I'm on the clock with Granger

[dingle87]

Thank you. I think I let my emotions get the best of me.

You're in the moment. I don't think you're out of line at all. You're simply trying to navigate the situation. People with less stress (Bronco6g community) might have a solution you haven't thought of, good on you for reaching out this morning.

Good luck

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[LowerSlowerDelaware]

You could hire a professional delivery driver but if you come across one named “Kowalski” then your Bronco could hit the Vanishing Point.

 

[Cleveland-Native]

I don't feel like your frustration is unwarranted though. I'd press Granger a bit (nicely), sounds like they have some egg on their face in this situation to me. Finance didn't pick up the ball like they have for 99% of the rest of us. Yours slipped through the cracks unfortunately.

They're good people there! They didn't do this maliciously, so just see if there is any way they can work with you. Maybe you can complete the deal online, then have the vehicle "stored" off the lot, so Ford doesn't ding them.

Appreciate it. I agree, they've been nothing but great to me. We just worked out a date and a small storage fee until I can get there. I'm embarrassed for even posting this now.

 

[Hdscreens]

Before I picked up mine this past March, they told me 30 days till pick up was fine but that was before their lot got full of the incoming orders. Glad it got resolved for you but good to have more recent info posted up for other Granger buyers.

 

[dingle87]

Appreciate it. I agree, they've been nothing but great to me. We just worked out a date and a small storage fee until I can get there. I'm embarrassed for even posting this now.

Eh, don't be. It might happen again and now someone else will have a solution to look at. Accidents happen.

 

[Cleveland-Native]

Before I picked up mine this past March, they told me 30 days till pick up was fine but that was before their lot got full of the incoming orders. Glad it got resolved for you but good to have more recent info posted up for other Granger buyers.

I edited the post. I want to delete it but I'll leave it up in case it can be helpful to anyone else down the road.

 

[indio22]

Appreciate it. I agree, they've been nothing but great to me. We just worked out a date and a small storage fee until I can get there. I'm embarrassed for even posting this now.

You should not be embarrassed. 6G is not exactly a normal place, for example normal people are not calling tracking their car delivery everyday on some train, lol. So don't take grief from some people here.

The dealer should tell you your vehicle actually finally arrived at their location and is ready for you, and give reasonable time to arranged the purchase and pickup. Nothing unreasonable about that. Especially given all the delays that you probably had to put up with along the way.

 

[350vudu]

I was told on Monday that I have until the 12th to get to Granger to pick my truck up. I thought they meant July 12th but apparently it's next Monday. My first call was on May 31 so that gave me 11 days to get there after first contact. I have all the paperwork signed and told them I wired the down payment.

Edit: Granger, in typical Granger fashion, was able to work out a pick up date with me. It's about 3 weeks after the first financial phone call and I'll pay a daily fee for storage that's a drop in the bucket compared to what I saved purchasing through them. Thanks all for your suggestions. Now I feel kind of ashamed for even posting and I removed some language that added no value to the post.

Man is that going to be a drive. I'm also in Cleveland. My Braptor just hit the railyard near the dealership I purchased from, hoping it gets picked up by the truck and taken to the dealership this weekend. It will be an 11 hour drive one way for me.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

I ran several on-line quotes for transport, and Granger IA to Cleveland OH is about $825.

Honestly, I'd just have it shipped.

This is why, in the end, I did not buy from Granger. With shipping to Phoenix ($1600) I'd actually spend more, and wait longer. (I missed the $2000 off Grangtober deal, and $1000 off invoice wouldn't even pay for shipping).

 

[turbocc]

Hard to beat Granger to home shipping. I ship several vehicles a year & try various transport companies. No more. STOPWATCH is my go-to from now on. Not the absolute cheapest but definitely not the most expensive. But best of all, they do what they say they will do, for the amount they quote, & when they say they will do it. Yes, a broker, but prior transport owner who sold his trucks to his drivers. He knows everyone. Ask Granger about their customer feedback.

 

[SmashFaceKiller]

Appreciate it. I agree, they've been nothing but great to me. We just worked out a date and a small storage fee until I can get there. I'm embarrassed for even posting this now.

Will this accommodation allow you the opportunity to still take the train trip with your dad?

 

[Nobroncoyet]

I'll be honest trucking co just refuse to pick up anything in Iowa and one would be hard pressed to find any delivery. I picked up several cars from Granger and the prices to AZ are more expensive than delivery from PA that is 1k miles away

 

[Cleveland-Native]

Man is that going to be a drive. I'm also in Cleveland. My Braptor just hit the railyard near the dealership I purchased from, hoping it gets picked up by the truck and taken to the dealership this weekend. It will be an 11 hour drive one way for me.

Good luck! We're going to take our time getting back. Gotta break the engine in ya know? Possibly up to Minnesota and through UP Michigan and back down. I've never been anywhere up there and this seems like the perfect time of year for some camping and possibly a trip to some dunes by lake Michigan. Is yours going to Granger too? I could drive your braptor back for you haha!

 

[Cleveland-Native]

I ran several on-line quotes for transport, and Granger IA to Cleveland OH is about $825.

Honestly, I'd just have it shipped.

This is why, in the end, I did not buy from Granger. With shipping to Phoenix ($1600) I'd actually spend more, and wait longer. (I missed the $2000 off Grangtober deal, and $1000 off invoice wouldn't even pay for shipping).

Thanks for going out of your way to do that for me. If Granger wasn't able to hold my truck and I wasn't planning the trip back I would have had it shipped and I'll definitely remember this in the future.

 

[Cleveland-Native]

Will this accommodation allow you the opportunity to still take the train trip with your dad?

Yes! We were able to schedule the train leaving Cleveland at 4am to transfer in Chicago and get to Des Moines by 8pm. Not so bad. And now with the date being a few weeks away we can really take our time getting back like we hoped to do.

I appreciate your question. We've really been looking forward to this ever since I made the reservation in 2020. It might not make much sense to anyone else but having to fly and drive straight back (for a work deadline I have this week) or having it shipped, causing me to lose all that time and adventure with my dad, was the main reason I was so upset. I'm glad it worked out and granger let me store it in their lot a couple weeks longer.

I think the storage fee was $6/day or something like that if that can be the only useful info for anyone else reading this comment lol

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