No real backup options that I know of. I'd buy the one in Walnut Creek if it weren't white and a crazy markup. There's a couple on the other side of the country, but all silver by the looks of it. Hate to be that picky with a rare car, but it's already probably a little more than I should spend on one, so I'm at least going to get a color I like.
How did that process go? Did the dealer arrange for the shipping? I'm a little wary of that process, only because I've heard it can be tricky and I've never done it.
I can't tell you for sure, but I've been browsing these forums and a few FB groups for months now, and there have been consistent rumblings that many of the allocated V60 PEs wouldn't be fulfilled. So I was cautiously optimistic when my dealer said they had a slot for Q1 2023, but always had in the back of my mind that it might not work out.
I have no reason to believe my particular dealer was shady. They have great reviews and the sales guy assigned to me was genuinely a good dude, great communication and courtesy. He showed me the order sheet and everything. Fully refundable deposit too.
I got my name on the order in early September. However, when he showed me the order details, it had an original order date of June 2022. Wishing you the best of luck. It sucks how difficult it is to know what's going on these days.
I appreciate that very much! However, I may have found an option. I feel bad saying this, because I know there are people who had orders in longer than me, but I sniped an "in-transit" car that hadn't been claimed. ETA is late Dec/early Jan. I spent a LOT of time calling dealers and searching online, and almost gave up and finally found one. It's literally on the other side of the country, which is going to be a pain, but it has a VIN, so it's already made and I don't think I can do any better than that for now.
That's hilarious! I had talked to that sales guy a few days ago, he seemed super nice. He was gonna let me know if anyone dropped an order, and he actually texted me today about it. I hope someone else can get the V60. They do seem to be trickling in, but very slowly.
Thunder Grey! I would have settled for black, but TG is definitely the most interesting of the colors in my opinion.
Florida. Legit about as far away as I could go! Debating on whether to have it shipped or fly out and drive it back on an epic cross country drive. I'm not shy of long roads, in fact I tend to crave them, however I'm a little weary of taking a brand new car on mostly all highway cruise miles. I guess I could take the side highways and have some more fun with the Polestar!
Thank you! Stuff like this helps with the decision-making.
I mean, color is highly personal. My opinion: although white looks good on a lot of Volvos, white and silver are very common and not very interesting. Thunder Grey is kind of unique. A bit more on the blue side of gray, but it's highly dependent on the lighting conditions. It can vary between almost a flat dark grey in low light, to a more apparent blue in full light.
Yeah, I wasn't thrilled about that, but it worked out. I was very cautious, didn't push it at all, took it very slow, used the AWD mode a lot, and turned off the lane keeping aid. Didn't have any traction issues and luckily the other drivers I encountered were sensible and driving well too. Snow accumulation was maybe about an inch, but I was able to go thru all the previous tire tracks which helped. I tried to adjust my route to avoid the worst of the storm, but my timing was off.
