Car won't be ready

Feb 28, 2018 | 10:45 PM

prowlernfo

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2018 E400 Coupe

Car won't be ready

Planned a once in a lifetime trip to pick up my first ever MB in Germany. Been in the work since September. They send an e-mail yesterday (one week before I'm to be picking up the car) informing me the car is on "quality hold" and will not be ready for delivery. So.....that's a huge bummer.

Feb 28, 2018 | 10:54 PM

quantira2

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Sorry to hear the bad news.. What model? if you don't mind me asking

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Feb 28, 2018 | 10:56 PM

prowlernfo

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2018 E400 Coupe

E400C

Feb 28, 2018 | 11:08 PM

Mzparker

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glk 350

I feel you

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Thats a bummer. I know your feelings ordered my car 9/13/17 and was told that it made it to America and was released to the carrier on 2/21/18. I’ll believe it when I see it with my own eyes.

Feb 28, 2018 | 11:31 PM

quantira2

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Demand a loaner car, maybe even an S class!! You can still make your trip , drive the loaner car and still get to enjoy your vacation?
I would be mad as hell if they did this to me, you have every right to ask for a loaner even an upgrade model such as an AMG or S!

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Mar 1, 2018 | 03:09 PM

openwheelracing

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GLC

You can drive the loaner car for 2 weeks and maybe still pick up your car by end of the trip.

Mar 1, 2018 | 03:26 PM

prowlernfo

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They have already gotten me an S class for loan and I'll still have a great time on the vacation. It's just a huge letdown because a very large part of the trip was to have the delivery experience. I don't even know what "quality hold" means.

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Jun 12, 2018 | 01:35 PM

Vodil

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2006 SLK350

This does not happen to Mercedes...well sometimes

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My experience was slightly worse. I bought an SLK350 and got their hotel package to drive around Germany and France. I went to the usual ED experience, got in the car to drive it away and it wouldn't. My MB introductress thought I was an idiot who could not put a car in gear and politely sat in the driver's seat to instruct me. When the same thing happened to her, she blanched--as these things don't happen to MB. After a couple of more frantic hours they gave up and gave us a loaner car and told us they would find us on our trip and exchange cars when they sorted it out. They never did and so we drove an S-class around until we dropped it off in Paris where we would have dropped off our SLK.

My wife was mostly annoyed because she had packed small for the SLK and we could have fit the SLK in the back seat of the S-class. It all was sorted out eventually and our car arrived (fixed) back home about the time it should have.