Ok I was one of those late reservers who wanted a smart car but realized too late that an actual reservation was needed to get in line. I just assumed I could always just buy one when they were released in the "first quarter of January 2008". Silly me.
Well, I don't want to wait! (Of course). I just called the smart center weston in Davie, FL. They're not officially opened yet but they took my call. I spoke with a nice lady there about what they were going to do with the 'orphans'. She told me there was a list of people waiting in line for them. She said they wouldn't be going on sale to the general public, just to those with reservations.
She took my name and contact details, and asked what I was looking for. I told her I just wanted a Passion, as long as it doesn't have leather seats, and didn't have a lot of extras added to inflate the price too much. She told me that there were 13 people ahead of me on the "Have a Reservation But Don't Want to Wait" list. Of those she said about 11 had very specific details about what they were looking for. I mentioned I hoped to get one in a month or two and she said it seemed very possible.
Am I excited? Uh yeah. I did a little happy dance around the room when I hung up.
So for those of you who are late reservers: there is still hope!! Call your local dealer and let them know you're interested. I'm sure that those lists are really going to start growing once people realize it can be done, and once people start seeing these cars around and don't want to wait for them.
PS: Also, she said they don't have their cars there yet but are expecting them early next week.
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