I can almost assure you that this will be an administrative nightmare in my state. I have always found that one of the major advantages of paying cash for a vehicle is that it simplifies the process. This is an unfortunate turn of events that will result in additional work for Granger and...
Oh boy, this confuses me. Especially for those of us paying cash, if we pay Granger the taxes, only for them to turn around and send the taxes back to our state, I wonder if Granger will also be in receipt of the in-transit title from the state of Iowa such that the taxes and title can be...
What does your dealer say? If the tracker is still showing “in production”, based on my experience, I’m not sure that your truck has been released to ship.
I’m not usually a patient person but in this instance I’m ok with giving Granger a wide berth. I think their MO is reasonable - if they take the time to answer phones and a bunch of e-mails it’s just going to slow the entire process down for everybody. I’m sure that everyone there is working as...
As I understand it, Ford turns the vehicles over to a logistics company as soon as they are released from the plant, so the logistics company would be the one assigning Rail cars, etc.
Hey folks - my Bronco has almost completed its journey from MAP to Granger and I anticipate picking it up in a couple of weeks and driving it home to Tennessee. If anyone has a modular bumper that they are looking to sell somewhere between Iowa and Tennessee, please send me a message! Thanks!
I’m sure that neither the dealership or Ford customer service has the proper resources to give you any more info. But, having spent my career in a manufacturing facility, I can assure you that the plant inventory control system “knows“ why. But it’s not likely that anyone with access to that...
Then, you’ll enter the next unknown of shipping. Some get loaded right away once released. Some sit.
If you are shipping by rail, getting through Chicago is a bottleneck.
As an example of what to expect as far as shipping, here’s the route mine has/is taking from MAP to Iowa:
Michigan, Ohio...