Deafsoundguy Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Does anyone have any actual real experience on the wait time from the time you ordered your car to delivery? We live on the west coast, so I know that's going to add some delay ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 43 minutes ago, Deafsoundguy said: Does anyone have any actual real experience on the wait time from the time you ordered your car to delivery? We live on the west coast, so I know that's going to add some delay ? Attached is the scheduling information for vehicles that will be scheduled on Thursday, November 15th. I post this information each week for all Ford and Lincoln vehicles in the Production Week Scheduling Timetable thread in the Production and Sales forum. The average transit time is 14 days once a vehicle has been released for shipment but may vary depending on the rail carrier, car carrier firm hauling vehicles to the dealership, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 Thanks for the info, but unclear on how to digest that! So we ordered our Nautilus on 10-12-19. We got a text from the dealer they were starting to build our car a few days ago on the 7th (11-7-19) ?. I don't know if it takes 1 day or 3 weeks to build a BL Nautilus. I see it takes probably a minimum of 2 weeks for transit, I'm guessing at least 3 weeks for west coast deliveries. And then I don't know how long the prep time is for getting ready to ship. I think I stated on some other post that one dealer told me about 10 weeks min to see a car, and another 10 to 12 weeks once ordered (to the west coast). Certainly not complaining, just would like to know the real world times for all the particulars involved, And wondered if anyone has recently gone through the process of order to delivery time. ⏳ Right now, for us it was between 3 to 4 weeks from order to notice of build start. Build time unknown Prep time/quality check unknown Transit time maybe 2 to 3 weeks, maybe even 4 with weather or who-knows-what delays Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Production is typically 24 hours start to finish, unless it gets stopped on the line over the weekend obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Wow that's crazy fast! So it looks like we may see that car before X-mas The wife will be happy to hear that! Wondering if quality checks come with the production time, or is that a separate process? Or a process at all? ? Edited November 11, 2019 by Deafsoundguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 28 minutes ago, Deafsoundguy said: Wow that's crazy fast! So it looks like we may see that car before X-mas The wife will be happy to hear that! Wondering if quality checks come with the production time, or is that a separate process? Or a process at all? ? Depends on how fast shipping takes. Once it leaves Ford's lot there's not a ton of control they have. Quality checks are embedded into the production process at various points, then one final quality inspection after it rolls off the line. Oakville has a very good reputation, you have nothing to worry about. I'm actually sitting at my dealer in process of buying a Flex as I type this (same plant). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Very cool sir! Thanks for your time to post and congrats on your Flex! I do find it odd that your signature line says disgruntled Ford employee and you're buying a Flex! Throw in the towel or change of heart ❤️? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Deafsoundguy said: Very cool sir! Thanks for your time to post and congrats on your Flex! I do find it odd that your signature line says disgruntled Ford employee and you're buying a Flex! Throw in the towel or change of heart ❤️? I have issues with some management decisions, but I still prefer to drive what I build, even if it comes from another plant. Also I can't figure out how to change my signature with the new board software ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Well saying you prefer to drive what you build says a lot! It means you're proud of the product and believe in it. So that makes me happy we're getting our first Lincoln ever! Really stoked on the Black Label touches.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Also I can't figure out how to change my signature with the new board software ? Click on your name in the upper right then Profile. There is a signature edit screen somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 2 hours ago, akirby said: Click on your name in the upper right then Profile. There is a signature edit screen somewhere. I've checked every menu. Couldn't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRunrGuy Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Click on your name, select Account Setting, far right side is edit profile. It's in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: I've checked every menu. Couldn't find it. Account Settings - Signature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Nevermind, I found it Edited November 11, 2019 by fuzzymoomoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Wow, unlike other forums I'm on or have been on this one seems unique in it's number of people who work for Ford/Lincoln or seem to have infinite wisdom of production steps and parts. My question if someone could answer, is about the grill. On the Nautilus, does anyone know how pieces that is, and is it welded/glued together or when taken off the car can it still come apart? I ask because I will want to make the grill mesh black, and obviously I'd like to have a mesh only to take into the powder coater, if possible. I've read about all the products for painting or spraying dip type stuff on the grill (and just masking off the rest) and for every "wow it works great" there's an equal number of "don't ever buy this product". Id rather just do it the right way and powder coat it, that is, if it's metal (I don't know off hand, there's a lot of plastic metal looking grills out there) ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Usually they just snap together. There may be a screw or several in there to prevent rattles but I'm really not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 Just got notice that our car is built and on it's way!!! Awesome news for the wife! So now that's about a month to order and build the car! And that's currently faster than either dealer said... so this is good on Lincoln! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 It's official!!! We got our ordered loaded Nautilus last night! So that's a hair over 6 weeks. Pretty impressive in my book from placing an order, and taking delivery of our new rig in just 45 days to the west coast. Especially after 2 dealers telling me up to 12 weeks, it was half that! I have yet to drive the car but the first thing that impressed me about the car that I didn't already know was the door quality. It feels so solid and closes with a nice quality robust sound. I know that may seem trivial to some, but a solid door sound has always been a GREAT sound to me...The wood on the door looks so cool. I looked in back and the mat/cargo package we got looks good. The front mats are nice but there's no lip to keep water like the weathertech mats. So that's one for Weathertech. But the rear rubber mat is super nice and better than the Weathertech rear mat we just bought for our FPace which we traded in last night. So that evens the mat thing out. I get to drive it today for a 90 mile round trip so really am looking forward to it! That is, if I can get my wife to release her death grip on the steering wheel... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Congrats on getting it. You'll have to post some pictures when you get a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 Thank you sir! I will definitely post some pics when I get the wheels powder coated next week!!!! Because of Turkey day tomorrow, I couldn't get the car in this week.... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escape20 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 This is a dated story but it blew my mind when it happened years ago I ordered a 1997 Ranger which was built in Edison NJ about a hour from where i live. I ordered the truck on December 1st and by the December 15th it was waiting at the dealer for me. It was A-Plan and my name was on the sticker so i knew it was the actual truck i ordered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinLA Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 That actual time from ordering to delivery on my '16 was nineteen weeks. For the '19 Nautilus is was just a bit shorter. Ordered on March 8th, Built on June 18th and delivered on July 5th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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