Recent content by ben450

I noticed something odd a few days ago when I parked my FFE at my local Kroger store in South Lyon. When I got out of the car to head into Kroger, I saw my headlights were on. Thinking I banged the round switch with my knee getting out of the car and turned on the headlights (I've done it...

Tried it.. It worked... thanks jmueller065. This is a great car, it'll be worth the wait.

I Picked up my FFE today..finally - Blue candy with leather. This car is GREAT! The heater slurps range from the battery, leading me to turn it completely off on the 20 mile ride home and rely more on the heated seat for warmth on this 35 degree day. The dealer did charge the battery but we...

Update: The salesman just emailed me that Ford has scheduled my car for production the 1st week in March! YEA! :D

Still no word on a scheduled date of production for the car. I'm thinking that the sales staff was seeing orders for ICE versions of the car taking 4-6 weeks and told me that's how long it would take. From reading posts in other forums around the web, I've come to the conclusion that actual...

Just thought I'd update my earlier post. We're going on 9 weeks from my order date and according to the dealer, the car has yet to be scheduled to be built by Ford. My salesman thought it would take 4 - 6 weeks for delivery. I'm also going to renegotiate my lease deal in light of Ford's...

Thanks for the info Econenviro. I ordered my new FFE a few days ago and will be leasing it after coming to the same conclusion you suggested (although I didn't see your post till just today.... really). Although lease deals vary by region and dealer, the lease deal I got was similar to your...

Today I test drove the 2013 FFE at Jack Demmer Ford - the dealership across the street from the Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP) in Wayne Michigan(the only plant that builds the FFE). The salesman Bob Pugh was waiting with the key to the demo when my wife and I arrived. They just got the demo...