SE Signature base level trims taking months longer?

I have a SE Signature+ on order from the same dealer, same order date. I have been curious about timing vs. trim level. The SE iconic trim level order from about the same time/same dealer has gone into production. I'm hoping I will be in production in the next few weeks, but we shall see. Thankfully I work from home and can manage the wait

 

You aren’t the first person on here who’s dealer told them that. I can only say that my Sig 2023 doesn’t seem to be delayed. But it is possible they started prioritizing after I put in my order.

I was bummed about not being able to get white caps and roof when I was able to final submit my 2023 order. Crossing my fingers I at least get the flex charger as compensation. I’ll be doing my own stripes.

 

Just went to the dealer today to upgrade to iconic from sig+ and they couldn’t do the change because mine had started production. Wasn’t too bummed about not being able to upgrade with that news.

Apparently next week is going to be when they push though a large amount of se’s (sig+ and iconic).

I order in early Feb.

it does make sense that the sig is no longer a priority since it seems they are not really wanting to offer that as a trim option anymore.

 

Indeed, I was told when I ordered mine in early March. The dealership told me they prioritize producing higher trim first.

 

I'm curious whether the prioritization is happening at the corporate level or the dealership level. My money is on the dealer.

 

I’m guessing this is primarily happening because the Sig is the least profitable model, and while SE demand is up it makes sense to only offer the more profitable iterations.


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Placed an order for a Sig on 2/7/2022 and it finally moved to "Production Begins" today!

 

I ordered an SE Signature on Feb 28, from Crown Mini in Richmond. It showed up as entering production today on miniusa.com. I did have to go through some negotiations with the dealer, because in February they thought they would not be getting any Signature trim cars allocated to them. But with a little gentle persuasion, I got the order placed.

I would not be surprised if there is a specific, limited allocation of Signature trims for each dealer, and it may be that your dealer's allocation is all spoken for. Did they give you any idea of how many months it would be delayed?

 

Same here. I bumped mine up with my MA a few weeks ago when he called to tell me they would be prioritizing Sig+ and Iconic trims, but like you it turns out I wouldn't have been able to get the roof/mirrors I wanted anyway, so I don't feel bad about it. Mine has been in "Production Begins" for about two weeks now.

 

You mean like this one? https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=622448784

 

I've never seen a car with 0 miles before.

 

i know that car - it’s a demo at the dealer that is not for sale…but i ordered pretty much the same from that dealer on March 9….the waiting is the hardest part….

 

That’s the one at the Austin dealership that I purchased mine through. It’s their test drive car They said they get 3 calls a day about to.

 

Three calls a day from people who somehow believed the ad was for a new, 0-mile SE those callers could buy? I guess it's the ad including a price for the car that fools people.

How do test drives in this car work--does the dealership disconnect the odometer to maintain 0 miles or do they attach a digital drill to rewind the digital odometer after each test drive?

 

Are they keeping you in your same production slot? And since we are at the same dealership and now the same trim level, were they able to give you any sense of timing?