Manual Trans, anyone have it yet?

[GrimReaper]

I too would be interested in finding out how long it takes to get a manual transmission order delivered. I spoke to a dealer this week (Tampa) about ordering a manual transmission H3. He did admit that manual transmissions were off of constraint, but he tried to discourage me from ordering one by telling me that it would be at least two months before they started showing up at the lots. This is the same BS that I got from another dealer a couple of weeks prior. He indicated that they were swamped with business due to the new H3 and the 05 H2 invoice pricing (and that is why he had not returned my call from the prior week.) Seems like these guys are really busy selling the stuff that is on the lots, and so they simply aren't interested in doing a special order. Oh well, I'll be calling dealer number 3 today!