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Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? [fmorriso]
by drlarsen
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Jan 21, 2008 (7:42 am)
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Replying to: fmorriso (Jan 21, 2008 7:12 am)
Just thought I'd chime in and say an April delivery date for a new factory order is very unlikely. If you read a few posts back you'll find that I placed my order in July and still have not received delivery.
The current estimate for production of my factory order FEH is March at the earliest. That means I'll have waited a full 8 months before receiving my order.
If you have 8 months to wait, then by all means place a factory order. Otherwise, I'd recommend one off the lot.
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- #263 of 705
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Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? [baysailor]
by cloftus
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Jan 21, 2008 (7:50 am)
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Replying to: baysailor (Jan 20, 2008 7:40 pm)
For what it's worth, my advice is that I would not special order if I were you. I did it and waited six months. Look at Ford.com and keep changing your zip codes, and you'll probably find some locally. The fact that you've already seen several in your area is good. Keep looking until you find one...I found several after I put my order in, but I did get a better deal by ordering. (Actually, I broke even-because I lost the incentives while I was waiting.
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- #264 of 705
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Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? [drlarsen]
by fmorriso
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Jan 21, 2008 (7:51 am)
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Replying to: drlarsen (Jan 21, 2008 7:42 am)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the folks with the long delays after ordering a FEH were all in Canada.
Perhaps because I'm 1/2 Canadian, and 1/2 USA by ancestry, I'll only have to wait 1/2 as long in metro DC area? 
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Delivery time for FEH
by yvrcody
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Jan 21, 2008 (7:14 pm)
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Delivery times for most vehicles can be found at the following links:
https://www.wheels.com/fleet/reference/assembly/html/assembly_lines.asp
or
http://www.donlen.com/production_trucks_ford.asp
Delivery time for the FEH shows up to 30 weeks!
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- #266 of 705
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Re: Delivery time for FEH [yvrcody]
by drlarsen
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Jan 24, 2008 (2:06 pm)
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Replying to: yvrcody (Jan 21, 2008 7:14 pm)
Interesting that the Mariner Hybrid is only 14-16 weeks. I wonder if that's accurate or not. What about the Tribute Hybrid?
As I understand it, they're all made at the same plant!
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- #267 of 705
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Re: 8 month order delay [drlarsen]
by kevmhawd
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Jan 28, 2008 (7:40 am)
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Replying to: drlarsen (Jan 16, 2008 5:57 pm)
I placed my order through Military sales as a deployed troops for a 08 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, loaded, AWD back in June 07. Got a VIN # and a build date of Nov 13, 07 and a delivery date of Jan 23, 08. Still waiting.....no word on anything from anybody?
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- #268 of 705
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Re: 8 month order delay [kevmhawd]
by drlarsen
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Jan 29, 2008 (9:37 am)
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Replying to: kevmhawd (Jan 28, 2008 7:40 am)
Hi keymhawd, sorry to hear that even deployed troops are given no priority on the production of these vehicles. I guess at least you got a build and delivery date. I'm still waiting for that call...
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canadian buyers
by canswim
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Jan 30, 2008 (6:53 am)
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just wondering what you paid and whether you financed or leased? i was looking today and saw the lease Rate was 11.2%! all other escapes were at 3% what a rip off
thanks,
Mike
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- #270 of 705
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Re: canadian buyers [canswim]
by drlarsen
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Jan 30, 2008 (8:11 am)
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Replying to: canswim (Jan 30, 2008 6:53 am)
I'm paying cash since when I placed my order there were no incentives other than the Family Pricing event. Currently they are offering 4.9% purchase financing over 36 months, in BC anyway.
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- #271 of 705
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Re: 8 month order delay [drlarsen]
by kevmhawd
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Feb 05, 2008 (4:23 am)
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Replying to: drlarsen (Jan 29, 2008 9:37 am)
Well, after a series of emails to track the order; the wife got a phone call from the dealership yesterday.. 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid AWD, Factory Order has arrived, a full 8 months after the order was placed. Must have made the Dec production run.
Kevin
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