Man, I'm so discouraged to see this. I should have found this forum before placing my order. I had high hopes. But my order is so far behind the queue from all of you who ordered in September....I am going this afternoon to begin the search for an alternative vehicle. Does that answer your question?
Look at the bright side, people are canceling their orders. These vehicles will likely still show up to the original dealer but be available for sale. The only question is, will the dealers do their "order customers" a solid and try to offer to them first? Time will tell.
This was helpful! Thank you!Hi gang. This information/advice I am going to state has been mentioned before, so let me state upfront that I am not minimizing the stress this wait puts on many of us, and I also realize it does not specifically help anyone with their wait, it just hopefully puts things into context:
The 2023 Corsair did not begin production until late December/early January (the exact date is sort of in flux). And when production began, Lincoln/ Ford policy is that no customer orders are produced until there are a set number of production days with ZERO errors, mistakes, problems etc.
Those early production vehicles are held back and mistakes corrected before they go to Dealers as stock/inventory vehicles.
So that means even under the best of circumstances, production of actual customer orders would not have begun until approximately mid-January. If all went well. Which means even the earliest customer placed factory orders may just be being produced and shipped to Dealerships about now or shortly.
Fortunately/unfortunately, the Order Banks open long before production begins (for all vehicles, not only the Corsair). It is a necessity. So while some of us may have placed orders back in September/October etc...those dates are irrelevant when it comes to wait time, since production was nowhere near beginning for the 2023 model.
To make a loose analogy, it would be like sending our Christmas list to Santa in September, then complaining when we are not getting anything until December 25th. Again, it is a loose analogy that I hope is also somewhat amusing, so be gentle.
Again, I am not minimizing the stress this is putting on many of us. I am simply trying to give the entire situation some overlooked context.
EDIT- And I forgot to add...There is no excuse for Dealerships not keeping their customers updated as best they can. Unfortunately, this is an industry wide problem, and has more to with the individual salesperson/Dealership and training. Lincoln provides them with far more information than most of you seem to be receiving from them. Unfortunately.
I hope everyone will get their orders soon and good luck.
In the video, the Lincoln "emblem and word Corsair on the tailgate" is merely a license plate insert on the rear of the vehicle. In addition, the KmCars dealership shown in the video is in Abu Dhabi.
Isn't that just a license plate insert? I don't think there's any change to the rear end between '22 and '23 so that is most likely a '22.
Try to be patient! With all the supply chain hiccups and shortages, the builds take more time. Your vehicle sounds amazing!
I believe so. I saw a 23 Corsair in an ad and that was a cardboard insert in the license plate holder. Hard to see in this video.
Good catch! I sure missed that.
Likewise, the loaded '22 GT (Pristine White Metallic Tri-Coat Exterior; Sandstone Interior) that I ordered came in a week after we went out of town for several months and was therefore refused by us (we have a '23 on order now). It's on their Glenview IL. inventory to sell. Peter was our Saleman and he's a standup guy. Napleton Lincoln Napleton Lincoln | New & Pre-Owned Lincoln Dealer Glenview IL
Fooled me too ... I looked at that and thought, that's certainly not a 2022 ... on closer inspection, I think that you're right and that it's just a "license plate" ...
I canceled my 2023 Corsair Grand Touring order and bought a 2022 with the same color and options for the invoice price just this week. I got them to drop the listed price an extra $1,000.
Are you getting those updates via e-mails from Lincoln or through your dealer? I ordered October 31st and have never been given even one production week update.
My order was confirmed on 9/20 and I have only received the confirmation email and an update in December. Clearly they are not processed in the order that they are placed.
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