New Guy From NJ That Ordered a '25 Rebel

[RonsSRT1]

Hi everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself, I'm Ron from NJ and I ordered my hydro blue Rebel in May. The options I ordered are the monotone paint, luxury leather red bucket seats/interior, advanced safety group 2, technology group, 33 gallon tank, air suspension, bed utility group (I really only wanted the spray in bed liner), tonneau cover, sunroof, black side steps, trailer brake control and Rebel 2 equipment group. I'm really not going to tow with the truck so I didnt think it was necessary for me to get the towing tech group or the trailer tow group. It sat on the restricted list until May 13th then went to BA status. From there it went to D on June 14th, then to D1 on July 2nd, E, F and G on July 26th, I, J and JB on July 29th where it currently sits. I have an estimated delivery date of October 9th. This is my first Ram that I've ordered but I ordered my SRT Challenger back in 2013, got it two months later and that came from Canada on a truck, train and back to a truck again. I'm just curious, I saw a video where they do an estimated 500 trucks a day installing these extra's (bed liner, decals, side steps, tie down rails and tonneau cover). Does it really take that long to install? I know there are loads of trucks infront of mine but having these extra's installed, do those extra's really push my delivery back a month and a half after it was built before I pick it up from the dealer?

 

[Nick57]

I ordered my truck in early Jan back in 21 with a lot of the same options as yours. I received my truck at the end of March. So I waited over 3 months to get mine back then. I don't think things have gotten any better since then. It seams like that's the new normal from my experience anyways.

 

[JimfromAZ]

SO what made you guys order a truck as opposed to just going to a dealer? What is the benefit?

 

[2021EcoDiesel]

Greetings from a fellow New Jersey Ram owner! I'll be looking forward to seeing your new blue Rebel this fall on the Garden State Parkway!

Mine was ordered on 12/1/20 and it came in 3/29/21 so yeah, that doesn't sound too far off. Mine was in "built, but waiting for additional options" phase for about 4 weeks. I was also told that that was probably the added options such as the bed utility group.

As far as why I ordered my truck, I couldn't find a diesel that wasn't a fully loaded limited or a bare bones work truck. I also wanted the 6'4" bed Crew Cab, and that wasn't too common especially with the ecodiesel! I was a bit wary about making a deal when the truck wasn't even built yet, but my salesman was true to his word and I paid the same price that we shook hands on about 4 months later when the truck showed up.

 

[RonsSRT1]

SO what made you guys order a truck as opposed to just going to a dealer? What is the benefit?

I knew what I wanted inside the truck and since I'm really not going to tow with it, I didn't want certain options that I would really never use. The options I did want, most of the dealers don't have so the only way to get what I wanted was to just order it. I knew I didnt want cloth seats and most hydro blue Rebels in NJ have the red accents with cloth seating, so I ordered the upgraded leather seats. It's also nice to have your name on the window sticker, hopefully they still do that. "This Vehicle Was Built Especially For ...... ......." My current lease is up in June of '25, so whenever my truck does come in, I'll be rolling over the equity I do have in it, over to my new Rebel. That's going to be a lease also but I do plan on buying it out at the end, unless it turns out to be a lemon.

 

[RonsSRT1]

Greetings from a fellow New Jersey Ram owner! I'll be looking forward to seeing your new blue Rebel this fall on the Garden State Parkway!

Mine was ordered on 12/1/20 and it came in 3/29/21 so yeah, that doesn't sound too far off. Mine was in "built, but waiting for additional options" phase for about 4 weeks. I was also told that that was probably the added options such as the bed utility group.

Funny that you say, you'll be looking forward to seeing my blue Rebel this fall on the Garden State Parkway. I work for the Parkway in Clifton, lol. I mostly wanted a pickup because I plow snow and though I don't drive to work or from work in the snow, I do drive home after the storm is over and some of the roads that get me home aren't as great as the Parkway is after it's been plowed. If you're ever up north and you see a guy on a tractor cutting grass with his hat backwards and wearing a pair of dark black sunglasses in the Clifton/Nutley/Montclair area, it's most likely me. Even my tractor is blue, lol.

I'm ok with the truck "waiting for extra parts" to be installed for 4 weeks after it's been built, it's already been 2 weeks already since I got my "in production" email. That'd mean that sometime after next week my truck should be ready to go and I'll be able to see a window sticker and build sheet online. I have no patience at all, I'm really shocked I've lasted this long waiting. All I want to see is some progress and that it's moving forward.

 

[HemiDude]

Welcome to the forum, here's hoping your truck comes in "early". BTW, good looking Challenger

 

[Nick57]

SO what made you guys order a truck as opposed to just going to a dealer? What is the benefit?

I wanted the exterior and interior of the Laramie but wanted all the offroad options of the Rebel with the air ride. (they sit higher then the standard air ride) Plus since I tow with it I wanted the tow options I got plus a ton of other options that I wanted and some I didn't. So the only way to get what I wanted was to order it. At the time the Laramie started around$43k with the options I got it went up to $68k. What I find funny and sad is my buddy just got a 24 Ram 1500 Big Horn group B for around the same price as what mine ended up being. I'm def glad I got mine when I did!

 

[RonsSRT1]

This morning I finally got the email that I've been waiting so long for. KZ: SHIPMENT! But I'm curious because my last email had an October 9th delivery date, now with the new email, it's been changed to TBD. I know I saw it somehwere but I cant seem to find it now. At what point will I be able to see my window sticker and built sheet? On the page where it shows me the production status, I can see a window sticker link but when I click on it, it say's "window sticker not available".

Build Status:
BA: 5/13/24 Pending Order. Your order hasn't been checked or OK'd yet. The assembly plant doesn't know about it yet.
D: 6/14/24 V.I.N. Number Assigned. Your order now has a name instead of a number, a VIN # has been assigned! Materials have been ordered by the assembly plant.
D1: 7/2/24 The date has been set for your truck to be built. The assembly plant knows when it should have parts sequenced for building and it should start to be built within 48 hours of the date set. The computers are being programmed, materials are being sequenced, framing is about to occur and it's going to be built.
E: 7/26/24 Framing metal is welded together to form the body and frame.
F: 7/26/24 Paint. The metal is coated, primed, sprayed, clear coated, polished and inspected.
G: 7/26/24 Trim. The engine is installed in the chassis, the interior is installed, the chassis is mated to the body, the bed is put on.
I: 7/29/24 Inspection. Your truck has gone through a battery of shakedown tests and measurements were taken to ensure the vehicle looks and performs as expected. It passed all inspections.
J: 7/29/24 Built and OK'd. Your truck has been built and OK'd by the assembly plant and ready to be sent to the body vendor.
JB: 7/29/24 Body Vendor. Your vehicle has been sent off site to our body vendor to have the bed liner sprayed onto the bed of the truck, running boards installed, decals installed, tri-fold tonneau cover installed, bed rails installed and rear bumper step installed.
KZ: 8/15/24 Shipment. Your new truck is ready to be shipped. The dealer has been charged for the truck. Your new truck is in the general shipping yard waiting to be put on a truck/train to be delivered to you.