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Yeah, my dealer (Oliver Ford, Bennington VT) has the truck I ordered listed without even the "in transit" disclaimer. I'm sure that if I refuse it (when it finally gets here) they will be happy to sell it to someone else.

When Ford basically stopped making cars, I swore I'd never buy another Ford. Partly because I thought it was a stupid idea (and stupidity should not be rewarded) but also because I could never see myself needing a truck, given the compromises (sheer size, poor fuel ecomony, cost) it would...

Progress! We have owner's manual sign! I just downloaded it.

So, does anyone have tracking that says "built"? Anyone seeing a window sticker? Anyone able to see the manual on line? Mine (XLT AWD Hybrid Lux) was scheduled for "week of 11/11", switched to "In production" the week before that, got a date of 11/16 above "In Production" on 11/16 and no...

You guys seem to have scared the OP away. He came here for some sympathy, but y'all were heartless! 😆

I confess to being a regular Jalopnik reader. I ordered a Mav (AWD Hybrid) because (a) it gets better mileage than the VW Sportwagen I'll be selling once the truck arrives, (2) it has 4 seats at least as comfortable as the VW, (c) it has a truck bed, which I will occasionally put to good use and...

I recently had my VW Sportwagen (FWD) in for service. The dealer said they didn't rotate the tires because there was more tread on the front tires and that was as it should be. On the other hand, they also said I needed new tires, which was BS. None of them were anywhere near the wear bars and...

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⏰ no email (got VIN from chat) 📅 11/11/2024 🔢 8J3XSRA031xx 🛻 XLT AWD hybrid, blue, EG301A, XLT luxury package, floor liners w/o carpeted mats 📍Vermont 🗓 8/23/2024 🕺 Oliver Ford, Bennington VT

TL;DR: It's hard to buy local, and probably will be for the foreseeable future. The reasons are complicated, but it's not entirely a bad thing. Free markets were always a bit of a pipedream. There have always been taxes, subsidies, tariffs and interested overlords (public or private)...

Thanks! I've had 3 previous Fords, a 2001 F-150 Lariat, a 2016 Fusion AWD and an E-250 I bought (very) used. All of them had minor nits. The F-150 had the in-tank fuel pump fail intermittently which was fun. The Fusion had a terrible version 1 Sync unit, but otherwise okay for the few years I...

I did not. I don't expect to do any heavy towing (or maybe even any at all.)

I went with blue. Pictures look great!

Glad to find this resource, I expect it will come in handy. I went for XLT and luxury option. Can't beat the price on these things. I looked at every option (through consumer reports) and nothing could touch it. I'm retired, 70+ and this will replace a VW Golf Sportwagen. Not my first Ford, not...