| RE: US waiting lists
Hoss96, sorry to hear about your uncooperative dealer. Your dealer seems to be the worse kind anyone can have... I can understand when a dealer is uninformative when there isn't much information on this car to pass yet but in my opinion, they at least owe it to you as a customer who has invested their own hard-earned money in the form of a deposit, disclosure of where you stand in the waiting game. Sounds like shady business going on at your dealership unfortunately. I would assume the only reason they (or any dealer) would not disclose such information is if they recognize the demand for this new model release and have "evil" intentions on capitalizing on it for their own profit at the expense of the customers. Or perhaps, you are so far down the list that they're trying to avoid telling you that for fear that you will turn around and go elsewhere. Shady business.
I have had the misfortune of having to deal with that kind of crap with several dealers in my area. Like fgwinn said, it varies from dealer to dealer and salesperson to salesperson. However, I for one will not stand for this kind of thing. The minute I sense any dealer dishonesty, or anything less than courteous service and mutual respect, I am out the door so fast that I will not even hear another BS sentence come out of their mouths. It took 3 visits to other MB dealers until I came to settle with one I like. So far, I am #1 on the list for a 55, my Netstar printout has been mailed to me, and my salesperson calls me once a week every tuesday to say hello whether or not there is any new information to pass. Nice guy... seems more excited about the arrival of my car than even I am (if that's even possible). | 
