Last year when I bought my Ertiga ZXI+, it was having a 3+ month waiting period. I checked with 3 dealers and everyone said the same thing.
BHPian aniketi recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
In the current scenario, almost every car has a waiting period and for getting a new car one has to wait for 2-3 months at least. Very difficult time for buyers who are ready to pay, but cars are not available. Due to this, old cars are also having sunny days and demanding heavy premium in some cases.
But in these difficult times also, some dealers have cars readily available in rare scenarios. The catch is you have very limited choice in color or variant. Last year when I bought my Ertiga Zxi+, it was having 3+ months waiting period. I checked with 3 dealers and everyone said the same thing. Luckily I checked with one more dealer & to my luck, I got one ZXI+ readily available in Grey color which I was looking for. I immediately booked and got delivery within 10 days with all formalities completed including RTO & number plate.
This weekend I went to couple of showrooms looking for a new car for my brother. We mainly went to Maruti, Nexa and Tata. All cars have waiting, can’t help. In Nexa, we got to know that they have 1 Ignis Zeta variant coming in 2 days from the factory and can be readily made available. Also they have 2 S-Cross remaining in Zeta version. They are also ready to provide accessories worth 50K. With hard bargain, one can get few more things as well if someone is looking to buy one.
BHP’ians can put such info here so that others can grab such opportunities in such tough times. Normally most of the dealers have 1-2 cars readily available due to some cancellations, extra inventory asked or some other reasons. But because of not having right information, it’s very difficult to grab opportunity. If this info is shared, can help someone who is desperately looking to buy new car.
Here’s what BHPian Shreyans_Jain had to say on the matter:
Hyundai Alcazar is available for ready delivery. Honda City as well. A couple of weeks tops if you insist on any particular colour.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Waiting periods are a marketing tactic. They play the customer for a fool. Instead of having to push a sale with discounts and offers, they have created a scenario where the customer ends up chasing them with a premium, just for a delivery. There are a few exceptions where there in genuine waiting, but mostly, all makes are in it. Even for in-demand cars like XUV700 and Kia Carens. You’ll be amazed on how the waiting periods drops from 1 year to 1 month when you show your willingness to buy their overpriced accessories, graphene coating etc.
Here’s what BHPian DieselAnna had to say on the matter:
We booked Urban Cruiser AT (original) and got delivery in 10 Days in Mumbai. I have heard the same from different parts of the country. Also, in Mumbai, Alcazar is ready and with some extra added accessories, some discounts are also possible. Thanks to Carens/Scorpio/XUV.
Last I heard, even Thar waiting has come down drastically post the XUV/Scorpio launch.
Here’s what BHPian discoverwild had to say on the matter:
A friend booked the Altroz XT (P) White on June 28. Was told that delivery would take 1-2 months. Vehicle was allotted on July 5 and reached Coimbatore dealer on 15th July.
It depends on the colour and the variant in the production queue.
Here’s what BHPian aiel had to say on the matter:
Citroen C5s are available for ready delivery, according to the Salesman (who was helping my friend with his C5 purchase) in Bangalore. According to him, the dealership maintains around 15 vehicles in their yard. My friend booked his and took delivery after 3 days.
Here’s what BHPian FlankerH had to say on the matter:
Kiger and Magnite CVT were available on 10 days and 2 days notice respectively at Noida dealership back in April when i was in the market for spot delivery.
Here’s what BHPian car_guy1998 had to say on the matter:
VW Taigun as well as Virtus in 1.0 AT and MT guise are readily available at various VW dealerships in Hyderabad while 1.5 DSG might take 2 months is what I heard but someone I know had bought his Taigun 1.5 DSG within a week in Hyderabad recently and I was offered a Virtus 1.0 AT Topline by a VW dealer recently.
And, when I went to the nearby Mahindra dealer for Scorpio-N TD and in the meantime, I was checking the waiting period of Thar and XUV700 in the display, I was surprised to see that the Thar convertible top will be delivered in just 4-6 weeks while Hard top takes 6 months to be delivered but can be delivered much earlier than what Mahindra told and, in fact, I was offered a Thar D AT HT as well as CT AT in Black and D AT HT in Grey colour recently for immediate delivery while they said none about 700 due to demand.
And, recently, one of my close friends had bought a City ZX CVT in white colour within 3 days from booking.
Even Harrier and Safari are available for immediate delivery at various Tata dealerships.
Meanwhile, I myself booked a Seltos D AT and was quoted a waiting period of 3-4 months, which we are ok with waiting for it.
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