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#272 of 705 Re: 8 month order delay [kevmhawd] by drlarsen Feb 05, 2008 (9:44 am)
Replying to: kevmhawd (Feb 05, 2008 4:23 am) That's great news, Kevin. It gives me a faint hope that I might get mine this decade.   I'm still waiting for a production date, despite the promise from the Ford executive office that I'd have a date by the end of January. It just goes to show you the confusion over this whole situation starts at the top.   Soon the 2009 models will start appearing. Anyone know what's new in 2009? Replies to this message: leseuldaniel (Feb 05, 2008 3:49 pm) bjcarter (Feb 12, 2008 8:09 pm)
#273 of 705 Re: 8 month order delay [drlarsen] by leseuldaniel Feb 05, 2008 (3:49 pm)
Replying to: drlarsen (Feb 05, 2008 9:44 am) There will be quite a few changes in 2009.   New 2.5 engine, more powerful and efficient. Re-tuned suspension. Standard stability control, etc... There is quite a few pages on the weba bout this, this has been announnced a few weeks ago. Replies to this message: bjcarter (Feb 12, 2008 8:09 pm)
#274 of 705 Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? by baysailor Feb 08, 2008 (9:25 pm)
Replying to: cloftus (Jan 21, 2008 7:50 am) Thanks to all for the input, I started looking harder at local inventory and found a Mercury Mariner Hybrid in Nothern Virginia that I ended up buying. Competition has really heated up for these critters. Price was at MSRP, no possible incentives offered, but that would be probably silly to ask expect when over 4 dealers I called wanted $1500 - $2500 "market adjustment fees" on top of MSRP. The dealer had 2 that arrived Thursday PM, I bought one Saturday AM, the other sold the next morning. Wish I could have waited for the 2009, or at least until more quantity would have driven some more competition into the pricing, but I'm happy with what I got.   Cheers, Replies to this message: cloftus (Feb 09, 2008 12:47 pm)
#275 of 705 Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? [baysailor] by cloftus Feb 09, 2008 (12:47 pm)
Replying to: baysailor (Feb 08, 2008 9:25 pm) Great! Good to hear you've got your car. Now, let me know how you do on gas mileage--OK?
#276 of 705 2009s by bjcarter Feb 12, 2008 (8:09 pm)
Replying to: leseuldaniel (Feb 05, 2008 3:49 pm) I've been wavering on making a purchase for some time now and the Jan 22nd announcement on the 2009 now has me convinced. Anyone know when one can place an order for the new models? When did sales of the 2008s start last year? I'm also curious if the 2008s will see a significant price drop with the big changes in store for the next year's model. That might be incentive enough to make an early purchase...
#277 of 705 Finally a build date! by drlarsen Feb 12, 2008 (8:29 pm)
Wow, looks like I finally have a build date. Should have our FEH near the end of March.   bjcarter, one of the posters a page or two back had some links to production wait times. One of the links also showed the startup dates for the 2009 FEHs. If my memory is correct, they started accepting orders in May sometime.
#278 of 705 No info on 2009 aval at link by fmorriso Feb 13, 2008 (3:21 am)
This link does NOT show 2009 build/lead times, only 2008. Is there one for 2009 models?   https://www.wheels.com/fleet/reference/assembly/html/assembly_lines.asp Replies to this message: drlarsen (Feb 13, 2008 8:29 am) bjcarter (Feb 13, 2008 6:45 pm) yvrcody (Feb 13, 2008 10:15 pm)
#279 of 705 Re: No info on 2009 aval at link [fmorriso] by drlarsen Feb 13, 2008 (8:29 am)
Replying to: fmorriso (Feb 13, 2008 3:21 am) It was the other link in that same post, which appears now dead. I know for certain it showed 2009 start up dates because I had a discussion with people about what I should do if I didn't receive my 2008 FEH soon.   The original link (no longer working) was: http://www.donlen.com/buildstart_trucks_ford.asp   Fortunately, Google's cache still has it: Google Cache   In case that link stops working, here's what the page says:   Ford Escape Hybrid 2007 Final Order Due: 10/13/06 2008 Final Order Due: 11/30/07 2009 Initial Order Acceptance: 04/17/08 2009 Production Scheduling Begins: 05/15/08 2009 Production Start Up: 06/23/08   Mercury Mariner Hybrid 2007 Final Order Due: 09/25/06 2008 Final Order Due: 11/30/07 2009 Initial Order Acceptance: 04/17/08 2009 Production Scheduling Begins: 05/15/08 2009 Production Start Up: 06/23/08   No info on Mazda Tribute.   There's also a comment at the bottom that says dates are estimates and subject to change.   Hope that helps. Replies to this message: bjcarter (Feb 13, 2008 6:45 pm) yvrcody (Feb 13, 2008 10:15 pm)
#280 of 705 Re: No info on 2009 aval at link [drlarsen] by bjcarter Feb 13, 2008 (6:45 pm)
Replying to: drlarsen (Feb 13, 2008 8:29 am) I asked my local dealer about order dates and this question got no response. Very frustrating. I can envision a scenario in which there's a push to sell 2008s prior to doing anything with the 2009s. The improvements are too significant to buy the older model over the new model even with a fair bit of savings
#281 of 705 Re: No info on 2009 aval at link [drlarsen] by yvrcody Feb 13, 2008 (10:15 pm)
Replying to: drlarsen (Feb 13, 2008 8:29 am) Looks like they moved the link. Give this one a try:   http://www.donlen.com/build_out_start_ups.html

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