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Finally Found A Manual Allocation!
I'm finally in the ordered club! I have had an order into a dealer for almost 6 weeks with no luck in site as to when BMW was going to pick it up. My salesman thought it was going to be a first week April build but then he started saying BMW is just not picking up these manual allocations from the order banks but they are picking up comps. He told me it could be awhile so I started looking around. I bet I called 25 dealers within 4 states of me and nobody had a manual allocation and they said that is a tough allocation that is like gold right now. There were comp allocations everywhere.
I was about to give up and ended up talking to a dealer out west from a source that had one and they did. We could not come to terms on a deal and because of distance I told him I would pass. The good thing is this guy wanted to actually help me! He got on the locator list and said there were only 38 available allocations in the entire U.S. as of March 6th and most of them were on the coasts. Ended up finding the last one nearest to me and called them. Sure enough they had it. I secured that dude as quick as I could and now I'm in! It's a late March early April build and he said I should have it no later than about 10 to 12 weeks. This has been a crazy ride for me and I'm posting this to hopefully help anybody else waiting or wanting an allocation especially in manual configuration. Keep trying, call around and do your homework. I was in a situation where I couldn't keep waiting and being put off till a June, July build. There just aren't many available. My Build: Isle of Man Green 6 MT (YEA!) 826M Bi-Color Wheels Red Brake Calipers Kyalami Orange Interior (Extended) Executive Package Shadow Line Exterior Carbon Fiber Interior Trim Update: 3/8/21 Received my production number today and my salesman said BMW is projecting a finish time of April 16th for my build! So far nothing on any delays? Last edited by LuckyBrand; 03-08-2021 at 06:01 PM.. Reason: Added Build Picture |
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It seems I got very lucky to get a manual G80 build within 2 days of telling my Midwest dealer I wanted to order. It’s currently waiting to her on the boat. |
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I’ve seen other people talking about how rare they are. At first the dealer wasn’t sure they’d get one but they had another dealer who wanted to trade for an M2 Comp allocation so I lucked out; a ton, it seems.
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03-07-2021, 09:50 AM | #6 |
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I found one 120 miles from home, after a long search - lots of BMW dealers near San Francisco. I had found another closer, but I had told him to screw himself when he demanded 10K over MSRP.
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Many vehicle manufacturers are facing short falls and even shutting down lines due to shortages mainly in the chip sector. I think we should all keep each other updated on this and I will chime in on mine if I here anything soon especially since mine is coming up quick. |
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On February 26 (last business day in Feb.), the 10K-over guy called again (after I had ordered elsewhere) and offered 2K over. When I said "no" he wanted to negotiate more, starting at 2K over. He hadn't found a buyer and he had to modify before March. I told him "good luck" and hung up.
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I received a MT allocation a few weeks ago without too much looking around in CT. Haven't heard anything about a delay, though. Perhaps it's time to check in with my SA.
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I went to the dealership, also in CT, on Saturday February 6th and had my manual allocation by Monday. It's an M4 though so I don't know if it's easier to get than an M3 manual. My car is at the port right now waiting for a boat.
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Are you MT allocations getting any discounts at all? I am sort of annoyed that I didn't get much despite being a repeat buyer from my local store. I got swept up and signed with only a few hundreds of.
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