Priority

[jembry]

I have been reading on this site for a while now, trying to decide on which truck I wanted. I finally decided to go with the Ford 250 SD Lariat Crew 4x2. I ordered it last week and am very anxious to get it in.

I have checked with the dealer a couple of times, and they have checked the status. They said that everything was good, it just has not been pulled yet.

My question is, what does the priority number on my Vehicle Order Confirmation sheet mean? What number is bad and what is good? Mine shows a 40. One that I had from another dealer, when I was pricing, showed a 10.

This is my first time ordering and just checking for some info.

[NJF350SD]

I believe that priority 40 is about equal to that of dealer inventory. I just had mine bumped up from 40 to 10.

CM

[Crodad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jembry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have been reading on this site for a while now, trying to decide on which truck I wanted. I finally decided to go with the Ford 250 SD Lariat Crew 4x2. I ordered it last week and am very anxious to get it in.

I have checked with the dealer a couple of times, and they have checked the status. They said that everything was good, it just has not been pulled yet.

My question is, what does the priority number on my Vehicle Order Confirmation sheet mean? What number is bad and what is good? Mine shows a 40. One that I had from another dealer, when I was pricing, showed a 10.

This is my first time ordering and just checking for some info.</div></div>

I think I had read before that 10 is the highest you can get and 99 the lowest. So it looks like your in the middle. I do not know what my priority was, but it arrived in 5 weeks. When you get your vin# go to BueOvalForums.com and have them track the progress of your truck. I'm glad to see someone else getting a 4x2. They are few and far between.

[SmokeyWren]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jembry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My question is, what does the priority number on my Vehicle Order Confirmation sheet mean? </div></div>

It may be meaningless. Or it may mean your order gets picked ahead of other orders from the same dealer. Or it may mean your order gets picked after other orders from the same dealer.

Each dealer assigns his own priority numbers, so thay mean whatever that dealer wants them to mean. In your case, 40 probably means the dealer wants Ford to "pull" your order and schedule it for production ahead of normal orders for stock. But the dealer is reserving some lower numbers in case a VIP shows up and wants to order a new vehicle. For example, the governor, the mayor, or the wife of a big fleet customer will probably get a lower number (higher priority) than your 40.

And you can't compare priority numbers from one dealer to another. Your 40 may be a lot better than a 20 from another dealer. Or it may be worse. Only the dealer knows for sure what his "order bank" looks like.

But priority only matters when demand exceeds supply.

If your dealer has allocation for 6 SuperDuty diesel pickups this week, but has orders for only 5, then the priority is meaningless. All 5 orders will get pulled this week, regardless of priority.

But if your dealer has allocation for 6 SuperDuty diesel pickups this week, but has orders for 8, then the priority will determine which 6 orders get pulled this week. The other two orders will stay in the pile of pending orders.

Only Ford zone or region managers can assign a priority better than 10. If your dealer has a problem getting an order pulled, he may call the zone manager and ask for help. In that case, the zone manager could assign a priority 8 or 6 or lower number (higher priority).

Orders are "pulled" and scheduled for production on Thursday. So check with the dealer every Friday to learn the latest status of your order.

After the order is "pulled", the priority no longer means anything.

Several years ago I wrote an article that is now in the '99-up FAQ. It's probably outdated by now, but it has some good info along these lines. Click here to read it.

[jembry]

Thanks for the replies, they helped. Mine is on the way. I got the build date yesterday.