[LousyShot]

I placed my order today. The dealer already had a car sitting in 112 so he changed the build to what I wanted. It will be a MY13, so I don't expect a production date any time soon.
12 Jun 12 Ordered
12 Jun 12 Status 112
27 Jun 12 Production Started, estimated completion 5 July 12
6 Jul 12 Production compete, waiting for carrier...

[Sentellg]

Originally Posted by Sentellg

Finally I got my prod date of June 18 too, after a wait of 6 weeks from my prod # and nearly 10 weeks from my order date. Still haven't got a VID # but I suspect it's a Munich vehicle like others who have just gotten their date.

I got my VID # and was surprised to find that my vehicle is a SA build. Antone know what port they usually come out of? Durbin?

[drjake007]

Originally Posted by drjake007

Well, after pressing my CA he went and talked to the Sales Manager. Evidently he has a database that shows the status of all his cars including their production week. Looks like I'm scheduled to go into production the week of June 18th in Germany. That should put my vehicle on the Asian King leaving Bremerhaven on July 3rd and arriving at my port on July 26th. Total time span from order placed to receipt of car looks like it will be about 14 weeks.

Found out today my vehicle went into production (Status 150) with an estimated completion of June 21st. VIN confirms it's a Munich build.

[PhiTauFord]

Originally Posted by drjake007

Found out today my vehicle went into production (Status 150) with an estimated completion of June 21st. VIN confirms it's a Munich build.

Were you expecting production to start this week?

[drjake007]

Originally Posted by PhiTauFord

Were you expecting production to start this week?

I was expecting production to begin next week (week of June 18th) so I was pleasantly surprised with the early start.

[FlyingDutchman1]

Originally Posted by drjake007

I was expecting production to begin next week (week of June 18th) so I was pleasantly surprised with the early start.

This good news. My car is scheduled for production the week of June 18th too. Perhaps mine will get done early as well.

-FD

[RPM90]

Originally Posted by phil b

I ordered my 335i on March 20th and it did not get built until May 8th. The dealer told me that this was due to the not having any 335i slots left that were allocated to him and he had to trade with another dealer to get me in for a South African build. A German build was out another two months. The car sat in Durban, South Africa for a couple weeks and shipped on May 21st on the Grand Orion.

It is supposed to arrive in the port of Charlotte, SC on June 25th and then at the performance school (where I am picking it up) on the June 26th. Looking at the shipping schedule for the Grand Orion, it doesn't go to Charlotte, so I am assuming it is going to change ships in Bremerhaven to a WWL ship that does go to Charlotte. Looking at WWL schedules, no ships arrive on in Charlotte on the 25th of June, but two do arrive on the 7th and 10th of July. So that is when I am assuming my car makes landfall in the US.

Assuming it takes them a week (or more) to get it ready and time slot for me to pick it up, it is going to be 4 months plus from when I ordered the car to when I actually get it. A far cry from my last BMW that was only 8 weeks from order to pick-up.

At least I am still driving a BMW while I wait.

Phil

Your dealer didn't have an allocation but took your order anyway.
That's a crappy thing to do to a customer.
IOW, you "ordered" your car from the dealer, but your dealer didn't actually order it from BMW because he couldn't due to not having allocation. He should have told you that before taking your order.
He likely took your order to keep the sale and then hoped he could get an allocation.
That deserves a couple of freebies like a free nice set of all weather mats and a trunk mat, or something else you can think of.

[RPM90]

Originally Posted by ric124

if your CA does not know then chances are you dont have a car on order as yet. Your CA has control of where your car gets to be built at. Also should know approx when its going in production.

I've read on here that the dealer can specify where the car is to be built.
I directly asked my CA if that is true and if he can tell BMW where to make the car. He said BMW dealers don't have control over that.
I don't know where that indication is on the order screen because we didn't see it as an option anywhere.
Now, it's possible that my CA doesn't know where to find that option, but he's been selling BMW's for over 20 years.

So, anyone else know for sure that the dealer can request the plant location? If so, did you see it anywhere on the order screen?

According to BMW's information on 2013 F30's, production begins
July 1st in Germany, and starts in S. Africa on July 15th.
There is no indication of an option to select factory location.

[RPM90]

Originally Posted by nikusha

Ordered 335i on May 4th. Just got the production number on June 11th. Has not started the actual production yet. I should be getting the car around September at this speed

If that's the case, then why not switch to a 2013?
If your dealer has an allocation for a 2013, then it will go straight into BMW's system right there as you order your options. You'll see a confirmation that BMW has accepted the order. It's the only way to make sure that you are actually ordering from BMW and not just putting in an order with your dealer. There is a difference.
2013 orders will start building July 1st with delivery expected by early to mid September. Some may even come late August, but that depends on getting the car from the factory to the shipyard and then onto a transport.

As you've read that part of the process can take some time, just depends on the timing from leaving factory to getting to yard to getting on a ship.

If you're buying instead of leasing, then there is benefit to getting a 2013 as it will have a higher resale later. If you're leasing then it really doesn't matter as you already know the residual, and right now they're pretty good.

[LousyShot]

Originally Posted by RPM90

I've read on here that the dealer can specify where the car is to be built.
I directly asked my CA if that is true and if he can tell BMW where to make the car. He said BMW dealers don't have control over that.
I don't know where that indication is on the order screen because we didn't see it as an option anywhere.
Now, it's possible that my CA doesn't know where to find that option, but he's been selling BMW's for over 20 years.

So, anyone else know for sure that the dealer can request the plant location? If so, did you see it anywhere on the order screen?

According to BMW's information on 2013 F30's, production begins
July 1st in Germany, and starts in S. Africa on July 15th.
There is no indication of an option to select factory location.

Don't think the dealer can specify where production will take place, but when he gave me the Vehicle Inquiry Report, the model showed 133Q 335i Sedan. The 133Q indicated a German build.

[Poor Knight]

Originally Posted by Poor Knight

So now it's June 8 and my car is still waiting to get put on a ship. This is getting frustrating!

Looking at the WW shipping, next ship leaving Durban is the Bess on June 14, arriving Bremerhaven July 5, shifting to the Talisman July 10 and arriving Galveston July 30. 18 weeks from my 21 March order date. The next MOL ship leaving Durban is the Genuine Ace on Jun 16 which will arrive Bremerhaven 11 July and Baltimore 23 July and Jacksonville, FL 26 July - which would be about the same with road transport to Houston, end of July. 18 weeks from order date. Original ETA from the CA was week of May 14! Only 8 weeks off!

i hope I'm on the W&W Bess leaving Durban today, June 14, arriving Zeebrugge July 3, transferring to the W&W Asian King, leaving Zeebrugge July 5 and arriving Galveston July 18. That will be 17 weeks from order date and 12 weeks from production start date.

[Peach]

Ordered my car in the last week of March. Heard nothing but wierd excuses why my car wasn't being built...resin plant explosion, summer Olympics, changing plant over, etc. Then I received an email saying week 21 estimated build. Yesterday (week 22 or 23) my car is finally getting built! SA build. I can't wait to see her someday. What do you think - end of July?

On order: MG 335i sport w/m-adaptive susp and a bunch of options.

[drjake007]

Originally Posted by Poor Knight

i hope I'm on the W&W Bess leaving Durban today, June 14, arriving Zeebrugge July 3, transferring to the W&W Asian King, leaving Zeebrugge July 5 and arriving Galveston July 18. That will be 17 weeks from order date and 12 weeks from production start date.

If your vehicle is being shipped by W&W, you can verify if it made it on the ship:

https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/o...uickSearchPage

Enter you VIN in the 'Cargo ID' field and click track.

[shabadoo25]

Originally Posted by Sparky

Don't think the dealer can specify where production will take place, but when he gave me the Vehicle Inquiry Report, the model showed 133Q 335i Sedan. The 133Q indicated a German build.

My CA asked me if I wanted a German or SA build. His advice was to select German, so I did.

[RPM90]

Originally Posted by Sparky

Don't think the dealer can specify where production will take place, but when he gave me the Vehicle Inquiry Report, the model showed 133Q 335i Sedan. The 133Q indicated a German build.

That's what I'm being told too.

I didn't catch any codes like yours. The VIN will show the plant as well.

[RPM90]

Originally Posted by shabadoo25

My CA asked me if I wanted a German or SA build. His advice was to select German, so I did.

Interesting.

If you would, and can, ask him how he specified that build plant or country?
Is it on the order screen? If I can get that information I can take it to my CA.
As I said, I didn't see it on the order screen, and CA and sales manager both said they can't specify that.
But, if it's really doable and an option I want to know how it's done so we can take a look. I too would like a German built German car.

[gerbs]

Originally Posted by Sparky

I placed my order today. The dealer already had a car sitting in 112 so he changed the build to what I wanted. It will be a MY13, so I don't expect a production date any time soon.

Ordered 12 Jun 12
Status 112 12 Jun 12
More to follow...

Sounds like you got an early July production, especially if it's already 112.

That means you should be (hopefully) in production earliest Week 27 (first week of July), perhaps Week 28 or Week 29, but almost certain it'll be sometime early July.

[gerbs]

Originally Posted by Sparky

The 133Q indicated a German build.

This is correct.

133Q - 335i Sedan German Build
133T - 335i Sedan SA Build

[nikusha]

They actually started building yesterday, so its gonna be 2012 model. I am leasing it but will buy out at the end since it is build to exactly my specifications and colors. Was thinking BMW select but did not make financial sense to me. Thanks for the recommendation though.

[Elastino]

Mar 8th - Ordered 335i Sport Line with all options.
Mar 12th - got production number
Mar 22nd - added 2VF Adaptive suspension
Apr 15th - production start
Apr 20th - production complete
May 18th - departed from SA
July 15th - Arrive at the port hueneme
July 20th - Delivery at Beverly hills.

Yes it is July. Damn.
I will not order from SA again never in my life time.

[Poor Knight]

Originally Posted by drjake007

If your vehicle is being shipped by W&W, you can verify if it made it on the ship:

https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/o...uickSearchPage

Enter you VIN in the 'Cargo ID' field and click track.

Thanks - the ship is still in port loading so I will give it another day

[JS_F30]

Originally Posted by ric124

if your CA does not know then chances are you dont have a car on order as yet. Your CA has control of where your car gets to be built at. Also should know approx when its going in production.

Hey Ric.
Just got the info that my car is released from the plant and is being loaded on the boat. How long do you think it will take to my dealership( I live in SoCal). maybe 6 weeks?