Is It REALLY a 12-14 months wait or not?

[jennyricky]

Only repsond if you are a person who ordered a SMART from a SMART dealer and wer told you have to wait 12-14 months- did you or do you really have to wait that long or did it come in ANY sooner???

[jefferios]

I thought the wait was around 18 months. Did you already reserve ahwile ago?

[harleysmom]

yes, 12-18 month wait

[SylenThunder]

Get on the orphan list. That's what I did, got lucky and didn't have to wait very long, and the Smart I got had exactly what I wanted plus a few features. I probably got lucky, but now I have a Smart, and the one I ordered should arrive early next year.

[Jimbo]

I'm still in the 13th month of the first stage. I'm waiting for the email that will allow me to proceed to the second step; to configure and confirm my order. They say that ought to come in the next 1-2 months. Of course they said that 1-2 months ago, and 1-2 months before that. SO, to answer your question, yes it really is a 12+ month wait, based upon my experience.

[bones]

I was told 13-18 months then a week later I placed another reservation and they told me 24 months... this all took place about 2 months ago.
I bought an orphan.

[rawlus®]

something also to consider - orphan availability may drop precipitously in the coming months - my reasoning is that many of the early orphans we generated by reservationists who reserved before the smart was even shipping - speculators if you will - and, once they had a chance to see and feel and touch and drive the vehicle, for whatever reason, they decided to abandon their reservation. as the vehicle becomes far more visible within our communities, those who place the reservation are likely to be more committed to that decision, less speculative, and as such, more likely to follow through with their final order.
when you're taking reservations 12 months in advance of first shipment to anyone, cancellations would be a significant percentage. when you're taking reservations for something that is a known quantity, chances of cancel are far lower. especially if you're being told in advance that the wait may be uncomfortably long but you're making the reservation anyway.

eventually, orphan pools may all but dry up. as only the truly committed, fully aware will be placing reservations.

[CruisingAZ]

It has been 13 months since I paid my $99 deposit, I am in my 90 day window.

[danag]

Actually it looks a bit longer. I just placed my reservation on July 12th and my ETA says (when I put my email address in) Oct. 09 to Dec. 09. That would be at the latest 17 months. However I'm on the orphan list, so if I'm interested in what they have I'm guessing (from what the dealer said) I will get it much sooner if I want.

[danag]

Originally Posted by rawlus®

something also to consider - orphan availability may drop precipitously in the coming months - my reasoning is that many of the early orphans we generated by reservationists who reserved before the smart was even shipping - speculators if you will - and, once they had a chance to see and feel and touch and drive the vehicle, for whatever reason, they decided to abandon their reservation. as the vehicle becomes far more visible within our communities, those who place the reservation are likely to be more committed to that decision, less speculative, and as such, more likely to follow through with their final order.
when you're taking reservations 12 months in advance of first shipment to anyone, cancellations would be a significant percentage. when you're taking reservations for something that is a known quantity, chances of cancel are far lower. especially if you're being told in advance that the wait may be uncomfortably long but you're making the reservation anyway.

eventually, orphan pools may all but dry up. as only the truly committed, fully aware will be placing reservations.

I was just thinking the same thing myself.