WHAT TO CHECK WHEN YOU GO TO PICK UP YOUR NEW TREMOR

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2021 F350 6.7 Iconic Silver Platinum Tremor w/winch
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2020 Jaguar F Pace SVR - 2020 Harley Davidsnon Limited CVO
Since I just got my sweet sexy Beast just over 3 weeks ago, I had a list of things to check before signing off on my truck. Some may say this list is way over board. I had to wait 20-1/2 weeks for mine to arrive and then 1 more week to pick it up since I had mods done to it. I read all the horror stories people went through. I made a list of the many things some here have had to deal with and things people said to check out.
My truck with tax, with my trade, with some Labor added in, was just under 100,000$. I just purchased a few vehicles recently and I now know how to handle picking up new vehicles. I was not embarrassed to bring my list, but I did tell my salesman I wanted a lot of time with him to go over my newly built truck. He didn't expect the extent that I was truly going to go over the vehicle.

If you are getting the winch it is smart to speak with the service dept and the mechanic who is doing the install way before they start. Make sure they have done one before and tell them straight forward that you have heard stories of installs that had the bottom bolt sticking upward and mangled some lines up. Some had the wrapper left on. Some were tangled up. Say you are going to run out the line when you pick up the truck. Give them the heads up, so they know they will look stupid if it's brought up and then not done right. I tipped my mechanic 200$ for the winch install and the power stop breaks, pillar and bumper lights being installed, as he did a great job.

I'm extremely detailed oriented so this will be perfect for a detailed check list. I thrived in many things in life. Making sure I did things right. Its all in the details. Do it once, Do it right.

Ok Lets start

-Winch. Pull out the line manually and with the controls. I pulled out 50' or more and then used my bare hands to hold tension on the line running it right to left so to evenly put it back. Bring gloves. My hands got ruffed up and dirty since I didn't bring them.
-Paint. Make sure its perfect. Light color trucks can have little tiny spots of orange (rust spots from the rail cars). Check door jams if they were painted and the bottom of the hood. Make sure No imperfections at all. There was a few spots that were scratched on the black panels next to my door. They are going to buff it out. But i brought it up. My tow hooks were dirty and said I want them cleaned and they brought out a guy a he scrubbed them up. Go over the whole truck thoroughly.
-Open the hood. Make sure it opens and closes properly
-Check all lights - BLINKERS - HIGH & LOW BEAMS - FOGS - SPOT LAMPS ON OUTSIDE MIRRORS - ROOF LIGHTS & RUNNING LIGHTS - BED LEDS - AMBER LIGHTING - INTERIOR L-R-AND WHOLE CAB
-Mirrors. Fold & Extend & and then Left-Right
-Interior. Check For Rips Scratches Blemishes
-Back Seats. Fold them up, make sure under the seat the tray folds flat, make sure heated back seats work, fold down arm rest.
-Sun/Moon Roof. Open and close all the way. Open & close moonroof visor all the way. With My Jaguar I never tried the visor and it stopped about 3" from fully closing. They needed to re calibrate it. I had to take it in.
-Open your back glass all the way.
-Glove Box and Console with Tray. Some glove boxes don't close properly and I heard some people were missing their tray.
-Windows all should be opened and closed
-Cameras. Make sure all cameras work. Some stories people never checked them for months and they never worked.
-Get your phone paired to SYNC while you are checking out the interior. My salesman did that with us. Also paired my wifes phone as a secondary.
-Put your vin into Ford pass so your info is in there on your truck while checking out everything while inside the interior.
-Mileage. See how many miles are on the truck. It should be minimal
-Put the truck into 4 wheel drive High and Low and move forward a bit. Test it out as best as you can.
-Have your salesman show you the entertainment system. Make sure XM/FM/AM NAVIGATION work. Punch in where is a gas station or food & it should show where they are. I heard some have had problems with it not fully working.
-Have your Salesman go over the instrument cluster. See how many hours the truck was idling and driving.
-Voice command. Ask for the weather.
-Bring the cord to plug in your phone to try Apple Play. You will want to have one anyway for your truck. So make sure you have one already so you can be totally on top of your game
-Voice command on your steering wheel. I asked what is the weather in West Islip NY and it told me while I was checking out the truck.
-Full Tank Of Gas. Mine only had a half tank of gas. Thats Bullshit. I made them fill it up.
-Check your mirror visors for shits and giggles.
-Try your heated steering wheel to make sure it works. And know how to turn it on. Its in climate on the screen
- Front Seats. Try Massage seats. Make sure they work for you and passenger. Understand how to use it. Make all the functions of the seats work Lumbar, Up, Down, Forward & Back
-Pedals Gas & Brake. Move them forward and back
-Steering collum forward, up, down and Back
-Bed Tie down Clips, 5th Wheel Kit with harness, & RV camera. This should all should be stored inside under the rear seats. I ordered a camera and mine was not there. I had my list and told them right away that its not here. They said is it on my window sticker and sure enough it was. They had to order it.
-Retractable foot boards. Before closing the door leave your foot on the board with a little pressure and then close the door. Board should remain down. Inspect them. No scuffs. Then open and close the door and it should fold up
-Open tail gate all 3 ways. Fob, Inside the cab button, and the gate itself has a button.
-Open the step on the tail gate and put up the handle to pull your self in. Inspect it.
-Open your bed cover all the way. Make sure it works and that its not scratched up. I heard stories that someones was scratched up from install. I have the retractable and they couldn't find the key to lock it. Someone in service had it. Thats Bull Shit.
-Bed step. Make sure it doesn't stick. Open and close it.
-Make sure the front hubs are not in a locked position. Some come from the factory with one or both hubs locked. Check them out
-Remote Start your truck with key fob and through Ford Pass app. Key Fob is click once to lock it, then hit the start button twice. Then hit start button to shut off the engine. Try the ford pass app and make sure your truck starts as well
-Lastly check out the under carriage. I looked to see if there was oil by the transmission as some had leaky trannys.

This is well worth going over at the dealer before taking her home. If there is something that needs to be addressed they will do it ASAP as opposed to having to bring your truck in and wait for an appointment. JBlaze had his 4 wheel drive not work 1 week after he bought his Tremor and they DICKED HIM OVER. They Did Not Look At It For A Week As It Sat There. Then another long wait for it to be fixed.
This is what I did when I showed up at the dealer to pick up my truck. I spent over 2 hours going over the truck and the paper work. You are going to be excited and wanting to roll out of there as quickly as you can. You will over look some things. Take it from Donny Details and make a list and bring a pen. Make notes of things that need to be addressed and cross off your check list. Its a lot of money.

Best of luck with your situation. Some salesmen are snakes. Be prudent. Be Smart. Be Well Prepared.

I did not like the price of an extended warranty they offered me at the dealer. I got a better deal through Flood Ford.
I did not go with the Ceramic coating they offered for 700$ and did not get the glass ceramic coated for 400$. They pressured me and I said OK only to bring it up on the forum and some advised me to get it done professionally. Some said it's a scam. So I called the dealer and said I don't want it done. They pressured me again, BUT I STUCK TO MY GUNS AND SAID I DO NOT WANT IT AS I WILL GET IT DONE SOMEWHERE ELSE. Thats 1,100$ I will put to getting it done right. They then did a really suck ass job cleaning it. Oh Well. Its Bull Shit But I Can Deal With That Issue.

So thats the facts Jack. (What Movie From The 80's Was That Line From) (STRIPES)

I hope this Helps. ? ? ? ?????????
Donny Details Out :cool:
 
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Now thats what I call a list! And I thought I went overboard
If only one person is helped out by be putting so much time and effort into writing that up, it’ll be well worth it. It took me an hour snd a half digging up my list and writing it down and adding what else I went over. ???
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I definitely appreciated your post friend.

I will use it when my time comes. I am guilty of exactly what you said about just wanting to go. I have bought many vehicles and never have I looked them over so thoroughly as your list.

I will do so now.

Thank you!
 
Since I just got my sweet sexy Beast just over 3 weeks ago, I had a list of things to check before signing off on my truck. Some may say this list is way over board. I had to wait 20-1/2 weeks for mine to arrive and then 1 more week to pick it up since I had mods done to it. I read all the horror stories people went through. I made a list of the many things some here have had to deal with problems and things people said to check out.
My truck with tax, with my trade, with some Labor added in, was just under 100,000$. I just purchased a few vehicles recently and now I know how to handle picking up new vehicles. I was not embarrassed to bring my list, but I did tell my salesman I wanted a lot of time with him to go over my newly built truck. He didn't expect the extent that I was truly going to go over the vehicle.

If you are getting the winch it is smart to speak with the service dept and the mechanic who is doing the install. Make sure they have done one before and tell them straight forward that you have heard stories of installs that had the bottom bolt sticking upward and mangled some lines up. Some had the wrapper left on. some were tangled up. Say you are going to run out the line when you pick up the truck. Give them the heads up so they know they will look stupid if it's brought up and then not done right. I tipped my mechanic 200$ for the winch install and the power stop breaks and pillar and bumper lights being installed, as he did a great job.

I'm extremely detailed oriented so this will be perfect for a detailed check list. I thrived in many things in life. Making sure I did things right. Its all in the details. Do it once, Do it right.

Ok Lets start

-Winch. Pull out the line manually and with the controls. I pulled out 50' or more and then used my bare hands to hold tension on the line running it right to left so to evenly put it back. Bring gloves. My hands got ruffed up and dirty since I didn't bring them.
-Paint. Make sure its perfect. Light color trucks can have little tiny spots of orange (rust spots from the rail cars). Check door jams were painted and the bottom of the hood. No imperfections at all. There was a few spots that were scratched on the black pannels next to my door. They are going to buff it out. But i brought it up. My tow hooks were dirty and said I want them cleand and they brought out a guy a he scrubbed them up. Go over the whole truck thoroughly.
-Open the hood. Make sure it opens and closes properly
-Check all lights - BLINKERS - HIGH & LOW BEAMS - FOGS - SPOT LAMPS ON OUTSIDE MIRRORS - ROOF LIGHTS & RUNNING LIGHTS - BED LEDS - AMBER LIGHTING - INTERIOR L-R-AND WHOLE CAB
-Mirrors. Fold Extend & Left-Right
-Interior. Check For Rips Scratches Blemishes
-Back Seats. Fold them up, make sure under the seat the tray folds flat, make sure heated back seats work, fold down arm rest.
-Sun/Moon Roof. Open and close all the way. Open close moonroof visor all the way. My Jaguar I never tried the visor and it stopped about 3" from fully closing. They needed to re calibrate it. I had to take it in.
-Open your back glass all the way.
-Glove Box and Console with Tray. Some glove boxes don't close properly and I heard some people were missing their tray.
-Windows all should be opened and closed
-Cameras. Make sure all cameras work. Some stories people never checked them for months and they never worked.
-Get your phone paired to SYNC while you are checking out the interior. My salesman did that with us. Also paired my wifes phone as a secondary.
-Put your vin into Ford pass so your info is in there on your truck while checking out everything while inside the interior.
-Mileage See how many miles are on the truck. It should be minimal
-Put the truck into 4 wheel drive High and Low and move forward a bit. Test it out as best as you can.
-Have your salesman show you the entertainment system. Make sure XM/FM/AM NAVIGATION work. Punch in a gas station or food & it shows where they are. I heard some have had problems with it not fully working.
-Have your Salesman go over the instrument cluster. See how many hours the truck was idling and driving.
-Voice command. Ask for the weather.
-Bring the cord to plug in your phone to try Apple Play. You will want to have one anyway for your truck. So make sure you have one already so you can be totally on top of your game
-Voice command on your steering wheel. I asked what the weather was in West Islip NY and it told me while I was checking out the truck.
-Full Tank Of Gas. Mine only had a half tank of gas. Thats Bullshit. I made them fill it up.
-Check your mirror visors for shits and giggles.
-Try your heated steering wheel to make sure it works. And know how to turn it on. Its in climate on screen
- Front Seats. Try Massage seats. Make sure they work for you and passenger. Understand how to use it. Make all the functions of the seats work Lumbar Up Down Forward Back
-Pedals Gas & Brake. Move them forward and back
-Steering collum forward up down and Back
-Bed Tie down Clips, 5th Wheel Kit with harness, & RV camera. This should all should be inside under the rear seats. I ordered a camera and mine was not there. I had my list and told them right away that its not here. They said is it on my window sticker and sure enough it was.
-Retractable foot boards. Before closing the door leave your foot on the board with a little pressure and then close the door. Board should remain down. Inspect them. No scuffs. Then open and close the door and it should fold up
-Open tail gate all 3 ways. Fob, Inside the cab button, and the gate itself has a button.
-Open the step on the tail gate and handle to pull your self in. Inspect it.
-Open your bed cover all the way. Make sure it works and not scratched up. I heard stories that someones was scratched up from install. I have the retractable and they couldn't find the key to lock it. Someone in service had it. Thats Bull Shit.
-Bed step. Make sure it doesn't stick. Open and close it.
-Make sure the front hubs are not in a locked position. Some come from the dealer with one or both hubs locked. Check them out
-Remote Start your truck with key fob and through Ford Pass. Key Fob is click once to lock it, then hit the start button twice. Then hit start button to shut off the engine. Try the ford pass and make sure your truck starts as well
-Lastly check out the under carriage. I looked to see if there was oil by the transmission as some had leaky trannys.

This is well worth going over at the dealer before taking her home. If there is something that needs to be adressed they will do it ASAP as opposed to having to bring your truck in and wait for an appointment as JBlaze had to do 1 week later and they DICKED HIM OVER. Did Not Look At vIt For A Week As It Sat There.
This is what I did when I showed up at the dealer to pick up my truck. I spent 2 hours going over the truck and the paper work. You are going to be excited and wanting to roll out of there as quickly as you can. You will over look some things. Take it from Donny Details and make a list and bring a pen. Make notes of things that need to be adressed and cross of your check list. Its a lot of money.
Best of luck with your situation. Some salesman are snakes. Be prudent. Be Smart. Be Well Prepared.

I did not like the price of an extended warranty they offered me at the dealer. I got a better deal through Flood Ford.
I did not go with the Ceramic coating they offered for 600$ and did not get the glass ceramic coated for 400$. They pressured me and I said OK only to bring it up on the forum and some advised me to get it done professionally. Some said it's a scam. So I called the dealer and said I don't want it done. They pressured me again BUT I STUCK TO MY GUNS AND SAI I DO NOT WANT IT AS I WILL GET IT DONE SOMEWHERE ELSE. Thats 1,100$ I will put to getting it done right. They then did a suck ass job cleaning it.
So thats the facts Jack. (What Movie From The 80's Was That Line From) (STRIPES)
I hope this Helps. ? ? ? ?????????
Donny Details Out :cool:
Dude that's badass! I've only bought one new vehicle before and didn't do any of that. Your input is super helpful. I'm going to do exactly as you've recommended! Thanks for the awesome advice and keep up the good mojo! ?
 
Awesome list, thanks! Picking up my Tremor in a couple weeks and this will come in handy.

New member here...although I've been lurking for quite some time. My first post was going to ask the very question you answered. Now this is my first post...how anticlimactic...:LOL:
 
How about adding a test drive before signing? If truck was stock order purchase off the lot most everyone would test drive it, why not a special order. Saw a post on one of the SD Facebook groups where guy signed for truck, got in to drive home and didn’t make it home because the porter filled with gas not diesel. I would prefer to find that out prior to it officially becoming mine.
 
PIG I absolutely agree. I was just watching a movie and I’m answering now.
If you follow my threads, the one with IRONMANS TRUCK FINALLY ARRIVED. I wrote how My salesman gave me the keys and allowed my wife and I to test drive my Rig when it came in. Within 2-3 miles I went over a bridge to the beaches on Long Island NY. I had my truck pinned at 96 mph with in 5 minutes of taking it for a test drive. Then had her pinned at 96 going back over that bridge.
A TEST DRIVE IS ALSO A MUST.
Great add PIG.

Wifey said, did I explain what happened when I asked her if my LP6 Pillar lights were working. She was in front of the truck and I hit the 2nd switch and my full power super bright lights popped on. She screamed “My Eyes”. She was FUCKED UP WITH YELLOW SPOTS ON HER EYES FOR A GOOD 3-5 minutes. She was embarrassed and kept her mouth shut the whole time after her Yelp. I’m laughing as I write this. It was so funny. ?????
DO NOT HAVE YOUR OL LADY STAND IN FRONT OF YOUR YOUR BEAST AND ASK HER IF YOUR LP6 LIGHTS ARE WORKING
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My Pillar Lights are the baddest lights you can ever ask for. ??????
Donny Details ?
 
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I guess I'm in the minority. I want to get the hell out of there as fast as I can. I usually know more about the truck than the salesman anyway so I have nothing to learn from them. Don't mean it to sound arrogant, but I do lots of research ahead of time.

I can see going through all that if the dealer is far away but IMO I just check it over after I'm home, haven't really had any problems getting things addressed later... although I've never really had any issues with any of the trucks I've purchased. $0.02
 
THANK YOU for your post... I had a very extensive list in my head and I believe you covered 100% and then some! I'm thinking I will just print your post as my check-list for this coming Monday! It's going to be 15 degrees and windy when I do my walk around, but I don't care! Right first time! (y)???
 
I guess I'm in the minority. I want to get the hell out of there as fast as I can. I usually know more about the truck than the salesman anyway so I have nothing to learn from them. Don't mean it to sound arrogant, but I do lots of research ahead of time.

I can see going through all that if the dealer is far away but IMO I just check it over after I'm home, haven't really had any problems getting things addressed later... although I've never really had any issues with any of the trucks I've purchased. $0.02
So there you go. Good for you buddy.
 
THANK YOU for your post... I had a very extensive list in my head and I believe you covered 100% and then some! I'm thinking I will just print your post as my check-list for this coming Monday! It's going to be 15 degrees and windy when I do my walk around, but I don't care! Right first time! (y)???
It doesn't take a lot of time. If something needs to be fixed its brought up immediately. I highly recommend it. Just a check list. Like a pilot going to take a flight. Dang its a lot of money. Be prepared. Do not over look what many people have gone wrong.
Dude I'm stoked for you. GOD BLESS MY FRIEND AND CONGRATS. POST PICS AND START YOUR OWN THREAD. ? ? ? ???:cool:
 
I guess I'm in the minority. I want to get the hell out of there as fast as I can. I usually know more about the truck than the salesman anyway so I have nothing to learn from them. Don't mean it to sound arrogant, but I do lots of research ahead of time.

I can see going through all that if the dealer is far away but IMO I just check it over after I'm home, haven't really had any problems getting things addressed later... although I've never really had any issues with any of the trucks I've purchased. $0.02

The general thinking is the dealer pays interest to Ford until you physically sign and buy the truck. So there's a lot more pressure for the dealer to get any issues resolved before you sign versus you making a warranty claim after you've taken the truck home.

See the posts and comments on these forums where people have their trucks stuck at the shop for weeks to over a month.
 
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