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Hi, i just put down a deposit on my 328i and over here we have no choice of German or South African delivery. I have being told by most local dealerships that the wait time is around 4 months at this point i.e. if an order was placed today the car would arrive at the end of Feb 2013!

I have a feeling that it will be a long wait but worthy wait..

[jeffc42]

I just ordered a 335i for PW45 in South Africa. I was told to expect delivery end of Jan or early Feb. (I got PW45 even though the order was entered a few days ago -- it's already code 150, production started.)

[kerz]

My update: boat has come and gone to Long Beach. Only problem now is the ordering system seems to expect it to be in Oxnard. Boat landed in LB on the 29th, but BMW dealer order tracking seems to say it will arrive in Oxnard/Port Hueneme on 11/5. After that dealer thinks it will be about 5 days. I'm stumped as to what's happening. If it just needs to make it to Oxnard from Long Beach, and it's going to take a week, that seems nuts. I guess the other options are either it doesn't need to go to Oxnard, or the boat it was on is wrong. Sigh.

[JMAX]

Have 335i xDrive on order which I placed not that long ago. Production just ended and just learned the VIN's 11th digit is an "F." I'm hearing that's Munich, correct?

[azzurro]

Originally Posted by jeffc42

I just ordered a 335i for PW45 in South Africa. I was told to expect delivery end of Jan or early Feb. (I got PW45 even though the order was entered a few days ago -- it's already code 150, production started.)

Jeffc42,
Production only takes a week so I think you would get it way before the end of January. Transit time from SA is roughly 45 days or so but I guess there are potential delays.

[jeffc42]

Originally Posted by azzurro

Jeffc42,
Production only takes a week so I think you would get it way before the end of January. Transit time from SA is roughly 45 days or so but I guess there are potential delays.

There's no shortage of people on this thread complaining that it takes a lot longer than 45 days, but I guess we'll see. I certainly won't complain if it arrives much sooner.

[azzurro]

Originally Posted by jeffc42

There's no shortage of people on this thread complaining that it takes a lot longer than 45 days, but I guess we'll see. I certainly won't complain if it arrives much sooner.

I'm just curious when you ordered your car? I ordered 10/11 and still no production. I'm hoping mine starts tomorrow. My CA is sticking with his Dec 14-Dec 18 time frame but I have my doubts.

It seems to me that taking 3 weeks to even start production is a long time but maybe this is normal for SA production?? Maybe some others can comment on this?

[nikneo]

My CA put in the order on 10/22 and production began on 10/23. Production completed on 11/02

Its been waiting the past 2 days "to be released to carrier".. Prior to that the status was "Your vehicle is being transported to the port of exit" I'm thinking that means its waiting at the port?

[nano10]

Originally Posted by kerz

My update: boat has come and gone to Long Beach. Only problem now is the ordering system seems to expect it to be in Oxnard. Boat landed in LB on the 29th, but BMW dealer order tracking seems to say it will arrive in Oxnard/Port Hueneme on 11/5. After that dealer thinks it will be about 5 days. I'm stumped as to what's happening. If it just needs to make it to Oxnard from Long Beach, and it's going to take a week, that seems nuts. I guess the other options are either it doesn't need to go to Oxnard, or the boat it was on is wrong. Sigh.

do you know what date your boat left South Africa?

[kerz]

Yep, here's my updated schedule:

8/22 Finished build
8/27 Released for shipment to port
8/29 Arrival at port
9/8 On boat
transit to germany
10/2 arrival Bremerhaven
10/5 depart Bremerhaven
10/15 Brunswick
10/19 start panama canal
10/29 boat arrived at long beach
??
11/? who knows?

[azzurro]

Originally Posted by nikneo

My CA put in the order on 10/22 and production began on 10/23. Production completed on 11/02

Its been waiting the past 2 days "to be released to carrier".. Prior to that the status was "Your vehicle is being transported to the port of exit" I'm thinking that means its waiting at the port?

This is just making me crazy. I'm happy for you that your car is done but I don't understand how some cars go into production immediately and some take forever to go into production like mine. Can somebody answer this question for me?

I think your case should be normal. If you order a car it should go into production in a timely fashion not 3-4 weeks later barring unforseen circumstances.

[nikneo]

Hmm.. I'm guessing its got to do with the specific build options and when your dealership has a production slot available?

[DerekS]

Originally Posted by JMAX

Have 335i xDrive on order which I placed not that long ago. Production just ended and just learned the VIN's 11th digit is an "F." I'm hearing that's Munich, correct?

Munich is correct !

[mark.L]

Originally Posted by azzurro

This is just making me crazy. I'm happy for you that your car is done but I don't understand how some cars go into production immediately and some take forever to go into production like mine. Can somebody answer this question for me?

I think your case should be normal. If you order a car it should go into production in a timely fashion not 3-4 weeks later barring unforseen circumstances.

I ordered 10/13, was given a PW45 Germany build slot production number, still not in production yet. PW45 starts tomorrow, so it should go into production anytime this week. Was expecting it to go into production much earlier but, oh well.

I am also having a hard-time understanding how are PW46 builds ordered just a few days ago already into production and we with earlier scheduled builds still waiting to go into production.

[azzurro]

Originally Posted by mark.L

I ordered 10/13, was given a PW45 Germany build slot production number, still not in production yet. PW45 starts tomorrow, so it should go into production anytime this week. Was expecting it to go into production much earlier but, oh well.

I am also having a hard-time understanding how are PW46 builds ordered just a few days ago already into production and we with earlier scheduled builds still waiting to go into production.

Ok..so I'm not alone on this order thing. There are lots of unknowns with regard to these orders but when I posted this I got flamed by people who seem to be experts on this whole order thing. My experience with the BMW order thing is that it's completely random. It might be sooner or it might be later but good luck on following your order minute by minute.
This is NOT precise as some would have you believe.

[nano10]

Originally Posted by azzurro

Ok..so I'm not alone on this order thing. There are lots of unknowns with regard to these orders but when I posted this I got flamed by people who seem to be experts on this whole order thing. My experience with the BMW order thing is that it's completely random. It might be sooner or it might be later but good luck on following your order minute by minute.
This is NOT precise as some would have you believe.

completely agree with you

Originally Posted by kerz

Yep, here's my updated schedule:

8/22 Finished build
8/27 Released for shipment to port
8/29 Arrival at port
9/8 On boat
transit to germany
10/2 arrival Bremerhaven
10/5 depart Bremerhaven
10/15 Brunswick
10/19 start panama canal
10/29 boat arrived at long beach
??
11/? who knows?

kerz, where did you go to track and find these dates for your car's transit. i am trying to find out where my car is and an estimated delivery time. mine was boarded around 10/10 so i am guessing i will have it a month after you.

[kerz]

For some of them, my dealer sent me a screenshot of the order program showing them. For the boat dates, I was both tracking the boat on marinetraffic.com using it's name and found the boat's schedule. I was on the Genuine Ace, which is a Mitsu boat, so I went to http://www.molroro.com/MOLVesselSchedule.aspx and was able to get the schedule for ports from there.

[EnerJi]

Originally Posted by azzurro

I'm just curious when you ordered your car? I ordered 10/11 and still no production. I'm hoping mine starts tomorrow. My CA is sticking with his Dec 14-Dec 18 time frame but I have my doubts.

It seems to me that taking 3 weeks to even start production is a long time but maybe this is normal for SA production?? Maybe some others can comment on this?

What's your production week? It will say on your Vehicle Inquiry Report, which your CA should have sent to you when you ordered. If you post it folks can help you decode it.

[azzurro]

Originally Posted by EnerJi

What's your production week? It will say on your Vehicle Inquiry Report, which your CA should have sent to you when you ordered. If you post it folks can help you decode it.

There was never or has there ever been a production date on my Retail Vehicle Inquiry report. I ordered 10/11 status 111, 10/18 status 112 and as of now, No idea. I've called my CA, BMWNA and nobody can give me a production date which is just disconcerting.

[EnerJi]

Originally Posted by azzurro

There was never or has there ever been a production date on my Retail Vehicle Inquiry report. I ordered 10/11 status 111, 10/18 status 112 and as of now, No idea. I've called my CA, BMWNA and nobody can give me a production date which is just disconcerting.

Strange. It almost sounds as if your dealer doesn't have an allocation for you, except I was under the impression that if no allocation existed that the order couldn't even be placed.

Can you upload the in vehicle inquiry report? I bet someone on these forums could provide some input as to what is really going on when they see it.

[claykin]

Originally Posted by azzurro

This is just making me crazy. I'm happy for you that your car is done but I don't understand how some cars go into production immediately and some take forever to go into production like mine. Can somebody answer this question for me?

I think your case should be normal. If you order a car it should go into production in a timely fashion not 3-4 weeks later barring unforseen circumstances.

Some people get production slots that are in 111 status and weeks out from production. They can customize each and every feature of the car and then the waiting begins. And yes, in some cases people get 111 status cars that change to 112 the same day or next day.

Some get 112 status cars which can still be customized to some extent. Once status hits 112 some options cannot be changed. I do not have a list of those options, but its really somewhat hit and miss. You just try to change the option and hopefully the system accepts it. In this case some customers get a car with what they want and closer to production. And yes, in some cases these 112 status cars go status 150 the same or next day.

Next step is 150 status. Once it hits 150, the order is locked. This is called Production begin. Everything from documentation to parts picking, etc. in preparation for the actual build.

Status 151+ represents the actual assembly of the car.

Keep in mind that there are cases where a customer requested option may delay a build due to parts shortage, production issues, etc.

Here's a way to track your car from order to delivery:

http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=680467

Hope this helps.

[claykin]

Originally Posted by azzurro

There was never or has there ever been a production date on my Retail Vehicle Inquiry report. I ordered 10/11 status 111, 10/18 status 112 and as of now, No idea. I've called my CA, BMWNA and nobody can give me a production date which is just disconcerting.

What options did you order? Maybe you selected a specific option not commonly ordered. Like the new Navigation Pro.

(which BTW is not coming to US cars anytime soon).