[emargul]

I have been on a wait list at a dealer near Philadelphia since March. I started out 8th and have moved down to 4th mostly due to people dropping out. The dealer has only gotten two allocations since the M2 was released. My current lease is ending in April so I was getting pretty nervous that I was not going to get a car in time. Long story short, I was in Princeton, NJ for work yesterday and decided to stop by Princeton BMW and it turned out they still had available one of the two allocations they got this quarter!

I am going to get the car before my lease is up so I'll be stuck with two cars for two months, but it's better than not getting one till early to late summer at best. Hon was my SA and he was awesome. He helped me out and made the two last payments on my lease not hurt as bad. Hoping to see her by late January - early February!

I highly recommend anyone on the east coast that is still on a long wait list to call up Hon at Princeton BMW.

[zenmaster]

Funny how some dealers have no one in line to buy an M2!

[emargul]

Yea I couldn't believe it!

[pruettfan]

Originally Posted by zenmaster

Funny how some dealers have no one in line to buy an M2!

My local dealer is taking a unique approach. They have no list and are selecting customers based on being local and having an established relationship with them or their desire to build one. I was originally frustrated by this approach but it probably makes more sense than having a list of frustrated one time customers waiting on a list and then having to say no to your locals who you can do business with in the future. I began calling them in October of last year right after the announcement and it was frustrating at first but it paid off and my car delivery is about 2 weeks away. Also they are selling at MSRP.

[zenmaster]

Originally Posted by pruettfan

My local dealer is taking a unique approach. They have no list and are selecting customers based on being local and having an established relationship with them or their desire to build one. I was originally frustrated by this approach but it probably makes more sense than having a list of frustrated one time customers waiting on a list and then having to say no to your locals who you can do business with in the future. I began calling them in October of last year right after the announcement and it was frustrating at first but it paid off and my car delivery is about 2 weeks away. Also they are selling at MSRP.

Yeah, so much talk about year waiting lists when some people are not waiting at all.

[Chuck W.]

Originally Posted by pruettfan

My local dealer is taking a unique approach. They have no list and are selecting customers based on being local and having an established relationship with them or their desire to build one....

IMHO, this is the way it should be. But, the dealers around me are marking them up; some to ridiculous prices. El Paso BMW took great care of me to the point I will travel 850 miles to them when I buy my next one.

[P4rD0nM3]

Congratulations! My local dealer is a super small one so not a lot of allocations but since I am local, they called me first when they got their allocation.

[Undertow]

Your dealer should allow you to pull ahead on your current lease. If you are a BMW customer, they'll always let you pull ahead within 3 months of the lease end.

[emargul]

Originally Posted by Undertow

Your dealer should allow you to pull ahead on your current lease. If you are a BMW customer, they'll always let you pull ahead within 3 months of the lease end.

I wish that I was. Unfortunately, my current lease is an Infiniti Q60S. However, they did help me out by reducing the price of the M2 by $400, which is the amount of my lease disposition fee.

[emargul]

Originally Posted by P4rD0nM3

Congratulations! My local dealer is a super small one so not a lot of allocations but since I am local, they called me first when they got their allocation.

Thanks! Congrats to you as well!

[Stu Pedasho]

Originally Posted by zenmaster

Funny how some dealers have no one in line to buy an M2!

....and some of us are waiting until next fall to get one locally.

[BD_F22]

Originally Posted by zenmaster

Yeah, so much talk about year waiting lists when some people are not waiting at all.

Yeah I walked in to my dealer on June 23rd and placed my order and took delivery of it August 29th, I was never on a waiting list at all

[jiaming927]

Keep looking guys, I personally think that there is always a few M2s available somewhere. You just need to dig and make phone calls.
I put a deposit on mine 09/28 and now it's on the boat to US. I contacted about 15 dealers and eventually I got one for MSRP. Even though I need to pay for car shipping from LA to Seattle but it's still a good deal since my local dealer either does $5000 mark up or MSRP with 6-12 months wait.

[pruettfan]

Originally Posted by jiaming927

Keep looking guys, I personally think that there is always a few M2s available somewhere. You just need to dig and make phone calls.
I put a deposit on mine 09/28 and now it's on the boat to US. I contacted about 15 dealers and eventually I got one for MSRP. Even though I need to pay for car shipping from LA to Seattle but it's still a good deal since my local dealer either does $5000 mark up or MSRP with 6-12 months wait.

Your exactly right. I have a buddy who recently found a allocation that was not taken, in fact the dealer had, for a short time 4. If you can find a dealer that doesn't have a list you can get one. Some are holding out for local customers but it seems that if your willing to do the legwork you can find a dealer with allocation that is wiling to sell at MSRP to anyone.