sraza

i dont understand what 'you are eligible' means- i mean thats mb financial or the bank to decide-
its an amazing car- but i was already frustated with this timeline issue- and as i mentioned before my dealer's a straight forward guy and doesnt beat around the bush - he is well familiar with this time lag and told me quite a while back- 'the best deal i can get u on a gl63 is to get one' and i knew exactly what he meant and we finalized the 550 order almost immediately after that, cpl months ago- so yea - keep the 550, its def the nect best thing- looks identical, almost just as fast, yes it doesnt have the amg add ons; but does the job for me- waiting that long and not even knowing if we can get one makes me think, wait till the summer, when the overseas orders are addressed we'll get the rest and hey by then MY14 will have added perks and will be worth the wait-
good luck with all your orders-

sam9187

Maybe the dealer is trying to say - you are lucky to even get this car - don't even think about asking for a discount.

sraza

lol- yea, exactly--

fabbrisd1

I expect there will be a grand total of 75-80 built for US market by the end of June..

I expect maybe 150 2014's for Fall late Sept thru end-December to fill current "real" demand

cookstar

Personally if I had a choice I would go for a 2014 but the family has been without a family car now since June!

sam9187

Thanks so much for your comments.
I really hope you are right on the numbers.

South Ocean1

Jwbond

I'm curious if you had any update from your dealer? I hope you are on schedule for April but that dealer comment sure does sound fishy . . .

sam9187

I would like to know also.

fabbrisd1

I can tell you what that dealer's comment was - all bullsh*t.

Hammer it out on this thread for another 200 posts... after the original 32, maybe mid-neek week the final added number for US 2013 thru June will come up ... my guess about another 24...

Good luck...

sam9187

I agree with you in terms of that dealer's comments - didn't make sense.

How sure are you about allocations for June being released next week?

South Ocean1

Fabbrisd1

I hear you about the fact that all the posts in the world won't change what you forecast accurately early on - there will be very (unreeasonably) limited availability of the 2013MY GL63 in the US.

I'm still not sure I want to "win" a spot on that last 2013 allocation for a June build. But I guess I will worry about that if I even have an option to decide . . .

Sadly, false dealer comments like those received by JWBond tend to paint all dealers with a bad brush - even if not deserved for all.

Kind regards

sam9187

In my experience most dealers (>90%) will give you false information. I don't know why they do it except to waste everyone's time as they can't deliver the car without an allocation. Like park place told me they had 5 allocations for the GL63. In reality they have 1 and that's not even the 1st batch - theirs is scheduled for 5/1 build. It's disturbing how the sales people @MB treat customers buying a car worth more than $125k

cookstar

Its the entire business not just MB, its very difficult to find a honest sales person in ANY type of sales position, I found one after talking to 4 MB sales guys but his prices were higher than the others so I ended up going with a less knowledgeable sales person, at the end of the day we have to do our own research.

fabbrisd1

Uopdate for you as of today Feb 4 - 10 GL63's scheduled for 3/21 production, 25 scheduled for 5/1... total 35 so far.

It is what it is..

Tomshop

Fabbrisd,

Do you know what color mix is for 3/21 builds? Thanks

sam9187

Thank You fabbrisd1. I guess 2 more allocations were added.

GrnLantern

You'll have so much more luck with a 2014, that's for sure. (Based on past experience, this has always been the case with new AMG's.)

fabbrisd1

Load up a GL550 and enjoy your savings... B&O I am not particularly sold on, with losing the spare...

Designo Black interior with Piano Lacquer trim ... aaahhh, a interior look/feel to die for in a GL....

GrnLantern

I'm a bit biased as an AMG obsessive, but there's no way you're going to get a GL550 to feel like a GL63 AMG (and I'm not even simply talking about the power difference, since that's a given and would be unfair to compare).

sam9187

I thought you like B&O. Is it just because of losing the spare?

Why don't you like designo porcelain?

sraza

i tend to agree with Fab on loading up a gl550 and dropping b&o
i do agree with the difference between amg and non amg, however in an SUV of this size, its not a massive difference, if one must experience amg stick with one thats closer to the road and truly enjoy amg performance, i'm sure the gl63 has that feel too, but nothing like doing it in a smaller amg- my 0.02..

whatever you get- just enjoy it, we only live once

fabbrisd1

March 21 scheduled builds increased to 18, 5/1 builds still set at 17 = total 35

Of 3/21 currently scheduled: Obsidian black 5 Steel Gray 2 Iridium Silver 1 Diamond White 5 Lunar Blue 2 Black 3 = 18

South Ocean1

Fabrisd1

Thanks, as always, for the info. I'll take either one of the Steel Grey or Lunar Blue's . . . I know, they are probably all already spoken for.

Sam, at this pace (increasing allocations by two), we will see out Gl63s sometime in 2015 . . . I still think those "launch" numbers are a joke for a non black series AMG for the US. But I agree with Greenltrn that we should see better availability in MY2014.

sam9187

Same trend on colors - black (including obsidian black) seems to be the most popular followed by diamond white.

I am surprised about Iridium Silver - 1/30 GL63s

sam9187

I agree it's a total joke. You are right maybe we will be "eligible" for 2015.