Hi Everyone,
I've been lurking and learning here and on the M3P forum since we ordered on July 2nd, and wanted to share our experience in case it can be helpful.
We were in a situation where we needed a car in September, so we decided to order a white/black M3P with ETA of ~September instead of ~December for the M3LR. We placed the order at our service center, and let the SA know that our preference was for the LR and if ANYTHING came up in pretty much any LR color / wheel combination we’d be happy to switch and jump on it.
After spending a month occasionally emailing our SA and stopping in to the SC to stay on everyone’s radar, we had pretty much “resigned” ourselves (!) to getting an M3P and started planning to switch to 18” wheels, etc….
At the beginning of August, out of the blue, we got a call saying a white/black LR was arriving in 5 days and the purchaser had canceled their order.
July 28th build date, everything seemed legitimate, so I showed up on August 14th with all the delivery horror stories in the back of my mind. Fortunately, the car was perfect except for a small scratch on the driver’s seat that the SA pointed out before I even found it. He scheduled an appointment to have it fixed, and we’ve been enjoying driving it ever since - so far it’s been pretty amazing.
We got extremely lucky obviously and had an amazing SA, and wish everyone waiting speedy deliveries and as so many have said before, it’s worth the wait.