4sallypat
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- First Name
- Pat
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- Mar 30, 2022
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- Location
- Southern California
- Vehicles
- '23 MME delivered May '23 + '22 Lightning July '22
- Occupation
- Network Tech
Wow, what an ordeal for your MME !During delivery, it's very clear that Ford's systems are awful, and may in fact have different information on them. People expect an Amazon/UPS/FedEx like tracking system, when in fact it's more like "Hey Fred, do you see that car in that parking lot over yonder?"
My 2021 became a 2022, and was made in mid-January, but completed production in early March. It sat in a lot in Mexico for 2 months, following Ford's FILO accounting process - First In, Last Out. In short, it seemed like I was either appointed guardian of the lot and made sure all the stragglers were out, or I was boxed in. Car finally started moving in May 2022, and was delivered in mid-May, just shy of 12 months.
I would not put a lot of faith in any of the information received. The plant was closed at least for January, so if a car wasn't finished one could surmise it sat there. If it gets to the US, there are shortages of trains and trucks. It's not uncommon for it to sit miles from a dealer without moving for a long time.
A few dealers are near the train yards and as standard practice actually pick the cars up there, as mine does here.
I just don't want to think what the MME is doing sitting in Mexico for 2 months now - will it have flat tire spots, will it have a dead 12V battery, will it get chewed by rats ????
Spoiled by the Lightning I got in 2 weeks on rail immediately shipped after built from MI to CA without a hitch.....
The ironic part is that I ordered both the MME and Lightning at the same week and got the Lightning in 3 months while the MME is going on 11 months..
What a night and day difference!
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