I ordered my truck on 1/13/00 picked up delivery on 3/6/00. It can depend on which dealership you buy from, they may have more or less allocation for delivery.

Marv1,
I ordered mine because I wasn't in a hurry to get my truck (I wanted to pay off or sell my trade-in). I could have bought one off the lot but my dealer didn't have one or have one coming in. I also paid invoice for it, they can't sell for invoice if they have to do a dealer trade. The dealer that had the truck gets the holdback. At least that is what I was told.

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2000 F150 XLT SC/SS
5.4L AUTO ORP 3.55ls
Deep Wedgewood Blue/ Medium Graphite

 

Mine was ordered Jan.28/00 and got to the dealer Mar.7/00. As for reasons for ordering, well I got the exact options I wanted in the right colour.

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2000 F150 S/C 4x4, 4.6L, Black
Raider Nomad canopy, Iguana carrier

 

Marv,

dlb's post remined me of another reason for a custom truck order: Ford Credit also made a payment book made just for me! It's even in an acceptable color.......

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Dunbarton "The Middle Aged Kid" '99 XLT SC SB 4x2 4.6 auto 3.55 ls The occasional Z-71 Eater! Wedgewood & Denim, SuperChipped, Airaid FIPK, HD electrical and cooling, power seat, Rhino Liner, Extang Classic tonneau cover, Mobil 1. Man, I got it all! (New Jersey)




[This message has been edited by Dunbarton (edited 03-14-2000).]

 

Marv1 and BlueBlood,

Marv, I ordered my truck because I wanted exactly the right truck for that kind of money.

BlueBlood, if a 5 speed 4.6 XL S/C 4x4 was nearly impossible to find, try finding a 5 speed 4.6 XLT S/C 4x4 with an 8 foot box. I only found one, but it was tan. Custom order was the only way to go and I know that nobody hotrodded it during a test drive. I can count on one hand how many people have driven my truck.

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1999 XLT SC, 4x4, Long Bed, 4.6 with manual trans. Deep wedgewood blue

 

I just ordered mine yesterday. . . But other than getting the options/colors you want, it really is a neat feeling seeing the truck for the first time and know it was built just for you, and no one else.

 

Besides from getting exactly what you want when you order, I have always been able to get the truck MUCH cheaper when I order. My friends and family all drive Fords and each one of them got a way cheaper price from ordering their truck. Any explanations for this?

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98' F-150, Off Road, Short Box, Blue, 4.6, K&N, Auto, Captain Chairs, Dual Exhaust
Alpine CD Player, (2) 10" Rockford Fosgate Subwoofers and a big ol' Arctic Cat
sticker on the rear sliding window!!!!! Soon to be chipped!!!

 

I've ordered the last two I've owned for several reasons. I have found it to be cheaper, I wonder if it is because their overhead is less for the ordered trucks.

Other reasons include:

Anytime you can have something made to order it feels better when you get it.

It doesn't cost any more.

Take advantage of the great American system, look at all the rice cars that are built here and it is still hard to order one the way you want it.
It's more personal.

[This message has been edited by all4chem (edited 03-15-2000).]

 

I ordered mine 22 January and just got a call this morning that it arrived. Hopefully dealer pre-delivery will be done by this afternoon and I'll have a new truck for the weekend! That makes about 7 weeks from order to delivery.

Oh, and to answer an earlier question about why I ordered...for a ~$30,000 truck I wanted to get exactly what I wanted and I didn't want it taken out on any harsh test drives before it was mine.

--Ryan

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2000 F-150 Lariat 4x4 SC/FS

 

I originally ordered on Jan. 17 the truck showed up Mar. 13, I picked it up yesterday and I believe it is the best purchase I've made in a long time. At 120+ miles already. Haven't been on the interstate, yet. (too much construction) Will have pics soon.

BTW: Those of you expecting floormats with your XLT, Ford raised the MSRP $95 and yanked the floormats from Std equip. Despite what the brochure says. The foormats were yanked November 22, 1999 and come STD only with the Lariat. The salesman's book still listed them as standard and after doing A LOT OF whinning they ordered them for me. Supposedly the manufacturer couldn't keep up with production. It's a sad world if we can build trucks faster than a set of mats.

[This message has been edited by all4chem (edited 04-03-2000).]

 

Ordered my 2000 near the end of December. I've got a VIN number, but have yet to see the truck. "Should be any day now..." The wait is killing me!

 

I think the reason ordered trucks may be cheaper has to do with "flooring" and dealer holdbacks which are around 3%. With a "floored" vehicle, the longer the vehicle sits on the lot, the less dealer holdback the dealer get. With an ordered vehicle, the dealer would get all of the holdback because there would be minimal time on the lot.

 

I noticed that my truck did not come with floor mats either. I called my salesman and let him know that they were not in the truck and that the brocure stated standard on an XLT, he went and looked and told me to come down and pick a set up. I went down there and he pulled a set out of a truck on the lot and I went home. No arguement or battling over it.

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2000 F150 XLT SC/SS
5.4L AUTO ORP 3.55ls
Deep Wedgewood Blue/ Medium Graphite

 

I order mine in july i got it in oct , but it depends on when you order i wanted a 2000 not a 99 so i had to wait.

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*2000 blk xlt f150
*5.4 4x4 3.55 ls
*sc orp pkg
*tow pkg, 17 inch wheels
*herculiner,remote start
*flowmaster, air box mod
*bfg ko's A.R.E. cap
*sony 10 disc cd player
*k&n air filter
*superchip
* havoline synthetic oil
****mods to come*********
harley davison hitch reciver plug.
removing stock cab steps& installing westins.




[This message has been edited by Steve g (edited 03-17-2000).]

 

Ordered my truck on 2/7/00. Picked it up 3/15/00. I was impressed and surprised it came in so quick. The dealer gave me a build week of 2/28/00. My salesman told me he would put a rush on it, I thought he was just blowing smoke up my (you know what). I found out later he was one of the top Ford salesman in the country, so I guess he wasn't kidding. The wait was hard, but definitly worth it.

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2000 F-150 XLT SC F/S
5.4L, 3.55 LS, Tow Pkg., Captains Chairs, P/Seat, Cab Steps, Deep Wedgewood Blue

 

For those of you wondering about build dates and getting info, either from the dealer or direct from Ford, check some recent threads in the Supercrew section.