Just Ordered Ram Classic in Robin Egg Blue - Questions!

[Propman]

I just ordered a 2019 Single Cab Tradesman in a low volume color- Robin Egg Blue. I have a VON number but the dealer says they wait until there are 10 orders in a low volume paint color and then build them all. They also told me that last year one of their customer ordered a low volume color and then 16 weeks later the factory canceled the order because not enough trucks were ordered in that color.

Does anyone here have any experience with an order like this? I would hate to wait until June and then have my order cancelled.

Thanks

 

[Jimmy07]

Saltillo plant has always required 10 minimum, and warren requires 5. It’s a big deal to change out the low volume color line. If I were you, I would set a certain period of time to wait, then go to the dealer and ask them where Saltillo stands with that color (they can find out exactly the total number of orders). Make your decision then, but with the color you chose, have a backup color picked out.

 

[BOWERSFJ]

I just figured people found those colors on a dealer lot, marked down like crazy, because Bob’s Water Emporium never picked it up ... I didn’t know people ordered em ...


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[BabeTheBigBlueHorn]

I was in the staging lots last winter, and they definitely had a good number of fleet trucks in Robin Egg Blue. You should be fine.

 

[alpinegreenneon]

Last year I ordered single cab Tradesman with a low volume color, waited 5 months, and ended up changing the order to a regular color. Altogether I waited 8 months.

 

[Rugged]

Must be a carolina fan. I see a fair number of light blue vehicles here in raleigh. No trucks though. Good luck I love the low volume colors.


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[averageguy]

Get 9 friends to order the same color.

 

[Flip-er]

Must be a carolina fan. I see a fair number of light blue vehicles here in raleigh. No trucks though. Good luck I love the low volume colors.


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Better then a State fan, lol
just messing, I had to say this

 

[Jrod]

Sigh I’ve wanted this color since I first saw it, but I’m only at 45k miles... So unless my truck takes a severe dump all of a sudden I’ll have to wait... Hopefully this color will come back when I’m ready!

 

[hotkarl]

Order anything and have it wrapped.

 

[Black W900]

Someone actually orders that color on purpose?

 

[Neil E]

I just looked that color up, hopefully the pics don't do it justice. I'm a Tarheel fan, but that looks ugly. Though I did see hydro blue in person, and liked it.

 

[88ROOK]

i dont know why they would require a certain amount of vehicles in that color because vehicles dont run down the assembly line in color cordination, its totally random on where the vehicle is going

 

[TRCM]

i dont know why they would require a certain amount of vehicles in that color because vehicles dont run down the assembly line in color cordination, its totally random on where the vehicle is going

Money........what's easier...to paint 1 that color and then switch all the paint equipment over to another color, or paint 100 that color before switching ?

it's an assembly line that does many of the same things at once......not a custom shop that does one at a time.

Yes, you may have many mixed colors coming down the line for assembly, but at the paint factory, they do many of the same color before changing colors....simply a more efficient method of doing things, and more efficient means less costly.

 

[88ROOK]

Money........what's easier...to paint 1 that color and then switch all the paint equipment over to another color, or paint 100 that color before switching ?

it's an assembly line that does many of the same things at once......not a custom shop that does one at a time.

Yes, you may have many mixed colors coming down the line for assembly, but at the paint factory, they do many of the same color before changing colors....simply a more efficient method of doing things, and more efficient means less costly.

i wasnt asking a question, i was making a statement. i know for a fact they dont run color batches down the assembly line thats why it doesnt make sense why they need a certain number of vehicles in that color to run it

 

[BOWERSFJ]

They don’t assemble in color batches, but they most certainly do paint in color batches


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[crash68]

They don’t assemble in color batches, but they most certainly do paint in color batches

The factory does run batches of colors, especially the specialty colors. Right now there is a big batch of Ignition Orange trucks in the factory holding lots. I've seen the same for the electric blue, lime green, etc.

 

[averageguy]

Someone actually orders that color on purpose?

Sure they do. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some people even think maroon and brown go together.

 

[88ROOK]

the vehicles dont have to be run in color batches is what im saying, they can switch colors from one vehicle to the next with no interruptions. they run periodic "BUZZ" colors all the time. "BUZZ" colors is a factory term for these odd ball colors. i could see 1 or 2 buzz colors all day,so i know they're not run in batches

 

[Jrod]

Someone actually orders that color on purpose?

The color name sounds **** AF but the color itself with blacked out accents and wheels looks bad AF too!