C300 HUD parts shortage?
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C300 HUD parts shortage?
Put my deposit down on a custom order 2019 C300. Build did not go through because Heads Up Display is unavailable. So car cannot be ordered with an HUD. Supposedly supplier had a fire at their factory.
Negotiated a 2020 at the same price and looks like build will go through. Will take an extra month (delivery estimate is end of September). Is there a chance that car will run into a hiccup and HUD will be deleted? Or are they saving parts for the new model year?
Negotiated a 2020 at the same price and looks like build will go through. Will take an extra month (delivery estimate is end of September). Is there a chance that car will run into a hiccup and HUD will be deleted? Or are they saving parts for the new model year?
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Well... for a dealer to say "there was a fire at supplier/HUD factory" is quite frankly b*llsh*t - a dealer would not anything about that - and often a Dealer comes up with b*llsh*t when the Dealer has dropped the ball on their side on something..
1. Did you have a factory PO for a 2019 from your Dealer that had HUD on the confirmed factory PO - and then that HUD was dropped during production ? Some call this "factory red lining a feature" - which is covered in small print at the bottom of the Order/Spec sheet "Mercedes reserves the right to change prices or specifications without prior notice".
When a line item gets "redlined" then a dealer "normally" catches it when the MB is shipped - stupid dealers "don't know" until they try to deliver the rig to you.
2. Or are you saying you placed a order with your Dealer and the Dealer came back and told you he could not get HUD confirmed for your order/2019 ?
HUD is limited availability for all models - 2019 C300 production ends 1st week July - 2020 C300 production starts up by end-June - 2020 model release to US market scheduled for end-August - 2020 C300's currently have Limited Availability for HUD but available... and frankly HUD had been Limited Avail (but avail) for June 2019 production - but those orders were locked down a bit early like last week/10 days ago. Maybe your guys got caught short on getting your PO placed with the factory for your 2019..
1. Did you have a factory PO for a 2019 from your Dealer that had HUD on the confirmed factory PO - and then that HUD was dropped during production ? Some call this "factory red lining a feature" - which is covered in small print at the bottom of the Order/Spec sheet "Mercedes reserves the right to change prices or specifications without prior notice".
When a line item gets "redlined" then a dealer "normally" catches it when the MB is shipped - stupid dealers "don't know" until they try to deliver the rig to you.
2. Or are you saying you placed a order with your Dealer and the Dealer came back and told you he could not get HUD confirmed for your order/2019 ?
HUD is limited availability for all models - 2019 C300 production ends 1st week July - 2020 C300 production starts up by end-June - 2020 model release to US market scheduled for end-August - 2020 C300's currently have Limited Availability for HUD but available... and frankly HUD had been Limited Avail (but avail) for June 2019 production - but those orders were locked down a bit early like last week/10 days ago. Maybe your guys got caught short on getting your PO placed with the factory for your 2019..
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Scenario #2, two days ago. P.o would not go thru for the 2019. He tried it for a 2020 and it did go thru.
Slot the dealer has for the 2020 delivers end of September so basically two extra months wait compared to a 2019 delivery.
So there is a possibility of HUD being redlined even if the 2020 order goes thru? That would suck
Slot the dealer has for the 2020 delivers end of September so basically two extra months wait compared to a 2019 delivery.
So there is a possibility of HUD being redlined even if the 2020 order goes thru? That would suck
