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      03-31-2021, 08:42 PM   #1
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Base model (MT) allocation shortage

I am "first on the list" to be able to place my order at my local dealer in PA. I have been trying to order a new M3 (manual transmission) for the past few weeks. They tell me that they have not received an allocation from BMW yet so I can't even place the order until they receive their allocation. I see others on this forum have already taken delivery. Is anyone else running into the same problem I'm experiencing?
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yes, same issue in my area of NJ.
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I am "first on the list" to be able to place my order at my local dealer in PA. I have been trying to order a new M3 (manual transmission) for the past few weeks. They tell me that they have not received an allocation from BMW yet so I can't even place the order until they receive their allocation. I see others on this forum have already taken delivery. Is anyone else running into the same problem I'm experiencing?
Anything special with the one you're trying to order? Allocations may be slim, but the cars are out there.

There are at least 49 manual M3s for sale in the US right now (just the ones listed on Autotrader without much effort at looking at Cars.com or the like):

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...&numRecords=25


More specifically, there are 4 within 100 miles of you: https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...&numRecords=25

There's a manual BG M4 at my local dealer in PA and they didn't have much of a bite on it yet.
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I caught one exactly as I wanted to order it on the boat coming in. Talk about luck !
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I am "first on the list" to be able to place my order at my local dealer in PA. I have been trying to order a new M3 (manual transmission) for the past few weeks. They tell me that they have not received an allocation from BMW yet so I can't even place the order until they receive their allocation. I see others on this forum have already taken delivery. Is anyone else running into the same problem I'm experiencing?
Allocations are typically released around the 2nd or 3rd week of the month so the March ones have already been released and it will be a bit before April's come around. From what I have heard and read on here, the allocations for the manuals are hard to come by and dealerships are most dealerships are only getting 1 or 2 at a time.
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Anything special with the one you're trying to order? Allocations may be slim, but the cars are out there.

There are at least 49 manual M3s for sale in the US right now (just the ones listed on Autotrader without much effort at looking at Cars.com or the like):

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...&numRecords=25


More specifically, there are 4 within 100 miles of you: https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...&numRecords=25

There's a manual BG M4 at my local dealer in PA and they didn't have much of a bite on it yet.
Thank you for the reply. To answer your question, yes, I have a specific list of options I'm looking for. My local dealership received one M3 MT in Brooklyn Gray, which I drove and they also received a Competition in Tanzanite Blue which I went to see because that is the color I want to order. My salesman also made me aware of a black M3 MT with red leather interior. He said its a special option that's available and send me the spec sheet. I'd like to see that one too, but I've seen pictures of that read leather interior and its too bright for my taste.
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Allocations are typically released around the 2nd or 3rd week of the month so the March ones have already been released and it will be a bit before April's come around. From what I have heard and read on here, the allocations for the manuals are hard to come by and dealerships are most dealerships are only getting 1 or 2 at a time.
I spoke with the sales manager a couple weeks ago who told me that the allocation for March should arrive any day. However when I spoke with my sales rep this past Saturday he said the allocation never came through. Kind of strange considering they sell more M models in PA than any other dealership.
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Thank you for the reply. To answer your question, yes, I have a specific list of options I'm looking for. My local dealership received one M3 MT in Brooklyn Gray, which I drove and they also received a Competition in Tanzanite Blue which I went to see because that is the color I want to order. My salesman also made me aware of a black M3 MT with red leather interior. He said its a special option that's available and send me the spec sheet. I'd like to see that one too, but I've seen pictures of that read leather interior and its too bright for my taste.
You might want to check with Dan Next Level Auto Brokers, it looks like he has access to a base M3 allocation at a 3% discount. Not sure how customizable the build is at this point, but he'd be my first stop if I were you.
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yes, same issue in my area of NJ.
I must have been lucky. Put my 6MT order in 3/22 and it went 111 to 112 the same day in NJ.
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I must have been lucky. Put my 6MT order in 3/22 and it went 111 to 112 the same day in NJ.
Which dealership please? I put my order in two weeks ago at a PA dealership and still no allocation
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Which dealership please? I put my order in two weeks ago at a PA dealership and still no allocation
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