pstroke1 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I ordered my 2017 Fusion back on 2/8. My understanding was the scheduling was to begin on 2/11 with a JOB1 date of 4/4. Has anybody seen an update to this info? Anybody have a VIN assigned yet? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Just a guess, but VIN's probably wont be assigned until order confirmation, scheduling and a few days before cars start rolling down the line on 4/4. Have you checked with your dealership to see if a DORA has been sent to them, I believe that's the first step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 That is correct. A VIN is not assigned until the order has been processed and scheduled to be built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstroke1 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) Yes, I do have a DORA. I have been checking at http://www.cotusb.ford.com/occasionally to see if we are getting close. I hope not to put too many more miles on my 2014 Fusion Hybrid. I am just ready to see Unscheduled/Clean as an update! Edited March 14, 2016 by pstroke1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Yes, I do have a DORA. I have been checking at http://www.cotusb.ford.com/occasionally to see if we are getting close. I hope not to put too many more miles on my 2014 Fusion Hybrid. I am just ready to see Unscheduled/Clean as an update! A DORA is good news, at least you're in line. What's the concern with miles on the Hybrid, are you trading it in and if so, have you already negotiated a price? They should honor your agreement, regardless of how many more miles you put on. They knew it was going to be a while until the 2017 arrived. I'm about 2000+ miles under the average number of miles for my trade, so I have plenty of wiggle room before the number of miles could affect the trade in value. I asked and he said it wouldn't be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstroke1 Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 I am buying on X-plan and i have not negotiated my trade yet as arrival of the new car is unknown. i have around 65k miles on a 2014 so a little above average. Historically my dealer treats me right on trades so i am not too worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Ah, no negotiation for the cost, so as of now, no negotiation for trade. Just a question, could you have gotten a better deal than X-Plan if you had negotiated a price and played one offer off another at different dealerships? I ended up getting mine for invoice, or $1586 off of MSRP, but it helped to have an existing relationship with my dealership and salesman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstroke1 Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 I will end up getting $1,931.24 off MSRP when it arrives. I live in a very rural area so the dealership choices are limited. My current dealer has always treated me fairly. I hope to get average trade for my 2014 when the new one gets here. Once it gets close, I will take it and let them bid on it. If the offer is too low, I will try to sell outright. We shall see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I will end up getting $1,931.24 off MSRP when it arrives. I live in a very rural area so the dealership choices are limited. My current dealer has always treated me fairly. I hope to get average trade for my 2014 when the new one gets here. Once it gets close, I will take it and let them bid on it. If the offer is too low, I will try to sell outright. We shall see! Wow, that's a great deal. I was very disappointed with the trade in value of my Energi, but I had to trade because I need a car, selling myself and renting wasn't an option I wanted to deal with and I wanted to tack on to my new car loan the amount I was upside down rather than out of pocket. I hope your Hybrid has held better value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I'm a little disappointed. I requested from ford.com a brochure for the Fusion and it came today. In the past it has always included a discount coupon, not this time. It's actually very sparse on details. When dealer stock arrives, the brochure might pique curiosity and get folks to come to the dealership to check it out. Once you get 'em through the door, you can to sell 'em anything on the lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstroke1 Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 I had a $750 cash offer from Ford that we just used on my wife's 2016 Explorer. My experience with new (refreshed) models is they do not offer the good interest rates, rebates or any incentives until they have been on the market for at least a few months. We got 0.0% on the Explorer and could not turn that deal down. Love the new Platinum over the 2014 Limited. What a difference. Happy to see Ford making quality vehicles. I put a little extra down when I bought the Hybrid so unless the bottom drops out of it or the market, I should be in good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 selling myself and renting wasn't an option It is if you're in Nevada...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 2017 Fusion retail order will not start scheduling until the "OK to Buy" status is reached which is usually about the time the initial shipping release or about 6 weeks after the Job #1 Date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstroke1 Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks for the info. Looks like it will be mid-summer before I see my new Fusion. I guess "Available Spring 2016" should have really read "Available Summer 2016". Patience is a virtue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 2017 Fusion retail order will not start scheduling until the "OK to Buy" status is reached which is usually about the time the initial shipping release or about 6 weeks after the Job #1 Date. Is it likely that the OK to buy order will be issued sooner because the 2017 has only minor body changes, or are cars held because it's a new model year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 It's too early to know how long it will take to achieve the "OK to Buy" status for retail orders to start scheduling. We'll probably know better once we get past the 2017MY Fusion Job #1 Date. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I just got an e-mail from my salesman with my order number! :happy feet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG ACH Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I just got an e-mail from my salesman with my order number! :happy feet: Have you been given an expected delivery date yet? I want to order a Fusion Sport and there seems to be very little information out there on those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Have you been given an expected delivery date yet? I want to order a Fusion Sport and there seems to be very little information out there on those! Late availability. Start looking later in the summer for those to start popping up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG ACH Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Late availability. Start looking later in the summer for those to start popping up. I figured as much. The website stated "Available Summer 2016" - so I'm assuming August... But do you think it would actually be later than that, like would it go into late September or October and miss the Labor Day Sales events? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I figured as much. The website stated "Available Summer 2016" - so I'm assuming August... But do you think it would actually be later than that, like would it go into late September or October and miss the Labor Day Sales events? It's hard to say. They're pretty quiet on when exactly stuff is supposed to start showing up on dealer lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Have you been given an expected delivery date yet? I want to order a Fusion Sport and there seems to be very little information out there on those! Just communicated with him last Friday and my car is still Unscheduled - Clean. As discussed in another topic, retail orders most likely won't begin for 2-4 weeks. One step forward is the 2017 has been moved from future vehicles to the Ford web site and the Sport is included on the build and price page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstroke1 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 The 2017 Fusion is no longer a "Future Vehicle" on the Ford website. We are getting closer :headspin: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 The 2017 Fusion is no longer a "Future Vehicle" on the Ford website. We are getting closer :headspin:Do you have any scheduling info, VIN or schedule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Wondering if anyone out there will know when the OK TO BUY order will be approved and if they can post it here. I'm antsy as hell and any news makes me feel so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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