I thought others might be able to benefit from my 2 telluride purchases.
I ordered 2 Telluride SX's with prestige around Oct 6, 2021 both in everlasting silver. The thought was to order 2 exact tellurides from 2 different dealerships (Lupient Kia and Luther Kia in the Minneapolis area) and then buy the first one that came in. Both dealers told me 4-6 months. In December I thought "Hey maybe I want to replace both of my cars so maybe I should change the color of one of them. My car at Lupient Kia had already been picked up by Kia (Not failcat) so I knew I couldn't change that one. So I called Luther and they said since my Telluride had not been picked up yet by Kia that I could change the color without any delay. I changed that telluride to Galactic grey. My car through Lupient showed up on failcat around Feb 8 and I was able to pick it up a month later on March 8 or so. Vadim was my salesman at Lupient and was great. He called me when my car was picked up by Kia. I called him when it was picked up my fail cat. I was very proactive calling when I had questions and he was always able to take my calls and answer my questions.
My 2nd car was picked up around March 15th. Since I called monthly for updates I was the one who reached out to them. Lupient was very clear along the way as to which number I was in line. Luther was not as detailed almost seeming like no one ever asks this question. When I did want to know what number I was they did do the math and let me know what number I was. Cheri was my sales lady and was very nice and helpful along the way. I would say that my information was pulled more then it was pushed to me partly because of my regular calls. My 2nd vehicle showed up on the Kia dealer page around May 10 or so with a delivery date of June 24. It did not show up on failcat until 2 weeks later. My date moved a TON!!! Cheri was great at always letting me know when the date was. I would text her each week for an update. It was moved up to May 26 and then pushed back until May 30, than pushed to June 3 than June 8. There was a hail storm at the rail yard in Minneapolis which delayed every manufacturer receiving their vehicles. Fortunately my vehicle was not damaged. I was told my delivery date was moved to June 30! On Saturday June 11 I was told my vehicle arrived at the dealer for pick up. The dealer did not receive any news saying why it was moved from June 30 to June 11. I am picking it up tomorrow from Iowa. I also ordered the
weather tech HP mats. They are great! They did cost about $300 for the full set minus the cargo liner. Feel free to ask any questions. This site was extremely helpful along the way.