fabbrisd1

ML63's "generally available" - "regular dealers" in to 50% dealer ranking can secure ML63 with some finesse for model year 2013, same top 50% dealers for model year 2012 only some really could and had to jump thru hoops for those few..

sam9187

Can anyone shed some light on the designo porcelain - Is it white or beige/cream?

sam9187

Tomshop - Did you get a PO number or a build sheet from your dealer yet on the GL63?

Tomshop

The Porcelain is very light almost white. You can see it on an SL or S Class. I have not received my build sheet yet. Hopefully next week. Has anyone else gotten one?

sam9187

I looked at multiple pics. In some pics it looks almost white and in others it looks more cream/light beige. Its hard to figure this out. I am having second thoughts about my color selection (Iridium Silver with Porcelain).

I don't know whats going on the the GL63's status. I cannot get a straight answer from anyone at the dealership (a regular dealer and an AMG center). If the production is still on schedule for next month then its time for us to know more details.

Tomshop

I think factory reopens next week so should know more then. I have an S Class with the Porcelain and it looks fantastic but you have to be careful to keep it clean. I would go to a dealership to see it on an S or SL to make sure you like it.

cookstar

The factory is closed right now, this applies to all Gl's not just the 63....

GrnLantern

Indeed. As far as I'm aware, they won't re-open until next Monday.

GrnLantern

Heh, didn't notice that Tomshop said the same thing. I'm waiting on something, as well, that I expect to get next week when they all re-open for business.

Tomshop

Just got an email from my dealer confirming I am on 3/1 order cycle. Still no window sticker. As a reminder this is from a non-AMG Performance Center dealer but one that I have bought several ordered cars from and they have always come through.

sam9187

Tomshop - Did the dealer give you a printout from the Netstar order system?

The printout from the Netstar has both an order cycle date and a build date. My experience is that an order cycle of xx/yy by itself does not mean anything. If the build date is empty then that means MB has not yet accepted the order and that the order is in queue. When MB accepts the order then a build date is assigned and a PO number is also assigned. If the dealer does not have an allocation then the order cycle date will keep changing for the future until the dealer has an allocation.

I have a GL550 on order since September and the order cycle date just keeps changing for the future since the dealer does not have an allocation. I have a printout for both the GL63 and GL550 and its the same - a order cycle date with no build date. Last time I requested a printout for the GL63 it showed an order cycle date of 02/3 with no build date. I am certain if I check now it will be a March order cycle.

I think based on this info my guess is that the allocations are not in for anyone yet.

Ask your dealer for a Netstar printout.

Tomshop

I haven't received a printout yet but will inquire about it and revert back.

sam9187

Ask them - mine is a single page. It has the Netstar logo and has "maintain Request" on the top. The order cycle date is towards the bottom of the page and there is a Schedule date field which on mine is blank. The schedule date is the build date.

fabbrisd1

Designo Porcelain for ML/GL's is slightly different in color and feel to Designo Porcelain sedans - the ML/GL is a hair/but visibly "whiter"

Sam's post/explanation is quite accurate.. my expectation on domestic GL63's will stay "gray" and not be clarified in large part until end-Jan for very limited Spring US delivery.

Do you know how much Dubai and Russia will pay for these, just imagine..

cookstar

Dubai is not really that much more expensive, maybe 30-50k extra on top of what we pay in the U.S and Canada, countries that have insane import tarrifs trade sanctions like Iran with 95% tariff rates..... for a vehicle like this it would $350,000- $400,000 just to get it into the country. They recently imported a Bugatti for a first time and it costs just shy of 4.5 million dollars..... for a 2.4 million dollar car.

fabbrisd1

Dubai is +$75K, then add full dress out on top of that...$200K+

cookstar

Its not 75k , I go to Dubai every summer and know the dealer personally, MB and Maybach is represented by Gargash ... your figures are wayyyyy off, the SLS in Dubai is 212,000 USD so no way in hell a GL63 is 200K+. I bought an M3 in Dubai for 4k more than what i would pay in Canada

Price of some of the AMG vehicles in Dubai for 2013:

C63: $81,600 (about the Same price as Canada)
C63 Coupe: $86,000 (about the Same price as Canada)
E63: $122,000
CLS63: $139,000 (about the Same price as Canada)
S63: $172,000
S65: 250,000 ( cheaper than in Canada)
CL65: $260,500 (cheaper than in Canada)
SLK55: 81500
SLS: Starts at $212,000 to $240,700

fabbrisd1

Ho ho ho... now that's a good chuckle.. like Dubai sells base models... oh, and buyers in Dubai don't pay premiums over official price... or before I forget, by the way Maybach is extinct, maybe you didn't get the memo..

I do love the sound of Canadian geese ... you can hear them coming !

cookstar

true about the options part ( lets say you add 20,000 to the price, still dont get close to 200k, if your really interested in prices for MB google Gargash Dubai, first link that comes up. I know where your coming from but the present prices have nothing to do with prices that were in the UAE market pre 2008.

tony cls63

Just got email from my dealer that I could place order tomorrow at 9am

GrnLantern

Nice.

Can you check with them to see if they got their hands on the Dealer Ordering Guide (PDF) yet? I'm still waiting on the one I'm waiting for (SLS BS), and I suspect they'll both hit at the same time.

tony cls63

My dealer email me some type of ordering sheet with all the options today

GrnLantern

Hmm, yeah, that doesn't sound like a DOG. The DOG would be several pages. Here's an example: https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...ing-guide.html

tony cls63

Order my gl63 this morning... Dealer will be getting back to me on the build date. As of this morning they didn't have the ordering guide. I left 1K deposit So wait and see!!
GrnLantern they also didn't have the ordering guide for SLS

sam9187

Congratulations. Keep us posted.
There is no build date until MB accepts the dealer order. The good thing is that you may have a shorter wait than most of us as allocations must be coming soon.