usually how long should it take a dealer 2 get a car after you order it, its been about a week nd nothing yet

 

It takes at least a week for the paperwork to go through. Most dealers, if not all, can only order once a month from Acura, so if you bought yours the day after the orders went in, you have a long wait.

Then there is the production time and shipping time, probably about 2-3 weeks for popular combinations, but maybe longer for combinations which don't sell as much because they don't want to bother making just a few at a time.

Check with your dealer and he can answer all these questions and probably give you a better idea of when to expect the car.

Good luck with your waiting, it might seem like an eternity but your car will eventually arrive.

 

aint that the truth.

mine took about two weeks. but I didnt order it, it was just two weeks till its mfg date.

 

this wait is so long

the dealer told me 7-15 days

hopefully this coming week, i can not wait to take a spin in my first acura


btw does anyone have any experiance with the RSX auto? I am debating whether to get one of those for my son and wife to share in a few months

 

Jeez. the wait time has gone down to a couple weeks from 6-8 weeks, as it was when this car was first released. Enjoy your car in two weeks!

 

thy told me monday...still not here
thy told me tues...still not here
thy told me wed...still not here

now they say they have no clue, all they kno is that it left te factory and was shipped, and no clue on the arrival date

 

I ordered my car last weekend, and it won't be here until mid to late December. There are two ways for them to get you a car that isn't built yet.

The first is for cars that are already scheduled to be built. The dealer will have a computer printout of these cars, their options and when they are supposed to be shipped. If your order happens to match up with one of these cars, you will get one pretty soon.

The second is for cars with option combinations that are not already scheduled. These cars actually have to have a build order placed with the factory. One thing that apparently makes a big difference is the color you select. My dealer told me that the paint section on the assembly line is set up for a run of one color at a time. They produce a certain sized run of cars in that color, and then switch over the paint section to a new color. If your color is coming up in the rotation, your car can be built, painted and shipped more quickly. If your color comes up later in the rotation, it may take two months, like mine.

Good luck, and enjoy your TL when it arrives.

 

i am a lil scared now, i give the colors to my dealer, but i did not order the car yet, he told me he got the car for me already, that should be a good thing right?

 

Some color/interior combos are a lot more popular, so its easier to locate.. Like Anthracite/Ebony.

Its even easier to locate 5ATs with that combo and Navi...

 

There are many variables in the car ordering process stream.

Did your dealer 'order' from exisiting inventory? Meaning was your selection a car that was already in the assembly pipeline? Or about to enter the assembly pipeline? That would be a lesser timeframe for delivery.

Or, was it a totally new order, that must make it through all the channels and eventually wind up on the assembly schedule? That would take longer.

The plant where the cars are built tries to group like featured cars into the assembly process (by color, drivetrain, etc) to avoid variations in assembly line. This makes the process more streamlined and cost effective. Maybe your order is being staged for this process? This would explain why a car 'ordered' after yours may actually be built before yours. More rare configurations tend to take longer so a grouping can be made for the production stream.

The best way to find out where your car is, is by the VIN. If you got a VIN # when you deposited, it is likely your car was already planned to be built, or already being built, thus a shorter delivery time. If you have no VIN assigned yet, your TL has not made it into the production planning stage, and will be longer.

This grouping of similar featured cars and how manufacturers streamline the assembly, and is one of the ways how the manufacturers keep costs down. Likewise it explain's Acura's philosophy in offering feature laden cars with very little options or packages (some of which are deferred for dealer installation).

Get the VIN and you should be able to reasonably track the production dates, transport dates, port of entry and ultimate arrival to dealer. This information should be available to a dealer, but likely will required repeated phone calls. Dealers like to estimate short to get the sale and estimate long for the delivery after the sale.

When I 'ordered' my TL in late January, the VIN was supplied as it was already a vehicle planned to be built about a week after I deposited. It took 17 days from the time it hit the assembly line (I believe they schedule a 3 day slot for TL assembly) to the time it was at the dealer. Even with all this tracking info, my car was at the port here for 3 days before the carrier got it to the dealer. It was a bit frustrating, but the dealer kept me posted.

Hope this paints a picture and removes some of the mystery!

 

thanks, im pretty sure its built, he said it showed up on the comp that it was there but it wasnt on the shipping recipt, so he said its still intransit and has no final answer to whn it will be here