Dr_Bleezy

Hope someone can help me with this. I posted a VIN tracking request for my Edge on blueovalforums.com and got a prompt reply (thanks, Chuck). I posted a follow-up question over on blueoval but haven't gotten any response, so I thought I would post here and see if anyone can make sense of this. Here's what Chuck provided: Receipt Date: 6/12/2007 Serialize Date: 6/15/2007 Segment Date: 6/15/2007 Sequence Date: 6/19/2007 Blend Date: 6/20/2007 Produced Date: Gate Release Date: Ship Date: Arrival Date: Sold Date: I finalized my options with the salesman on April 20th and he said they would place the order in the next day or two. The salesman called me on May 8th saying he had received the DORA. But as you can see, the "receipt date" is June 12th. I thought "receipt date" was when the the order was received from the dealer, so I expect that to be on/around the same date as the DORA, right? Does anyone have any thoughts on what was happening between May 8th and June 12th? Is it possible the gap in dates is due to an internal mixup at Ford, or did the salesman intentionally mislead me as to when the order was placed? If so, why would he do that? Can that be verified if I have him show me the DORA? I'm open to any opinions/thoughts. I would like to take this info and confront the dealer but I want to make sure I've got my facts straight. Thanks, Dr. B.

I want to purchase an Edge but I'm very particular about the colors/options/extras. So if my local dealer does not have a car in their inventory (or find one at another Ford dealership) that fits my specs I would need to order one. But, as it is now early April, I'm wondering if I"m getting close to the 2007 build out. Does anyone know the latest date I can place an order for a 2007 model? I'm wary of any answer the dealer may provide because I assume they'd rather I take one from inventory. Thanks!