GL63 Ordering Information
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The off-the-book "suspicion" I have is that it doesn't take much from the premium/premium intl side to throw the wrench in the works..orders from the premium market side (like Dubai) will gobble/gobble... which doesn't take much to put a dent in things at the start.. if you have a opportunity to sell exclusivity at $300K each what would your brand
If you want to get in-line at the front, and get a GL63 the way you want it...now is the time to get serious.
If you want to lower depreciation hit.. then order a 2014 in May for Sept delivery.. it's AMG, the GL63 is awesome, it takes what it takes to decide for real to jump in the water... the water is splendid..
If you want to get in-line at the front, and get a GL63 the way you want it...now is the time to get serious.
If you want to lower depreciation hit.. then order a 2014 in May for Sept delivery.. it's AMG, the GL63 is awesome, it takes what it takes to decide for real to jump in the water... the water is splendid..
As always, thanks for your very helpful insights!
Velociraptor, are you still out there? Are you building any production GL63s now for export? November was supposed to be the outside North America launch date?
Thanks
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Check with a MB AMG Performance Center - trying to order a GL63 from a "regular" dealer will be like winning the lottery. AMG Performance Centers are allowed to order/1st-available production slot like regular production MB's, "regular" dealers will not get GL63's by allocation, they only can schmooze politcally, or like I say - win the GL63 lottery.
2013 GL63 Iridium Silver with designo Porcelain
Designo Black piano wood
Designo wood / leather Steering Wheel
Rear Entertainment System
Trailer Hitch
B&O Sound System
Rear Sunshades
Accessory Chrome Package
Night View Assist
Are there delays in production or is the first build still in Feb?
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I do not believe you can get the heated steering wheel. I would eliminate the Night View. Popular consensus is it is a waste of money.
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I was going to get the 550 but then thought it is better to go with the 63.
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There is a thread here on it. It is hard to use and has limited benefit. When you are driving in the dark are you really going to look at your NAV?
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Just keep the night vision. It's a cool gadget and at this point, you may as well get everything.
AMG wheel vs. wood/leather is up to you. Just depends what kind of look you want on the interior. If you wish for more luxurious then go for the wood leather, if you wish for a more sporty appearance and more aggressive grips, go for the AMG.
AMG wheel vs. wood/leather is up to you. Just depends what kind of look you want on the interior. If you wish for more luxurious then go for the wood leather, if you wish for a more sporty appearance and more aggressive grips, go for the AMG.
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Let's get to the heart of the matter on the "order" and not play wishful games:
1) What did Park Place tell you the MSRP is for your truck as you have spec'd it ?I am not asking about delivery price discussion - I am asking about MSRP only.
2) what exactly did Park Place tell you is the target delivery delivery date when you "placed your order"
3) On your "order" did they give you, or did they tell you when they will give you a Mercedes PO# as confirmation of the specifications of your exact order ?
On a GL63, really defeats the whole AMG thing have anything other than the AMG wheel.
1) What did Park Place tell you the MSRP is for your truck as you have spec'd it ?I am not asking about delivery price discussion - I am asking about MSRP only.
2) what exactly did Park Place tell you is the target delivery delivery date when you "placed your order"
3) On your "order" did they give you, or did they tell you when they will give you a Mercedes PO# as confirmation of the specifications of your exact order ?
On a GL63, really defeats the whole AMG thing have anything other than the AMG wheel.
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Let's get to the heart of the matter on the "order" and not play wishful games:
1) What did Park Place tell you the MSRP is for your truck as you have spec'd it ?I am not asking about delivery price discussion - I am asking about MSRP only.
2) what exactly did Park Place tell you is the target delivery delivery date when you "placed your order"
3) On your "order" did they give you, or did they tell you when they will give you a Mercedes PO# as confirmation of the specifications of your exact order ?
On a GL63, really defeats the whole AMG thing have anything other than the AMG wheel.
1) What did Park Place tell you the MSRP is for your truck as you have spec'd it ?I am not asking about delivery price discussion - I am asking about MSRP only.
2) what exactly did Park Place tell you is the target delivery delivery date when you "placed your order"
3) On your "order" did they give you, or did they tell you when they will give you a Mercedes PO# as confirmation of the specifications of your exact order ?
On a GL63, really defeats the whole AMG thing have anything other than the AMG wheel.
Thank you fabbrisd1 for your comments. I ended up not going with Park Place Motors. They have 12 people on the list already. If I went with them I would not seen the car for a long time. A rep at park place did tell me if I went with them the delivery would be sometime in June as they are expecting 3 a month. Since GL 63 will be limited, 3 a month seems overly optimistic.
I went with an AMG center on the east coast. I am no 2 in line. They did not give me a date but they think March if they are no delays. The MSRP for system was around $114 but like I posted before I don't know if its accurate. The base price of the car in net star is $99,999 - some dealers told me its because the price has not been released.
No PO number yet since allocations are not in. They mentioned since they are an AMG performance center the allocations are guaranteed as they get priority. As soon as allocations come through a PO number will be issued. I am getting better at understanding MB order system. Many dealers are not forthcoming on allocations but want to make you believe that the order is accepted by MB in order to get the deposit and in turn a commitment. Some quickly changed the story once they realized I knew the ordering process more than the average customer (thanks to this forum and thank you fabbrisd1)
Thanks for your insight on the steering wheel. I guess I have ample time to decide.
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I'd spend the money elsewhere, whatever you spend it on will be a better investment than this feature.
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Here's my review of Night View:
https://mbworld.org/forums/gl-class-...sist-plus.html
I'd spend the money elsewhere, whatever you spend it on will be a better investment than this feature.
https://mbworld.org/forums/gl-class-...sist-plus.html
I'd spend the money elsewhere, whatever you spend it on will be a better investment than this feature.
Thanks Jim....! If it weren't for us "old" first adopters.....the others would not benefit, right?!
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The 2013 SL63 that I saw today had a wood sport steering wheel that did have the AMG style sport bumps on the top. I wonder on the GL63 if your Designo wood wheel is a "sport" one or more of a standard one with no sport grips or bumps.
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My research on the ML forum suggests its a standard one - same one as in a GL450 or 550. The paddle shifters in the wood/leather wheel are not the same as the AMG - I think they are plastic instead of metal. Based on this I am going with the AMG wheel.
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I finally placed an order with an AMG Performance Center for:
2013 GL63 Iridium Silver with designo Porcelain
Designo Black piano wood
Designo wood / leather Steering Wheel
Rear Entertainment System
Trailer Hitch
B&O Sound System
Rear Sunshades
Accessory Chrome Package
Night View Assist
Are there delays in production or is the first build still in Feb?
2013 GL63 Iridium Silver with designo Porcelain
Designo Black piano wood
Designo wood / leather Steering Wheel
Rear Entertainment System
Trailer Hitch
B&O Sound System
Rear Sunshades
Accessory Chrome Package
Night View Assist
Are there delays in production or is the first build still in Feb?
Wow - you are not messing around with that build . . .
The silver on porcelain combo will be really sharp. I'm going with the wood steering wheel as well as I prefer that lux look in an SUV.
Like you, I am really curious about when allocations will be made. It has got to be soon if there will be a February build. Thanks for also providing perspective on the length of the queues at some AMG centers. Not sure whether the 12 in line at Park Place or the 2 at your East Coast dealer is more reflective of higher/lower demand.
Kind regards.
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Wow - you are not messing around with that build . . .
The silver on porcelain combo will be really sharp. I'm going with the wood steering wheel as well as I prefer that lux look in an SUV.
Like you, I am really curious about when allocations will be made. It has got to be soon if there will be a February build. Thanks for also providing perspective on the length of the queues at some AMG centers. Not sure whether the 12 in line at Park Place or the 2 at your East Coast dealer is more reflective of higher/lower demand.
Kind regards.
Wow - you are not messing around with that build . . .
The silver on porcelain combo will be really sharp. I'm going with the wood steering wheel as well as I prefer that lux look in an SUV.
Like you, I am really curious about when allocations will be made. It has got to be soon if there will be a February build. Thanks for also providing perspective on the length of the queues at some AMG centers. Not sure whether the 12 in line at Park Place or the 2 at your East Coast dealer is more reflective of higher/lower demand.
Kind regards.
As far as demand is concerned its hard to gauge. There are 28 AMG performance centers - I must have called roughly half of them. Most had 2 people in line with 12 (at Park Place) being the most. There is a dealer in FL that has 6 but most had 1 or 2. I am not sure what to make of Park Place as the SA also said they had 60-70 on the list for the next S class - again seems excessive to me. Also most AMG centers don't sell to out of state clients with the fear that these cars will be exported and then they get penalized by MB.
I am hoping the build starts in February but the thing is that no one at any of these centers know when the allocations will be made. With the US launch soon there seems to be a disconnect between the factory and dealers - not sure what to make of that. The consensus was that nothing will be done until after the end of the year as MB is focusing on year of end sales. The factory is apparently closed the first week of January so probably middle of January is when we will find out more.
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Thanks. I deleted the wood/leather steering wheel. I did research on this and many in the ML63 forum are advising against the wood/leather steering as its a standard wood/leather steering - same one as in the GL450/550. Few people that were going for the wood/leather and then switched to AMG steering were glad they did once they got their cars.
As far as demand is concerned its hard to gauge. There are 28 AMG performance centers - I must have called roughly half of them. Most had 2 people in line with 12 (at Park Place) being the most. There is a dealer in FL that has 6 but most had 1 or 2. I am not sure what to make of Park Place as the SA also said they had 60-70 on the list for the next S class - again seems excessive to me. Also most AMG centers don't sell to out of state clients with the fear that these cars will be exported and then they get penalized by MB.
I am hoping the build starts in February but the thing is that no one at any of these centers know when the allocations will be made. With the US launch soon there seems to be a disconnect between the factory and dealers - not sure what to make of that. The consensus was that nothing will be done until after the end of the year as MB is focusing on year of end sales. The factory is apparently closed the first week of January so probably middle of January is when we will find out more.
As far as demand is concerned its hard to gauge. There are 28 AMG performance centers - I must have called roughly half of them. Most had 2 people in line with 12 (at Park Place) being the most. There is a dealer in FL that has 6 but most had 1 or 2. I am not sure what to make of Park Place as the SA also said they had 60-70 on the list for the next S class - again seems excessive to me. Also most AMG centers don't sell to out of state clients with the fear that these cars will be exported and then they get penalized by MB.
I am hoping the build starts in February but the thing is that no one at any of these centers know when the allocations will be made. With the US launch soon there seems to be a disconnect between the factory and dealers - not sure what to make of that. The consensus was that nothing will be done until after the end of the year as MB is focusing on year of end sales. The factory is apparently closed the first week of January so probably middle of January is when we will find out more.
I still do not understand why anyone would get on a wait list for a vehicle that is non existant at the moment. There is also a problem with most first batch vehicles coming off the assembly line not having many features that were advertised and marketed. For example a dealer downtown tried to lock me in for a GL in May 2012 when there was no info about the vehicle besides spy shots..... than I found out that the first batch of cars that came out did not have the surround view camera and a bunch of other stuff.... I just dont get it, especially at 100K+ price range. I am in the market for an S class for 2014-2015 as well but would never put down a deposit until all the details have been released and I can drive the car.
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I still do not understand why anyone would get on a wait list for a vehicle that is non existant at the moment. There is also a problem with most first batch vehicles coming off the assembly line not having many features that were advertised and marketed. For example a dealer downtown tried to lock me in for a GL in May 2012 when there was no info about the vehicle besides spy shots..... than I found out that the first batch of cars that came out did not have the surround view camera and a bunch of other stuff.... I just dont get it, especially at 100K+ price range. I am in the market for an S class for 2014-2015 as well but would never put down a deposit until all the details have been released and I can drive the car.
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Funny thing is when you mention this to MB dealers they give you a look like your crazy for wanting the car to come out first before you put a deposit down... I walked away from 2 dealers because of this sole issue.
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yep, I was referring to the S-Class, for the GL63 I understand putting a deposit in now because the vehicle is already out and you have a very clear sense of what the car is like minus the performance factor.
Funny thing is when you mention this to MB dealers they give you a look like your crazy for wanting the car to come out first before you put a deposit down... I walked away from 2 dealers because of this sole issue.
Funny thing is when you mention this to MB dealers they give you a look like your crazy for wanting the car to come out first before you put a deposit down... I walked away from 2 dealers because of this sole issue.
