I just took delivery of my OBX last week and got verified on Off-Rodeo.
I was hoping to go in Oct., but it looks like they are only scheduling out to Sep. I will probably book for Friday, 5 Sep. I only live 45min away, so lodging isn't an issue.
At an average of cost of $3.50 for gas and $4.00 (based on generic east coast daily price) for diesel, you are only looking at a $83 difference. I would go for comfort over economy on this one.
Either that or take the diesel and buy her a big ribeye with the money saved.
I am amazed that some dealers still try to just "wing it" with customers instead of actually saying "I don't know, let me find out for you". Back in the day they could get away with it because there were not online communities that collectively know A LOT about a make or model.
I get it, sales...
Guess what I saw while I was picking up my OBX!
And in case you were worried (like I was), yes, they installed the tow receiver. Mark had them installed over the weekend.
Not 10 min. after bringing it home, Miss Thing there here tried to bash her stick into the doors.
I've heard it's a good time, not too hard, not too boring. I plan on checking it out when my Bronco arrives. I don't have much of an excuse, I only live about 1.5mi away from it and think the owner is a neighbor of mine.
Awesome! I plan on going over on Monday. I need the weekend to clean out my trade-in and rig up a garage lift to get the cap off. Plus, there's a storm moving in later in the week.
I bet it is more of a Dealer blames Ford, Ford blames Dealer thing.
I wouldn't worry too much about your situation. I don't think there is much risk of a dealer screwing over an order holder anymore. With special orders and dealer stock going for MSRP and under, there isn't any incentive to...
Actually, I did drive around the lot to see if your Oxford snuck in. No such luck. Neither of our rigs showed up on Portsmouth's website, either. I guess Ford stopped putting special orders out for the public to see.
I decided to swing by and drive through my dealer's lot on the way home from work. Talk about timing, they were in the middle of off-loading a car carrier and watched them park my OBX.
I haven't heard from the dealer yet, but was updated on the tracker.
Nice!
Since you are in PA, CSX will probably your rail carrier. When you hit shipped status, Ford chat can give you the rail car number, then follow this to get a location update:
CSX
1. Call the CSX 1-800-235-2352
2. When prompted for location or weight, press "1" on your phone for location...
The train car arrived, emptied, and departed to Cleveland, OH as of this morning.
Mike Shannon the Custom Order Manager emailed me that he expected it arrive and be ready next week.
I also went with a OBX, 2.7, Lux, MIC, Tow, Mod Bumper. I did opt for the Aux switches as I will be putting a pair of 6" KC lights on the bumper and a mix of white and amber fog lights. I went SAS, so I can't comment on the steel fenders. I would attach pics, but the parts are in a box and the...