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Don’t feel bad guys my VIN ends with 20000, it’s sitting somewhere deeper or maybe a flat spot on the tires already.
Seriously, I would feel better about it if they kept them in a covered airplane hangar or something. Hopefully they're at least washing them regularly (I doubt it).
I check my status again today and it appears that progress is being made. The production date is still 6/10/2019 but the status has changed to B4 X-2 PROD. It shows that a VIN was assigned on 5/31 and that production was started on 5/31.
Based on what has been reported by others here and in the V167 thread it seems like things are starting to move along in a more normal fashion. Hopefully, I won't have to go through GregW's experience in B4 status.
I hope so, too!
Originally Posted by Sharon Bishop
Good Luck!! Mine has had a VIN since March, and still no progress.
[QUOTE=bigpern23;7771006He asked if I'd be interested in ordering that one and I told him about the one I already ordered from the other dealer in my area. He went into NetStar to check on it and he said I'll have one of the first 450s delivered to New England. He also said that if I still want to stay with the 450 after all this delay, don't do anything that would cause me to lose this car. So that's encouraging, anyway. I figure it should at least be done in the next two months or he would have tried to get me to take the one he has coming in.[/QUOTE]
Originally Posted by rm50
On 4/29 my SA informed me that my fully loaded GLE 450 with E-ABC had moved to production status. As of yesterday I asked for the Vin # and the production code. My Vin # is in the low 48,000 and my production code is B4A. I understand what B4 means but I don't know what the A stands for. I assume my car has been produced and it is setting parked somewhere in Tuscaloosa, exposed to heat and humidity and bird droppings. Not exactly how I think a new car should be treated.
Originally Posted by Lee Kogel
Cancelled mine today after a further delay when it should have arrived 7th May.
I'm not paying a large sum of money for a car that’s sitting on a parking lot for 2 months. Best off luck guys 🤙🏻 Kog out!!!
Originally Posted by tery
Don’t feel bad guys my VIN ends with 20000, it’s sitting somewhere deeper or maybe a flat spot on the tires already.
Originally Posted by bigpern23
Seriously, I would feel better about it if they kept them in a covered airplane hangar or something. Hopefully they're at least washing them regularly (I doubt it).
Originally Posted by attardtony
Mine have been parked some where in Alabama since the 25th of March, who knows in which parking and what condition.
Don't assume that just because you car has a VIN and "production started," that is it mostly done setting in a field. I believe production "starts" when a pre-made & painted body shell in the ASRS is assigned a VIN. It may in fact not move down the line until they are sure they have all the correct and good parts for it. The ones stored were obviously earlier in the production process before they found out about certain out of spec parts. Take solace in the fact mine was "in production" for 6 weeks and was perfect when it arrived. Hopefully, things are starting to move but you may still be in B4 for a while before moving to D, F and finally S status.
LOL - my VIN ends 2074x, I've given up looking for it - there's no credible information / communication so it'll get here whenever it gets here.
If it arrives in good condition (no sunburn), no options missing and I haven't already ordered something else then I'll be glad to have it - if not, oh well.
I went from angry to disappointment and now I look at it as an investment, it is what it is.
I believe there are no other SUV can match the tech and value of the new GLE can offer. And we all put in the work and emotion to wait for it might as well see what would happen.
GLE450 Ordered 12/11 Build date Mar 3rd decade, Mar 1st decade, 4/27 now 5/3
MBUSA has a new CEO and the former CEO is leaving the company. I don't know if this has anything to do with the production problems that is affecting our ordered GLE 450's. I hope that his #1 priority is to fix our problem. I am sure that 2nd Qtr earnings will be down and I hope it affects their stock price as added motivation to fix this. Here is a link. https://www.autonews.com/executives/...zs-new-us-boss
What’s the difference between B4-X-2 and B4-X-10? Mine shows X-10.
Finally, the production has finished. It finished about a week early.
What is RLS to Carrier mean? Does that mean it is already shipped or is it getting ready to shipped?
Does anyone know? I live in San Francisco. Does anyone know how long it will take to arrive here?
Finally, the production has finished. It finished about a week early.
What is RLS to Carrier mean? Does that mean it is already shipped or is it getting ready to shipped?
Does anyone know? I live in San Francisco. Does anyone know how long it will take to arrive here?
Interesting that you have a similar build to mine - third row, AMG exterior - and yours was planned for production in the third decade of May and it’s already complete.
My 450 was planned for production the first decade of March and is still hung up in B4. Makes me wonder if it’s an issue with the engine that’s holding up all these 450s.
Interesting that you have a similar build to mine - third row, AMG exterior - and yours was planned for production in the third decade of May and it’s already complete.
My 450 was planned for production the first decade of March and is still hung up in B4. Makes me wonder if it’s an issue with the engine that’s holding up all these 450s.
I'm not sure how you could draw that conclusion. We heard one report that there were bad electronics in quite a few builds (https://mbworld.org/forums/gle-class...ml#post7736183). If yours was one of those it may be waiting for retrofit, which is a slower process than new builds.
I'm not sure how you could draw that conclusion. We heard one report that there were bad electronics in quite a few builds (https://mbworld.org/forums/gle-class...ml#post7736183). If yours was one of those it may be waiting for retrofit, which is a slower process than new builds.
Just wondering out loud. It does seem like there are a lot fewer 450s being released than 350s.
Ordered mine in Feb. for 1st decade April build. Just today I got assigned a VIN with a production started status. Still don't know if that means anything. Just when I had settled on buying a new full size rover. I'm sure its just MBUSA screwing with me; now it'll probably be another two months of no info. Just when I'm about to get out, they keep pulling me back in.......
Ordered mine in Feb. for 1st decade April build. Just today I got assigned a VIN with a production started status. Still don't know if that means anything. Just when I had settled on buying a new full size rover. I'm sure its just MBUSA screwing with me; now it'll probably be another two months of no info. Just when I'm about to get out, they keep pulling me back in.......
I had decided to do the td6 HSE; got a really decent deal on one mostly loaded and was just about ready to pull the trigger. Then when I had to run down to Austin for two days, I started thinking about the supercharged v8. Then when I got back today and was going to head to the dealer to pick one and put a fork in it, my MB SA called and told me about the status change on the GLE. Now I am headed to Portland for a week, so I'll see what's what when I get back. I probably would have just stuck with the rover, but the tech is lagging, comparatively speaking, and the electronic gremlins have put me off. However, the wife has a 2014 LR4 and loves it; it has behaved well these last five years, and she's pushing me to get the full size rover. At the end of 2018 I was targeting the cayenne, but man, the value just wasn't there for me. The GLE seemed to have been the most well rounded option, so I ordered one just the way I wanted it. I just can't get it in my driveway. These damned first-world problems of mine.
While waiting I keep optioning out an X5 and Cayenne to see what the prices are. For what you get, the GLE is a bargain. I’m still holding out...for now.
GLE450 Ordered 12/11 Build date Mar 3rd decade, Mar 1st decade, 4/27 now 5/3
We were looking really hard at a Land Rover. It was a 4 month wait for delivery. We are gambling that MB will fix their problem and we will get our GLE in the next 4 months...
06-04-2019, 02:26 PM
