Order placed and now 6-8 months anticipation

[maverick697]

Hello group,
After reading every article and review on the Kia Telluride for the past year I finally decided to move forward and ordered one in late May. I spoke with numerous dealers in the Houston area and each told me they were not taking orders due to the Kia plant recently reopening due to COVID so I came across a dealer in Austin that was eager to place an order; 6-8 months before delivery.
The only uncertainty I have is whether I will end up with a 2020 or 2021 Telluride. The sales agreement, along with down payment, contracts the dealer to sell me a 2020 but if the factory begins producing 2021 I have confirmation from discussion and dealer paperwork I could end up with a 2021 at the same price.
Looking forward to my Gravity Grey SX with Prestige package although it's still unfathomable how much over MSRP these are selling for.

 

[jazzyone]

I believe Kia stopped producing 2020 models and any new orders will be filled with 2021 models, especially 6-8 months from now.

 

[MarcinTexas]

Hello group,
After reading every article and review on the Kia Telluride for the past year I finally decided to move forward and ordered one in late May. I spoke with numerous dealers in the Houston area and each told me they were not taking orders due to the Kia plant recently reopening due to COVID so I came across a dealer in Austin that was eager to place an order; 6-8 months before delivery.
The only uncertainty I have is whether I will end up with a 2020 or 2021 Telluride. The sales agreement, along with down payment, contracts the dealer to sell me a 2020 but if the factory begins producing 2021 I have confirmation from discussion and dealer paperwork I could end up with a 2021 at the same price.
Looking forward to my Gravity Grey SX with Prestige package although it's still unfathomable how much over MSRP these are selling for.

I am from San Antonio and placed an order for a Gravity Grey SX with the Prestige and Towing Package back in January. I couldn't find anyone in San Antonio, Austin or Houston to offer me an order for MSRP - they all wanted to add required dealer packages or a market adjustment. Finally found a dealership in the DFW area that would sell one to me for MSRP. Don't pay more than MSRP.

 

[maverick697]

Thank you for the info. Do you mind sharing what dealer in DFW it was. Kia of Austin wanted $7,500 over MSRP and Kia of South Austin was more reasonable but still wouldn't come down from their set MSRP markup (including a few low cost options thrown in). I went ahead and ordered the vehicle so I can hopefully get one by the end of this year, otherwise I didn't see any other option.

 

[MarcinTexas]

Thank you for the info. Do you mind sharing what dealer in DFW it was. Kia of Austin wanted $7,500 over MSRP and Kia of South Austin was more reasonable but still wouldn't come down from their set MSRP markup (including a few low cost options thrown in). I went ahead and ordered the vehicle so I can hopefully get one by the end of this year, otherwise I didn't see any other option.

Classic KIA of Carrollton. Ask for @StephenCantrelle