Home of the Lightning---February 2004 Questions
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This is a AWESOME forum - I love looking through all the questions and responses. Here's something that you might be able to fill me in on:
I ordered my 2004 L back on 1/2/04. ETA of delivery date was 2/9/04 to the dealership (here in California, US). I received word a few days ago from the dealership that there have been some 'railcar' shortage/problems (maybe weather related?) at the Ontario plant, there is a backlog of over 1000 vehicles sitting outside the factory, and they are waiting for railcars to come in and pick them up. He said that they aren't able to run my VIN# and see whether or not my truck had been loaded up on a railcar yet since they understandably don't have time to look into that sort of thing up at the plant.
It kind of sucks because another L that was ordered on the same day as mine (and black, just like mine too) from the same dealership came in last Friday, 2/13, but mine hasn't yet arrived.
Is the railcar shortage true? And if so, is my brand new L sitting under 2 feet of snow outside the factory :cr:
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Thanks for all the advice you give us & questions you answer for us! :hail:
I ordered my 2004 L back on 1/2/04. ETA of delivery date was 2/9/04 to the dealership (here in California, US). I received word a few days ago from the dealership that there have been some 'railcar' shortage/problems (maybe weather related?) at the Ontario plant, there is a backlog of over 1000 vehicles sitting outside the factory, and they are waiting for railcars to come in and pick them up. He said that they aren't able to run my VIN# and see whether or not my truck had been loaded up on a railcar yet since they understandably don't have time to look into that sort of thing up at the plant.
It kind of sucks because another L that was ordered on the same day as mine (and black, just like mine too) from the same dealership came in last Friday, 2/13, but mine hasn't yet arrived.
Is the railcar shortage true? And if so, is my brand new L sitting under 2 feet of snow outside the factory :cr:
?Thanks for all the advice you give us & questions you answer for us! :hail:
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Sonic Boom
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GOT BOOST? said:
This Frank? Yes, good handle it was a good recommendation over at F150... :tu:
And GOD I LOVE THIS TRUCK... :B2:
SVT or Moderators, I just purchased an 2004 Lightning from a dealer in AZ. It had 67 miles on it. It has a sticker in the window that said this truck was randomly chosen for "testing" and "inspection" by SVT and when it left their facility it had 64 miles on it. What kind of tests do they do? Also, while putting in my DVD player, I found a brochure on second hand cigarette smoke under the carpet and padding on the passenger side? Where could this have come from? There were three screws in the right rear wheel well that were started by about 3 threads. They were sticking out an inch or so. If my truck was randomly chosen for "testing" and "inspection", why wasn't this found. It was very noticeable, If you walked past the truck, your clothes would snag on them. Where did the 2nd hand smoke brochure come from? all seems too strange to me.
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Sonic Boom
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I don’t think they do a real good inspection on these trucks. Mine came from the factory (I bought mine 2/2/04) with a paint run in the middle of the tailgate, from the top all the way to the bottom.
It was very noticeable after it had been washed at the dealers anyone looking at the tailgate would have seen it but yet it never got caught at the factory. Needless to say I was able to take it to a body shop to have it sanded and repainted under warranty…
It only has 450 miles on it right now, so hopefully that is the only flaw with it, if so I will be very happy… :tu:
It was very noticeable after it had been washed at the dealers anyone looking at the tailgate would have seen it but yet it never got caught at the factory. Needless to say I was able to take it to a body shop to have it sanded and repainted under warranty…
It only has 450 miles on it right now, so hopefully that is the only flaw with it, if so I will be very happy… :tu:
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