Hondo Garage's New Thing

how many orders? 270ish? leaderboard says 508 - https://gofastcampers.com/pages/leaderboard

and their site currently says this when you go to checkout- **Due to large order volume, camper orders placed today have an estimated start date of February 2020.

 

Edited my post, this is even worse,

 

I believe I was one of the last few to pay the full amount upfront before they changed to a deposit system. I paid the full amount up front on 7/30/2018 with an ETA of mid February sometime for build. I still have yet to have any contact with GFC besides a couple emails. No reason in my opinion to contact them until its in production or ready to be picked up. Six months was my ETA and that is just the ESTIMATED time. If it takes longer so be it, GFC is worth the wait.

 

Paid full price for mine 06/18/2018. Mine in in "Components Produced" stage now. You should be getting contacted soon.

 

It's not about being in a hurry or unrealistic exceptions.

People wouldn't be getting upset if there was reasonable communication and honest quoted lead times. If something does change with that lead time, let the customer know in advance.

 

I think everyone agrees wait times stink. Not just for the GFC, but for everything. We live in an Amazon prime world, people aren’t good at waiting.

Everyone agrees communication could be better. But overall the most concerned person seems to be you, with no stake in the game. Those of us that have ordered and paid may bitch a little to the others standing in line, but we are in line. We are standing behind GFC, putting our money where our mouths are. I don’t think for a minute 3 pages of back and forth on an Internet forum are going to fix the delays or make them hirer more people. So let’s just get back to see other people’s mods and trip pictures...

 

I actually think it does make a difference. 622k views on this thread. Lots of current and future owners are here, and of course, potential customers. It should be in their interest to keep everyone in here happy.

Most every time this comes up, one of the guys at GFC addresses it, and things seem to get better for a bit.

 

If my questions/statements help then it is a win for all you guys!! That is the best possible outcome, and yes I would say this directly to GFC as well, i am not a keyboard warrior.

 

Bingo. That's how every company should be doing business, but 99% of them don't have a clue. Clear communication makes for happy customers. Shit communication makes for angry customers.

Whether it's your wife, your dog, your family doctor, or your clients, communication is the most important factor in the relationship.

 

Went into production today, fingers crossed it's done in 3-4 weeks.

 

Does anyone know if it's possible or how easy it is to remove the side and back doors from the GFC? I was thinking that in the summertime it might be nice to just not have any doors on the camper.

 

I understand not having a listed phone number and only using email. Many cottage industry companies can’t afford to waste time on calls and primarily use email. What matters is if they do it well or not. Realistic timelines and communications would help.

From previous post:
I paid full price, don’t have a stake or relationship with gfc, don’t use social media, and am happy with the product. I completely understand the complaints about delivery time, promises and communication.

 

I was thinking of taking the rear panel and the side panels off if that makes sense. You see I'm an open bed guy.. Haven't had a camper shell on a truck in over 15 years and thought it would be nice to have open access. Like you said maybe it's not worth the trouble. I remember seeing some early prototypes of the GFC that had no doors enclosing the cage. That was my thought.
I'm #361

 

But . . . I'm probably 1,000 to 1,500 of those by myself. Ha! That is probably a similar amout due to some of the other usual suspects here. So, the number of unique visitors drops by a lot.

I do agree that there are many more lurkers than posters.

 

There was a post from @wileydavis a while back that removing them once or twice is probably okay, but removing them often was not recommended for a couple reasons. I believe alignment, sealing, and wear were mentioned?

 

Mines been in components produced for almost 2 months. There isn't any rhyme or reason to how long things are taking. Luckily the longer wait should allow me to visit Montana NOT in the absolute dead of winter lol... Silver lining I guess haha

 

Excuse me if I missed any mention earlier in the thread but, does anyone know if there is a buy/sell thread for GFC? I've seen a couple people selling their deposit spot and I would love to jump on that deal. I doubt anyone wants to sell their actual GFC unless they are getting rid of the truck but it's worth a shot.

 

Congrats! Good luck and keep us updated if you would. W/pics. Haha.

 

There has been a few actual GFC sells in the classified / BST section.

 

In Production !