[curik]

Originally Posted by donkeykwong

Is it a manual 5dr doctamick, because if it is...

Ive been sitting here reading this post over and over again to make sure i have not read the wrong thing. Because this would seem to clarify the notion that I have indeed been screwed over by my dealership. Im going to say it now, BINKS FORD FOOTSCRAY, MELBOURNE.

I ordered my car in feburary, the 21st to be exact. Now getting over the fact that i probably ordered my car a week after curik at the same dealership and i have not got my car anywhere near the same time as him.

But heres the kicker. I ORDERED A VISION ZETEC. They told me may, then they told me August. How is it that doctamick's dealer here (this is in no offense to you mick), has managed to get his hands on a 'spare' vision zetec.

I seriously hope that doctamick you dont have a manual 5dr, because if you do i am going to go and give my dealer an earfull.

Plus, fair enough the cars arent built yet. But if theyve been built in freaking march, then what in the world was the hold up?

Heres my theory on what may be going on, this is purely a hypothesis, feel free to prove me wrong:

- Ford dont have enough cars to satisfy demand anywhere because they arent operating Cologne plant at full capacity to preserve jobs in a tough economic environment [Fair enough]

- Ford are focusing on satisfying Fiesta demand in Europe before other markets because they probably have a better reputation for customer serivce to uphold. [Dont think thats quite right for the Aussies though]

- In Australia, there was a lot of demand for the Fiesta when it came out, especially the enthusiasm about the value and the aggressive pricing at the top of the range. [fair enough]

- So people had to wait, but after prices supposedly went up, people were apparently buying zetecs for 25k+.

- THESE PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE ZETECS FIRST. what ever trickles into australia, the dealers are picking and choosing who gets what. I have a bad feeling that my zetec had actually been built and sent to australia, but one of the 'people who have been coming in and paying sticker price' as my salesperson has said, probably got it before me because theyre paying more.

- People that keep nagging the dealers are also getting theirs sooner.

- People whos situations cause dealers financial costs get theirs immediately (black betty).

I really hope i get proven wrong and that i can keep on believing that my dealer is telling me the truth. But i have a hard time believing that I have to wait until august, and when i open the car bonnet and check the compliance plate, it was built in March. I think this is also of a case of being my first and last ford (and i havent even got the freaking car yet).

Did you bought a Vision Zetec 5dr auto? If you did then this probably would make sense: When I was complaining about my car (morello) they told me they have a Vision coming and asked me if I would like to switch over. They told me this about 2 weeks before I picked my car up (15th May). But I didn't want to do it. So I believe this car was supposed to be delivered to you then?