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      05-10-2012, 07:18 PM   #111
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6 weeks is an early estimate they usually quote 2-3 months!
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Just wait, but I don't like being told 6 weeks, and now it's going on 9 weeks. I will live, it's not going to kill me.


Is your car make in Germany or South Africa?
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Is your car make in Germany or South Africa?
I dont think its possible for a SA build to be delivered in 8 weeks.

ArkGroot and I cars were built in Germany.
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I dont think its possible for a SA build to be delivered in 8 weeks.

ArkGroot and I cars were built in Germany.
Mine was built in SA and now I have 9 weeks waiting and the car has 3 weeks in the port waiting for tansport
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I dont think its possible for a SA build to be delivered in 8 weeks.

ArkGroot and I cars were built in Germany.
Mine was built in SA and now I have 9 weeks waiting and the car has 3 weeks in the port waiting for tansport
Yeh
335i + SA = very long wait

Took me 11 weeks for a German built 335i so should be a little longer for SA build
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Just wait, but I don't like being told 6 weeks, and now it's going on 9 weeks. I will live, it's not going to kill me.

Yeah, the window they usually give is 4-6 weeks, 6-8 if you order MT (328i). The production of my car was probably the fastest part about this entire thing...Order processed-production completed was faster than my car reaching it's destination. Hell, it got to port from Bremerhaven faster than it's gone from Georgia to my dealership in South Florida...Going on 14 days with it being in the U.S. and it's still not here...If they left it on the ship, It'd be back in Germany by now.

I'm a very patient person, but the fact that it's been in the U.S. for 2 weeks and is still not here kind of irks me...
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Yeah, the window they usually give is 4-6 weeks, 6-8 if you order MT (328i). The production of my car was probably the fastest part about this entire thing...Order processed-production completed was faster than my car reaching it's destination. Hell, it got to port from Bremerhaven faster than it's gone from Georgia to my dealership in South Florida...Going on 14 days with it being in the U.S. and it's still not here...If they left it on the ship, It'd be back in Germany by now.

I'm a very patient person, but the fact that it's been in the U.S. for 2 weeks and is still not here kind of irks me...
That does not sound right. My car docked in brunswick on 05/02 and got to pembroke pines, FL on 05/09. Check with your CA to see what date its scheduled for to be on the truck.
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2 weeks in port in the US for a car going to SF is just not right. I can see if you lived in Little Rock area like me.
Yeah, I made myself mad by doing the math on how many times I could of driven to Georgia and back in the same amount of time. It was alot...

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That does not sound right. My car docked in brunswick on 05/02 and got to pembroke pines, FL on 05/09. Check with your CA to see what date its scheduled for to be on the truck.
The last time I heard from my CA, I was told that it could be here in two days, or in a week. And if my memory serves me correctly, that was exactly a week ago.
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      05-13-2012, 10:08 AM   #119
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The 800 # has my car in transit.
The website has my car at finishing touches....lol
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      05-13-2012, 11:49 PM   #120
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Have you got your car yet?
CA said all packages have to go through a security process before they actually get it. So fedex delivered on saturday but I cant pick up car till 10am monday. I will post pics when I get it.
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      05-14-2012, 02:22 PM   #121
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check it out!!

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check it out!!

Wow Ric.
You finally got it! Congrats brother!!
Plz post more pictures! The car looks beautiful!
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      05-14-2012, 11:06 PM   #123
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Wow Ric.
You finally got it! Congrats brother!!
Plz post more pictures! The car looks beautiful!
Thanks man! I posted pics on a different thread.

http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=691261
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Thanks man! I posted pics on a different thread.

http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=691261
I know your waiting was painful, but it pays off eventually right? haha
I'm going to be patient with my turn...
Plz post any secrets you found from the new baby.
Congrats again!
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      05-15-2012, 07:38 AM   #125
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Congratulations Ric it's beautiful! So glad you finally got the car. It lives up to every expectation doesn't it? I find mine to be absolutely perfect.
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      05-15-2012, 09:50 AM   #126
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Congratulations Ric it's beautiful! So glad you finally got the car. It lives up to every expectation doesn't it? I find mine to be absolutely perfect.
So far I have found 2 things that I don't like.

I don't like comfort mode over 80mph but I simply switch to sport.

Is there a way to turn off the auto dim rear view? its hard to tell if a cop is pacing because all the headlights look similar.

other than that the car is great and I am still learning my way around it. I went and bought a 160GB iPod last night and dumped my entire collection on it.
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328i Lux/silver/black
03/13/12 - Ordered
03/27/12 - Production started
04/04/12 - Finished production
04/05/12 - Released to carrier
04/07/12 - Transported to port of exit
04/09/12 - In port, waiting for a Ship
04/18/12 - Left Port for US Ship: Florida HIGHWAY
05/02/12 - Arrived US Port: BRUNSWICK, GA
05/04/12 - Finishing touches
05/12/12 - Shipped to Dealership
05/15/12 – Arrives at Dealership, Little Rock, AR
05/17/12 - Ready for delivery Little Rock, AR

It has been 9 weeks today. I Was told about 6 weeks to get the car, boy that was a very, very bad guess by my CA.

So if you order a 328I (east coast drop off), I would look for it to take about 2 months +/- a week. That way if it gets in sooner great, but if more then 9 weeks that's bad.

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328i Lux/silver/black
03/13/12 - Ordered
03/27/12 - Production started
04/04/12 - Finished production
04/05/12 - Released to carrier
04/07/12 - Transported to port of exit
04/09/12 - In port, waiting for a Ship
04/18/12 - Left Port for US Ship: Florida HIGHWAY
05/02/12 - Arrived US Port: BRUNSWICK, GA
05/04/12 - Finishing touches
05/12/12 - Shipped to Dealership
05/15/12 – Arrives at Dealership, Little Rock, AR
05/??/12 - Ready for delivery Little Rock, AR

It has been 9 weeks today. I Was told about 6 weeks to get the car, boy that was a very, very bad guess by my CA.

So if you order a 328I (east coast drop off), I would look for it to take about 2 months +/- a week. That way if it gets in sooner great, but if more then 9 weeks that's bad.

Its about time she showed up at the dealer. LOL...Girls always like to be fashionable late I guess...LOL. So have you picked her up as yet?
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So I called up my dealership and it turns out that my car has been stuck in customs this entire time. They said that there are so many cars coming in that the customs office is being overwhelmed. I don't know what the process is for clearing a car through, but I guess mine has been stuck in it for 3 weeks.
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So I called up my dealership and it turns out that my car has been stuck in customs this entire time. They said that there are so many cars coming in that the customs office is being overwhelmed. I don't know what the process is for clearing a car through, but I guess mine has been stuck in it for 3 weeks.
Damn those Germans used your car as a Drug Mule. Now we know how Mollie finds her way to South FL.
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Damn those Germans used your car as a Drug Mule. Now we know how Mollie finds her way to South FL.
Haha.....I don't know what you're talking about.
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It got in on the 16th not 15th. Got windows tinted and picked it up 10 AM on the 18th. My wife sure likes it but it's not for her. She has an 2005 X5 that only has just over 20K miles on it, (her car looks new) so she's not ready for a new BMW yet. I did tell her, she can get a new one any time she in the mood.

328i Lux/silver/black
03/13/12 - Ordered
03/27/12 - Production started
04/04/12 - Finished production
04/05/12 - Released to carrier
04/07/12 - Transported to port of exit
04/09/12 - In port, waiting for a Ship
04/18/12 - Left Port for US Ship: Florida HIGHWAY
05/02/12 - Arrived US Port: BRUNSWICK, GA
05/04/12 - Finishing touches
05/12/12 - Shipped to Dealership
05/15/12 – Arrives at Dealership, Little Rock, AR
05/17/12 - Ready for delivery Little Rock, AR

It has been 9 weeks today. I Was told about 6 weeks to get the car, boy that was a very, very bad guess by my CA.

So if you order a 328I (east coast drop off), I would look for it to take about 2 months +/- a week. That way if it gets in sooner great, but if more then 9 weeks that's bad.
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