- First Name
- Wilmer
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2020
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- Moore Twp, PA
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- 2018 Fusion, 2009 Mariner, 2000 Taurus, 1996 Bronco, 1994 F-150, 1988 F-150, 1984 Bronco II, 1978 F-350, 1974 VW Thing
- Your Bronco Model
- First Edition
Hi. My 2021 FE 2dr had 12 miles upon delivery. I'm a former Ford dealership empl... The odometer starts when the electronics are fully activated on the assembly line. Somebody drives it off the end of the line and parks it in a holding lot. Then it gets loaded onto a carrier. It may then go to a rail yard and get parked, then driven onto a rail car. At the other end of the rail, it gets driven off the rail car and parked. Then it gets driven onto a carrier for delivery to the dealership. It gets driven off the carrier to a holding lot, then to the service department for PDI, then driven to the prep shop, then to the gas station to fill the tank, then the salesperson brings it front and center on delivery day. All of these actions add to the odometer.
NOW - I also know that strange things happen in transit... Vehicles get damaged, and the carrier drives it to a body shop for repair before delivery to the dealership. That could add miles... Rail shipped vehicles sometimes are used by rail yard employees as shuttles. If you have a bunch of miles on your vehicle, and it is all muddied up, this is probably what happened (rail yard employees rode around in your vehicle as a shuttle from the front of the yard to pick up vehicles in the back...)
Take a deep breath, be glad you have your Bronco. There is no recourse or reimbursement for miles added to the clock during shipping....
NOW - I also know that strange things happen in transit... Vehicles get damaged, and the carrier drives it to a body shop for repair before delivery to the dealership. That could add miles... Rail shipped vehicles sometimes are used by rail yard employees as shuttles. If you have a bunch of miles on your vehicle, and it is all muddied up, this is probably what happened (rail yard employees rode around in your vehicle as a shuttle from the front of the yard to pick up vehicles in the back...)
Take a deep breath, be glad you have your Bronco. There is no recourse or reimbursement for miles added to the clock during shipping....
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