Quality Control Freight Hold

Brief recap..
Deposit put down Sept. 2022 (1st on waiting list at dealer)
Production began late Dec early Jan
Dealer told me the car (LE) would be at the dealer by late March.
QC Hold middle of March
Car arrived middle May with serious paint damage (rail dust damage from sitting at the port for so long IMO) and I told the dealer I did not want that car.
End of May I was offered a XLE AWD which I turned down.
Middle of June I was allocated a different car (LE).
Middle of July I was told the car has left Portland and the ETA is 7/27/2023.

 

Good for you, sticking to your guns

 

Red LE arrived in Portland, OR from Japan on June 30th. The car left Portland by train 7/13/2023 and arrived at BNSF Railway - Logistics Park Chicago 7/22/2023. The car was moved to different location in Chicago on 7/28/2023. Then the car left Chicago on 7/31/2023 and arrived at my dealer that evening. The dealer called the morning of 8/1/2023 and said the car would be ready to be picked up the next morning 8/2/2023. I went the next morning and looked the car over and found minor paint damage on the front end. Dealer repaired the car that day and I bought the car the following morning 8/3/2023 (under MSRP). (330 days after I put down my deposit and 214 days after start of production.)
I am happy with the car. The End.

 

Congratulations! That’s a long journey. Looks like it was worth the wait. That beautiful red that I’m so envious of. I’ve been waiting a long time too but partly by choice at this point. I’m finally glad I passed on the 2022. Great to hear you are happy with it.

 

Congrats! Glad to see a happy ending to this story!