Jeepcritter

what's weird about this is that the ford plants are running at capacity just to fill orders from dealers. It's weird that a truck would sit for 13 months in that situation. I know geography makes a difference, as well as what the dealer is ordering (let's order 20 trucks all in green with the chrome package) but you'd think it wouldn't take 13 months to move a truck that is in demand. Mine was 9 months old when I bought it new. My guess is, the older trucks have been dealer traded a few times perhaps?

Phyer Phyter

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I would have taken it back to the dealer had have them clean it up properly. 30 yrs ago I worked at a GM dealership and it was common for vehicles to be covered in "fall out". They had cleaners that would take that stuff in no time an not harm the paint.

Phyer Phyter

It could have been on the dealerships lot for that amount of time, Mine was. Salesman slipped up and told me that the stock number was "one of the early ones" for the '16 models they brought in. He could tell by the low stock number for a 2016 truck. I checked the production date on the truck and yup it was made (IIRC) in 10/15 and I bought it 09/16. I know that once a dealer has a vehicle on the lot more than (usually) 90 days they start paying interest to mfgr for that vehicle and that makes them motivated to sell it and get it off their lot. The longer it sits ton the lot the more willing they are to wheel and deal as it costs them money every month it sits there. So if you can find a truck you want that the production date is more than 90 or 120 days or more prior (this depends on when they got the truck from Ford) you will likely get a much better deal.

Remember, THEY NEED TO SELL YOU A TRUCK - YOU DONT NEED TO BUY THAT TRUCK.

acdii

My beloved 2014 sat for over a year. Long enough that the bed extender and cowl pieces turned gray. It was RWD and no one wanted it. I got a great deal on it and it was a very good truck. It did need the battery replaced though, the battery management was partly to blame, had the BSM come up all the time. Aside from a couple updates to modules, the truck was flawless. May she rest in pieces.

Jeepcritter

I hear Sarah McLachlan when I read this. Very touching.

cnw4cnw

Wonder if it would help my butt? Probably shouldn't bring it up. Sorry.

Craig

Steve83

Ford has published specific instructions for dealers to maintain & repair new vehicles since at least the late 80s. If yours didn't, complain to Ford national customer service. Click this & read the caption:


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