Dealer or Factory delay??
We ordered a Forest River Wildcat back at the first of January. We were told by the dealer to expect 4-6 weeks, but from experience, I knew it would probably be closer to the 6 week mark. It is now ...
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Dayle1 wrote:
Once the unit is built, the factory delivers the unit to a 3rd party transport company for delivery to the dealer. Neither dealer nor the factory have any control over when the fiver will be delivered. In fact, even the transport company doesn't have much control. Instead, it is up to individual drivers to decide which unit they will deliver to which part of the country. Weather, road construction and fuel prices along with a drivers personal interest in 'visiting' an area are all factors that determine how long a specific unit sits before leaving the yard.
The only useful info that you can seek is an actual VIN and build date for the fiver and if it has left the factory. After that it is just waiting for your turn to come up.
This is all true with the caveat. The delivery order forms from the factory to the 3rd party dealer have a status indication (normal, hot, extra hot - I think they were). The factory can push on the transport company to get it delivered quicker (I know- I've seen it done twice for my camper).
I did talk to a delivery driver. Apparently drivers hate coming to the mid-Atlantic area due to toll roads and only being paid for 1-way. They do get a 10-cent per mile increase for coming east.
