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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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Need Help - 2008 E-Class ordering question

All,

Hoping you folks can answer a question related to orders for MY08 E-Class.

I ordered on 6/1/07 an 08 E550 Flint Grey w/ Black & Cognac interior, sport pkg and P1. To date my dealer still has no information on build date or expected delivery timeframe . I am hoping you guys can tell me if this is standard operating proceedure for MB and if there are any pointed questions I should ask or direction I can turn to get answers. I want to have this car in time for a trip I'm planning towards the end of August.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rhampar
All,

Hoping you folks can answer a question related to orders for MY08 E-Class.
I ordered on 6/1/07 an 08 E550 Flint Grey w/ Black & Cognac interior, sport pkg and P1. To date my dealer still has no information on build date or expected delivery timeframe . I am hoping you guys can tell me if this is standard operating proceedure for MB and if there are any pointed questions I should ask or direction I can turn to get answers. I want to have this car in time for a trip I'm planning towards the end of August.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Well, your dealer would have had up to about June 21st (cut-off date for eastern seaboard) to place an order for July production. This would in theory mean that your car would arrive around mid-August. If the dealer hasn't already placed your order with the factory, then you will be looking at August production and a September delivery.
If your dealer has no information on build date, he is either stalling on placing the order or not telling you the truth. As soon as an order is placed by a dealer with the factory, the dealer gets a "purchase order number" and the expected build date (likely the 2nd decade of the production month).
Ask your dealer for this info. If he is unwilling to provide it, I would suggest that you try another dealer.
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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 08:47 PM
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Thanks for the tip. I'll check with the dealer tomorrow and see what information he can provide.
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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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I ordered my 2007 E550 on June 5, 2006 and took delivery on October 3, 2006. Perhaps your wait will be shorter.
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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Don’t want you to feel bad, but my 08 was ordered about a month ago.

It was built on June 4 - and arrived at the Jacksonville Port on June 21.

Supposed to be released from Jax Port any day now. (Maybe it already
has been.) Expecting a call from dealer “momentarily.”

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In days - ‘08 E350 Sport, P2, Black/black,
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