RE: Should I take the damaged one or reorder?
OK, so here's the latest. The damaged dealership called me back this AM to say 2 things:
1) on their own after I called on Friday & left a message for my original salesman to call me back when he gets in on Monday because I want a better deal, before he called me he went ahead & ordered another car JUST like the one I originally ordered and he says that when it gets in, if I want it, I can have it for MSRP - $1000 (thus matching the 2nd dealer). He said that the manager of the dealer called Chrysler this AM and "expedited" it and he gave me the VON
2) he said that the manager also called Chrysler and "raised cane" (I like how they try to make you think they're really going all out, haha) about where the trunk lid & spoiler are for the damaged one. He CLAIMS Chrysler said that they'll be here in 2-3 days (interesting, as for 2 weeks they couldn't tell me anything and now that I've threatened to walk, a day estimate suddenly comes) and that they would get the car painted & ready for delivery in another 2 days. When that one is ready, they'll call me & let me come down & look at it and if I like the way it looks, a) they'll offer me a LIFETIME warranty on the new parts including that the paint holds up with no problems including matching and b) they'll offer it to me at "more than $1000 off" but that I'll have to work out exactly how much off with the manager the day that I would come inspect the car when it's ready to go.
SO, at least I've got options:
1) wait for the new one @ $1000 off my original deal
2) look at the fixed up damaged one (which presumably will be fixed before the new one arrives) @ something over $1000 off & a lifetime trunk lid & spoiler paint warranty
3) try to get the cross town dealer to go lower than $1000 off MSRP on a new one that they'd order.
(I'll definitely try #3 and as far as 1) and 2) there's nothing to do but wait.
Now that I have a VON, is the only way to track it by calling the India line? (it was so nice when I had the VIN of the damaged one before it arrived, as that made it so eay to track!)