Major shortages of new cars!

[James Rothwell]

Buy a used car - more chance of getting the spec you want too

'eh? With a new car you can configure it exactly as you want where as used cars are the opposite you only have the choice of whatever is for sale at that moment.

 

[Merco]

A friend of mine ordered a C220CDi back in May (through a lease company), and has just been given a delivery date of mid October. When asked 'how come so long' the lease agent claimed that due to short supply, high list price customers were being prioritised, i.e. MB dealer customers paying close to list, rather than cut price lease company deals. Lease guy said he is struggling to get cars right now from all the majors, and is causing big problems, as old cars are coming off lease with no new cars to replace them. Now is the time to buy shares in Avis and Hertz

I'm really surprised at this. How is it that I've been given only an 8-week waiting time then? I must admit, I was expecting far more - even for my brother's Polo he had to wait 4 months. But that was built in South Africa apparrently, then shipped to Germany. The car I've chosen isn't one of the highest selling spec - most of the dealers didn't even know about it in fact until I directed them to it on their own website, and although the colour is easy to sort, it's not a common one but that's by-the-by. I'm just surprised to hear about these 6 month waiting lists and can only conclude that this must be an artificial waiting time. the components of the car must already be stock items and just need to be put together on the assembly line or am I guilty of a gross and crass misunderstaning of the production process?

 

[Merco]

PS - it's an executive SE estate in Indigolite blue.