Our Last New Truck

[JEBar]

How fun. I’ve never ordered a new vehicle of any sort including rv’s and boats. That must be awesome sitting down and selecting the truck exactly as you wanted and not making any compromises.

the first vehicle I custom ordered was a Jeep J10 pickup .... since then, our vehicle purchases have been a mix of off the lot and custom ordered .... these things are so dang expensive and we tend to keep our vehicles for a long time .... we kept the J10 mentioned above for 24 years .... my current pickup is a 2021 Silverado and we still have an '05 Trailblazer .... with this being the case I hate to have a vehicle that the conversation is, "I really like this rig BUT" and start listing the features I wish it had or don't like at all ....

[JEBar]

Waiting sucks....

can't disagree one bit ..... at this point can only hope the wait will be worth it

[BrokenolMarine]

Oh, it'll be worth it. Just hate the wait.

[JEBar]

although it can seem like the days on a calendar don't seem to be passing, time does go by .... so far as we know, everything is moving along as scheduled and our new truck will be built in Flint, Michigan some time next week .... as soon as that proves to be the case our dealership will be notified of the build and shipping schedule and they will pass that info along to us

[BrokenolMarine]

Years ago, a friend special ordered a car, his first new one. Part of the package was he was kept informed of the progress and when the time came, FORD notified him and he flew up and took delivery at the factory. They put him up overnight, he got a factory tour the next morning, then drove his new car home, taking his time, enjoying the trip, seeing some sights. (Keeping in mind the break in advice from Ford.)

If you went to Detroit today, you might get carjacked leaving the city.

[Hatchdog]

We’ve been kicking around getting a suv that has a better tow rating than our current Explorer. We like the standard length Expedition but there are hardly any available locally. Might have to order one like Jim did, that will be a first.

[JEBar]

according to all of the literature we've been given since ordering our Chevy 2500 on June 26th, it should have been built today (Aug 11, 2025).... I do not know how long it takes for a truck to be assembled today or may be at any point along the process ..... I do know that the next time our dealership will get an update will be after it is fully built and VIN number has been assigned .... I've been told that if I haven't heard anything to call a week from today

[JEBar]

according to all of the literature we've been given since ordering our Chevy 2500 on June 26th, it should have been built today (Aug 11, 2025).... I do not know how long it takes for a truck to be assembled today so it may be at any point along the process ..... I do know that the next time our dealership will get an update will be after it is fully built and VIN number has been assigned .... I've been told that if I haven't heard anything to call a week from today

[JEBar]

just got a call from our dealership .... our truck has been built and turned over to their transport department .... scheduled to be here on September 2nd .... today we plan to drive over to our credit union and talk to them about financing .... also have to contact our insurance folks

[JEBar]

just got word that our new truck is sitting in a yard near Winston-Salem, NC which is roughly 115 miles (1 hr 53 min) from our home where it is awaiting space on a truck coming our way .... translation, it should be here sometime early next week .... that fits the delivery date of 9-2-25 that we were given the day GM accepted the order