Ekona Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 Ford clearly either have too much money and no longer need to sell vehicles, or they are trying to position themselves above the premium sports car manufacturers. For example: Lead time from ordering Porsche 991 GT3 - 8 months Lamborghini Aventador - 12 mths Ford Ranger - 15 mths Yes, that's not a misprint. Ford are currently telling me that my new Ranger, which I ordered back in September, is now going to be with them in December! That's 15 months at least from order point to delivery. Considering that I was told it would be here in Dec '12/ Jan '13 when I put the deposit down, you can understand me being a little miffed. Actually, that's an understatement. What kind of a clusterf*ck car manufacturer cannot build a simple f*cking thing like a bloody pick up truck in a basic colour like f*cking black within a year??!! Which useless thunderc*nt at Ford said, "Ah, don't worry, I'm pretty sure all these commercial customers that spend thousands of pounds with us each year buying Transits will happily wait over a year for a simple pickup!" What an absolute shower of b*stards. If it were a f*cking Ferrari that I'd ordered in f*cking paint to sample with some magic f*cking seats that blow you every time you cruise along the Kings f*cking Road then I may understand waiting longer than a f*cking year for it, but a Ford? A f*cking basic Ford??!! No f*cking way. Massive useless cunch of bunts. :rant: :rant: 6 Quote
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 PMSL Don't start throwing your handbags out of your pram! 1 Quote
rtbiscuit Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 oh dear, not a happy bunny would love to have been listening to the last phone call you had with ford Quote
Ekona Posted May 16, 2013 Author Posted May 16, 2013 Oh that's the best bit: At no point have they contacted me to let me know of any delay, it's all been via email and me chasing them. I'm yet to contact them over this last bit, as I'm torn between telling them to get f*cked and telling them I want some free stuff. Probably both! Quote
Gudzy Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 Zed pickup conversion? +1, would be interesting to find out if the conversion would be quicker than Ford can knock out one of their pickups... Quote
stuarty Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 I'd be proper pi**ed too mate. No way would i wait that long. Get an LT200 thing! Quote
AMT Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 Who buys a Ford Ranger?! .... *hides thinking...he must live on a farm...surely* Quote
Paddy78 Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 They are a bit brokeback, but if you need it for work and don't want a van, then I guess there are only a few alternatives. Quote
rabbitstew Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 Id personally tell them where to go and get something like an L200 instead. 15months wait for a car is taking the mick. Quote
Ekona Posted May 16, 2013 Author Posted May 16, 2013 Trouble is, I really like it It's as comfy as a BMW but doesn't attract the tax, and I do on occasion go off-road for site work so that side of it is handy to have, along with the load carrying capacity. It's sooo much quicker than the rivals too due to the bigger engine as well as being cheaper, so win/win really. Well, apart from the delivery date. Quote
DoogyRev Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 Get a Raptor. Raptor's are very nice . . . although being the same size as a bog standard F150 . . will seem massive on those little english roads Quote
Ekona Posted May 16, 2013 Author Posted May 16, 2013 And a tad thirstier on fuel too! If fuel wasn't daft then I actually would seriously consider one, but it just wouldn't make sense right now. Quote
DoogyRev Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 And a tad thirstier on fuel too! If fuel wasn't daft then I actually would seriously consider one, but it just wouldn't make sense right now. The new F150's are actually pretty economical if you get the 3.7V6 Eco Boost, they claim 30+ MPG. But obviously everyone still wants the 6.2 V8 that does about 8mpg Quote
S1 HNK Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 Toyota hilux is a far superior truck. Not sure how they compare on cost but the residuals are very strong too. Quote
Sarnie Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 Maybe Ford didn't think anyone was stupid enough to buy one?? 1 Quote
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