Colours Ordered new car today - not much colour choice!

Wheelchair · 25th April 2008, 13:07

Have ordered Civic 1.4 SE with i-Shift today but could not get my preferred colour of Tangerine Orange. My second choice, Nighthawk Black was not available until the end of August. (The Tangerine is a five month wait)

Alabaster Silver & Galaxy Grey were the only two available for the third week in July, which is when I collect the car.

I have chosen the Galaxy Grey, but I can't understand why the supply of new colours is so limited. Has anyone else had a similar problem?

ashkeenon · 25th April 2008, 13:21

Its a hard choice choosing a colour that you want and compramising with a waiting time to get the car im still waiting for mine i decided on black but fancied red however there was going to be a longer wait for red so went with the black. Good luck and ive got no idea how it takes so long. 3 to 4 months seems a bit long.

lippy · 25th April 2008, 13:21

Yep, had the same. I originally wanted a Tangerine when I went in to change my car 3-4 weeks ago. If I remember correctly - tangerine was 22 week wait (september) milano & black were july and galaxy, alabaster and blueish silver were 3 weeks.
I went for blueish silver and I have had confirmation today that the car will be ready for pick up on Monday afternoon but I will be picking it up Tuesday 9am.

Dimplyred · 25th April 2008, 18:34

I hope you don't regret not waiting the extra two months for your preferred colour.

rlvh · 26th April 2008, 01:13

I ordered the Tangerine Type-S at the beginning of March (8th).

So I have to wait till August till I finally have it.

I already knew that the waiting time was about 5 months, but I decided to stick with Tangerine, although blueish silver would be my second choice.
When I'm gonna spend that much money, I'd like to get the one that I really prefer and not a colour that would be actually second choice.

But I'll have to say it is a long wait till August.

Then again, now I'm driving the VFR more than usual.

illegalhunter · 26th April 2008, 08:43

If you want it you will wait for it , i waited 17 weeks for my R

lippy · 26th April 2008, 11:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by illegalhunter

If you want it you will wait for it , i waited 17 weeks for my R

Normally I would agree, but residuals came into play and it was more financial that I went for the blueish silver. If I had wanted type S in tango, I was given a delivery date of 2 weeks as they were then in stock!! But need a 5 door for the versatility.

Roger Stone · 26th April 2008, 14:18

It's poor that you have to wait so long for your preferred choice of colour!

25th April 2008, 13:07	#1 (permalink)
Wheelchair Wheelnut Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 77 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ordered new car today - not much colour choice! Have ordered Civic 1.4 SE with i-Shift today but could not get my preferred colour of Tangerine Orange. My second choice, Nighthawk Black was not available until the end of August. (The Tangerine is a five month wait) Alabaster Silver & Galaxy Grey were the only two available for the third week in July, which is when I collect the car. I have chosen the Galaxy Grey, but I can't understand why the supply of new colours is so limited. Has anyone else had a similar problem?

25th April 2008, 13:21	#3 (permalink)
lippy Bournemouth Belle Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 10th January 2007 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 393 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Yep, had the same. I originally wanted a Tangerine when I went in to change my car 3-4 weeks ago. If I remember correctly - tangerine was 22 week wait (september) milano & black were july and galaxy, alabaster and blueish silver were 3 weeks. I went for blueish silver and I have had confirmation today that the car will be ready for pick up on Monday afternoon but I will be picking it up Tuesday 9am. Last edited by lippy; 25th April 2008 at 13:23. Reason: spelling!!

25th April 2008, 18:34	#4 (permalink)
Dimplyred Type R GT 09570 Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th August 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 3,245 Thanks: 16 Thanked 40 Times in 40 Posts	I hope you don't regret not waiting the extra two months for your preferred colour. Last edited by Dimplyred; 26th April 2008 at 02:20.

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ashkeenon Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 14th March 2008 Location: UK Posts: 113 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Its a hard choice choosing a colour that you want and compramising with a waiting time to get the car im still waiting for mine i decided on black but fancied red however there was going to be a longer wait for red so went with the black. Good luck and ive got no idea how it takes so long. 3 to 4 months seems a bit long.

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rlvh Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 4th March 2008 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 8 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I ordered the Tangerine Type-S at the beginning of March (8th). So I have to wait till August till I finally have it. I already knew that the waiting time was about 5 months, but I decided to stick with Tangerine, although blueish silver would be my second choice. When I'm gonna spend that much money, I'd like to get the one that I really prefer and not a colour that would be actually second choice. But I'll have to say it is a long wait till August. Then again, now I'm driving the VFR more than usual.

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illegalhunter Supporter Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th May 2007 Location: In the woods armed to the teeth Posts: 2,040 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	If you want it you will wait for it , i waited 17 weeks for my R

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Roger Stone Valve Cap Join Date: 17th July 2006 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's poor that you have to wait so long for your preferred choice of colour!