akirby Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 27 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: That's still a problem to this day. It's something about the S550 body that's very hard to line up and I guess to compensate for it Ford gave the fitters a wide acceptable tolerance range. Is this one of those cases where the designers could have made life easier for the assembly line and resulted in less issues with a different design? I can’t imagine there is enough variation in parts that It requires a custom fit each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 26 minutes ago, akirby said: Is this one of those cases where the designers could have made life easier for the assembly line and resulted in less issues with a different design? I can’t imagine there is enough variation in parts that It requires a custom fit each time. Definitely. A lot of it isn't necessarily the shape of the body panels but the design of the door hinges and the trunk hinge. They’re very hard to adjust. The fender fit issues that I've heard about I'm not sure the cause of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STGUY Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Yeah my problem was the trunk fit. The adjustment was a complete PAIN. I just thought maybe it was because it was an early vehicle. Besides that zero complaints with the S550. Hope to get the same out of the ST minus the panel gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 The ridiculous part is S550 was supposed to be easier to build than S197.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pffan1990 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Hopefully Ford has designed the S650 to be easier to build with better quality in mind. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STGUY Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Things must be going ok at Chicago Assembly Plant. Placed order for 2020 Ford Explorer ST on April 25th. I just got my VIN number today from dealer. Never thought it be that fast. Production date week for July 8th right now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msm859 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 2 hours ago, STGUY said: Things must be going ok at Chicago Assembly Plant. Placed order for 2020 Ford Explorer ST on April 25th. I just got my VIN number today from dealer. Never thought it be that fast. Production date week for July 8th right now.aviator What is interesting is they still have not disclosed official MPG numbers or battery size/ range for the hybrid for the Explorer or the Aviator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, msm859 said: What is interesting is they still have not disclosed official MPG numbers or battery size/ range for the hybrid for the Explorer or the Aviator Give it some time, job 1 isn't even until Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 They're probably revising or at least heavily reviewing all that in light of the current investigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I think the Hybrid/GT is late availability anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msm859 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Give it some time, job 1 isn't even until Monday LOL. That was my point. You would think they would at least have those numbers by the time official production started. As to the Aviator GT, I hope the delay is because they figured out they need a bigger battery than what they are using for the Euro Explorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 35 minutes ago, msm859 said: LOL. That was my point. You would think they would at least have those numbers by the time official production started. As to the Aviator GT, I hope the delay is because they figured out they need a bigger battery than what they are using for the Euro Explorer. Rangers started shipping the week before Christmas last year and fuel economy wasn't announced until near the end of January Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STGUY Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I ordered an ST. Miles per gallon be damned! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 10 hours ago, STGUY said: I ordered an ST. Miles per gallon be damned! I bet you’ll be surprised at your mpg regardless. I have a F150 with the 3.5LEB and I’m getting 21-22 consistently and can get up to 25-26 at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awight Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Hope everything is still on track for Monday. Good luck CAP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STGUY Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Today is the day. Please O please go well. BTW anybody here of the ST's going for sticker price plus. A dealer by me wanted to sell for sticker price plus. I was like you are serious? This is the hottest contested market for a vehicle. And your trying to sticker price plus these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwnsmoke Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 $500 under invoice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STGUY Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Yeah I got it for Dealer Invoice. 57 and some change. Not under though. I was still blown away by this one dealer. I was like dude you serious. I get a GT500. Low production car. Extreme high end market. But an explorer...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcartwright99 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, STGUY said: Yeah I got it for Dealer Invoice. 57 and some change. Not under though. I was still blown away by this one dealer. I was like dude you serious. I get a GT500. Low production car. Extreme high end market. But an explorer...... I would definitely try another dealer which it looks like you did. Edited May 6, 2019 by jcartwright99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwnsmoke Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 hour ago, STGUY said: Yeah I got it for Dealer Invoice. 57 and some change. Not under though. I was still blown away by this one dealer. I was like dude you serious. I get a GT500. Low production car. Extreme high end market. But an explorer...... Right.. there will be roughly 45,000-50,000 STs built this year lol.. they are crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKX1960 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 On 5/6/2019 at 9:08 AM, STGUY said: Yeah I got it for Dealer Invoice. 57 and some change. Not under though. I was still blown away by this one dealer. I was like dude you serious. I get a GT500. Low production car. Extreme high end market. But an explorer...... Not gonna happen on these. I just bought an Edge ST. It stickered about $50k and I was out the door for about $42k. Plenty of incentives on them and the Explorer ST will be the same in a short time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 The updated 2020 Explorer Order Guide has been uploaded to the Product Order Guides Section. This version includes the updated information for Job #2 orders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pain88 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Hi Great forum to be part of. Order my XLT thru Fleet, They say my car production date is 6/3. My fleet told me I should be in the car before end of June. True Or False on delivery. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, pain88 said: Hi Great forum to be part of. Order my XLT thru Fleet, They say my car production date is 6/3. My fleet told me I should be in the car before end of June. True Or False on delivery. Thanks Depends on how fast it's shipped out and how close you are to Chicago. It's a reasonable estimate. Edited May 15, 2019 by fuzzymoomoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awight Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Has anyone heard how production is going? I assume if Ok to Buy had been achieved then someone would have reported it here, but, I haven't seen that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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