JCarte29,
How long does it take to get the car to the dealership from the port?
On average I would say 15-20 days. I just went through, start to finish, order to delivery, on my own CX-5. Heres the timeline:
May 29th- ordered and "spec'd" my CX-5 knowing it would be about 90 days before I would see it. (and as it turned out, sooner!) No VIN, just an order number, status listed as "scheduled" (to produce)
June 23-29th- my CX-5 was in production, status listed as such, this was when it was assigned a VIN, I had that by the 24th. After production, it estimated (on point for the most part) time on water, deliver to port, and dealership (original estimate was Aug 3 to port, Aug 18th to dealer)
July 10-Aug 1- it was on the water during this time, and status was listed as exactly that, "on the water." no major updates during this time, just anticipation and excitement on my part
Aug 2-Aug 8- MAJOR update, CX-5 arrived to port, and "Accesories finished" The deal with this is if you have additional options added to a trim (not including packages, which are done during production to my knowledge), such as a roof rack or auto dim mirror with compass, port is where they are installed. This is also where the estimate to dealership was pushed up to Aug 11 (a Saturday) and through mazdausa.com shown in my dealer's inventory! I was over the moon excited.
Aug 13-14 ARRIVED to my dealership, I signed up and my vehicle went through PDI (term for overlook, remove plastic, NC state inspection, etc.) Drove it home Tuesday night!
*********I hope this helps, BUT My "disclaimer" is that this in no way is a representation of the process for all CX-5s ( for that matter any particular Mazda), as I have seen since workin for them that natural storms and other obstacles/occurrences can affect timing, both on and off the water. Please just have patience and be fair with your dealership, it was still a 2 and a half month process for mine, and that was amazingly fast.*********
I was definitely OK with the time frame mainly for my own reasons, saving $$$$ for down payment the top of those.