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Personally, I got tired of this waiting fiasco and dumped our Mercedes order. The manager at the dealer I spoke to said that "it's a good idea as we have no idea when these cars will be made. I don't blame you one bit.". Replacement car purchased, not a Merc, and on the drive. Very happy now but...

Hi JBD, No need to apologise at all. I've now been told that there are virtually no UK E class slots in June and all cars destined to be built in July will be standard cars i.e. no extras beyond standard equipment. The dealer hopes that our car will be allocated an August slot.

E Class Estate configurator is finally fully up and running. We've never ordered a new car before and felt such a lack of interest but clearly, I feel something as I'm on here now. Can't really be bothered when the car arrives now. I can, however, at this point, say that Sandown Guildford has...

The E class configurator is slowing returning. So far just the saloon and some of the engines but it does have the updated packages, options and prices. The estate is still just the E53 but am I allowed to add that it requires a particular sense of style to choose the interior colours that MB...

I’ll echo the thanks to JBD. You’ve been extremely helpful, and honest, with what little information you have been given by MB UK and this kept me from switching to a different marque. I was very tempted to give you a call and get a price from you even though you’re a good distance away...

My purchase invoice, which has the dealer and finance contributions on, and finance quote make no reference to it having to be a ‘19 reg. The price of the Prem Plus package has dropped by £400 so as they promised me unreservedly that we would benefit from any improved finance offer or price they...

I have also suggested that if it’s an August delivery then we’ve waited long enough already that the registration can wait until 1st Sept but the dealer responded immediately by stating that the finance deal is all based on it being a ‘19 car. What happens if the car doesn’t actually arrive...

Hi Scooby-Doo, I agree that on reading the initial MB sheet it just says the AMG Line Edition (ALE) with leather but the product news roundup sheet I have states in summary that the new ALE has a new 19” wheel, leather upholstery, COMAND online and no price increase. It would appear that...

He has just sent me through the network news info after a less than subtle prompt from me. From the covering document I see that production commences 1st July with first UK deliveries are August, which as the car has now got leather we will go along with without trying to get it registered as a...

Thanks, JBD, that is great news. I was in the dealer about 1 hour ago and the sales guy told me they knew absolutely nothing about any changes that were coming.

Hi JBD, Is there any news yet about the MY20 E specifications? I appreciate that the mild facelift and MBUX is next year but MB seem to meddle with the Packages each MY change and I would really love to see leather become a sensibly priced option. We were browsing cars yesterday and the...

My E220D Estate delivery date of May is most definitely not going to happen. I have been told it will be 'possibly' a June or July build. The dealer is twitching as we've told them that if it's an end of July or August delivery then they can register it as a '69 in September.

Oh, great! :-( Hopefully, that backlog will clear soon. I've heard that the tow bar can be factory or dealer fitted but I guess that if they simply don't have the parts to fit then nothing can be done.

E220D Estate AMG Line Premium Plus Selenite Grey with Electric Tow Bar and Driving Assistance Plus. Standard black Artico interior and wheels. Order placed with dealer on the 18th May 19. It's going to be a lovely car when it gets here and just wish they still did factory collections.

Hi JBD, Thank you for your perseverance with my issue and you have shifted it. I'm still disappointed that such a 'powerful' (salesman description yesterday) dealership as Sandown Guildford didn't know that the factory was closing down for April/May. All I've been given are 'we don't know' all...

Hi James (JBD), But I don't see how the RDE2 compliance applies to a car that is intended for May delivery. RDE2 will apply from January 2020 for all new models and types of car and from January 2021 for all new registrations. The current model has been subject to RDE1 since September last year...

I’ve had a call from the sales gent and it was the usual total lack of information. I asked if the MBUX was planned to be fitted to the E class and he didn't know. He was surprised that it is on the internet as well as Car magazine last month, or the month before. I mentioned the current build...

JBD, I had read somewhere that the next model year E (2020) had the new MBUX infotainment and not necessarily an overall facelift. Does this tally with your understanding? With a model change coming in June, even though the salesman assured me they changed only in December, I will be canceling...

Well, I hope you hear soon Pfazz. I ordered an E estate on the 20th Feb and still not a word from the dealer. Oh, they are chasing it and it's top priority apparently but I do sometimes wonder. My little order above all those higher value ones? Anyway, we are off to the dealer today and we are...

Does anyone know when the 2019/2020 model year change from 2019.5 to 2020 will be for the E class and primarily, the estate? Probably another one for JBD but I’m sure that others may know as well. Many thanks Paul