck but this is what I am talking about http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f152/bumper-alignment-2012-f250-307782/ if you go to a dealer lot and look at the new SD's atleast half have horrible misalignment just like shown. Not so good when you are buying a 50-60K truck and the fit and finish sucks, paint quality has also gone downhill. My 02 F250 seemed like a much better built truck that had much better paint quality, fit and finish, and didn't rattle like a 20 year old escort driving down the road. Edited February 18, 2014 by 94bronco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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