OK all the Australian's ordering Grands please post here.
Lets try to have a common thread for discussing our orders and more important our jeep when they eventually get here.
I am hearing different ETA's around.
I will try and make a list in this first post with our orders and ETA's
and then the delivery.
Sorted by order date
F500 ________Laredo QL Colour? ___________Ordered February 6th _ETA April May ______now no one knows Recieved 5th August gmangoau ___Laredo Bright Silver ____________Ordered February _____ETA May/June ____Now ? Recieved 24th August efracer ______Limited QL Dark Charcoal ______Ordered late February _ETA ? ____________was August now 20th of July updated 20th June tim ________ Laredo __ Red ______________Ordered March 13th__ETA May 13th _____now ETA ? order mishap not delivered was promised last Friday. 13th May Jeep changed it to silver, now has canceled order. OzTJ _______Overland _Mineral Grey _________Ordered march 18th __ETA June July Deserthucker _Overland Mineral Grey __________Ordered March 18th _ETA June _________now Late September VIN 3rd June D1 recieved 9th September Coffeman ____Laredo __Stone White _________Ordered Late March __ETA NOW ________Now mid May EchucaBarry __Laredo Stone White ___________Ordered 12th May _____ETA July/August 18th August ship arrival Enforcer _____Overland Mineral Grey __________Ordered may 13th ___ETA Mid to end July revieved before mine on the same ship Spentan _____Overland Blackberry / White gold _Ordered May 13th ____ETA mid to end July lzhou _______Limited V6 Black _______________Ordered March 19 ____ETA July ________Now first week august just4fun ____Overland V8 ? __________________Ordered May 7th ____ETA August/September Recieved 8th September WK2JGC ____Laredo CRD __Mineral Grey _______Ordered July 13th ____ETA end September Magoomba__?______CRD__Bright Silvere_______Ordered ?___________ETA ? nigelh________Overland V8 True Blue, Saddle/Black, Towkit_______Ordered Mid Dec__________ETA Fremantle 31/March___ Del Mid April
I heard exactly the same thing from the dealer nut. I posted a link to an article here before that said they were starting to produce QL for australia October and we should have them by end of the year?
Jasonf that was exactly what I was told. 3 dealers told me it was not even a possibility until October build. So as much as I would have loved QL there was no way I was waiting until December possibly Jan, Feb to get my new GC! I just don't do enough 4x4 anymore to warrant waiting that amount of time (hence the reason I'm trading a wrangler for a GC)!
Having said all that, this was in April when I placed my order so things could have changed considerably since then. If you have an Overland ordered I don't think you have a worry. But anyone wanting a Limited or Laredo with QL might want to look into it.
Spoke with the local dealer today and I can order the Dark / Light Beige interior on the Overland. Only issue is he wants a hefty deposit and I cant cancel the order once its placed which is OK
Took a bit to take it all in. Did not think it would get to this status.
I was starting to loose hope.
The only concern I have now is this, the sold order is no
Vehicle Information
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):1J4R26GT3BCXXXXXXX
Order Number (VON):E56XXXXX
Sold Order : No
Scheduled C – tentative schedule
D – firm schedule: serial number is assigned.
D1 – gateline: plant has sequenced the unit for production, estimated ship date assigned
D2 – gateline: framing and build imminent, usually within 3-6 days
Build
E – framing
F – paint
G – trim
Built
I – unit is pending final inspection
J – vehicle has passed final inspection, but has not been released to carrier
JB – shipped to body vendor
JE – shipped to emissions
JJ – consigned body vendor
JS – shipped to storage
KZ – released by plant and invoiced
I think Chrysler underestimate how popular the saddle may become in Oz.
As with a lot of other things.
They could possibly sell more LTD's if ACC was offered and no QL was offered.
I would say thay they have built the first allocation as they will have them here mid July for the launch. I do not know if mine is going to be one of them....I can only hope, as I have not received my VOR yet.
OK all the Australian's ordering Grands please post here.
Lets try to have a common thread for discussing our orders and more important our jeep when they eventually get here.
I am hearing different ETA's around.
I will try and make a list in this first post with our orders and ETA's
and then the delivery.
Sorted by order date
F500 ________Laredo QL Colour? ___________Ordered February 6th _ETA April May ______now no one knows efracer ______Limited QL Dark Charcoal ______Ordered late February _ETA ? ____________now August tim ________ Laredo __ Red ______________Ordered March 13th__ETA May 13th _____now ETA ? order mishap not delivered was promised last Friday. 13th May Jeep changed it to silver, now has canceled order. OzTJ _______Overland _Mineral Grey _________Ordered march 18th __ETA June July Deserthucker _Overland Mineral Grey __________Ordered March 18th _ETA June _________now Late September Coffeman ____Laredo __Stone White _________Ordered Late March __ETA NOW ________Now mid May Enforcer _____Overland Mineral Grey __________Ordered may 13th ___ETA Mid to end July Spentan _____Overland Blackberry / White gold _Ordered May 13th ____ETA mid to end July lzhou _______Limited V6 Black _______________Ordered March 19 ____ETA July ________Now first week august gmangoau ___Laredo Bright Silver ____________Ordered February _____ETA May/June ____Now ?
Please look at the first post in this thread.
If I have missed anyone please let me know.
as well as anyone that has got theirs, updates like received VIN or VON dates
Not the actual VIN or VON just the dates.
I was supposed to drop my car off with them today (as its a trade in), and they were going to put me into a rental while I waited for the JGC,
Apparently they don't mind me keeping the car for a little while longer, because the JGC is apparently "not far off" (quoting the dealer).
I asked about the Saddle trim again, and the dealer paused, and then was like looks like the first few shipments won't have the tan leather, (saddle), it will most probably be black.
Considering I'm looking at getting a White Gold model, the black shouldn't be a problem, will provide a nice contrast and won't get dirty easily.
Either way, I'd rather have my new car, than have to wait for an interior colour. Apparently the Blackberry is still a possibility (not so sure about that), but yeah, the dealer will have a Factory order number for me next week. Does that mean I can track its progress etc? I'm not too fussed
I've spoken to my dealer on numerous occasions, and a few guys at the same place have all said that white gold is unsaleable on all the other Chrysler vehicles, that they've made the mistake of ordering them for "stock", and now they won't shift, and they won't order it again unless to order.....
Just wanting to make sure you've seen it in person mate. It looks nothing like the brochure depicts.
hmm, my first preference is still blackberry, I do feel Dark Charcoal is nice but not great with black interior (with Saddle, it'd be awesome)
I haven't actually seen it in person on a JGC, I did see the swatch at the dealer (piece of metal with the paint on it), and it looked great, I personally like the colour, I think it looks great like this member's one (ArmyRXP)
I'm fine with you liking it, I'd still suggest a trip to the dealer to see if they have one (or a Voyager) painted that colour.
It really is gold, not sure why they use the word white at all. lol
And there you go, I've seen a Dark Charcoal/black leather at the dealer, and it was very much to my taste, much nicer if it was available with the "correct" colour wood trim that the Overland's are/were supposed to have!
Although, having said that, I think I'd go white or silver again, it tends to hide little marks well, and nearly always looks clean (silver esp).
Just got a call from my dealer ( Tanya at Nunawading Jeep who is fantastic) that my VIN, Engine No. etc are available and my white GC Laredo will arrive in Aust on 18th August.Happy with that, at least I have a date.
I ordered my Overland 5.7 with our local dealer on the 7th May ansd was told that delivery would be about 12 weeks.
Today i dropped into the dealer and asked if they have any news on expected build dates, i was advised that it could be August with expected delivery in October.
I guess that my main question is if the car is to be built in August/September will it have the 2012 spec (6 speed gearbox)?