My father did the same with his reservation (made late 1995) for a 1997 SLK 4 weeks before the car would be produced. He sold the reservation just 3 days before the final color and options had to be confirmed...

greetingz,

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1990 300SL-24
1993 C250D with a minor 600+k kilometer
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