2024 delivery schedule

[Shopaholik]

Vin) I totally get everyone's frustration. Believe me, those of us tracking are tracking for a reason. I don't think the issue is how long it takes as much as the lousy level of communication by Lincoln and the dealers. Some dealers don't even know what Vinview is. That's a problem. Furthermore, Lincoln promised regular updates. It didn't fulfill that promise.

2) When you are looking at Vinview, there are multiple tabs. One of those tabs is the map you all are seeing. As @swindler has noted we have seen instances where the car's location on the map is suspect (as in it doesn't seem to be accurate). So the various tabs are "Trip Plan", "Updates", "Coordinates" and 5 other tabs. The tab you want besides the map is the "updates" tab. This tab has 4 columns "Event time", "Received time", "Update" and "Comments." When your car is departing by rail there will be TWO ENTRIES. One is "Vin Loaded on Railcar (ALR)." The second will be "Departed pickup -UP Portland Barn." At this juncture your car was been loaded on a rail and moved by BNSF. This doesn't mean it's on a train headed towards your destination but that it is on a car in the BNSF system. My car took 21 days from this status to my pickup.

100% agree with this!! I haven’t once got mad or frustrated with my dealer as my ETA pushes 2-3 months past its original estimate. I didn’t turn into Karen when I found out my car spent over 2 weeks riding the rails in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho on it’s way to So Cal, even though I was told it was in So Cal… BUT, the lack of communication and the fact that I have to be very proactive and insist on updates, is ridiculous. This should be a luxury experience at over 80K. It takes them minutes to check on the car, and update weekly as we’re nearing the end of the process. I didn’t even ask for a status until we were into the later part of the estimated delivery date. They also NEED to educate themselves on VinView so they can give accurate updates, because many of my updates were 100% incorrect causing me to be prepare for one scenario, only to have another occur. Why do I know more about VinView than they do - it’s unacceptable! We know and accept that shipping and manufacturing are out of their control - but timely and accurate VinView updates, as well as proactive customer service should be the bare minimum for these purchases.

 

[Centric]

A temporary Mercedes? You must have really good income lol. Anyway no cars have expiration dates. You can expect 120-180k miles out of most anything. The 2.0EB used in the 24 nautilus is new, the eCVT is revised as well. There simply is t enough data out there to predict its longevity. Even the previous gen has t been around long enough to have any real idea.

I lease most of my cars on my business, I don't ever fully buy them out. But I don't ever purchase a car either unless it's not within my monthly income.

 

[Centric]

A really good income or a really big desire to flex in online forums. Honestly, the posts are becoming absurd to the point of not being believable anymore.

I don't recall asking for your opinion. If you don't know my financial situation then stay out of it. I probably make your net worth in a month so you can't be talking stay in your lane. Maybe instead of assuming things about others if you progressed in life you'd be up there with me but clearly not so then stay out of my life. It doesn't seem believable to you because you're just jealous I can afford your dream cars within a month's income. Not my fault I've got too many businesses. If I really wanted to flex I could post pictures of my driveway, my businesses, my house, and my bank accounts, but I don't care. Not everyone is like you so shut up and go to sleep.

 

[jeffcarp]

I don't recall asking for your opinion. If you don't know my financial situation then stay out of it. I probably make your net worth in a month so you can't be talking stay in your lane. Maybe instead of assuming things about others if you progressed in life you'd be up there with me but clearly not so then stay out of my life. It doesn't seem believable to you because you're just jealous I can afford your dream cars within a month's income. Not my fault I've got too many businesses. If I really wanted to flex I could post pictures of my driveway, my businesses, my house, and my bank accounts, but I don't care. Not everyone is like you so shut up and go to sleep.

Despite your histrionic narcissism, you're not my Lincoln Forums post editor.

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[SgtLip]

I don't recall asking for your opinion. If you don't know my financial situation then stay out of it. I probably make your net worth in a month so you can't be talking stay in your lane. Maybe instead of assuming things about others if you progressed in life you'd be up there with me but clearly not so then stay out of my life. It doesn't seem believable to you because you're just jealous I can afford your dream cars within a month's income. Not my fault I've got too many businesses. If I really wanted to flex I could post pictures of my driveway, my businesses, my house, and my bank accounts, but I don't care. Not everyone is like you so shut up and go to sleep.

You may be successful in you made up fantasies but when it comes to this forum and the thread topics you are a complete loser. You are totally clueless about how a forum works. You can't even stay with the discussion.

Go buy your Mercedes, Audi, Rolls Royce or whatever you think you need today. But stay off the forums as you have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[nyy077]

My date for status went from 2/19 to 3/21 but the status did not change. When I sent that to my dealer they say it shows that it’s still in Portland. The eta changed from end of march to end of April. Any thoughts on what took place from 2/19 and 3/21? It was reported as in Portland when it updated on 2/19.

 

[SgtLip]

Probably applying the million plus software updates.

 

[swindler]

My date for status went from 2/19 to 3/21 but the status did not change. When I sent that to my dealer they say it shows that it’s still in Portland. The eta changed from end of march to end of April. Any thoughts on what took place from 2/19 and 3/21? It was reported as in Portland when it updated on 2/19.

Traditionally, it means that your vehicle was loaded onto an autorack railcar. Generally, it leaves pretty quickly afterward, but it they might still be getting additional railcars ready for pickup. I would expect it to leave Portland soon.

But...there is a chance that it could mean almost anything. The vehicle may have been moved to a different staging area. They may have cleaned off the seagull droppings. Whatever. But your money bet is that it's getting prepped to move.

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[agogley]

Just FYI guys....I found that if a status changed it was best to wait a few days to look at a map. The more important tab is the one I mentioned earlier. It tells you exactly what happened with your car.

 

[jeffcarp]

Just FYI guys....I found that if a status changed it was best to wait a few days to look at a map. The more important tab is the one I mentioned earlier. It tells you exactly what happened with your car.

Is there a way for people to find out what VINView says for their car if the dealer isn't providing the information or doesn't know what they are looking at?

 

[Jnd53]

The reason for my frustration is that an 85,000 dollar car should not have a 8 month waiting for it. And why is it that they are the ones making money but we are doing their job for them, and sitting around asking for updates but they get the commission. I have bought so many cars in my life and they were mostly all over at least 100K, and I have never had to wait 8 months for them that is ridiculous. If I didn't have to wait 8 months for a 250K car why am I waiting 8months for a 85K Lincoln that is common that is just too much in my opinion and I do not trust Lincoln anymore. This car. isn't even in that high demand compared to others but they are acting like this car is some president which in my book isn't going to play and therefore I'm out. They act like this car competes with Rolls Royce. Honestly I should buy a Rolls and then stroll down to the Lincoln dealership and be like I bought this instead, and tell them in person I am not interested.

I ordered a Lexus $95000 June 2022, I canceled it Jan 2024 19 months waiting still Lexus Canada could not tell me when I would receive it. So I ordered the 2024 Nautilus I was told 4 to 6 months, mine was built 3/9 no updates since then but I don't think it will be 19 months.

 

[SgtLip]

I ordered a Lexus $95000 June 2022, I canceled it Jan 2024 19 months waiting still Lexus Canada could not tell me when I would receive it. So I ordered the 2024 Nautilus I was told 4 to 6 months, mine was built 3/9 no updates since then but I don't think it will be 19 months.

I've had enough of Lexus. I ordered my Nautilus on 12/26/23 and sold my 9 month old Lexus 450H+ on 1/3/24. And I'm STILL waiting for my BL to be built. I've heard 3/26 so hopefully tomorrow.

I am about ready to quit ordering cars to be built. Seems no one can build them anymore within a reasonable time frame. I mean an ordered vehicle is a sold vehicle (understand exceptions) but a built vehicle sent to a dealer to sell doesn't mean it will sell anytime soon. Back in the day, they used to push the ordered vehicles to the front of the line. Guess the manufacturer's have the feeling these days that its sold why hurry.

Funny how they built yours already and you ordered in January and mine sits.

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[swindler]

Funny how they built yours already and you ordered in January and mine sits.

It happens. I ordered in June and watched people who ordered in September have theirs built first.

One thing you may want to do is ask your dealer how the priority was set. That's a real thing.

 

[Jacyte]

My date for status went from 2/19 to 3/21 but the status did not change. When I sent that to my dealer they say it shows that it’s still in Portland. The eta changed from end of march to end of April. Any thoughts on what took place from 2/19 and 3/21? It was reported as in Portland when it updated on 2/19.

There seems to be a procedure performed on cars after unload from the ship. Not sure exactly what it is but they all get it. Either that or it was loaded onto a rail car and waiting to be hooked up to a train.

 

[Jnd53]

I've had enough of Lexus. I ordered my Nautilus on 12/26/23 and sold my 9 month old Lexus 450H+ on 1/3/24. And I'm STILL waiting for my BL to be built. I've heard 3/26 so hopefully tomorrow.

I am about ready to quit ordering cars to be built. Seems no one can build them anymore within a reasonable time frame. I mean an ordered vehicle is a sold vehicle (understand exceptions) but a built vehicle sent to a dealer to sell doesn't mean it will sell anytime soon. Back in the day, they used to push the ordered vehicles to the front of the line. Guess the manufacturer's have the feeling these days that its sold why hurry.

Funny how they built yours already and you ordered in January and mine sits.

That's what I ordered the 450H+, I currently have a 2019 Nautilus Reserve traded in for the 2024. I ordered Jan 3rd it was built on 3/9. wonder why you have not heard anything yet.

 

[agogley]

Is there a way for people to find out what VINView says for their car if the dealer isn't providing the information or doesn't know what they are looking at?

I went down to the dealer and sat with the sales manager while he logged into vinview. Then I prodded him to look around to give me more information. Once he saw all that it could do, I would get more info after that. And when I bought my car he gave me a printout (on my request) of all the status updates.

There seems to be a procedure performed on cars after unload from the ship. Not sure exactly what it is but they all get it. Either that or it was loaded onto a rail car and waiting to be hooked up to a train.

After the car comes off the ship one of the status updates is "work started" and then "work completed." That was about 10 days. Then it was another 6 days until "compound exit." It was scanned for loading on a railcar the same day.

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[agogley]

I've had enough of Lexus. I ordered my Nautilus on 12/26/23 and sold my 9 month old Lexus 450H+ on 1/3/24. And I'm STILL waiting for my BL to be built. I've heard 3/26 so hopefully tomorrow.

I am about ready to quit ordering cars to be built. Seems no one can build them anymore within a reasonable time frame. I mean an ordered vehicle is a sold vehicle (understand exceptions) but a built vehicle sent to a dealer to sell doesn't mean it will sell anytime soon. Back in the day, they used to push the ordered vehicles to the front of the line. Guess the manufacturer's have the feeling these days that its sold why hurry.

Funny how they built yours already and you ordered in January and mine sits.

Part of the issue is that we have no idea how the orders are processed in terms of order. There is probably some order priority and then scheduling issues...for example, the line may only build ICE or hybrid at one time so maybe for a month they only build ICE then the next month they do hybrids. Same with colors...all the white come out this week. Next is blue (although I don't think this is true with respect to color based on what we've seen in this forum).

It's a bit of a mystery...one that Lincoln could solve by merely giving dealers training so they can keep their customers happy. I think some people are frustrated with the length of time but I think most are frustrated with the communications blackout.

 

[swindler]

Part of the issue is that we have no idea how the orders are processed in terms of order. There is probably some order priority and then scheduling issues...for example, the line may only build ICE or hybrid at one time so maybe for a month they only build ICE then the next month they do hybrids. Same with colors...all the white come out this week. Next is blue (although I don't think this is true with respect to color based on what we've seen in this forum).

Spot on. To augment, we did learn that there is a dealer-assigned priority that goes from 1-10. Although, I have to believe dealer allocation orders are pre-set, and there's some limitations for customer orders. Mine bumped the priority for me when I complained.

Fyi, I don't think color sorting is a thing. My son interned at both Toyota and Honda plants, and one of his assignments involved the paint processing. They're set up to do any color needed.

 

[SgtLip]

Spot on. To assignment, we did learn that there is a dealer-assigned priority that goes from 1-10. Although, I have to believe dealer allocation orders are pre-set, and there's some limitations from customer orders. Mine bumped the priority for me when I complained.

Fyi, I don't think color sorting is a thing. My son interned at both Toyota and Honda plants, and one of his assignments involved the paint processing. They're set up to do any color needed.

Just looked at my DORA and noticed my Priority Code was a 10. I sent the Sales Manager a message requesting his help getting it raised to a better code to get it moving.

Thanks for your post as I had completely forgotten about this code affecting the build.

 

[agogley]

Spot on. To assignment, we did learn that there is a dealer-assigned priority that goes from 1-10. Although, I have to believe dealer allocation orders are pre-set, and there's some limitations from customer orders. Mine bumped the priority for me when I complained.

So when you say "dealer-assigned priority" does that mean Lincoln assigns the priority to a dealer's orders based on their status or that the dealer itself assigns a priority to the order?

If it is the latter, why would a dealer prioritize a customer's order as anything other than 1?