Journal of progression

[pd171]

Car: 300C Black/Medium Gray seats
Options: Smokers group/HID lamps/7yr-100,000 mile 0 deductable warranty

Negotiated Price: $415 a month for 60 months
Price Paid: ???
Trade-in: 99 BMW 528i
Trade Value: $15,000

Order Date: 06/23/04
Build Date: tbd
Ship Date: tbd
Delivery Date: tbd

Initial Problems: Still in BX

First Mods:My butt in the drivers seat.

[TopDog]

Originally Posted by joey

Just curious. Which Bay Area dealer did you buy your car from?
I ordered my car on 5/27 and I am still stuck in D1 with expected ship date of Aug 17.

Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth/Jeep of Vacaville.

[joey]

Originally Posted by TopDog

Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth/Jeep of Vacaville.

Chrysler in Burlingame here.
Chrysler's order/build system sure seems screwed up.
Ripe for pissing a lot of people off.
No one has yet been able to explain how it really works.

[indyCoder]

I first sat in a sold 300C on 5/12 at noon. I found one about 50 miles away and drove it home at 5 PM the same day. I'm not one to wait

[gotallthetoys]

Joey, I ordered from the same dealer on 6/15 and still in BX. Do you live near the dealer and are they getting in inventory. I live in So. Cal but this dealer gave me the best price.

[joey]

Originally Posted by gotallthetoys

Joey, I ordered from the same dealer on 6/15 and still in BX. Do you live near the dealer and are they getting in inventory. I live in So. Cal but this dealer gave me the best price.

I live across the bay, about 35 miles from Burlingame.
I have never been on the dealers lot. I ordered through a broker - Carsdirect.com which uses the Burlingame dealer to buy and deliver in the SF bay area.
Here is the Burlingame web site.
They have several 300's and C's.
http://www.lithiachryslerburlingame....fm?action=home

I asked him about all the C's he was getting and he said they were ordered before I placed my order. Hard to really know because dealer VIN numbers have a different set of numbers.

Even though I have never met the dealer, he has been upfront with no bull****. No complaints there. My beaf is that Chrysler can't make reasonably accurate build/ship forecasts and folks that ordered after me (May 27) have already received their cars.

[indyCoder]

If you really want one and you're willing to drive/fly to get it they can be found. There was one in Indy earlier this week (Cool Vanilla 300C - Anyone Looking For a Car?). When I went to Cedar Point (Sandusky Ohio) there were 2 C's there. I'd start looking in small towns around home and widen your search. I was willing to drive 400 + miles to get one but found one 50 miles away.

It's all in how much do you really want the car.

[gotallthetoys]

Thanks Joey. When I ordered from the dealer I also got the feeling they are a no BS dealer. One of the guys I met on the Yahoo board ordered early and got in 6 weeks. He said they were great to work with. My car was ordered under the dealers existing allocation. I'll check next week to see if I've moved out of BX. Wish me luck

[Jerk_Fitter]

Car: 300C / Silver / Lt greystone
Options: HID headlamps, adjustable pedals, sound group II, protection group II, moonroof.

Sold: 1998 Monte Carlo Z34

Sticker: 36,690
Will Pay: 32,732 + tax, title, & license (Chrysler f&f plan and 1000 CF cash back)

Order History:
Order date 6/16
7/08 BX to D status
8/05 D status - DC and Dealer are saying I'll have the car by the 31st.
(Edit) Called DC 8/12 and D status changed to D1 on 8/06 with a scheduled build complete date of 8/13!!(Edit)

Planned Mods: Window tint, med greystone floor mats, K&N drop in, Locking gas cap.

[cshflow]

Car: 300C Cool Vanilla /Medium Slate Grey
Options: FULLY LOADED

Negotiated Price: $35,300, with EP discount

$38,200 for everything including tax +lic +doc fee & $695 extended 7/75K B2B Warranty
Down Payment: $10,000
Price Financed: $28,200

Order Date: 06/15/04
Build Date: 8/26/04
Ship Date: 8/31/04
Delivery Date: 9/06/04

Current Status: KZ

First Mods:
Bentley Mesh Grill / Pillar Posts / 15% tint all around