Yes, that is how it was for me. I was #1 on the list. Dealer called with a luxury trimmed model and I had asked for an F-sport, so I passed. At that time they expected to get 1 allocation a month. (This was about 6 weeks ago)
They contacted me last week and said the #2 person had accepted this vehicle. However, when it arrived at the dealership they gave a trade value on the potential buyer’s rover and the buyer decided not to purchase the LX.
They offered it to me again and said they no longer expect to get 1 allocation per month based on shortages and plant shut down. I decided to accept.
Only thing I don’t like about the luxury option vs the F sport is the grill, so I am going to see what I can do to remedy that.
To answer your question more directly. Yes, they will tell you would they have and you take it or leave it….