Post your timelines

F31Bimmerman · 06-30-2014, 06:40 AM

Looks like we have the same production week Bill, my car was also produced last week in Munich. When I called the 1800 number it said my car was in transit. Maybe we'll be on the same ship.

munch520 · 06-30-2014, 08:12 AM

-5/19/2014 order scheduled for production no firm date yet
-5/20/2014 in production with 6/2 completion estimate
-6/1/2014 production completed
-6/2/2014 en route to port
-6/3/2014 at port awaiting ship
-6/10/2014 loaded on Freedom and departed
-6/23/2014 ETA Baltimore
-6/24/2014 0330 actual arrival Baltimore
-6/25/2014 At VPC Baltimore (per lady at BMWNA cust svc)
-6/25/2014 Discharged at 1300 (WW website)
-6/27/2014 Work Order Started (black grille)
-6/30/2014 Work Order Completed
-6/30/2014 Released to carrier

(truck hasn't left VPC yet though)

ETA dealer now 7/2 but CA says that's aggressive. Safe bet is pickup by the weekend! Which is perfect, will have ample time to install MPS, MPE, etc. over the long weekend.

f30GTR · 06-30-2014, 02:48 PM

Ordered 3/29
Production number received 5/2
Production started 5/9
Production complete 5/16
Loaded on boat TOSCA 5/26
Arrived at port of Baltimore 6/10
US Customs 6/11
Released from US Customs 6/17
Service order issued 6/18
Service order completed 6/24
Dispatched to carrier 6/26
At dealership according to BMW NA 6/28
Dealer says it's not on the lot...
Scheduled to pick it up on 7/1

Woot and 3 months later I will get a car.

If the dealership had an allocation ready or they actually traded for one my wait would've been only 2 months. Let me tell you that the wait is horrible. Best case scenario the wait would have been 6 weeks which I don't think it would have been that bad. After 2 months it gets unbearable. I think I started hating my car before I even got it. I will think hard if I would do it again. Refreshing the forums every 5 minutes won't save you. Actually it will drive you insane. Anyways I am excited and I can't wait for tomorrow. I will post a pic or two after I get her in my procession.

sdhotwn · 06-30-2014, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by deanesn

Service order issued 6/18
Service order completed 6/24
Dispatched to carrier 6/26

What did you have installed?

Your in port to carrier time makes me sad! Hoping mine doesn't take that long.

f30GTR · 06-30-2014, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by sdhotwn

What did you have installed?

Your in port to carrier time makes me sad! Hoping mine doesn't take that long.

Black grills. Customs held the car for long. If i knew it would take this long I would've gotten them off ebay and install them myself. Also it seems like the port of Baltimore seems to move cars a lot slower. I am not sure if it is because it is Mercedes VPC or the volume of cars that goes though there is just overwhelming.

sdhotwn · 06-30-2014, 04:05 PM

My car landed in Baltimore this morning. It is getting black grills and PPK. Here's hoping!

Mauryt · 07-04-2014, 11:19 AM

Ship docked 07/02 in Brunswick, CA said it cleared customs and was released to carrier same day. Hoping it is in route now. Should find out more tomorrow at dealership.

Mauryt · 07-05-2014, 08:38 PM

It has arrived. Got to see it at the dealer today. Have terrible pictures posted on a new thread.

Hope to have by Tuesday. Better pictures then.

remrk · 07-07-2014, 07:08 PM

How long does it normally take from port until the car is ready to be picked up? According to BMWNA and my CA, my car arrived at port today in NJ and my dealership is about 30 min away. The thing that I was a little confused about was that BMWNA and my CA both said my car was on the Heroic Ace, which did not dock in NJ, but rather Brunswick. So I don't know if my car was then transported up to NJ from there, and whether it was processed in the Brunswick VPC or NJ.

320FAMILY · 07-08-2014, 02:06 PM

Just did my 2014 320i order the other day. It is being shipped from South Africa (SA) and I was told it would take about 2 - 2.5 months.

Now how am I suppose to wait patiently?

remrk · 07-08-2014, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 320FAMILY

Just did my 2014 320i order the other day. It is being shipped from South Africa (SA) and I was told it would take about 2 - 2.5 months.

Now how am I suppose to wait patiently?

I ordered my car on April 26 (built in SA), went in production on April 29, and I hope will be ready for delivery by the end of this week or the next. This weekend will mark the 11th week and it's been hard waiting.

NOBLE MOTORCARS · 07-09-2014, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by remrk

I ordered my car on April 26 (built in SA), went in production on April 29, and I hope will be ready for delivery by the end of this week or the next. This weekend will mark the 11th week and it's been hard waiting.

wtfff, why so long of a wait i ordered mine last week of june and it coming last week of july or first week of august

paffinity · 07-09-2014, 09:40 AM

Just received my 335i yesterday. Here's my timeline.
My CA told me that this would be an SA build and delivery would be in mid August. Luckily I must have gotten an earlier build allocation and it was built in Munich, saving me more than a month.

Ordered 5/19
Production Begins 6/9
Production Ends 6/13
Leaves Bremerhaven 6/18
Arrives at Brunswick 7/2
Arrives at dealer 7/7
Delivery 7/8

320FAMILY · 07-09-2014, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by remrk

I ordered my car on April 26 (built in SA), went in production on April 29, and I hope will be ready for delivery by the end of this week or the next. This weekend will mark the 11th week and it's been hard waiting.

Wow! Three months wait is crazy! Guess I have even more time to study up on the F30's.

munch520 · 07-09-2014, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by munch520

-5/19/2014 order scheduled for production no firm date yet
-5/20/2014 in production with 6/2 completion estimate
-6/1/2014 production completed
-6/2/2014 en route to port
-6/3/2014 at port awaiting ship
-6/10/2014 loaded on Freedom and departed
-6/23/2014 ETA Baltimore
-6/24/2014 0330 actual arrival Baltimore
-6/25/2014 At VPC Baltimore (per lady at BMWNA cust svc)
-6/25/2014 Discharged at 1300 (WW website)
-6/27/2014 Work Order Started (black grille)
-6/30/2014 Work Order Completed
-6/30/2014 Released to carrier

-7/2/2014 Left VPC
-7/7/2014 Arrive at dealership
-7/8/2014 pickup

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Mauryt · 07-09-2014, 11:24 PM

Outstanding Munch. Know that you are excited. Bet it drives as great as it looks. Have fun.

Got ours today. Here is a picture of it.

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Delivered 07/09/14

munch520 · 07-10-2014, 07:44 AM

Looks great! Love the interior color

remrk · 07-10-2014, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by remrk

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Originally Posted by 320FAMILY

Just did my 2014 320i order the other day. It is being shipped from South Africa (SA) and I was told it would take about 2 - 2.5 months.

Now how am I suppose to wait patiently?

I ordered my car on April 26 (built in SA), went in production on April 29, and I hope will be ready for delivery by the end of this week or the next. This weekend will mark the 11th week and it's been hard waiting.

Finally picking up my car on Monday, the 14th!

Mauryt · 07-10-2014, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by munch520

Looks great! Love the interior color

Thanks. The interior color was the one given in our decision to order. Weren't sure of the exterior color, but it had to be saddle brown interior.

Mauryt · 07-10-2014, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by remrk

Finally picking up my car on Monday, the 14th!

Congratulations. Be sure to post pictures when you get it.

DC X3M40i · 07-10-2014, 01:17 PM

So i have been anxiously waiting on my '14 335i xdrive to arrive. The dealer has been assuring me that its on the boat... its somewhere... it will be here... but would never give me any firm details. After a while i thought he was just BS'ing me just to get me off his tail. I called the 1800 number today and it said "Your vehicle is at the exit port waiting to board a vessel" or something to that extent.... so i freaked and spoke with a human being.
My car arrived @ Port on 7/8/2014 and is currently @ the VPC where there is a work order open on it. Customer Service said it just appears to be the routine inspection that the vehicle undergoes when it arrives in the states.
Car should be at the dealership this sunday....but i will out of town with the family for the ENTIRE WEEK!!!!
All that waiting.... and now i have to wait an additional week... but i'm glad that shes one step closer to being home.. and in my driveway!

remrk · 07-10-2014, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mauryt

Quote:

Originally Posted by remrk

Finally picking up my car on Monday, the 14th!

Congratulations. Be sure to post pictures when you get it.

Scratch that. Truck came in today and will be available to pick up later. Will be leaving work early, and I will def post pics when I can.

06-30-2014, 06:40 AM	#1145
F31Bimmerman Private First Class 16 Rep 188 Posts Drives: MY2014 328d xDrive touring Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Looks like we have the same production week Bill, my car was also produced last week in Munich. When I called the 1800 number it said my car was in transit. Maybe we'll be on the same ship.
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06-30-2014, 08:12 AM	#1146
munch520 First Lieutenant 16 Rep 337 Posts Drives: '14 328i M Sport Join Date: May 2014 Location: OHIO iTrader: (0)	-5/19/2014 order scheduled for production no firm date yet -5/20/2014 in production with 6/2 completion estimate -6/1/2014 production completed -6/2/2014 en route to port -6/3/2014 at port awaiting ship -6/10/2014 loaded on Freedom and departed -6/23/2014 ETA Baltimore -6/24/2014 0330 actual arrival Baltimore -6/25/2014 At VPC Baltimore (per lady at BMWNA cust svc) -6/25/2014 Discharged at 1300 (WW website) -6/27/2014 Work Order Started (black grille) -6/30/2014 Work Order Completed -6/30/2014 Released to carrier (truck hasn't left VPC yet though) ETA dealer now 7/2 but CA says that's aggressive. Safe bet is pickup by the weekend! Which is perfect, will have ample time to install MPS, MPE, etc. over the long weekend. Last edited by munch520; 06-30-2014 at 08:32 AM..
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06-30-2014, 02:48 PM	#1147
f30GTR First Lieutenant 51 Rep 341 Posts Drives: 2014 AW F30 335i M-Sport MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago iTrader: (1)	Ordered 3/29 Production number received 5/2 Production started 5/9 Production complete 5/16 Loaded on boat TOSCA 5/26 Arrived at port of Baltimore 6/10 US Customs 6/11 Released from US Customs 6/17 Service order issued 6/18 Service order completed 6/24 Dispatched to carrier 6/26 At dealership according to BMW NA 6/28 Dealer says it's not on the lot... Scheduled to pick it up on 7/1 Woot and 3 months later I will get a car. If the dealership had an allocation ready or they actually traded for one my wait would've been only 2 months. Let me tell you that the wait is horrible. Best case scenario the wait would have been 6 weeks which I don't think it would have been that bad. After 2 months it gets unbearable. I think I started hating my car before I even got it. I will think hard if I would do it again. Refreshing the forums every 5 minutes won't save you. Actually it will drive you insane. Anyways I am excited and I can't wait for tomorrow. I will post a pic or two after I get her in my procession.
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06-30-2014, 04:05 PM	#1150
sdhotwn Mmmm... Bavarian 2129 Rep 1,690 Posts Drives: M2 CS, X5 45e, i3, Cayman S Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Wisconsin, USA iTrader: (0)	My car landed in Baltimore this morning. It is getting black grills and PPK. Here's hoping! __________________ M2 CS 2023 CB X5 45e 2018 i3 94 2014 Cayman S
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07-04-2014, 11:19 AM	#1151
Mauryt Private 2 Rep 94 Posts Drives: 2007 X3, 2014 428i Convertible Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Texas iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 F33 428i [0.00]	Ship docked 07/02 in Brunswick, CA said it cleared customs and was released to carrier same day. Hoping it is in route now. Should find out more tomorrow at dealership. __________________ 2014 428CIC Mineral Grey SB PP TP CWP DAP DHP HKSS 2012 528i AW Beige PP CWP TP (Retired) 2007 X3 MB Beige PP TP SP
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07-05-2014, 08:38 PM	#1152
Mauryt Private 2 Rep 94 Posts Drives: 2007 X3, 2014 428i Convertible Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Texas iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 F33 428i [0.00]	It has arrived. Got to see it at the dealer today. Have terrible pictures posted on a new thread. Hope to have by Tuesday. Better pictures then. __________________ 2014 428CIC Mineral Grey SB PP TP CWP DAP DHP HKSS 2012 528i AW Beige PP CWP TP (Retired) 2007 X3 MB Beige PP TP SP
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07-07-2014, 07:08 PM	#1153
remrk Enlisted Member 3 Rep 41 Posts Drives: 335xi MSport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	How long does it normally take from port until the car is ready to be picked up? According to BMWNA and my CA, my car arrived at port today in NJ and my dealership is about 30 min away. The thing that I was a little confused about was that BMWNA and my CA both said my car was on the Heroic Ace, which did not dock in NJ, but rather Brunswick. So I don't know if my car was then transported up to NJ from there, and whether it was processed in the Brunswick VPC or NJ.
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07-08-2014, 02:06 PM	#1154
320FAMILY Private 3 Rep 56 Posts Drives: 2013 320i and 2014 320i Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: McKinney, TX iTrader: (0)	Just did my 2014 320i order the other day. It is being shipped from South Africa (SA) and I was told it would take about 2 - 2.5 months. Now how am I suppose to wait patiently?
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07-09-2014, 09:40 AM	#1157
paffinity Private First Class 22 Rep 130 Posts Drives: . Join Date: May 2014 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (2) Garage List 2020 X7 [0.00]	Just received my 335i yesterday. Here's my timeline. My CA told me that this would be an SA build and delivery would be in mid August. Luckily I must have gotten an earlier build allocation and it was built in Munich, saving me more than a month. Ordered 5/19 Production Begins 6/9 Production Ends 6/13 Leaves Bremerhaven 6/18 Arrives at Brunswick 7/2 Arrives at dealer 7/7 Delivery 7/8
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07-09-2014, 11:24 PM	#1160
Mauryt Private 2 Rep 94 Posts Drives: 2007 X3, 2014 428i Convertible Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Texas iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 F33 428i [0.00]	Outstanding Munch. Know that you are excited. Bet it drives as great as it looks. Have fun. Got ours today. Here is a picture of it. Delivered 07/09/14 __________________ 2014 428CIC Mineral Grey SB PP TP CWP DAP DHP HKSS 2012 528i AW Beige PP CWP TP (Retired) 2007 X3 MB Beige PP TP SP
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07-10-2014, 07:44 AM	#1161
munch520 First Lieutenant 16 Rep 337 Posts Drives: '14 328i M Sport Join Date: May 2014 Location: OHIO iTrader: (0)	Looks great! Love the interior color __________________ 2014 M Sport //OEM+//
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07-10-2014, 01:17 PM	#1165
DC X3M40i Captain 663 Rep 767 Posts Drives: 2023 X3 M40i Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Long Island ny iTrader: (0)	So i have been anxiously waiting on my '14 335i xdrive to arrive. The dealer has been assuring me that its on the boat... its somewhere... it will be here... but would never give me any firm details. After a while i thought he was just BS'ing me just to get me off his tail. I called the 1800 number today and it said "Your vehicle is at the exit port waiting to board a vessel" or something to that extent.... so i freaked and spoke with a human being. My car arrived @ Port on 7/8/2014 and is currently @ the VPC where there is a work order open on it. Customer Service said it just appears to be the routine inspection that the vehicle undergoes when it arrives in the states. Car should be at the dealership this sunday....but i will out of town with the family for the ENTIRE WEEK!!!! All that waiting.... and now i have to wait an additional week... but i'm glad that shes one step closer to being home.. and in my driveway!
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