2023 Ordering Timeline Thread

@rappmel I don’t fall in that category but I will say this…. It is my opinion that the dealership you order through can make a substantial difference in your overall timeline. I spoke in depth with sales staff at four different dealers, and the level of knowledge or ignorance of the product and the order process in general was eye opening. Some had no idea if the Order Bank was open, seemed lost when I mentioned the 2023 Order Guide or Required Delete items, etc. and likely would not have the first clue about order priority codes. I hope it’s just a timing thing and any day you will get your build scheduled, but if you have any doubts about the knowledge level of your dealership contact, I would suggest you reach out to them and try to determine exactly what they have ordered on your behalf. Good luck!

Mine is HERE! On my way to the dealership now. Ordered 9/12, build date of 11/28. 12/21 delivery, so right at 3 1/2 months total. Aside from the lack of good communication from Ford, not a bad experience overall.

doubleeagle45 said:

@rappmel I don’t fall in that category but I will say this…. It is my opinion that the dealership you order through can make a substantial difference in your overall timeline. I spoke in depth with sales staff at four different dealers, and the level of knowledge or ignorance of the product and the order process in general was eye opening. Some had no idea if the Order Bank was open, seemed lost when I mentioned the 2023 Order Guide or Required Delete items, etc. and likely would not have the first clue about order priority codes. I hope it’s just a timing thing and any day you will get your build scheduled, but if you have any doubts about the knowledge level of your dealership contact, I would suggest you reach out to them and try to determine exactly what they have ordered on your behalf. Good luck!

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Thank you and I feel like my sales rep was very knowledgeable when I ordered. I never heard anything about priority codes though. I may need to reach out again and ask some more questions. I’m just at a lost at this point and want to cancel. Super frustrated and he has told me they had one get a build date so far that’s been ordered. I am under the understanding that once they submit the order it’s in fords hands now?! So idk thank you for all your information

rappmel said:

Thank you and I feel like my sales rep was very knowledgeable when I ordered. I never heard anything about priority codes though. I may need to reach out again and ask some more questions. I’m just at a lost at this point and want to cancel. Super frustrated and he has told me they had one get a build date so far that’s been ordered. I am under the understanding that once they submit the order it’s in fords hands now?! So idk thank you for all your information

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I also did order a limited and I have heard those were put on hold, but I also don’t understand why that would be.

Mine arrived at the dealer today. Ordered 9/6, built 12/8, shipped 12/15. I'm picking it up on Friday. I'm with @TravisD, other than the terrible comms from Ford, the experience has been positive in general.

Hello, longtime watcher here 1st post. I had ordered a Reg xlt Infinite Blue 202a, special edition and heavy duty tow. With some input with wife (after we changed to a limited but had to make a new order(scheduled for jan 16 build) anyway the xlt shows shipped and wanted to let members here know we will decline vehicle when it arrives so if someone interested PM me and i will share dealer info.
Good luck to all as we wait for our vehicles and Merry Christmas.

Bry

bigwilly said:

Mine arrived at the dealer today. Ordered 9/6, built 12/8, shipped 12/15. I'm picking it up on Friday. I'm with @TravisD, other than the terrible comms from Ford, the experience has been positive in general.
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rppmel, I ordered/ford confirmed on 08/25/2022 a Limited with HD Tow and the necessary deletes, still no build date.

Reddit has some compelling description of how orders are selected, if you google "how Ford builds are selected each week".

Well gang, my Timberline 501a arrived yesterday exactly two months after ordering. Went to pick up today, super excited upon seeing it sitting out front, and walked out empty handed. Everything was great and as-expected except for one thing- the front seats. The quality of workmanship is so poor I just could not hand over $83k for something that should not pass quality control. The seat appears to be and feels to be missing foam in some areas. There are loose areas where the leather is puckered. Sorry I’m not doing a better job describing it. Basically Picture what would happen if you cut open the seat, cut out a section of foam, and put the leather cover back on. The salesman acknowledged but shrugged it off as “hand crafted” … laughable. Manager seemed not surprised.

So… back to the drawing board for me and the Super Duty lives on.

Side note funny story… my kids love our F250- we are talking several days of major tears and tantrums leading up to today. The sadness this morning when we had them say goodbye to the truck was painful to watch as a parent (sounds so ridiculous I know). So although the joke was that the arrival of the Timberline was early Christmas for me, it ended up being early Christmas for the kiddos when a couple hours later I rolled back into the driveway in the superduty .