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Build date, etc. for my 2018 NB RS :)

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#1 ·
Hello All,

I put down a deposit on July 10 for a 2018 Focus RS in Nitrous Blue with a moonroof, and also threw in the winter tire and wheel package and the car cover (everything but the Cup tires). Got it all at MSRP.

My dealer emailed me yesterday with a build week: 8/7/17. He says we should have a VIN and build date next week or so.

This guy has been cool from the beginning. He let me test drive a new 2017 RS, which was my first time getting behind the wheel of one. I made the decision for the '18 before we got to the end of the block. He also handles all the Raptor and GT350 sales at that dealership, so I know I made the right decision to go with him.

He said it should be about 6 months from when I placed the order, so January 2018 is a safe expected delivery date. I'm anxious but also excited of course! I've been without a car for 7 years (my last one was a 2007 WRX STI lease) - I can do another few months :rofl2:

Cheers!
 
#122 ·
Argh! Everyone but me has a window sticker! Maybe it's because I ordered a sunroof with mine lol I dunno. Congrats!!!
 
#123 ·
Don't worry about it. I don't have one either. These cars left the factory within a day of each other and most certainly were not loaded on the boat in production order. Also, mine has no sunroof or sticker yet.
 
#124 ·
You and me are in the same boat Armando (and by that I mean we're not in a boat at all haha). Thanks for the update!
 
#125 ·
Well there have been both earlier and later VINs than mine with stickers show up today. I don't think they all go live at the same time. I would be surprised if yours and mine aren't on the boat. Most likely they were just loaded later and are thus later in the queue for window sticker generation. I bet stickers will continue to appear through monday.
 
#126 · (Edited)
Welp, Aphrodite Leader is docking in Newark as I type this (the port is just a few miles from my Manhattan apartment -- I could almost see it) and I still don't see my window sticker :/
 
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#128 ·
I'm still crossing my fingers. Maybe it's because it's Sunday and our stickers will pop tomorrow? If we don't see it by Monday night, we should perhaps give in and look forward to October :ambivalence:
 
#129 · (Edited)
Docked!
 

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#133 ·
I think everyone in this thread who ordered a 2018 got a window sticker except us :/
 
#138 ·
Well it would likely have gotten off the boat yesterday or is headed to Florida dock. It's possible that the sticker is blocked, but generally speaking, you have a sticker, your car made it on the boat.
 
#139 ·
Just talked to Ford Owners Chat and Ford Performance Chat. Got the exact same responses I've gotten since 8/28: "Your car left the factory/is in transit on 8/28." So nothing's changed since then.

Now I have officially given up on the chance that it made this last boat (Aphrodite Leader). It better be in Newark on the next boat (Cygnus Leader) on 10/16. :/
 
#140 · (Edited)
finally got a VIN build date 13.09.2017 but I can't see the features so I'm thinking it's still being built ?! is the build date when the car is finished or started ?
edit : nvm I can't see the features of any cars even a 2016 a friend owns, seems to be a website problem
edit2 :no window sticker
 
#141 ·
The date that stays steady for around a week or so is the day it was built. Next it will change to the date it leaves the plant - that could happen for you any day now. You won't see the window sticker until it's on the boat. At least, that's how it's been for RS's coming to the U.S.

The only time I saw an extensive list of features for my car was before it was built. Now it just shows the basics - color, etc.
 
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#155 ·
Overseas? I believe next ship arrives Oct 5th.

My bad, I was actually talking about our cars that were supposedly unloaded here on the 19th and 21st.[/QUOTE]

I haven't seen anybody posting updates, except for one member in NY getting his car probably next week. I just tracked mine and it is between Atlanta and Macon, GA.
 
#156 ·
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I haven't seen anybody posting updates, except for one member in NY getting his car probably next week. I just tracked mine and it is between Atlanta and Macon, GA.[/QUOTE]

So, I'm sure it has been answered somewhere but, how are you tracking it at this stage. Is it your dealer that's giving you the current location?
 
#158 ·
I haven't seen anybody posting updates, except for one member in NY getting his car probably next week. I just tracked mine and it is between Atlanta and Macon, GA.[/QUOTE]

So, I'm sure it has been answered somewhere but, how are you tracking it at this stage. Is it your dealer that's giving you the current location?[/QUOTE]

My sales guy gave me a copy of the full history, and the last update (on that report) was that it was shipped by railcar. The report showed the railcar number, which I am tracking by calling the train company hotline.
 
#163 ·
I may never find out why there was a delay in getting my RS on that boat a month ago. My dealer is half an hour from the Jersey port - hell, I can almost see the port from my Manhattan apartment - and I would have likely had the car for some time now. Congrats to everyone who managed to snag an '18! Here's hoping it gets loaded at Zeebrugge tomorrow!
 
#174 ·
I love it
 
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