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Anyone Purchased from Jim Butler Kia in Chesterfield, MO?

I reached out to Butler Kia (only 8 miles from my house). They confirmed no dealer mark-ups, no dealer add-ons, plus $347 doc fee. Only problem: They said Kia is not taking any orders for 2023s for at least another month. Is this correct?
 
I reached out to Butler Kia (only 8 miles from my house). They confirmed no dealer mark-ups, no dealer add-ons, plus $347 doc fee. Only problem: They said Kia is not taking any orders for 2023s for at least another month. Is this correct?
Not sure if that is correct and rather doubt it. Maybe they were referring to the next KFOS opening in some way? Did they tell you about wait times? If you are not converting your '22 order to a '23, then that could be easily a 9-12 month wait.
 
Ordered March 1st and was told I am #6 in line. Nothing in Failcat yet. Statement re: them receiving 2023's faster seems to be in alignment with Kia's production increase.
I’m curious as to when you will receive yours since I ordered my X-SX-P (GWP/terra) on 3/7 and as of 10/18 I was told I was #40 in line. I have a hard time believing that they received 34 orders in the week between our orders, which makes me wonder if it is down to trims allocations. But my trim and interior color combo seem to be a unicorn per failcat. 😩 The only time frame my rep could give me was “hopefully by the end of the year”.
 
I’m curious as to when you will receive yours since I ordered my X-SX-P (GWP/terra) on 3/7 and as of 10/18 I was told I was #40 in line. I have a hard time believing that they received 34 orders in the week between our orders, which makes me wonder if it is down to trims allocations. But my trim and interior color combo seem to be a unicorn per failcat. 😩 The only time frame my rep could give me was “hopefully by the end of the year”.
I’m pretty sure by now that it goes by trim allocations. I’m following Failcat closely. I have the same spec as yours except for the Prestige package. There have been 5 of them so far so mine should be the next one. If it’s not, then I really have no clue how the system works
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I’m curious as to when you will receive yours since I ordered my X-SX-P (GWP/terra) on 3/7 and as of 10/18 I was told I was #40 in line. I have a hard time believing that they received 34 orders in the week between our orders, which makes me wonder if it is down to trims allocations. But my trim and interior color combo seem to be a unicorn per failcat. 😩 The only time frame my rep could give me was “hopefully by the end of the year”.
Sounds similar to me. I ordered an SX-P (Moss Green/Dune Brown with Tow package) on 2/5. I updated my order on 10/1 to an SX-P (MLB/Navy/Gray with Tow Package). They showed me the list and said I was #30. They did say that the tow package was not available, but they still had it on the order. I think that might be holding mine up. But on Tuesday I saw a ton of X-SPs with tow packages come up. They are just putting on the self-level shocks and not the hitch & lights. Let me know if you hear anything on yours. I would be fine dropping the tow package if the order can be changed and it would help. They told me to probably expect it in January, but I did see they had a large allocation the last month, so I'm hopeful it might some sooner.
 
It finally arrived! Got a surprise call from my salesperson this morning that our Telly just arrived. The prep people don't work on Saturday, so I won't be able to pick it up until Monday. Can't wait. It turns out they dropped the tow package from my order due to unavailability, which is fine with me, I really just wanted the hitch for my bike rack. Went by Jim Butler today to take a look at it. I had not yet seen the Grey/Navy interior. It looks great. Looking forward to picking it up Monday.

Here's the timeline: Ordered MY22 SX-P (Moss Green/Dune Brown) on 2/5 with a $500 refundable deposit. Updated my order on 10/1 to MY23 SX-P (MLB/Grey/Navy). At that time I was told I was #30 on their list. Showed up in failcat on 11/3. Arrived at Jim Butler on 11/12.
 
It finally arrived! Got a surprise call from my salesperson this morning that our Telly just arrived. The prep people don't work on Saturday, so I won't be able to pick it up until Monday. Can't wait. It turns out they dropped the tow package from my order due to unavailability, which is fine with me, I really just wanted the hitch for my bike rack. Went by Jim Butler today to take a look at it. I had not yet seen the Grey/Navy interior. It looks great. Looking forward to picking it up Monday.

Here's the timeline: Ordered MY22 SX-P (Moss Green/Dune Brown) on 2/5 with a $500 refundable deposit. Updated my order on 10/1 to MY23 SX-P (MLB/Grey/Navy). At that time I was told I was #30 on their list. Showed up in failcat on 11/3. Arrived at Jim Butler on 11/12.
Congrats, what a nice surprise! Patiently waiting for that call myself. Did you get any add-ons you didn’t order? Read about that here and doesn’t seem to be uncommon. Please share pics after you pick it up - thanks!
 
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Congrats, what a nice surprise! Patiently waiting for that call myself. Did you get any add-ons you didn’t order? Read about that here and doesn’t seem to be uncommon. Please share pics after you pick it up - thanks!
They did add carpeted for mats for $210, which I didn't order. Will post pics when I pick it up.
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Ordered March 1st. Crickets. Wish I went with Fusz.
same :(. mine is May but still would love an update at some point without having to ask
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same :(. mine is May but still would love an update at some point without having to ask
Still waiting on mine. Originally ordered in early February. I have a VIN, but the ETA keeps shifting in the KIA ordering system.
 
I ordered from Butler on March 7th and haven't heard a thing either. Also wishing I would have went to Fusz. I have been calling them once a month for a status update b/c I am so frustrated with their lack of communication. Even a generic mass email saying "no update yet" would have been better than silence.
 
I ordered from Butler on March 7th and haven't heard a thing either. Also wishing I would have went to Fusz. I have been calling them once a month for a status update b/c I am so frustrated with their lack of communication. Even a generic mass email saying "no update yet" would have been better than silence.
Not sure how Fusz handles communications. I am generally fine with checking in with my sales person via text once a month or so. What kinda bugs me is that I went with them (Butler) because I assumed from their initial wait time estimate (think it was 3-6 months vs 4-6 with Fusz) that I'd be getting mine sooner. Shortly after I placed my initial order, I was told that it typically is a 6 month wait. When I converted my order to a '23, I reached out to them right after the rumors here on the forum turned out to be true. I was told I'd be getting mine "soon". That was 2.5 months ago. I don't feel being strung along and understand that dealerships are at the mercy of the mothership but starting to wonder about what is really going on.
 
I ordered from Butler on March 7th and haven't heard a thing either. Also wishing I would have went to Fusz. I have been calling them once a month for a status update b/c I am so frustrated with their lack of communication. Even a generic mass email saying "no update yet" would have been better than silence.
I may be wrong, but I think I saw a VIN in failcat with the specs if your order.
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I may be wrong, but I think I saw a VIN in failcat with the specs if your order.
I think it was assigned to a dealer in AZ or NY :*(
 
So I just contacted my rep at Butler today and he told me I was now #5 on the list. (I was #40 back in October). I had him clarify that that it was 5 total orders and that 3 of them were SX-P X-lines. I also found out that they have 7 SX-P X-lines on the way to them that were already allocated. So just the 3 ahead of me still. I knew that this dealership had a bunch of the highest $$ trims due to its location and why it seems like my order was taking forever. He said that they have been getting allocations every other week and once they get a name it typically is 2-4 weeks out from being delivered to them. No ETA was given but I am guessing around February based on this info which would put me at 11 months wait time (vs the 6-8 months we were told). Hope this info helps someone.
 
So I just contacted my rep at Butler today and he told me I was now #5 on the list. (I was #40 back in October). I had him clarify that that it was 5 total orders and that 3 of them were SX-P X-lines. I also found out that they have 7 SX-P X-lines on the way to them that were already allocated. So just the 3 ahead of me still. I knew that this dealership had a bunch of the highest $$ trims due to its location and why it seems like my order was taking forever. He said that they have been getting allocations every other week and once they get a name it typically is 2-4 weeks out from being delivered to them. No ETA was given but I am guessing around February based on this info which would put me at 11 months wait time (vs the 6-8 months we were told). Hope this info helps someone.
Sounds like your rep told you where you are in line overall, so regardless of trim level? My rep told me, when I switched my order to a '23 at the end of September, that I was No 6 in line. I ordered a SX X-Line. According to Failcat, Butler received 5 so far and all of them appeared in Failcat in October. So technically, the next one should be mine. How the allocations work is still a big mystery to me...
 




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