Build date.....hey Nevada?
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
Well I got some detailed info. There is a "parts hold" on ALL GL320CDI's with the parts due on Monday, May 7th. My rep could not learn the specific part causing the problem nor could he find out if the cars are yet to be built or in the yard awaiting installation of the single part.
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That would be the straw that breaks the camels back...LOL
I suspect it could be due to this Service Campaign dated April 27th...this applies to all 320CDI's including the E. Being an environmental problem it may need to be fixed quickly and not wait for dealers to do it.
Apr 27, 2007
2007040003
Service campaign: Models 164, 211, 251, X164, Model Year 2007
Replace Engine Oil Filler Neck Seal (OM642 Engine) To prevent spills when refilling
I suspect it could be due to this Service Campaign dated April 27th...this applies to all 320CDI's including the E. Being an environmental problem it may need to be fixed quickly and not wait for dealers to do it.
Apr 27, 2007
2007040003
Service campaign: Models 164, 211, 251, X164, Model Year 2007
Replace Engine Oil Filler Neck Seal (OM642 Engine) To prevent spills when refilling
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GRRR...
No new news for me today. I had spoken with my SR last week and he had indicated that the owner of the dealership was going to call the factory to determine what the delay is and where my vehicle stands in the process...
I spoke with the SR again today. He had indicated that he would get back to me with more information later today, but I have not heard anything yet...
Anyone else who is waiting on a Diesel have more information about the delay and when it will be lifted. I am gonna be leaving the country for a few weeks starting on May 24th. I was hoping to have the vehicle before then.
Of course with my luck, they will call me the day I leave to say that it has arrived.
No new news for me today. I had spoken with my SR last week and he had indicated that the owner of the dealership was going to call the factory to determine what the delay is and where my vehicle stands in the process...
I spoke with the SR again today. He had indicated that he would get back to me with more information later today, but I have not heard anything yet...
Anyone else who is waiting on a Diesel have more information about the delay and when it will be lifted. I am gonna be leaving the country for a few weeks starting on May 24th. I was hoping to have the vehicle before then.
Of course with my luck, they will call me the day I leave to say that it has arrived.
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GRRR...
No new news for me today. I had spoken with my SR last week and he had indicated that the owner of the dealership was going to call the factory to determine what the delay is and where my vehicle stands in the process...
I spoke with the SR again today. He had indicated that he would get back to me with more information later today, but I have not heard anything yet...
Anyone else who is waiting on a Diesel have more information about the delay and when it will be lifted. I am gonna be leaving the country for a few weeks starting on May 24th. I was hoping to have the vehicle before then.
Of course with my luck, they will call me the day I leave to say that it has arrived.
No new news for me today. I had spoken with my SR last week and he had indicated that the owner of the dealership was going to call the factory to determine what the delay is and where my vehicle stands in the process...
I spoke with the SR again today. He had indicated that he would get back to me with more information later today, but I have not heard anything yet...
Anyone else who is waiting on a Diesel have more information about the delay and when it will be lifted. I am gonna be leaving the country for a few weeks starting on May 24th. I was hoping to have the vehicle before then.
Of course with my luck, they will call me the day I leave to say that it has arrived.
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GRRR...
No new news for me today. I had spoken with my SR last week and he had indicated that the owner of the dealership was going to call the factory to determine what the delay is and where my vehicle stands in the process...
I spoke with the SR again today. He had indicated that he would get back to me with more information later today, but I have not heard anything yet...
Anyone else who is waiting on a Diesel have more information about the delay and when it will be lifted. I am gonna be leaving the country for a few weeks starting on May 24th. I was hoping to have the vehicle before then.
Of course with my luck, they will call me the day I leave to say that it has arrived.
No new news for me today. I had spoken with my SR last week and he had indicated that the owner of the dealership was going to call the factory to determine what the delay is and where my vehicle stands in the process...
I spoke with the SR again today. He had indicated that he would get back to me with more information later today, but I have not heard anything yet...
Anyone else who is waiting on a Diesel have more information about the delay and when it will be lifted. I am gonna be leaving the country for a few weeks starting on May 24th. I was hoping to have the vehicle before then.
Of course with my luck, they will call me the day I leave to say that it has arrived.
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I went down and set foot into the dealership today. Spoke with my SR. And nothing new. He said that his guess is that they were waiting for a defective part to be replaced, but since I mentioned that to him the other day, I have a feeling that he might have just been repeating that back to me.
Its frustrating. Waiting so long, and then at the last minute having to wait even longer. I will keep an eye out here, and I will post up if I hear anything from my SR. I have been bugging him so much that practically everyone in the dealership knows who I am by now.
Its frustrating. Waiting so long, and then at the last minute having to wait even longer. I will keep an eye out here, and I will post up if I hear anything from my SR. I have been bugging him so much that practically everyone in the dealership knows who I am by now.
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That is really frustrating. Mine is not even a CDI but still no news. Almost everyone who had a build date of 27 have got their trucks. Sometimes I feel that dealer may be playing some tricks and may have sold it to someone else.
For now, all I can do is WAIT ;
For now, all I can do is WAIT ;
Last edited by GLDriver; May 9, 2007 at 08:14 AM.
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I'm betting on tomorrow or Monday at the latest..............
I got mine in about 5 or 6 days after I got a similar "port" date. The dealer (apparently ) gets an email to expect delivery from the carrier the very day the truck is rolling in. That's how mine went anyway.............hang in there
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Ahh
"I'm betting on tomorrow or Monday at the latest.............. I got mine in about 5 or 6 days after I got a similar "port" date. The dealer (apparently ) gets an email to expect delivery from the carrier the very day the truck is rolling in. That's how mine went anyway.............hang in there"
Atleast that is comforting. Lets see ..... why the month of May is rolling so slow 
Atleast that is comforting
. Lets see ..... why the month of May is rolling so slow
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It is built...
Just got word from my rep that status has changed to B4 and he expects a VIN maybe tomorrow...
Danno...call your rep and see what he has on yours....
Danno...call your rep and see what he has on yours....
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Here was one...
There are two different tables. I am assuming that the upper one is for Germany, and the lower one was for M-Class vehicles (which are built in Vance)
Does B4 mean production has started, or does it mean that production has been completed?
Jack, I am gonna give my sales guy a day off from calling him... Since I have called and/or gone to see him daily for the past week... He has assured me that when the VIN is assigned he will give me a call...
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I seem to be a bit confused as to exactly what the production code status' mean. I have seen different things at different places...
Here was one...
There are two different tables. I am assuming that the upper one is for Germany, and the lower one was for M-Class vehicles (which are built in Vance)
Does B4 mean production has started, or does it mean that production has been completed?
Jack, I am gonna give my sales guy a day off from calling him... Since I have called and/or gone to see him daily for the past week... He has assured me that when the VIN is assigned he will give me a call...
Here was one...
There are two different tables. I am assuming that the upper one is for Germany, and the lower one was for M-Class vehicles (which are built in Vance)
Does B4 mean production has started, or does it mean that production has been completed?
Jack, I am gonna give my sales guy a day off from calling him... Since I have called and/or gone to see him daily for the past week... He has assured me that when the VIN is assigned he will give me a call...
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I seem to be a bit confused as to exactly what the production code status' mean. I have seen different things at different places...
Here was one...
There are two different tables. I am assuming that the upper one is for Germany, and the lower one was for M-Class vehicles (which are built in Vance)
Does B4 mean production has started, or does it mean that production has been completed?
Jack, I am gonna give my sales guy a day off from calling him... Since I have called and/or gone to see him daily for the past week... He has assured me that when the VIN is assigned he will give me a call...
Here was one...
There are two different tables. I am assuming that the upper one is for Germany, and the lower one was for M-Class vehicles (which are built in Vance)
Does B4 mean production has started, or does it mean that production has been completed?
Jack, I am gonna give my sales guy a day off from calling him... Since I have called and/or gone to see him daily for the past week... He has assured me that when the VIN is assigned he will give me a call...
I started to feel the same way and then I thought " the money I'm spending......I'm entitled to call" If it weren't for those of us willing to buy these cars, then some of these folks would be working for landscapers or something like that!
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I would say September you may want to contact a dealer and see what the waiting time is for a custom order. '08 information should be out within a month (?) or so on the MBUSA site.
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