/////Tbro

Sawyer are you also in Arizona? Mind if I ask what dealership you are dealing with if you are??

SawyerB

Yes, I am in AZ too. Bought mine from Arrowhead.

/////Tbro

Nice, you're just a bit north of me then. I'm dealing with MB Chandler.

Flicka60

Finally have a build date August 24th. I ordered the end of April, long wait.

VinceBlue

Are they making you pay for a loaner or have you been driving for free the entire time ? The reason I ask is because during my delay MB Financial extended my previous lease at same monthly payment. The only incentive I got was 1st month payment free and free prepaid maintenance on the next one

SawyerB

I have been driving for free, but I have given dealer numerous deals that closed. At the time we thought it was going to be only for a few days, but it's been a couple of weeks now.

glassbloke

Really? I ordered my 43 on April 22. Allegedly (my salesman is not very attentive) it was built and waiting for ship a month ago. So, hopefully, it's close. I'm really surprised that pre-sold cars are not given priority in the builds by manufacturers. Had the same problem with my ordered Nissan.

Merc_Sea

De-lurking to share some info. I'm also waiting for my my '18 43 which arrived on the Sincerity Ace. Dealer sent me an email today (pasted related portion below)

Unfortunately these are waiting on mod parts to arrive which they do not have a set eta for, therefore they have an estimated ready date of the 31st. It is on the hotlist, but unfortunately they will not be able to have it ready until parts arrive (They do not share the specific parts/ mod)

Hope this helps.

mtberman

FWIW, this sucks and those of you who are stuck waiting for these cars have my condolences. I wonder if this is a CA emissions issue with the 43.

/////Tbro

Thanks for sharing this info. That's pretty crappy.. I wonder what this "part" could be that they are waiting on that's delaying delivery. I find it difficult to believe but it's the only thing I have to go on. Man... so frustrating.

ACN

Found my car on SHALLOW ACE. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...370155/zoom:14

Anyway to track the itinerary of the ship?

mtberman

It's the Swallow Ace and here's the schedule:


http://www.molroro.com/MOLVesselSchedule.aspx

Pick the vessel name from the drop down and hit go to see the itinerary. You should be able to track it on the Marine Traffic website and/or app.

nsoltz

Just placed order 8/16/17.

Dealer was able to snag a car they had scheduled for production second week in Sept and could still make changes.

So hopefully should see car toward the end of October.

Was able to get close to 6% less USAA $1000 fleet incentive.

GLC300W4
Selenite Gray
Blk leather
Leather Pckg
Advanced Lighting
Multimedia
Premium Driver Asst
Advanced Parking
Heated/Ventilated seats
Heated Steering wheel
Burmester Surrond
MB Tex Dash
List $56835

SawyerB

My dealer just let me know same thing as Merc_Sea relayed which is car delayed because waiting on modifications. They are trying to find out what's involved and how long till it's released. At this point there is nothing I can do, but just wait. Hard to believe it arrived in Long Beach July 19th. For those of us waiting on these modifications let's try to keep each other in the loop as we hear things. Thanks!

nsoltz

Now that I have joined the club of those in the GLC waiting room, here's my first question.

Placed order 8/16/17. By the end of the day dealer had snagged a stock vehicle they had scheduled for production second week in September which still could be changed to my configuration. That change has been made and I have a PO number.

When should I expect the next status change to show up in Netstar?

My sales advisor is a top notch guy and very responsive so I know there will be no problems getting screenshots from Netstar.

Was surprised to learn that VPC for Northeast region is Baltimore rather than Newark. Seems as if there was a contract dispute with NJ unions so MB went to Baltimore.

ablitz

Finally my Brilliant Blue beauty is on the Water. On Drive Green Highway. Expected to Dock in Baltimore on 08/23. The wait is so hard.

Vaboy

Relax for the next few days until your ship shows up again on the AIS tracking as it nears Baltimore! Then it's cool to see where it docks.

That's when you want to know the status as it clears Customs and and is received by the VPC. Then once it gets released to the carrier, you're almost there!

dieseldoc

You are almost there. If you are lucky, you could have it by the end of the month.

ablitz

Great 😀 Thanks guys. I ordered it in April. There was some Production line delay because of issue with car sensors.

/////Tbro

Oh man... I thought my car sitting at port since August 3rd was bad. You've been there a whole month now. This is even worse than waiting for it while it's on the ship. It's here, but it's not. I completely agree for those waiting on the 43's we should keep each other in the loop if we hear more info on the situation.

ablitz

Ship (Drive Green Highway) carrying my GLC docked in Baltimore today morning. Lets see how much more time to Boston. Feels like I should drive down to Baltimore and pick it myself 😜

dieseldoc

Hopefully if all goes well expect having your car in about week to 10 days. I got mine one week later. Mine came into Brunswick and had to come to Texas.

arch85

Well, finally got the good word that car has completed production and is waiting to get assigned to a ship. Final destination is Boston ... this wait has been soo long!!!

I remember reading a thread / some posts that I can't seem to locate anymore regarding best tips on maintaining the exterior color of the car as well as maintaining the interior mbtext.

My car is Cardinal Red, which from my understanding, needs to be maintained quite well for it to not look dull. If someone can find that thread, could you please share and/or share what you do to maintain the glossy shine?

I watched some videos a while back and saw people using tools to remove the top coat etc etc -- unfortunately I do not have any of tools and really looking for the easiest way to maintain the new car look.

Thanks!

arch85

Actually just did some googling and came across this page:

https://mbworld.org/how-tos/c/cleani...tailing-37772/

Thanks!

stath

I placed my 18 GLC 300 order in June but the dealer in downtown Los Angeles does not send me any updates on where we are in the process...