waitingforsport
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Scott, when did you order your sport. I have a vin now, but no build date. Hopefully mine is on track for February as well.
We ordered our Tuxedo Black Explorer Sport late on Monday Jan 7, and have been on edge (no pun intended) ever since.
Called the dealer yesterday for some info to send to Crystal, but the waiting is rough.
We waited 8 weeks for our Superduty and I don't remember it being this bad.
Read all the reviews, watched all the ecoboost and Ex vids online. Finally have a VIN. Hopefully it will only be the 6 weeks the dealer estimated.
Thanks for all the great stuff this site has to offer. It is great to read all the things going on in here with orders and experiences, etc. Really helps pass the time and we've learned a lot of great stuff, too.
Crystal,
I sent you a PM. We ordered or Sport on December 17th, but still no vin or delivery date. Can you help?
I will be heading to the dealers around Pittsburgh this weekend to hopefully place an order. Not looking forward to the 2-3 month wait for a Sport.
Finally received the Vin # today! Still no build date.....Hopefully soon. Keeping the faith. Originally I was at the dealer to purchase the Explorer Sport at the beginning of Nov. The dealer already had one on order for their dealer stock. They thought it would be quicker to change the spec of the dealer stock one to what I wanted. When Nov 30 came and the vehicle had not, we finally placed a "customer order" with Ford. It's not official but I feel like I have been waiting since Nov 5!
I wanted to give Crystal a big THANK YOU for helping me and everyone who asked!
Hi 77rednecktruck,
I'm happy to keep an eye on your Explorer for you. Just send me a PM with your order number/dealer name or VIN and I'll give you the details.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Crystal
No need
I went to the dealer trying to order one and was all ready to order when the salesman decided to do one more check. He found a 13 Explorer sport in black with the 402a and the tow package which was exactly what I wanted. But this one had the moonroof, which I could care less about. They wanted the sale so they gave me 29000 for my 2011 Grand Cherokee v8 and got me a lease deal of 350 a month for 3 years at 15K miles. I couldn't be happier. I don't have to wait for a new build and got everything I wanted plus a big moonroof for less than what I was expecting to pay each month. I pick it up on Tuesday.
No need
I went to the dealer trying to order one and was all ready to order when the salesman decided to do one more check. He found a 13 Explorer sport in black with the 402a and the tow package which was exactly what I wanted. But this one had the moonroof, which I could care less about. They wanted the sale so they gave me 29000 for my 2011 Grand Cherokee v8 and got me a lease deal of 350 a month for 3 years at 15K miles. I couldn't be happier. I don't have to wait for a new build and got everything I wanted plus a big moonroof for less than what I was expecting to pay each month. I pick it up on Tuesday.
Awesome news, 77rednecktruck! I hope you know that we'll all want to see pictures once your new Explorer comes home.
If you need anything in the future, just let me know!
Crystal
That's awesome. Sometimes it just comes together like that! Very cool. There are so few Sports out here in Phoenix that it is tough to even test drive one much less find one that has what you want in it. There was a nice one my wife finally got to test drive but it didn't have 402a in it. That wasn't gonna happen. At another dealer the guy ran around looking for a Sport he had just seen, that came in the day before and finally realized they sold it. It came in and was sold in less than 30 hours. He said some of the dealers aren't making it known they have any so they don't have to trade them away and can at least get customers to drive them and then order one.
You got lucky, man. I hope that truck brings you good luck the whole time you own it! You have a lucky truck.
It's gonna be another three weeks for ours I suspect. I'll keep you guys posted.
Cheers from rainy Scottsdale,
Scott
Sadly, the dealer cannot get it like they said. I agreed to the deal on Saturday and he called me yesterday saying that the dealer will not trade for it.
I know they are hard to find but got excited when he told me they found one. Oh well, will keep looking and maybe just order one. If they can't find one by tomorrow I will order it.
I hope the order process goes well for you and everyone else!
...Overall impressions are that we both love these things....
Aww, that's tough news, 77rednecktruck. My offer still stands, though! If you end up ordering an Explorer, shoot me a PM with your order number/dealer name and I'll keep you up-to-date.
Thanks!
Crystal
What a trip over the past week. The dealer couldn't find one, then they could, then back to no...
Dealer called me on Friday saying they found an Explorer sport and the dealer actually was willing to give it up. I picked up my 13 Sport this morning. White, adaptive cruise, 402A, moonroof, tow package...
Sounds like a sweet ride, 77rednecktruck, although I'll need to see some pictures to verify. I'm thrilled to hear that you're already enjoying yourself in your Explorer; keep us updated on your motoring adventures!
Crystal
It looks like every other white Explorer Sport
Will try to get some pics this weekend, traveling for work now.