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What would happen if …
Dear DriverJ:
The car we sold you last week and was due to be delivered tomorrow has changed. The basic function has not changed. It still has four wheels, four doors and a motor and will get you where you need to go, but some of the en route functionalities may be different. If you originally purchased a 2025 BMW 530i and received a 2017 Ford Focus you may be eligible for a free cup of premium roast coffee. Please fill out this application for a coupon you can redeem at any Tim Hortons location within one year of your original purchase.
There is no sound system, nav package, aircon, heater or cruise control. We encourage you to dress for the weather, bring an extra cushion, and use your air pods with a compatible smart phone.
We sincerely hope you enjoy your new vehicle.
Well, when wanting to get a 2023 M2 fairly soon after it started production, I had to put a deposit down about 9 months before the model production started with an unknown option list (due to a building waiting list at the dealer). As pre-production started I got a list of options available, I could then configure the car with a likely price, but not a certain price as I hadn’t been allocated a production slot at that point and the price can change for any reason before delivery and final payment.
At this point I could only guess within a few months when the car was going to be available. 2 months later a production slot was assigned, with a likely delivery date +/- a month or so 4 months in the future. In the end they delivered the car about 2 weeks earlier than the predicted delivery date, but still about 15 months after placing the deposit.
Different purchases, different challenges, but trying to purchase a car configured and built the way you want it on a specific date and time when you originally committed to the purchase, is not really possible.