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My 43 hit Baltimore VPC on Sat Nov 18 and was at the dealer on Wed Nov 22. A lot quicker than I thought. My dealer was in Wilm, DE, so not too far from Baltimore. I was expecting at least a week or 2 wait from the 18th. VPC depends on a few variables like any issues at port, recalls, etc, but probably 2-3 days with NO issues is a good estimate.
Perfect. Thanks! I'm in Maine so I'm assuming it will take longer than yours did
Originally ordered a 2017 GLC43 in January. After a string of dealer missteps and failures to communicate, it turned into a 2018 GLC43 scheduled for early November build. Very frustrating. I had previously asked the dealer for a Netstar production status screenshot but was told that he could only see the color code, not the production codes. From Vaboy's screenshot post, it looks like accessing the production status should just be a matter of hitting the "VII" button under the Vehicle Inventory tab. Is it that simple or are there other steps involved or maybe a level of access issue? Thanks.
Finally, seeing a light at the end of a very long tunnel. Diamond white GLC43 built Nov 15 and left Bremerhaven Nov 26 aboard the MOL Gracious Ace on way to Long Beach with many stops in between. Should be at Long Beach VPC Dec 29 and at dealer here in Portland the second week of January, almost one year after placing our order January 15. Looking forward to leaving the GLC Waiting Room.
From the WWL site:
DELIVERED FROM BALTIMORE, MD 30-11-2017 10:47:58 1
LINER RELEASE BALTIMORE, MD 30-11-2017 10:47:44
CUSTOMS RELEASE WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ 30-11-2017 00:00:00
DISCHARGED BALTIMORE, MD 28-11-2017 21:05:00
Anyone know what all of this means? Am I getting my hopes up? Haven't heard from my SA in a few days but I'm hoping to hear an update from her soon. As you can probably tell I'm extremely new to all of this.
Means car should now be ready for a trailer to be transported to your dealer. Dealer then preps the car and it gets delivered to you. Depending on how far from Baltimore you live, that will be how looking it'll take to get to you...
I ordered my GLC300 standard package in Aug 2017. Until today, I am still waiting for a production date. I am in Canada. Does anybody else have to face the same situation?
My order experience was that I got the the decade of the allocation I was being sold the same day I made the order...the dealership should be selling you something that's already allocated. This was back in July, they showed me the allocation on their computer for 1st decade of Sep. I got an the exact build date a few weeks before it happened.
If your GLC is pretty standard, is there a reason why you don't just buy one already at a dealership somewhere? Or at least have them locate one for you.
I ordered my GLC300 standard package in Aug 2017. Until today, I am still waiting for a production date. I am in Canada. Does anybody else have to face the same situation?
In our case:
- ordered GLC ~20 Sep, 2017 (Vancouver, BC)
- production started 2nd week of October
- on the boat across the Atlantic mid November
- arrived Halifax Nov 28
- on the train across Canada early Dec
- expected to reach Vancouver port mid December
- ordered GLC300: 20 Sep., 2017
- production started: 2nd week of Oct.
- on the vessel: mid Nov.
- arrived Halifax: 28 Nov.
- on the train across Canada: early Dec.
- expected to reach Vancouver port: mid Dec.
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Ext. Colour: 149 - Polar White
Int. Colour: 101 - Black ARTICO
MP1 - Premium Package
MP2 - Premium Plus Package
MLS - LED Lighting System
IDP - Intelligent Drive Package
736 - Dark Ash Wood Trim (Open-Pore)
313 - Roller Sunblinds in Rear Doors (Manual)
463 - Head-up Display
810 - Burmester Surround Sound System
51U - Black Fabric Roof Liner
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PREMIUM PACKAGE (MP1)
• Panoramic Sunroof
• COMAND Online Navigation w/ MB Apps
• KEYLESS-GO
• LED High Performance Lighting System (GLC 300 only)
• EASY-PACK Power Tailgate
PREMIUM PLUS PACKAGE (MP2)
• Integrated garage door opener
• Active Parking Assist
• 360 Camera
• Foot Activated Tailgate Release
• Power Adjustable Front Seats with Memory
• Power Steering Column with Memory
• KEYLESS-GO
• Illuminated Door Sills
• Ambient Lighting
• 115V Power Socket
LED Lighting System (MLS)
• Active LED High Performance Lighting System
• Adaptive Highbeam Assist (AHA)
INTELLIGENT DRIVE PACKAGE (IDP)
• Active Blind Spot Assist
• Active Lane Keeping Assist
• Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
• PRE-SAFE PLUS
• Active Steering Assist
• Active Brake Assist with Cross-Traffic Function
2018 GLC 43 AMG Coupe
-Selenite Grey
-Running Boards
-Premium Package
-Intelligent Drive Package
-LED Lighting System
-AMG Driver's Package
-Night Package
-Heated Rear Seats
-Head Up Display
-Black with red stitching Leather Upholstery
-Climate Comfort Seats
-Dark Ash Wood Trim
-Red Seat Belts
Ordered: October 7th, 2017
Built: November 13th
Departed Bremerhaven: Dec 4th
Scheduled to Arrive Halifax: Dec 11th
Scheduled to Arrive Vancouver: End of December
Scheduled to Arrive Dealership: Jan 4th
Ordered my GLC 300 Oct 14 -it was built Nov 23 , dealer provided VIN #, and car has now sailed Bremerhaven Dec 7.
Expected arrival Balt VPC (according to vessel tracking sight) is on Dec 19.
Here's my timeline...
19 Jul - placed order, scheduled for decade 17/09-3
05 Oct - production complete
11 Oct - in Bremerhaven, waiting for ship assignment
17 Oct - ship assigned, Divine Ace
20 Oct - begins trans-Atlantic trip
08 Nov - Divine Ace transits Panama Canal
18 Nov - Divine Ace arrives at Long Beach
21 Nov - From SP, "They have put your car on the hotlist, it should be at the VCP any day now."
30 Nov - vehicle wholesaled to dealer
07 Dec - vehicle arrived at dealer
***16 Dec - fly PHX to Sacramento to pick up fancy new GLC300 from MB of Rocklin
Needless to say, I'm slightly giddy with anticipation to get there and pick her up next weekend!
Thanks Blockage. I was wondering how long it takes for vehicle to get through the VPC. A bit disappointing to see that it arrived Nov 18 and did not get to dealer until Dec 7!! That's 19 days- which I hope is NOT typical.
Mine is on the Wallenius vessel TOMAR and on its way. Dealer has not called me yet with this info- I tracked it myself with the VIN# of their web site.
Anyway congrats and hope you enjoy the new vehicle. -I am anxiously awaiting mine.
Thanks Blockage. I was wondering how long it takes for vehicle to get through the VPC. A bit disappointing to see that it arrived Nov 18 and did not get to dealer until Dec 7!! That's 19 days- which I hope is NOT typical.
Mine is on the Wallenius vessel TOMAR and on its way. Dealer has not called me yet with this info- I tracked it myself with the VIN# of their web site.
Anyway congrats and hope you enjoy the new vehicle. -I am anxiously awaiting mine.
It should only take a couple of days through VPC unless you have port-installed options or something amiss is discovered with the vehicle. I dare say the time from Long Beach to Sacramento was affected by the fires.
Thanks Blockage. I was wondering how long it takes for vehicle to get through the VPC. A bit disappointing to see that it arrived Nov 18 and did not get to dealer until Dec 7!! That's 19 days- which I hope is NOT typical.
Mine is on the Wallenius vessel TOMAR and on its way. Dealer has not called me yet with this info- I tracked it myself with the VIN# of their web site.
Anyway congrats and hope you enjoy the new vehicle. -I am anxiously awaiting mine.
My GLC43 landed at Baltimore VPC on Nov 18 and arrived at the dealer on Nov 22. My dealer was about 2 hours away, outside Philly, from Baltimore.
Finally have our new GLC after over five months. For the record, here are the dates:
July 4th -- ordered car. Was told production would be 1st decade Sept due to supply constraints of advanced headlight package.
Sept 6th -- production complete in Finland
Sept 12 -- at port in Bremerhaven
Oct 24 -- left Bremerhaven on Grand Cosmo. No explanation why car waited in port so long
Nov 24 -- arrived in Long Beach
Dec 6 -- arrived at dealer in San Jose
Dec 12 -- picked up car. Unable to get it on the 6th as we were on vacation.
I was able to use the extra delay to get another 2% discount (on top of 8% already obtained). On top of this United's program gave us another $1500 discount plus 25000 points.
My '18 GL was assembled in Finland, and am very happy overall, I don't think there is any difference vs Germany assembly.
That was a good discount, at 10%. Which package did you get?
What is the United discount program?
United has a co-promo with Mercedes that offers their members discounts and/or miles which I do believe vary depending on United status level. As a Platinum, the current incentive on GLC SUV is $1500 discount plus 25000 miles. More info here: https://unitedpremier.truecar.com/me...=ZUNI000023142 The good news is that this discount is given upfront by the dealer and is on top of whatever you negotiate.
My ordeal. Wife says I should have cancelled the order and bought an Audi SQ5. Just couldn't let go of the GLC43.
Jan 15 Placed order, assigned Mar 2nd decade build
Apr 04 Notified by dealer order cancelled by factory because no more designo white
Apr 11 Dealer reordered as 2018, assigned Jun 1st decade build
May 11 Discovered dealer had not translated options correctly from MY2017 to MY2018 (Thanks to MY2018 DOG posted by rihallix)
Jun 20 Dealer reordered with correct options, assigned Aug 1st decade build
Jul 19 Notified by dealer that build rescheduled to Sep 2nd decade
Aug 26 Notified by dealer that build rescheduled for Nov 1st decade
Nov 03 B30 DCAG X - Processed
Nov 15 B50 Produced Not Ship
Nov 17 B70 At Port - No Ship Assignment
Nov 26 Shipped out of Bremerhaven on MOL Gracious Ace
Dec 14 Cleared Panama Canal after stops in Brunswick and Jacksonville (2 days ahead of schedule)
Dec 29 Due Long Beach VPC after several stops at Central American ports
Jan 09 Due to arrive at dealership in Portland
Dealer slow responsiveness and lack of follow through made this even more frustrating than the timeline would suggest.
What else could go worng? Maybe the ship will hit an ice berg off Costa Rica.
I have become obsessive about tracking the Gracious Ace. In case others have not posted this info, Fleetmon.com offers 15 day access to satellite tracking info for 12 euros. Also, it is possible for shipment on MOL ships to get the ship schedule from their website (http://www.molroro.com/MOLVesselSchedule.aspx)
2018 GLC43W4
799 Designo Diamond White Metallic
221 Black Leather
313 Manual Rear-Side Window Sunshades
319 Advanced Lighting Package: Active LED Headlamps
320 Multimedia Package
401 Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
413 Panorama Roof
443 Heated Steering Wheel
463 Head-Up Display
521 AMG Night Package
810 Burmester Surround Sound System
93R 20-Inch AMG Multi-Spoke Wheels w/ Black Accents
996 Advanced Parking Assist Package: PARKTRONIC w/Active Parking
997 Driver Assistance Package: Active Blind Spot Assist, DISTRONIC
U21 AMG Performance Exhaust System
Why not just buy from a dealer’s lot? There’s plenty of that color combo around, and probably a few with most of those options. I wanted the Designo white interior and active LED headlamps, that took me months to find on a lot but still faster than custom order.
Why not just buy from a dealer’s lot? There’s plenty of that color combo around, and probably a few with most of those options. I wanted the Designo white interior and active LED headlamps, that took me months to find on a lot but still faster than custom order.
In our situation back in January, there were very few GLC43s available in this area, let alone any with the set of options we wanted. I checked inventories at all dealerships from Everett to the Bay Area. Also, there was the issue of sales tax in CA and WA if you drive the car of the lot rather than trailering it out of the state. Here in Oregon there is no sales tax. Anyway, waiting for delivery in May didn't seem that intolerable. The only saving grace of having stuck with this order for so long is we will now have a 2018 rather than 2017.
Hello everyone, my wife’s GLK350 lease is coming up soon and I was wondering how the GLC300 is compared to the GLK350. Are their any good lease deals? Love in Pittsburgh, PA
My ordeal. Wife says I should have cancelled the order and bought an Audi SQ5. Just couldn't let go of the GLC43.
Jan 15 Placed order, assigned Mar 2nd decade build
Apr 04 Notified by dealer order cancelled by factory because no more designo white
Apr 11 Dealer reordered as 2018, assigned Jun 1st decade build
May 11 Discovered dealer had not translated options correctly from MY2017 to MY2018 (Thanks to MY2018 DOG posted by rihallix)
Jun 20 Dealer reordered with correct options, assigned Aug 1st decade build
Jul 19 Notified by dealer that build rescheduled to Sep 2nd decade
Aug 26 Notified by dealer that build rescheduled for Nov 1st decade
Nov 03 B30 DCAG X - Processed
Nov 15 B50 Produced Not Ship
Nov 17 B70 At Port - No Ship Assignment
Nov 26 Shipped out of Bremerhaven on MOL Gracious Ace
Dec 14 Cleared Panama Canal after stops in Brunswick and Jacksonville (2 days ahead of schedule)
Dec 29 Due Long Beach VPC after several stops at Central American ports
Jan 09 Due to arrive at dealership in Portland
Dealer slow responsiveness and lack of follow through made this even more frustrating than the timeline would suggest.
What else could go worng? Maybe the ship will hit an ice berg off Costa Rica.
I have become obsessive about tracking the Gracious Ace. In case others have not posted this info, Fleetmon.com offers 15 day access to satellite tracking info for 12 euros. Also, it is possible for shipment on MOL ships to get the ship schedule from their website (http://www.molroro.com/MOLVesselSchedule.aspx)
2018 GLC43W4
799 Designo Diamond White Metallic
221 Black Leather
313 Manual Rear-Side Window Sunshades
319 Advanced Lighting Package: Active LED Headlamps
320 Multimedia Package
401 Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
413 Panorama Roof
443 Heated Steering Wheel
463 Head-Up Display
521 AMG Night Package
810 Burmester Surround Sound System
93R 20-Inch AMG Multi-Spoke Wheels w/ Black Accents
996 Advanced Parking Assist Package: PARKTRONIC w/Active Parking
997 Driver Assistance Package: Active Blind Spot Assist, DISTRONIC
U21 AMG Performance Exhaust System
This was a very sweet sight for frustrated eyes:
Gracious Ace at Miraflores Locks
ALCPDX,
It definitely sounds like your dealer dropped the ball multiple times. They should have been able to reconfigure an existing allocation for you rather than continuing to kick the can down the road. I ordered my '17 GLC43 at MB of Wilsonville and even though I had to wait for the next available allocation it only took 5.5 months from finalizing the order to taking delivery. It really sounds like each time their was an issue with your build your dealer just relinquished the allocation instead of notifying you and fixing it. I'm curious which dealer you went to since there are only 3 in our area (Beaverton, PDX, and Wilsonville).
BTW, our GLC43 is configured very similar to yours with the designo white, 20" wheels, and night package. Main difference is that we went with the saddle brown interior. Night package looks great on this vehicle. I think you'll be very happy with it once it finally shows up.
11-29-2017, 08:55 AM
