blastit

question for you guys out there how long do the w204's take to build at the plant?

angeloxnet

I walked into the dealership and "ordered" the c300 in late nov 07 when we picked up our 08 ml350.

Not sure when it got "processed" but they are telling me a build date of April
and delivery late April / May.

I am not sure how "normal" this time period is but I wish I had it now!

mine was a white, c300 sport, command NAV.
birds eye maple trim

webada

I think the actual build process at the plant takes about 5 days, start to finish, ready to be port.

If you order a car now, you are probably looking at late april/ early May delivery. Its normal.

ColoradoDriver

Ours was a seven-day period from production start date to completion date (Feb 15-22). Car is still on the water en route Baltimore, having been stuck in port in Southampton, UK, waiting out this storm:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

itcrashed

4-5 days of actual build time. once it's at port, it can be as long as 2 weeks before it is assigned a vessel.

once on the boat, about 4-5 weeks depending on if its a german build or a south african build...and also depending on the final destination.

mine was built on 1/15 in SA
put on a boat on 2/5
the boat hit the east coast on 3/10
my sales agent said to expect delivery to the dealership (west coast) on 3/30.

angeloxnet

i ordered in late Novemeber for May delivery

broke_R

i just ordered mine yesterday fully loaded and they said it will be here at the end of april

Baron Samedi

They must have had a modifiable build slot available.

angeloxnet

where are u from?
WTF! why am i waiting so long then

Baron Samedi

My dealer had no available build slots in November when I ordered mine (C350). The ship (from SA) should have arrived in Baltimore today. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a mid-next-week delivery.

ColoradoDriver

The key is to buy from a dealer that has lots of allocations in the pipeline. The dealer is then able to modify one of their stock orders instead of starting a new order that takes months.l

blastit

thanks for the response guys! i ordered mine in mid january but the build date was scheduled for march/01. since i live in canada i was told that all MB dealers are owned by mercedes canada not quite sure if that is true. but if it is maybe this will help with getting the car sooner. do you guys think that it is unreasonable for the car to arrive early april??

ColoradoDriver

Which factory? Germany or SA?

Derspeed

That's how mine was. Interior color and tranny were able to be changed.

I ordered mine on Nov. 20, and it arrived from Germany on Dec. 20.

JohnGjolaj1

i ordered my c350 in late november and it arrived the first day in february.

blastit

dealer told me that it will be coming from Germany. i can only confirm this based off the info from other members saying that all 4matics are currently being built in germany.

broke_R

I am from pennsylvania and it was one that was able to be modified on the line so I think that is why it will be here sooner.

ColoradoDriver

My guess would be that you will see your car late April. But that is only a guess. Our C300 Sport 4matic was built 2/15-2/22. At this point it is on the water with an ETA Baltimore of 3/21. So basically one month after completing build. Then there is trucking time, etc.

blastit

well i hope you are right. when i first ordered the car they told me 2-3 months with no build date at that time. this was back in mid january. in late feb i called my dealer to ask about a build date and at that time he said march01. i would figure with customs and shipping that it would be at least a 5 week turnover.

ColoradoDriver

Where do you live? Which coast is closer? That can really make a difference in transit time.

blastit

i live in vancouver BC, westcoast of canada. i am guessing that will add another week to my delivery time since the cars dock on the East?