2023 C 43 Order Guide
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It's fairly random and depends on a lot of things. The VPC is the first place the cars go after getting off the ship or train (in this case ship from South Africa) and aside from pre pro test cars they aren't released from the VPC until the cars have been "released for sale", meaning EPA certified and a few other things. That may not happen until February or so, and the first US non pre pro C43s built may have been there since November or so. So they may sit at the VPC for 4 months before the cars are even released. Some C300s and S580s sat at the VPC for more like 7 months beofre they were released. From there it's pretty much about how quickly they can get on a train or truck to the dealership, and depending on stockpile and how much of a shortage there is on truck drivers, that can also be quite a while and is more random. There's still 2022 vehicles waiting for release from VPC months after 2023s went on sale because they're in the back of the VPC and haven't been picked up yet, though that's very rare especially on sold units.
a sedan in blue!
https://www.mobile.de/es/Veh%C3%ADcu...359211029.html
I have only seen 1 of the following colors listed:
Lunar
Cirrus
Mojave
Every other color has been represented well. Surprised cirrus hasn't been more common. I have yet to see RZX wheels online.
https://www.mobile.de/es/Veh%C3%ADcu...359211029.html
I have only seen 1 of the following colors listed:
Lunar
Cirrus
Mojave
Every other color has been represented well. Surprised cirrus hasn't been more common. I have yet to see RZX wheels online.
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However tinting on rear windows may cause a problem like w206 c300.
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The car is not officially released here yet - otherwise cars would be processed and allocated to a carrier with a relatively short turnaround time. VPC is basically functioning as holding ground until the release of the C43.
Whether they are waiting for x number of cars in inventory, or a North American specific patch/code for the electronics, EPA verification, or even a press release - I don't know. As soon as cars are released, the new inbound cars should be processed quickly.
Last I saw Dealer ETA on a built/shipped car sitting at VPC was 2/28/23. Whether that is a release date or not I don't know.
Whether they are waiting for x number of cars in inventory, or a North American specific patch/code for the electronics, EPA verification, or even a press release - I don't know. As soon as cars are released, the new inbound cars should be processed quickly.
Last I saw Dealer ETA on a built/shipped car sitting at VPC was 2/28/23. Whether that is a release date or not I don't know.
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The car is not officially released here yet - otherwise cars would be processed and allocated to a carrier with a relatively short turnaround time. VPC is basically functioning as holding ground until the release of the C43.
Whether they are waiting for x number of cars in inventory, or a North American specific patch/code for the electronics, EPA verification, or even a press release - I don't know. As soon as cars are released, the new inbound cars should be processed quickly.
Last I saw Dealer ETA on a built/shipped car sitting at VPC was 2/28/23. Whether that is a release date or not I don't know.
Whether they are waiting for x number of cars in inventory, or a North American specific patch/code for the electronics, EPA verification, or even a press release - I don't know. As soon as cars are released, the new inbound cars should be processed quickly.
Last I saw Dealer ETA on a built/shipped car sitting at VPC was 2/28/23. Whether that is a release date or not I don't know.
Last edited by SADDLEE; Jan 13, 2023 at 04:13 PM.
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a sedan in blue!
https://www.mobile.de/es/Veh%C3%ADcu...359211029.html
I have only seen 1 of the following colors listed:
Lunar
Cirrus
Mojave
Every other color has been represented well. Surprised cirrus hasn't been more common. I have yet to see RZX wheels online.
https://www.mobile.de/es/Veh%C3%ADcu...359211029.html
I have only seen 1 of the following colors listed:
Lunar
Cirrus
Mojave
Every other color has been represented well. Surprised cirrus hasn't been more common. I have yet to see RZX wheels online.
You might be interested in an app called VINWiki for keeping track of these cars.
I have seen them listed on VIN decoders - just no real life photos
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a sedan in blue!
https://www.mobile.de/es/Veh%C3%ADcu...359211029.html
I have only seen 1 of the following colors listed:
Lunar
Cirrus
Mojave
Every other color has been represented well. Surprised cirrus hasn't been more common. I have yet to see RZX wheels online.
https://www.mobile.de/es/Veh%C3%ADcu...359211029.html
I have only seen 1 of the following colors listed:
Lunar
Cirrus
Mojave
Every other color has been represented well. Surprised cirrus hasn't been more common. I have yet to see RZX wheels online.
Also 2 fin diffuser.... I really prefer the 4 fin
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It's fairly random and depends on a lot of things. The VPC is the first place the cars go after getting off the ship or train (in this case ship from South Africa) and aside from pre pro test cars they aren't released from the VPC until the cars have been "released for sale", meaning EPA certified and a few other things. That may not happen until February or so, and the first US non pre pro C43s built may have been there since November or so. So they may sit at the VPC for 4 months before the cars are even released. Some C300s and S580s sat at the VPC for more like 7 months beofre they were released. From there it's pretty much about how quickly they can get on a train or truck to the dealership, and depending on stockpile and how much of a shortage there is on truck drivers, that can also be quite a while and is more random. There's still 2022 vehicles waiting for release from VPC months after 2023s went on sale because they're in the back of the VPC and haven't been picked up yet, though that's very rare especially on sold units.
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There could be few explanations: US software is not ready for a final release, cannot settle of the pricing (since it was unofficially priced at just under $60k and since then Dollar lost 10% to Euro.
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Here is a random video from a random channel in a random language, enjoy : ) (It randomly showed up in the youtube recommendations so I thought I would share, I guess I've been browsing C 43 videos a little too much lately)
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When you watch a certain video or do a search, Youtube remembers it and will use their AI (ie Google's) to bring up 'recommended' video clips.
And, one more thing, their memory runs a long long time into your past.
