I guess I wouldn't have used the word "reliable", but if it stays trouble free then all the better! The many examples I serviced over the years never proved to be particularly reliable, that's all my comment was getting at.
How long does it take to build a 2025 Ford Transit?
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I guess I wouldn't have used the word "reliable", but if it stays trouble free then all the better! The many examples I serviced over the years never proved to be particularly reliable, that's all my comment was getting at.
So far 22-23-24+ are more reliable than Sprinter which isn’t saying much I realize but there aren’t a ton of complaints. I know 3 different companies one is my neighbor with Transit fleets. They are amazed how trouble free they are. What kind of issues are you encountering in latest model Transits?
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Pretty sure there is only one assembly plant (?)
The newest models I worked on before leaving the field were '20-'21 models, but I didn't really notice any difference over the years. The Ecoboost models were obviously worse off than the NA models, but most of the issues I saw were universal regardless of powertrain: lots of electrical issues, weak front suspensions, they all seemed to eat through brake pads regardless of what brand/formulation was used, alignments that were never right causing excessive tire wear (Ford does not allow for any camber adjustment, there may be an aftermarket solution now), rear axle bearing issues and fluid leaks, A/C evaporator core failures, and just general poor workmanship all around.
Even if they were reliable, stuffing the EB engine in these things makes most maintenance tasks a nightmare. They're not end-user friendly in the least.
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Ford redesigned the front suspension, plus our 350 came with the optional HD front suspension. Workmanship seems OK, those other issues don't seem currently prevalent.
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Congrats on the vehicle! imho ordering is the way to go. I thought of this because my dad said it many years ago, that he wished he had ordered our Buick.
The Ford above, looks better than GM's online info. The dealership is considered the "source" of updates, but, one can chat with GM to get the status. The 1/22 order and 5/23 delivery above, seems to be about right. I've seen from my online research where a GM was produced and it reached the dealership one month later.
Interestingly, I've found it takes 24 hours to build a Chevy Tahoe. The plant works 24 hours a day, 6 days a week. But there are a myriad of steps that occur, meaning in the above 1,2,3,4,5,6 is making it look streamlined for a web portal. I've never counted them but probably there are 20-25 steps/status' between order and delivery.
I think, when ordering a GM, the first big one is having GM accept it--there are multiple conditions for that to happen, seeming to center around dealer allocation. This seems to be step 1, 1/22, and step 2, 3/3. I've seen online delays between step 2 and step 3 above--the above seems very efficient.
edit We've ordered a Tahoe and the order is still in a preliminary status. We shall see if we make it for 2025. Why go through all of this, well, to avoid unnecessary options like 24" rims, and also, to avoid dealer add ons. Not all dealers want to discount ordered vehicles, I learned. There are 8 exact matches to our vehicle nationwide, including 2 in transit, so it's not really that unique or unusual, other than to not have a lot of the high margin options, and imho validation that a vehicle like ours "can" be produced as I type (constraints are another factor that hold up orders, and they are stuck, until dealers remove them--making it up, say you want diesel and super cruise and it's sept. 2024).
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