2015 S63 AMG - Ordering Questions
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It's my understanding that the touchpad does not actually replace the click wheel. It actually just replaces the number pad for station presets/dialing. The click wheel remains along with the new touchpad to enter letters/numbers.
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Just got back from the dealer, he had some allocation so I was able to get my 2015 S63 on order (already in Approved status in NetStar). In case anyone is curious, I've attached my spec sheet. Build date set for 05/01 with delivery between June 28 - August 1 according to the dealer. The wait begins...
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My dealer is telling me no allocations have been given yet but that I know differs from dealer to dealer.
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The reason I ask is that I have a similar printout with 5/1 being the order cycle decade and not the production decade. In my past experience there is no allocation without a PO number. Can you ask your dealer for a PO number. If they give you a PO number then it's a true allocation. MBUSA assigns a PO number as soon as they accept an order.
My dealer is telling me no allocations have been given yet but that I know differs from dealer to dealer.
My dealer is telling me no allocations have been given yet but that I know differs from dealer to dealer.
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The reason I ask is that I have a similar printout with 5/1 being the order cycle decade and not the production decade. In my past experience there is no allocation without a PO number. Can you ask your dealer for a PO number. If they give you a PO number then it's a true allocation. MBUSA assigns a PO number as soon as they accept an order.
My dealer is telling me no allocations have been given yet but that I know differs from dealer to dealer.
My dealer is telling me no allocations have been given yet but that I know differs from dealer to dealer.
Okay, so I found out something interesting. Apparently my dealer does have a PO number but he cannot share this information with me. According to them, it is against their policy to do so. He said that if I gave that information out to someone, it could potentially allow other dealers to pull that PO out of their inventory. Since this is a trustworthy dealer, I completely believe him. Does anyone have any additional input on this?
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Yeah...I'm not sure what to tell you. He reiterated that production on my vehicle will begin on 05/01 and that I can expect delivery between June 28 - August 1. Having never purchased a Mercedes before, I have no idea what their policies are with sharing certain information.
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The thing is that the estimated production date is not listed in Netstar as explicit start date. Instead, they use a notion of a decade. As such, the dates would look like 2014/05/1D, which represents the first decade of May 2014. This can be anything ranging from May 1st to May 10th provided the initial estimation still stands. Telling somebody that their production date is 05/01 whereas it is actually 05/1D would be unwise, or too optimistic.
Consequently, I would question the accuracy of information from your dealer. You should have received a print out from Netstar that lists all equipment (standard + optional) ordered and this has a PO number on the top. This was the case in both of my recent orders.
Consequently, I would question the accuracy of information from your dealer. You should have received a print out from Netstar that lists all equipment (standard + optional) ordered and this has a PO number on the top. This was the case in both of my recent orders.
Yeah...I'm not sure what to tell you. He reiterated that production on my vehicle will begin on 05/01 and that I can expect delivery between June 28 - August 1. Having never purchased a Mercedes before, I have no idea what their policies are with sharing certain information.
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Yes, that is the printout from NetStar, I saw him click print on the screen. I'm located in Florida. Page 2 (which I didn't post because it has some personal information) states the date the order was requested by me (03/10/2014), Order Cycle = 05/1, Schedule is blank, Comment = SOLD UNIT NEED ASAP, and then there's a part showing MB Representative with a name there.
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Just to chime in from my experience and what I have read on these forums:
- Tomcat - your order is certainly placed into the MB Netstar system, BUT it is just sitting in the order bank. While it shows your order is approved, it just means that your order meets the MB ordering guidelines.
Every order will have the order show a order cycle but it unfortunately isn't accurate. I experienced it myself and I know Jan8or in Canada also had the same experience where an order gets delayed for one reason or another. Nothing is set in stone until your car goes "red" in netstar which only your dealer can see. That means the car has a real date for production and no changes can be made. Until your order hits red, you are still just waiting.
For example, I placed my order in June 2013, I got a printout just like you from my dealer. Early September my dealer got the allocation and PO# from MB for my car. Unfortunately H10 trim wasn't available so I had to give up my allocation and go back to waiting. In late October I got another allocation and PO# and in November I got a decade (10 day periods in MB Production schedule). The build decade arrived and my build was still "yellow" in netstar. Finally after a week it went "red" but the build was delayed a month. The car was finally built as scheduled and everything proceeded as expected
The reason your dealer won't give you a PO# is likely because he doesn't have one.
I know there are people on the forums here who have placed orders for 2014 s63 and were bumped to 2015s.
- Tomcat - your order is certainly placed into the MB Netstar system, BUT it is just sitting in the order bank. While it shows your order is approved, it just means that your order meets the MB ordering guidelines.
Every order will have the order show a order cycle but it unfortunately isn't accurate. I experienced it myself and I know Jan8or in Canada also had the same experience where an order gets delayed for one reason or another. Nothing is set in stone until your car goes "red" in netstar which only your dealer can see. That means the car has a real date for production and no changes can be made. Until your order hits red, you are still just waiting.
For example, I placed my order in June 2013, I got a printout just like you from my dealer. Early September my dealer got the allocation and PO# from MB for my car. Unfortunately H10 trim wasn't available so I had to give up my allocation and go back to waiting. In late October I got another allocation and PO# and in November I got a decade (10 day periods in MB Production schedule). The build decade arrived and my build was still "yellow" in netstar. Finally after a week it went "red" but the build was delayed a month. The car was finally built as scheduled and everything proceeded as expected
The reason your dealer won't give you a PO# is likely because he doesn't have one.
I know there are people on the forums here who have placed orders for 2014 s63 and were bumped to 2015s.
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It appears that there could be multiple editions/versions of Netstar client software. Otherwise, it is hard to explain the difference in order confirmation format that we receive from our US-based dealers. As I mentioned, I placed my recent order myself using the legacy Netstar client that looks like a bit outdated Windows application. All print-outs that were produced by this software looked differently from Tomcat2048's example. My order confirmation listing all equipment did have a PO number in the header.
Bottom line - it does not matter how the printouts look like. What matters is that the information from the dealerships is accurate, truthful and reflective of the true situation.
Bottom line - it does not matter how the printouts look like. What matters is that the information from the dealerships is accurate, truthful and reflective of the true situation.
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Just to chime in from my experience and what I have read on these forums:
- Tomcat - your order is certainly placed into the MB Netstar system, BUT it is just sitting in the order bank. While it shows your order is approved, it just means that your order meets the MB ordering guidelines.
Every order will have the order show a order cycle but it unfortunately isn't accurate. I experienced it myself and I know Jan8or in Canada also had the same experience where an order gets delayed for one reason or another. Nothing is set in stone until your car goes "red" in netstar which only your dealer can see. That means the car has a real date for production and no changes can be made. Until your order hits red, you are still just waiting.
For example, I placed my order in June 2013, I got a printout just like you from my dealer. Early September my dealer got the allocation and PO# from MB for my car. Unfortunately H10 trim wasn't available so I had to give up my allocation and go back to waiting. In late October I got another allocation and PO# and in November I got a decade (10 day periods in MB Production schedule). The build decade arrived and my build was still "yellow" in netstar. Finally after a week it went "red" but the build was delayed a month. The car was finally built as scheduled and everything proceeded as expected
The reason your dealer won't give you a PO# is likely because he doesn't have one.
I know there are people on the forums here who have placed orders for 2014 s63 and were bumped to 2015s.
- Tomcat - your order is certainly placed into the MB Netstar system, BUT it is just sitting in the order bank. While it shows your order is approved, it just means that your order meets the MB ordering guidelines.
Every order will have the order show a order cycle but it unfortunately isn't accurate. I experienced it myself and I know Jan8or in Canada also had the same experience where an order gets delayed for one reason or another. Nothing is set in stone until your car goes "red" in netstar which only your dealer can see. That means the car has a real date for production and no changes can be made. Until your order hits red, you are still just waiting.
For example, I placed my order in June 2013, I got a printout just like you from my dealer. Early September my dealer got the allocation and PO# from MB for my car. Unfortunately H10 trim wasn't available so I had to give up my allocation and go back to waiting. In late October I got another allocation and PO# and in November I got a decade (10 day periods in MB Production schedule). The build decade arrived and my build was still "yellow" in netstar. Finally after a week it went "red" but the build was delayed a month. The car was finally built as scheduled and everything proceeded as expected
The reason your dealer won't give you a PO# is likely because he doesn't have one.
I know there are people on the forums here who have placed orders for 2014 s63 and were bumped to 2015s.
Thank you for your input. My dealer assured me that my car would enter production at the beginning of May...I guess if this doesn't happen, I'll be a little upset. We'll see what happens I guess...waiting is the hardest part with any of this. I remember when I ordered my M5 in July of 2012...the 3 months I had to wait were torture...
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Thank you for your input. My dealer assured me that my car would enter production at the beginning of May...I guess if this doesn't happen, I'll be a little upset. We'll see what happens I guess...waiting is the hardest part with any of this. I remember when I ordered my M5 in July of 2012...the 3 months I had to wait were torture...
I would love to own an m5 but living in the northeast it makes it hard to justify that car with the weather we get.
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I would agree with what others have said. I have placed multiple orders in the past year so consider myself well versed in MB order process. All of my orders have started out by entering them in Netstar and received a printout just like the one posted. The order sits there until MB accepts it and a PO assigned. My 2014 GL63 order sat in the system for 6 months before an allocation and a PO number was given. My 2014 S550 was allocated after the order was in the system for only a week. As I said my printout also has 5/1 as order cycle but from my past experiences I know better that there is no allocation until there is a PO number. If there is no allocation then there is no car and hence no production date.
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I would also like to add that I have never heard of a dealer not giving out a PO number to a customer. The interesting thing is that from now on anytime they give you a Netstar printout - the PO number is listed (if there is one). So are they not going to give you any printout until the car arrives?
Also it's not possible for another dealer to steal an allocation based on the PO number. In the Netstar system any dealer can look at another's allocation, inventory etc.
Any dealer has access to another dealer's PO any day so the only person they are hiding the PO number from is the customer.
Also it's not possible for another dealer to steal an allocation based on the PO number. In the Netstar system any dealer can look at another's allocation, inventory etc.
Any dealer has access to another dealer's PO any day so the only person they are hiding the PO number from is the customer.
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Also it's not possible for another dealer to steal an allocation based on the PO number. In the Netstar system any dealer can look at another's allocation, inventory etc.
Any dealer has access to another dealer's PO any day so the only person they are hiding the PO number from is the customer.
Any dealer has access to another dealer's PO any day so the only person they are hiding the PO number from is the customer.
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I have posted some information that may be helpful to this conversation. My understanding is that MBUSA converted 2014 orders to 2015 MY S classes in early February. Any new order "MAY" not be accepted until May 1 with a PO number issued. The below information validates this by showing the S Class order bank opening up on 5/1/14. Not positive my information is correct but the below information is used in the fleet business to keep on top of production and order schedules.
Updated: March 6, 2014
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Model2014 Fleet Final Order Due Date 2014 Final Production Date 2015 Order Bank Open Date 2015 Production Startup C-Class Sedan1/7/14TBD10/1/14**7/1/14**C-Class Coupe2/15/14TBD8/1/145/5/14CLA-ClassN/A*N/A1/2/1511/1/14CLS-Class8/1/14TBD10/1/149/1/14E-Class8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Class Wagon 8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Coupe8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Cabrio8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14G-Class7/15/14TBD11/1/149/1/14GL-Class5/1/14TBD9/1/147/1/14GLA-ClassN/AN/A10/1/14**7/1/14**GLK-Class3/4/14TBD6/1/145/5/14M-Class5/1/14TBD9/1/147/1/14S-Class2/7/14TBD5/1/14**3/20/14**S-CoupeN/AN/A10/1/14**8/1/14**SL-Class (SL550, SL63 AMG, SL65 AMG)7/1/14TBD8/1/146/1/14SL-Class (SL400)8/1/14TBD10/1/148/1/14SLK-Class3/4/14TBD8/1/146/1/14Smart4/1/14TBD6/1/144/1/14 * CLA n/a for fleet ordering
** Order bank opening and production startup dates may vary by model configuration
Updated: March 6, 2014
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Model2014 Fleet Final Order Due Date 2014 Final Production Date 2015 Order Bank Open Date 2015 Production Startup C-Class Sedan1/7/14TBD10/1/14**7/1/14**C-Class Coupe2/15/14TBD8/1/145/5/14CLA-ClassN/A*N/A1/2/1511/1/14CLS-Class8/1/14TBD10/1/149/1/14E-Class8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Class Wagon 8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Coupe8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Cabrio8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14G-Class7/15/14TBD11/1/149/1/14GL-Class5/1/14TBD9/1/147/1/14GLA-ClassN/AN/A10/1/14**7/1/14**GLK-Class3/4/14TBD6/1/145/5/14M-Class5/1/14TBD9/1/147/1/14S-Class2/7/14TBD5/1/14**3/20/14**S-CoupeN/AN/A10/1/14**8/1/14**SL-Class (SL550, SL63 AMG, SL65 AMG)7/1/14TBD8/1/146/1/14SL-Class (SL400)8/1/14TBD10/1/148/1/14SLK-Class3/4/14TBD8/1/146/1/14Smart4/1/14TBD6/1/144/1/14 * CLA n/a for fleet ordering
** Order bank opening and production startup dates may vary by model configuration
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I have posted some information that may be helpful to this conversation. My understanding is that MBUSA converted 2014 orders to 2015 MY S classes in early February. Any new order "MAY" not be accepted until May 1 with a PO number issued. The below information validates this by showing the S Class order bank opening up on 5/1/14. Not positive my information is correct but the below information is used in the fleet business to keep on top of production and order schedules.
Updated: March 6, 2014
Mercedes-Benz
Model2014 Fleet Final Order Due Date 2014 Final Production Date 2015 Order Bank Open Date 2015 Production Startup C-Class Sedan1/7/14TBD10/1/14**7/1/14**C-Class Coupe2/15/14TBD8/1/145/5/14CLA-ClassN/A*N/A1/2/1511/1/14CLS-Class8/1/14TBD10/1/149/1/14E-Class8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Class Wagon 8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Coupe8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Cabrio8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14G-Class7/15/14TBD11/1/149/1/14GL-Class5/1/14TBD9/1/147/1/14GLA-ClassN/AN/A10/1/14**7/1/14**GLK-Class3/4/14TBD6/1/145/5/14M-Class5/1/14TBD9/1/147/1/14S-Class2/7/14TBD5/1/14**3/20/14**S-CoupeN/AN/A10/1/14**8/1/14**SL-Class (SL550, SL63 AMG, SL65 AMG)7/1/14TBD8/1/146/1/14SL-Class (SL400)8/1/14TBD10/1/148/1/14SLK-Class3/4/14TBD8/1/146/1/14Smart4/1/14TBD6/1/144/1/14 * CLA n/a for fleet ordering
** Order bank opening and production startup dates may vary by model configuration
Updated: March 6, 2014
Mercedes-Benz
Model2014 Fleet Final Order Due Date 2014 Final Production Date 2015 Order Bank Open Date 2015 Production Startup C-Class Sedan1/7/14TBD10/1/14**7/1/14**C-Class Coupe2/15/14TBD8/1/145/5/14CLA-ClassN/A*N/A1/2/1511/1/14CLS-Class8/1/14TBD10/1/149/1/14E-Class8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Class Wagon 8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Coupe8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14E-Cabrio8/1/14TBD10/15/149/1/14G-Class7/15/14TBD11/1/149/1/14GL-Class5/1/14TBD9/1/147/1/14GLA-ClassN/AN/A10/1/14**7/1/14**GLK-Class3/4/14TBD6/1/145/5/14M-Class5/1/14TBD9/1/147/1/14S-Class2/7/14TBD5/1/14**3/20/14**S-CoupeN/AN/A10/1/14**8/1/14**SL-Class (SL550, SL63 AMG, SL65 AMG)7/1/14TBD8/1/146/1/14SL-Class (SL400)8/1/14TBD10/1/148/1/14SLK-Class3/4/14TBD8/1/146/1/14Smart4/1/14TBD6/1/144/1/14 * CLA n/a for fleet ordering
** Order bank opening and production startup dates may vary by model configuration
Looks like my copy and paste job did not turn out well. In the "Stuff" in the copy and past is the S class production date of 3/20/14 and the order bank open date of 5/1/14. Sorry for the "mess" of a copy and paste.
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So is this basically saying that the 05/01 production start date is accurate for 2015 models?
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No. Production start date is estimated to be March 20th, 2014 for MY 2015 S Class with new orders being accepted by MBUSA as May 1st, 2014. My guess is that all the orders that were converted in NETSTAR from 2014 MY to 2015 MY order filled the slots until the 5/1/14 date. This is only a guess. The one certain thing is that production is estimated on 3/20/14. From the information that is available to dealers/fleet suppliers, it appears that orders will not be accepted in the NETSTAR system until 5/1/14 for new orders since 2/7/14.
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No. Production start date is estimated to be March 20th, 2014 for MY 2015 S Class with new orders being accepted by MBUSA as May 1st, 2014. My guess is that all the orders that were converted in NETSTAR from 2014 MY to 2015 MY order filled the slots until the 5/1/14 date. This is only a guess. The one certain thing is that production is estimated on 3/20/14. From the information that is available to dealers/fleet suppliers, it appears that orders will not be accepted in the NETSTAR system until 5/1/14 for new orders since 2/7/14.
It's really hard to know what the truth is in terms of production of new orders but I would agree based on my experience and information on the net that allocations for new orders MY 15 s63s are not assigned yet.
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