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My dad has bought brand-new cars a few times, and only one had to be ordered. It was an Opel Corsa (in Brazil it was badged as a Chevy) in 4-door hatchback body but in the stripped version that didn't even had cigarette lighter (it was in '98 and even though nobody at the household smoked we used that as a power supply for small appliances such as a portable air compressor), rear window wiper, washer and defroster as a replacement for the '92 Fiat Uno he bought already used in '96. The '98 Corsa was replaced in 2001 with another Corsa, but that one was a sedan, had a better trim and was readily available in the dealer's lot. Both Corsas were white, but when my mother got the sedan replaced by a Chevrolet Celta in 2007 silver was the most frequent color at the dealer lots, and in 2014 when the Celta was replaced by her current Toyota Etios it was a silver one too. My dad got a few used cars between 2007 and 2011, when he bought a then-new black Subaru Impreza, and he only got it black because it was the last fully-optioned one with a manual transmission (he's still not so favorable to automatics even though he turns 55 in April and his left ankle was severely damaged in a motorcycle crash before I was born) at the dealer lot and newer ones would come with fewer airbags and no sunroof. Last month he got the Subaru replaced with a 2004 Nissan XTerra because it's more suitable to the road conditions of our country (and cheaper to repair) and is Diesel-powered (with a locally-sourced MWM engine).
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