To show you how disorganized the Richmond franchises are under the same owner, I have been asking the 2 dealers for two years, since the Curve concept, to keep me updated on this car. Each time I have gone in for an oil change or service for 2 years I have waited in the sales area and talked to the salesmen, who have been incredibly kept in the dark through this whole process by management. Read my post about the dealer not letting the salesman have a key so he could show me the inside of the car.
This franchise is overwhelmed and unresponsive to the majority of customers, that is why you read of several of us from the Richmond area going elsewhere to order our cars. As I posted, the Sales Manager got really snippy with me when I didn't immediately come in and buy the White one they got in, and that person was surprised if not resentful that other dealers are letting customers actually order their preferences (what a concept-let the customer choose).
I had told this same dealer franchise for 2 years that I was definitely interested in getting one as soon as they were available, but that info was routinely lost. The sales staff never had any information about when they were going to be available or how to get one, right through February. I'm glad it worked out for one of our friends here, but by and large this franchise has conducted their business by the "take what we offer you, or nothing at all" approach as described in the hilarious "restaurant" metaphor others have posted in one of my threads. Congrats HotSky, you are one of the lucky ones here.