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Old 03-01-2016, 10:16 AM
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...so I ordered a new GLE300d on 2/7. They are telling me that the car will not arrive at the dealer until the end of April or beginning of May. This sounds a bit long to me since they are built right here in Alabama. Does anyone have any information about normal build-delivery time for these?
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It's possible that your dealer could already have all their allocation orders in for March so you may have an April allocation. Build will probably take a few weeks. I purchased at the beginning of February and have been patiently waiting for delivery in mid-May. I only think about it every single day and it's driving me up the wall.

Side question - Are all GLEs built in Alabama?
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...driving me insane!
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Old 03-02-2016, 12:48 PM
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...driving me insane!
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I ordered mine first week of January this year. My GLE350 was built in the first decade of February and was delivered to my dealer in California last week of February.
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I ordered the last week of Jan. and just recieved word it will be here Monday or Tuesday. Mine was a car that was already allocated to the dealer and they just built it the way I wanted.
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I ordered mine on January 2 and it arrives at the dealership on 3/22.
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ordered my GLE coupe on Jan30th cam in Friday only 56 days but was told it was going to take 3 months. its a coupe but they are built in the same factory. u will get it sooner from what i have seen they always come early dealers just tires to play it safe.
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Originally Posted by CHOPPRS
...so I ordered a new GLE300d on 2/7. They are telling me that the car will not arrive at the dealer until the end of April or beginning of May. This sounds a bit long to me since they are built right here in Alabama. Does anyone have any information about normal build-delivery time for these?
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My 1st guess would be dealer allocation. Ask you salesman if that is the case and if so, can they swap a spot with another dealer. My 2nd guess would that the diesels are being held for a bit. Closer EPA scrutiny due to the VW mess. I know that the GLS diesels are being held at the factory.
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Actually - ALL GLS's that have been built so far - at this moment - both gas and diesel - are being held at factory VPC pending Federal approval and official Mercedes release....
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we ordered ours 11/9 and picked up on 12/29. but it was already in the dealer queue and we customized. ron
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Tried to get an update from my dealer but my guy still has no other info other than "in production". The wait is killing me.
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Im in same boat. I CAN NOT WAIT ANYMORE!

My dealer said MId April all along but it feels like forever. I placed build on Jan 15th. Build date April 10th. So I hope it is here by May.
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Haha. Sorry. Had to. Good luck guys!

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