Timeline 2013 Explorer Sport

[FordService]

...I think they should have made a promo video of the car on a track...

I was thinking that too. Would be great to have a new video, maybe on a track...

13Sport & kaelin,

I can’t promise anything, but I passed along the suggestion, guys.

Edit: I got an answer back from my adviser: Explorer Sports have already begun to roll down the line, and you should be able to go to dealerships to experience the vehicle yourself in about a month (depending of course on delivery time and specific dealer availability).

Cory

 

[langla4]

I ordered a 2013 Sport in early August knowing the build date was not until September. Per my dealer, Villa Ford in So Cal, there is still no build date. Waiting is difficult but I have no doubt it will be worth it.

 

[burnettetf]

Cory,
Thank you for the tidbit you posted.

Edit: I got an answer back from my adviser: Explorer Sports have already begun to roll down the line.

Finally some good news about the Sport production schedule. GREAT !!! It has really been a ling time since 6/8/12.
Order# 0608

Thank you for keeping us in touch with production.

 

[disaacks]

Another month for the dealer's orders. Sheesh, when will mine roll down the line? December?

I have to go back to the dealer to negotiate some more miles on my trade-in. Only 400 miles left on the quote.

13Sport & kaelin,

Edit: I got an answer back from my adviser: Explorer Sports have already begun to roll down the line, and you should be able to go to dealerships to experience the vehicle yourself in about a month (depending of course on delivery time and specific dealer availability).

Cory

 

[FordService]

...Per my dealer, Villa Ford in So Cal, there is still no build date. Waiting is difficult but I have no doubt it will be worth it.

Congratulations on your order and welcome to the forum, langla4! Drop me a line via PM with the order number and your dealer info; I’m happy to check for updates.

...Finally some good news about the Sport production schedule. GREAT !!!...

Thank you for keeping us in touch with production.

You’re very welcome, burnettetf.

Another month for the dealer's orders...

disaacks,

Shoot me a weekly check-in PM and I can keep you in the loop.

Cory

 

[Nola20]

I just ordered my Sport today!! I can't wait to see a real picture of the sport in black instead of having to look at the one you build on the ford website.

 

[barho]

I just ordered my Sport today!! I can't wait to see a real picture of the sport in black instead of having to look at the one you build on the ford website.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/imag...b=13sjhjqqm&sigi=135vlt1s0&.crumb=c0PLClBKkB3

 

[Nola20]

Awesome, thanks for that link to the black sport photo!! The wait is killing me even more after seeing that pic. I have had to borrow vehicles & you don't realize how much you love having your own car until you don't have one anymore.

 

[13Sport]

Awesome, thanks for that link to the black sport photo!! The wait is killing me even more after seeing that pic. I have had to borrow vehicles & you don't realize how much you love having your own car until you don't have one anymore.

I know what you mean.. I've been stuck in a rental Yaris. I ordered Ingot silver, and there are no pictures of it anywhere so I can get an idea of what it looks like. I've been tapping my fingers since early June waiting for a VIN and build date

 

[disaacks]

July has come and gone
August has come and gone
September is almost gone

10/1 Sports start builds??

I was hoping to hear something soon, there are a lot of banks offering low financing.

 

[Dexter Morgan]

My dealer called today and said he has a VIN. He said he doesn't have a schedule date and hopes to have that sometime next week; at which time he will call back and give me both. He said about 5 more weeks. Could come sooner, could come later depending.

 

[Circle-D]

My dealer called today and said he has a VIN. He said he doesn't have a schedule date and hopes to have that sometime next week; at which time he will call back and give me both. He said about 5 more weeks. Could come sooner, could come later depending.

Sweet congratulations!

Any insight to this Cory?

 

[kaelin]

My dealer called today and said he has a VIN. He said he doesn't have a schedule date and hopes to have that sometime next week; at which time he will call back and give me both. He said about 5 more weeks. Could come sooner, could come later depending.

Shouldn't everyone who ordered on or before 9/4 have a VIN then? I haven't heard anything yet and there are others that ordered even earlier.

 

[FordService]

I just ordered my Sport today!!...

Congratulations and welcome to the forum, Nola20! I can see why you’re excited; drop me a line via PM with your order number & dealer info and I’ll keep tabs on the latest status.

...I've been tapping my fingers since early June waiting for a VIN and build date

...I was hoping to hear something soon, there are a lot of banks offering low financing.

...Any insight to this Cory?

Shouldn't everyone who ordered on or before 9/4 have a VIN then? I haven't heard anything yet and there are others that ordered even earlier.

13Sport, disaacks, Circle-D, & kaelin,

A quick check on my tracker shows your orders are still the same, guys. It shouldn’t be too long now.

My dealer called today and said he has a VIN...

Dexter Morgan,

I shot you a quick PM with an awesome update (Spoiler: It’s set to roll off the line early next month!).

Cory

 

[disaacks]

Dexter, thats great!

When did you place your order and do you know what priority it was put in as?

My dealer called today and said he has a VIN. He said he doesn't have a schedule date and hopes to have that sometime next week; at which time he will call back and give me both. He said about 5 more weeks. Could come sooner, could come later depending.

 

[Dexter Morgan]

I placed my order the day after Labor Day. I think it was just put in as a retail order; if that's the priority.

 

[disaacks]

Really? I guess they do not process orders based on time of order. There are several of us that ordered them in June.

I placed my order the day after Labor Day. I think it was just put in as a retail order; if that's the priority.

 

[burnettetf]

Congrads Mr. Morgan on your order notification.

I ordered mine on June 8th. No results yet.
I think my priority was a 10 on the scale they use which is classified as a personal order:
If this isn't correct I'm sure someone will chime in with a correction as to what I have posted.

Terry

 

[Dexter Morgan]

Sorry to get you guys fired up. This is my first order with Ford. Have no background on the process and really didn't care how long it took to build as long as they got it right.
Only thing on my side is that we're family friends of the dealrer and they've been around a long, long time. I do know there are several factors that come into play for the process; so I've been told.
It's not as simple as coming in off the street in May and placing an order. Cory may be able to give some insight into the many factors that affect an order.

 

[EBSport]

Really? I guess they do not process orders based on time of order. There are several of us that ordered them in June.

Date of order submission is usually a criteria, but the retail Sport orders that scheduled this past week seemed to have no real rhyme or reason. I know a dealer who has 4 retail Sport orders, 2 from the early to mid June timeframe and 2 from the mid to late August timeframe. All are priority 10 which is the lowest a dealer can request with out intervention from Ford. This past week one of the mid to late August orders scheduled while the June orders remain unscheduled. Thought it could have to do with parts allocation, but the one that scheduled happens to be identical to one of the June orders down to the color...