Well, it's done! I've ordered my lunar blue GLC300 Coupe for European delivery in early July! This will be my second -- I did European delivery on my current GLA.
This time has been different. In 2015, I didn't order until April and was able to get it exactly as I wanted it specced out. This time I put my order in mid-Feb and was told it was already too late for European delivery orders! My dealer (Herbert Haemmer at MB Escondido) had to search out a similarly-equipped coupe and modify it for me. Even then, I was not able to get the Natural Black Ash Wood interior or the Advanced Lighting Package (which I REALLY wanted).
Apparently, they are starting to switch to 2019 model production, so some 2018 items are constrained. I was hoping that my timing would be better and I could order a 2019, but unfortunately my dealer told me those won't be available until mid-late August. My current lease expires Aug. 1 and my son (who I'm taking on the trip) starts school in August.
I'm glad at least I got the order in with most of the options I wanted, and I have a great trip planned visiting friends and taking my son to ride some mountain bike parks in Austria and Switzerland. Anyone have experience fitting a MTB inside a GLC Coupe? We will be packing light and it's only the two of us, so I can put the seats down and he can take the wheels off if needed. Once it's in the US I'll be fitting it with a 1-Up bike rack. My current GLA has two Thule Sidearm racks and I'll be glad to not have to hoist bikes on the roof anymore! For fun here's a pic of my son and his friend being goofballs in front of the GLA.
My order:
Paint 890 Lunar Blue
20” 5 Spoke Wheels
MB Tex Espresso Brown/Black
Black Fabric Headliner
Burl Walnut Wood Trim
Premium Package
Smartphone Integration Pkg
Trailer Hitch
Burmeister Sound
Heated Front Seats
Dashboard Topstitching
Illuminated Star
This time has been different. In 2015, I didn't order until April and was able to get it exactly as I wanted it specced out. This time I put my order in mid-Feb and was told it was already too late for European delivery orders! My dealer (Herbert Haemmer at MB Escondido) had to search out a similarly-equipped coupe and modify it for me. Even then, I was not able to get the Natural Black Ash Wood interior or the Advanced Lighting Package (which I REALLY wanted).
Apparently, they are starting to switch to 2019 model production, so some 2018 items are constrained. I was hoping that my timing would be better and I could order a 2019, but unfortunately my dealer told me those won't be available until mid-late August. My current lease expires Aug. 1 and my son (who I'm taking on the trip) starts school in August.
I'm glad at least I got the order in with most of the options I wanted, and I have a great trip planned visiting friends and taking my son to ride some mountain bike parks in Austria and Switzerland. Anyone have experience fitting a MTB inside a GLC Coupe? We will be packing light and it's only the two of us, so I can put the seats down and he can take the wheels off if needed. Once it's in the US I'll be fitting it with a 1-Up bike rack. My current GLA has two Thule Sidearm racks and I'll be glad to not have to hoist bikes on the roof anymore! For fun here's a pic of my son and his friend being goofballs in front of the GLA.
My order:
Paint 890 Lunar Blue
20” 5 Spoke Wheels
MB Tex Espresso Brown/Black
Black Fabric Headliner
Burl Walnut Wood Trim
Premium Package
Smartphone Integration Pkg
Trailer Hitch
Burmeister Sound
Heated Front Seats
Dashboard Topstitching
Illuminated Star
