My_1st_MB

Try falling in love with Linden

tregesar

I'd take knotty pine but it's the Wife's car

jjt1234

TREGESAR, Something sounds wrong. I have burl walnut on my order - no issue. Vehicle was built on June 23 shipped and arrived in US yesterday . I will pick it up in a week or so....

CaptainJack

I talked to the sales manager of my dealership today about the poor
communication with my salesman. Order is on hold because they ran out
of burl wood, otherwise if would have been placed this week.
Because I was so turned off(pissed and ready to ask for my money back
pissed) by the dealership experience to date, he told
me he would honor the prices listed in the latest DOG no matter what
adjustments are made by the factory to my build.
Given that they are going to make $2600 on my order(he told me), he
has the room to absorb any increases.
Still can't believe I signed up to pay FULL RETAIL for a car......

CaptainJack

Good luck with that. It's one of their most popular models.
You might catch a break in one of the larger markets. My dealership is the
only one for 125 miles in any direction of me.

CaptainJack

Same here, just got that tidbit of news today about the burl holding up
my order.

jjt1234

I must of lucked out and gotten the burl before they ran out.....

tregesar

I offered to google sources of Walnut and send them GPS coordinates :-)


How do you "run out" of a common tree?

My_1st_MB

Being the only dealership in 125 mile radius definitely results in monopoly. I have 12 in 150 mile radius with 5 in my city.

The prices in the DOG from 6/30 will not change. Hows does a company publish preliminary pricing on a DOG very well knowing that the DOG will be passed to customers and then decide to change pricing ? Never going to happen. Only rare possibility is that they might change package structure but that is most probably not going to happen, imo.

My_1st_MB

jjt, which dealership are you using ? Greenway ?

clarst

The DOG is clearly for internal use only and is not supposed to be released to the public. The fact that it does make it out doesn't change that fact.

The pricing and option package structure has changed a lot from one 2017 version to the next. The final version, when it is released, will have changes from the 6/30/2016 version.

My_1st_MB

Thanks clarst. It would be interesting to see how this plays out since jjt's car has already been built and will be delivered in a week or so.

clarst

Indeed. I have been chasing trying to order a 2017 for three weeks now and it is definitely frustrating not to be able to do so.
I actually wonder if jjt's car is a 2017, since they were supposed to be delivered starting in August. Obviously, the window sticker from the factory will have options, packages, and pricing on it.
But, one dealer told me he thought he had some on a ship coming over. All very mysterious stuff

My_1st_MB

I believe that 2017s will get delivered in Aug end and so it would be interesting to see. If jjt's dealer is correct, jjt will be the first one here with a MY 2017. MB stopped taking orders for 2016 in May.

My_1st_MB

Just tell her Burl Walnut is a extremely common style. She wouldn't want to be seen with it ever in her life .....

jjt1234

No houston north...

jjt1234

Ordered mine June 1, built June 23, arrived in us July 15, should be at dealer end of the week, it is a 2017....

tregesar

Lol. Would have worked if the other choices weren't so extreme. Ash is too dark, Linden looks like a Linus shirt.


I'm sure a Rosewood, Oak, Koa, Hickory, or Mahogany could have been an acceptable sub but are not on the list.

TSchuettinger

I'd like a rosewood too.... Or maybe a poplar or Birdseye maple.

tregesar

Dealer was able to input my order into the "order bank" today but can't get a build date until the Oct allocations are released.

northcoast

My GLC is at the docks in Baltimore waiting for the 2017's to be released by MB.

We agreed to a price based off of what the invoice price will be (so I don't know the exact price price yet).

MINDC

VERY EXCITING! Congratulations. I have a few questions for you:

What dealer are you using?
Can you share the terms of your deal?
Has anyone told you WHEN MB will be releasing them?
And how long did the shipping process take (crossing the ocean, unloading, vehicle processing. . . .)?

Thanks!

My_1st_MB

Final Pricing on MY 2017 was announced today. The only difference that I can see if that P03 is now $7,200 instead of $7,780.

MINDC

AWESOME! Do you know where we can see that final pricing?

My_1st_MB

Call you dealer. Their system is now showing the numbers instead of the $99,999 amount.