New guy- aiming for a 26 CT4-V BW

[jollymon]

Dunno... went to my local dealer (MacMulkin Chevy-Cadillac) where I ordered my 1LE from since they had done me well. By December, nothing so I started hitting up other dealers in the northeast as well as searching for inventory that was close enough. But eventually MacMulkin came through

 

[speedygonzalez]

Getting an allocation will have you dreaming of your car for months. 8 months seems super goaty to me, why so long?

Are you talking about waiting 8 months to get the allocation?

Allocation is actually not fun. The dealership has to be given the allocation, then they have to see what is on restraint. It depends on the customer's build as to whether it can be accepted or not. I have seen colors be on restraint sometimes. There was one week where there were 26 total allocations for the entire nation and there are over 550 Cadillac dealerships. One that happened recently was they only accepted orders with Carbon Fiber 1 & 2, but not with only Carbon Fiber 1. We are not really given a heads up on what we will get ahead of time.

Customers do not lose their place in line, but will have to be skipped if their order does not match that week's allocation. It works both ways. If there is a week where Carbon Fiber can't be built, then those orders are skipped by orders without Carbon Fiber. If there is a week where Carbon FIber can be built, then orders without Carbon Fiber are skipped by the orders with Carbon Fiber.

 

[jollymon]

Checked this morning and at 3300, TPW of 03/16

 

[dcc8203]

My name is David Wiese from Sewell Cadillac of Dallas. I have an order that is set to be built this week that might fit what you are looking for. CT4-V Blackwing, Argent Silver, M6. Email me and I can send you the build. dwiese@sewell.com.

I wonder if I got this car? It was a dealer trade from Sewell Dallas to San Antonio? Bought it on 26 Feb.

 

[dcc8203]

Wow, maybe it was the act of signing up here?! Had been in line for an allocation at a few dealerships starting last June. Sign up here and within a week... Boom! Got the call today from my local dealership they got an allocation and it was mine. 8 months but it's now gonna happen. Order placed!!

Now the anticipation begins

You must have just gotten in under the wire because when I went to Sewell on 21 February to order I was told that orders were closed. Luckily they found me something very close to what I wanted in Dallas and I got it on 26 February!

 

[speedygonzalez]

I wonder if I got this car? It was a dealer trade from Sewell Dallas to San Antonio? Bought it on 26 Feb.

Yes, That is the one. I am glad it went to someone on the forum.

 

[jollymon]

You must have just gotten in under the wire because when I went to Sewell on 21 February to order I was told that orders were closed. Luckily they found me something very close to what I wanted in Dallas and I got it on 26 February!

Congrats that you landed that one! Argent silver seems to not be a popular color as I looked across the online inventory search... very few popped up vs many of the other colors.

Dunno when orders close but so glad I managed to get an allocation vs settling for what I could find on a lot somwhere.