When to reach out to dealer to order Telluride

[mrscooter]

Hi All,

I am about going to be in the market for a Telluride SX nightfall and PP, but not quite yet. I have a (non-KIA) lease that will end at the end of the year, and the goal is to have a Telluride on-hand around when the lease ends so I don't have to terminate the lease too early or be carless for a period of time before I get the Telluride. Anyone have suggestions on how I should strategize so that I can have a seamless transition between my lease ending at the end of December and getting my new Telluride? At a high level, I know I could (1) just wait till December and see what the inventory is like and just pick one up at the dealership, but then I would be at the mercy of whatever is available, which might not be what I'm looking for, or (2) have a dealer order one now and hope that it arrives around the end of the year, but that seems potentially problematic in that the Telluride could arrive substantially earlier or later than when my lease ends at the end of the year. Any words of wisdom? Only bought a car once before and it was a more simple situation, so I'm relatively ignorant to how to make this work.

In MA for whatever it is worth. Trying not to spend over MSRP (or at least any more than 1K or so over MSRP).

 

[Familyman20]

Best bet is to call dealers you'd be willing to work with and get current pricing information, ordering information and current etas if they will even order for you. Every dealer is different only way to find out is to speak with them directly. Too many variables for a one answer solution. GL