[drj]

We've had what I hope is an unusual situation. We wanted to have the narrow pinstripes on our car (red with white stripes) and that meant a new build in SA. The car was ordered in April. We were told it was completed on June 29th. and we were looking at an early Aug. delivery. Unfortuantely, apparently the factory orders were slow so the car set until a container full was built and didn't ship until Sept. Living on the West Coast, we get the long-way around shipping, interrupted by bad weather in Asia. Our latest tracking (which SPF can give you) indicates final arrival in Irvine, CA on Oct. 23. Whew! So, that totals up to about 6 mos. No real fault of SPF, we were being very picky and, well, what can you do about the economy or the weather? Still, it has been frustrating. Hopefully, we'll be on the road by Thanksgiving which is ok in SoCAl since that is usually some of the best weather of the year. Of course, at any time we could've walked into Hillbank and bought a car off the floor. I just keep telling myself that patience will be its own reward.