[Mamba]

Originally Posted by BulkBen

Hi People,

My arrival date has moved from late June to more like late August so I am thinking really seriously about dropping the M3 and getting a used 911 Carrera T, its the other car I was tossing up before ordering the M3.

The M3 wait was already way longer than I wanted when I booked it in Jan, so now its getting ridiculous.

Can someone clarify exactly what happens if you step out of a contract? I assume these are designed to suit the manufacturer / dealer, so all the obligation is on the buyer (me) to find another buyer or go through with the transaction.

My car has the following specs:

M3 Competition XDrive
Black Sapphire paint
826 wheels black
Kyalami orange interior
Carbon interior trim
No sunroof

Options are:
M Carbon buckets
Remote engine start
Heated seats
Sun protection glazing

On road price was $176,819

Given the market I assume I can probably just reallocate to someone else if they are happy with the specs.

That's a really good price. You should definitely try and sell it privately. M3X in Melbourne is closing in on $200k with little options.

[hamishegg]

On roads in Tasmania are significantly cheaper than Victoria

[mynameisplayer]

I got told an order now (@dealer with allocation) will be late Mar delivery with id8.

[Sergeant Skinner]

The dealers I've spoken to can't even tell me when the build allocation will be.

I've been quoted "anywhere from April to September 2023, though most likely in June".

How have others gone with their orders?

[HiFi]

Originally Posted by mynameisplayer

I got told an order now (@dealer with allocation) will be late Mar delivery with id8.

this is accurate - no dealer has an allocation sooner than Jan build. the ones saying they dont know when you will get the car, means they dont have an allocation

[Sergeant Skinner]

Does anyone know how dealers without allocations get… erm… allocated an allocation?

[HiFi]

they put the order in and the factory then tells them when the allocation is - if they dont know, they dont have a production slot they can accces. If they dont have a Jan/Feb slot, they aint getting a car in australia till June earliest

[Sergeant Skinner]

Originally Posted by HiFi

they put the order in and the factory then tells them when the allocation is - if they dont know, they dont have a production slot they can accces. If they dont have a Jan/Feb slot, they aint getting a car in australia till June earliest

So if they don't have a slot, they just don't know until one just randomly opens up for them one day?

That'll explain why everyone is quoting June delivery already

[HiFi]

pretty much - they place the order and it sits in status 147 (which just means production not confirmed) their stock controller eventually will then get get allocated a build/production week for that order and thats when they will know when they will actually get the car allowing 3 months from production week until customer delivery. Most dealers i know for a fact dont even have Jan production slots now either.