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I could live without the polished wheels....... But the ACC or lack of would be the deal breaker for me........
 



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I was considering cancelling the ACC. My wife's Yukon Denali has it, and Imo, the technology needs more refinement. Way too aggressive when braking for my liking. I personally hate the autonomy, but the assisted braking feature made me consider it as a safety feature. No biggie there.
It's the wheels that HAVE to be swapped out.
 






I'm guessing it was either too late to change the order or the information didn't get passed along.

I agree Peter.
My order was only changed once, a week after I was initially placed to upgrade the wheels. This dealership is wildly crazy, and I know my salesperson sells 260+ vehicles annually, and I don't think he is in the top 10.. I'm guessing the dealership ordering staff dropped the ball. Crap happens. I have purchased about 12 cars and trucks from them, and they will make it right.

I'm guessing they will want to simplify things and accept my offer, which doesn't gouge them too much (their mistake), gives me a nice buy, and saves them the problem of owning a car at a dealership 1,300 miles away.
Everyone's happy...

Another option is to reorder, and they are telling me they can fast track it to 4 weeks.
Or obviously, I can buy off the lot and drive it down to Florida.
Or maybe reorder something else.
 






FWIW, the ACC in this car seems to work well. I wish the braking were more leisurely, but I don't find it terribly unrefined. On the upside, if one hated ACC, you can easily swap the car over to traditional cruise control. For me it would be a deal breaker because of collision warning. I like having the extra margin of safety.

If I were me, I'd re-order. These cars are too expensive to have to settle for less. I would also prefer that the wheels be part of the build order just so the warranty matter is easier should there be a problem with them.

BTW, if your dealer happens to be one in Southern Erie County, they have a Limited 301A 3.5L, white on black interior (if the camel is not a dealbreaker), with the polished wheels, sunroof, and no ACC.
 






JMO,
Franchise,

If the collision warning was on par with the imports, where it would bring the vehicle to a complete stop, I would whole heartedly agree. It isn't, and it doesn't. It simply applies the brakes instead of stopping the vehicle. When I discovered this fact, I almost cancelled to option.
Since it doesn't have that technology, I can absolutely do without the ACC portion of the option. The adjustability is sub par IMO. The gap distance on our Yukon is adjustable. The laser reading on the upcoming vehicle ahead of you, is not. Our Yukon detects and starts slowing down too soon for my liking. It's easy to get lulled by the upcoming vehicle when talking to people riding in the truck. Before you know it, you are going 10 MPH slower, and then harshly accelerates once your vehicle pulls out and changes lanes.
I would bet that the technology is purchased from the same manufacturer as GM" and IMHO, has a long way to go before I would call it refined.

Expense doesn't bother me, I look at vehicle cost of (vehicle purchase vs. trade in value) ownership, not what its initial cost is.
I trade off vehicles in roughly three years, so an extra attractive buy motivates me.

Good point on the wheel. I'm guessing if they are a dealer installed "accessories", the finish should be covered, but I will include that point if we come to an agreement.

Also, I saw that vehicle in Hamburg, but I don't want the 301. Also, I would rather not drive the vehicle to Florida. I just don't have the time right now.
 






Can't say I blame you--that's a lot of way to take a car.

Collision warning, for sure, is lacking. For me, I wish I had the option for auto-brake but would leave it off anyway like it's implemented now. I sometimes get some false hits because I have it on the most sensitive setting. I ignore it quite a bit, truthfully.

To be fair, it does auto brake in ACC mode, but I rarely use it.

Good luck on however you decide. I still can't believe your order was screwed up.
 






Well my X hasn't moved since it left the plant Thursday....... And I haven't left this barstool.... So we're both waiting on Monday to stretch our legs........ Bartender another tequila...... And Tuscany will need a double.......
 






Well my X hasn't moved since it left the plant Thursday....... And I haven't left this barstool.... So we're both waiting on Monday to stretch our legs........ Bartender another tequila...... And Tuscany will need a double.......

Bartender, leave the bottle..
 






Good luck on however you decide. I still can't believe your order was screwed up.

Haha...I think we can all assume with great confidence that my dealership was the one who screwed up here.
 






The bartender passed out from the heat here.
 






The bartender passed out from the heat here.

Well it was a scorching 84 here in the Bluegrass State..... With humidity in the 80%..... It's so hot the ice in my glass is melting...... But that bartender is around here somewhere....... They just changed shifts........ I'm just patiently waiting for Thursday..... August 4th..... I'll post a picture for ya.... So you won't forget what they look like........ Oh by the way...... Etis populated finally at 2:30 in the morning. Big list to read through, but I think it's what I ordered except for that body armor.......
 






my Etis shows the build date 7/29 so i guess she was definitely built. I dont see anything else at this point.
 






What happens if the incentives are better in August?
Incentives tend to get better, not worse..

The incentives of $250 bonus and the 0.9% financing I was looking at aren't expiring. The only thing expiring today was the $1,000 loyalty bonus and there isn't always one of those available. I've never seen the loyalty bonus go much higher that $1,000, but I may be wrong. I'd rather be safe than sorry.
 






my Etis shows the build date 7/29 so i guess she was definitely built. I dont see anything else at this point.

Check the trains going to Fairbanks........

I went to my dealers to check on the location of my X...... The Fords computer system going to the dealers was down all over the country..... Nobody can order a car or check on an order..... Don't know if it's up now or not... But it's been down all morning......
 






Boom, I checked with Ford chat and my dealer and now it shows an ETA of 8/14 with her being in transit. Bartender, throw a beer at Dfred. :)
 






Boom, I checked with Ford chat and my dealer and now it shows an ETA of 8/14 with her being in transit. Bartender, throw a beer at Dfred. :)

Bartender..... A bag of pretzels with that beer...........:drunk:
 






Here is my order history incase anyone is keeping track of the process.

Ordered April 6th, received VIN number on June 28th with a tentative build date of July 26th and an ETA of August 6th. Vehicle was built on July 29th with an ETA of August 7th. What I can't figure out is our vehicle was the first 2017 my dealer had ordered, but yet they have already received 6 other vehicles on their lot. One was even a Platinum in the same color as what we ordered. Only difference was it has bucket second row seats instead of the full bench. The only way I have been able to get any information has been thru the Ford chat. My VIN does not show on either Cotus or order tracking.ford.com The window sticker showed on researchmaniacs.com but not the services.forddirect.fordvehicles.com website. The build date finally populated this morning on etis. Sure hope the August 7th date is correct. Rented a 2016 Limited while on vacation last week and I am glad the 2017 went away from the MyFord touch.
 






Here is my order history incase anyone is keeping track of the process.

Ordered April 6th, received VIN number on June 28th with a tentative build date of July 26th and an ETA of August 6th. Vehicle was built on July 29th with an ETA of August 7th. What I can't figure out is our vehicle was the first 2017 my dealer had ordered, but yet they have already received 6 other vehicles on their lot. One was even a Platinum in the same color as what we ordered. Only difference was it has bucket second row seats instead of the full bench. The only way I have been able to get any information has been thru the Ford chat. My VIN does not show on either Cotus or order tracking.ford.com The window sticker showed on researchmaniacs.com but not the services.forddirect.fordvehicles.com website. The build date finally populated this morning on etis. Sure hope the August 7th date is correct. Rented a 2016 Limited while on vacation last week and I am glad the 2017 went away from the MyFord touch.

You can forget cotus...... It only works for very few vehicles..... Etis will work about 3 or 4 days after it leaves the factory....... As far as why some get to the dealer before yours..... It's a mystery to us all...... There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it....... Although some of us here has figured it may be on how much you drink at the forum bar....... That makes as much sense as anything else...... I'm sure Peter will jump in with a more reasonable answer... But for now Bartender bring this man a drink .... He's got a lot of catching up to do......
 






Checked the ford chat....... This is what I got.....

Mike says:
Congrats on your order, Don. I'm happy to look up your order. Thank you for the VIN, it'll be a moment as I check this.
Don says:
Thanks
Mike says:
I appreciate your patience, Don. I see that your order is awaiting shipment and the ETA is August 4, 2016.

Same thing I got last week after the car was built..... It's sitting in a train yard with buzzards roosting on it at night on the roof..... If it left tonight it wouldn't get to my dealers by Thursday August 4th...... It was sitting there watching Sudbury78's get loaded on the Alaska non stop....... I need a drink......
 



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At least mine doesn't have to go rail. It's only about 100 miles to the plant. Wish I could just go and pick it up myself. Just at the mercy of the car carriers.
 






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