allotment--my dealer (metro Boston) told (more) (archive)

: dealer knows how many 2001 M3s they are going to get and as such can't tell me about when I would be able to get one. I told him that I talked to another dealer who said that I could see one in March if I gave a deposit now and he said that there is no way anyone could say something like that... is he full of sh*t or what? I would like to get my name on a list and have one by March (give me some time to save a little more money), but I don't want to put my name down without at least knowing what month I will see the car. Thanks.

me they had been informed that they would get 6 cars for calendar year 2000. I got that info back in January, so they may have gotten first quarter projections for 2001 by now. I got on my list early Dec. 99, and I was number 7. I am still number 7, no one ahead of me has dropped out. Initial production was expected to be low for the first year, though there was some talk of speeding things up by delaying production of the new m coupe and roadster. However, this is confounded by BMWNA's announcement at the NYC show, that many initial cars will be shipped with colors and options decided by the factory. If true, and you didn't care what color or options you got, you could see a car relatively soon compared to folks who want to order it the way they want it.

All I can say is if you NEED a car right away, another model may be best for you. If you can wait and you are really interested in the m3, I think we are going to be getting something super.

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Wow, the dealerships that I talked to were also metro-Boston (more) Jordan 22:39 6/25/2000 (0)
here's what I've been told...(m) loki 16:42 6/25/2000 (1)
- 50 dealers! unreal, I helped a friend....... JG 23:04 6/25/2000 (0)

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