[zman]

Rumor has it that it will probably be mid May before most areas start to see some roll in.

I am planning on ordering an Enclave today. In fact, there is a chance that the order went in on Saturday. The dealership told me that they are being quoted longer delivery times on the Enclave, 10-12 weeks for custom orders. We'll see if that ends up being true.

 

[zman]

I'll let you all know more when I know more.

We are waiting for resolution on the 19" chrome wheel availability issue. My salesman made it sound like placing the order was a done deal once that is resolved. He did tell me to expect a longer delivery time on the Enclave, 10-12 weeks rather than the 6-8 on the Acadia. Maybe this is a sign that the order won't be entered for awhile. I never thought of that possibility.

I am ordering a Cocoa/Cashmere CXL AWD. I am getting every option except DVD, navigation, and rear cargo net/shade. Sticker is something like $41615 and I am getting it for invoice due to the fact that it is a factory order. They would not have cut me the same deal on one from inventory. The invoice matched up quite well with Edmunds, but all dealers in the Minneapolis area do have the regional advertising fee shown on the invoice. This amounts to a little over $700, so the net effect is Edmunds+$700.

 

[zman]

I saw the interior at the auto show. I really like it. I am not a fan of the Ebony and the Titanium I have seen on the Acadia seemed too light to me. I am hoping that the Cashmere is a good compromise. We have something comparable on our Eddie Bauer Expedition and we really like it.

If my salesman was straight up with me, here is my understanding - it seems like factory orders (custom ordered and built for me) are simply additional vehicles that they would otherwise not get for dealer inventory. They are basically additional vehicles that they can move without effecting their other allocations from the factory.

 

[zman]

For my particular case for the Enclave, it is cheaper for me to custom order from the factory. My dealership is giving better discounts for ordering vs taking out of dealer inventory. Of course they have no inventory yet....

 

[zman]

We struggled with the color choice. We live on a gravel road, so our cars seem to be perpetually dirty. Hence we have chosen Pewter and Silver Birch on the two previous vehicles as they hide dirt better. The either very dark or very light colors show the dirt more. The two tone paint pattern on the Enclave creates some difficulty in this regard. We're not especially crazy about the more contrasty combinations, but those that aren't this way are either the darker or lighter colors or were of delayed availability( my wife will have to rent a car by the month until the Enclave arrives). We settled on the Gold Mist, even though it uses the dark accent on the lower body, and will likely get the integrated assist steps as they will keep some of the dirt off of this area. Our color choice was also influenced by our strong preference of the Cashmere interior over the other choices. My prediction is that solid color paint choices will become available on future model years, as I don't think we're alone on our ambivalence about the two tone treatment.

Wow. I agree 100%, I could have written that statement. We actually chose the Cocoa due to the lower body being a fairly close match to the main color, plus we do not live on a dirt road. We also based our choice on the availability of the Cashmere interior. We know we like the Cocoa/Cashmere combination due to the vehicle at our autoshow. I wasn't sure I would like the Cashmere with some of the other color choices.

The chrome wheel situation for those of us that are not part of the "package" states has been a bit of a nightmare.

Did your dealer mention a delivery timeframe?

 

[zman]

My dealer just got one. My salesman didn't even know it was coming in. I am going to go drive it this afternoon. :cheers:

 

[zman]

My AWD CXL says 16/22.

 

[zman]

Mine has the 16/22 on the GM side window sticker, and I am 99% certain these are the new 08 ratings. I did not notice an additional one on the windshield. Doesn't mean it wasn't there however.