Anyone else on Bess?

Hispeed4fun · 10-20-2015, 02:33 PM

Scheduled to arrive in Port Hueneme Nov 11.

radm · 10-20-2015, 03:29 PM

Did you find out from your SA? What does the system say when you call BMWUSA? My car finished production on 10/12 and I hope it made it on Bess but until yesterday the phone system was saying "being transferred to port of exit" and this morning it said "waiting for shipping vessel".

Hispeed4fun · 10-20-2015, 06:09 PM

Found out from my CA and the phone system also said it shipped out as of this morning. It left port on the 18th I believe.

radm · 10-20-2015, 06:41 PM

Good luck. I guess mine didn't make it, which is surprising since it actually was finished on 10/10, not 10/12. They cannot ship it to the port in a week? Well, the next one is leaving on 20 but arriving on 11/18. An extra week of wait!

Hispeed4fun · 10-20-2015, 07:47 PM

You should confirm with your CA. A week is not that bad. What are you getting?

radm · 10-20-2015, 11:56 PM

My twins are quickly outgrowing their infant seat and I cannot have rear facing convertible seat in a 2 door ;-) so I am counting weeks.

I ordered a 340i xDrive, Estoril Blue, Oyster Interior, Ash trim. Cold Weather, Driver Assistance, M-Sport and Track Package. 18'' Non-runflats, manual transmission. This was the biggest BMW I could get with MT (well, except maybe M5).

What about you?

BTW, since you are in the Bay Area chance is that you work for a bigger company. If you do, then check whether it has a corporate fleet discount with BMW. I will be getting an additional $1,500 off the negotiated price when I pick up the car thanks to that.

cardsdoc · 10-21-2015, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by radm

Good luck. I guess mine didn't make it, which is surprising since it actually was finished on 10/10, not 10/12. They cannot ship it to the port in a week? Well, the next one is leaving on 20 but arriving on 11/18. An extra week of wait!

The automated phone system is typically up to 2 days behind real time. That's why I've been calling BMW genius (rather than bugging my dealer all the time). Mine just changed this morning too to "waiting for a shipping vessel" via the automated phone system but that means it's now been waiting for up to a couple days and potentially could have gotten or at least assigned a ship. Call BMW genius when they open, 9am EST, and ask. That's what I plan to do. Hopefully their tracking system is back up (has been down for a couple days).

Hispeed4fun · 10-21-2015, 02:51 PM

I am getting a 335 GT. I do not work for a big company so im not getting any discounts like that. The amount of space in the GT cant be beat without getting into an suv.

radm · 10-21-2015, 03:47 PM

I agree, but you cannot get a GT with manual transmission and I really care about having one. I test drove Macan, for example, and it still handles like an SUV. The dual clutch transmission is interesting, the brakes are excellent but in curves it was poor. Probably it is the best handling SUV, but still an SUV and it is pretty small inside on top of that. Have fun driving your GT!

Hispeed4fun · 10-21-2015, 04:11 PM

Thanks. Enjoy yours as well.

radm · 10-26-2015, 04:33 PM

So my car is on Goliath Leader (NYK Lines), scheduled arrival to Port Hueneme on 11/18. Just a week later.

Hispeed4fun · 10-26-2015, 06:34 PM

Thats not bad. I will definitely post pictures when i get it.

tunes · 10-27-2015, 05:38 PM

i think mine is on the goliath leader too....800 status says "vehicle in transit"

dodgerblue18 · 10-27-2015, 08:16 PM

Mine is on Goliath leader as well. Dealer said 11/19 in Hueneme, so probably 11/27 delivery, Black Friday!!

dodgerblue18 · 10-27-2015, 08:36 PM

see schedule for goliath leader

http://www.nykroro.com/documents/RTW-AFCON/RTWwk43.pdf

radm · 10-28-2015, 01:51 AM

You can also check this: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/...hips/308369000.

Hispeed4fun · 11-10-2015, 07:48 PM

Arrived at Port Hueneme today. Now lets see how long it takes to get to the dealer.

tunes · 11-19-2015, 09:24 AM

Looks like the goliath leader got delayed. In port in Long Beach now, was scheduled for Port Hueneme today, but now Port Hueneme schedule moved it to the 23rd....so much for picking my car up on the 27th...bummer.

bovino · 11-23-2015, 07:37 PM

On Sagittarius Leader...at Panama Canal right now.

tunes · 11-26-2015, 11:46 AM

guess Goliath Leader went to Hueneme twice. My CA called yesterday and said it got off the boat the 19th but still hasn't reported to the VPC...I thought that was a quick thing to happen? 6 days from unloading and still not at the VPC....he said don't expect the car by the end of the month now so thats a bummer.

namseng1126 · 12-04-2015, 07:10 PM

Arrived at port 11/22.. still not checked into VPC? Is this normal? Anyone else experiencing the same issue?

CA has no answers. BMW Genius has no answers....

tunes · 12-04-2015, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by namseng1126

Arrived at port 11/22.. still not checked into VPC? Is this normal? Anyone else experiencing the same issue?

CA has no answers. BMW Genius has no answers....

same here, mine finally went into VPC Saturday....but it's still there....CA said VPC was very backed up.

10-20-2015, 02:33 PM	#1
Hispeed4fun First Lieutenant 181 Rep 346 Posts Drives: 2023 X5 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Anyone else on Bess? Scheduled to arrive in Port Hueneme Nov 11.
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10-20-2015, 03:29 PM	#2
radm Private First Class 124 Rep 105 Posts Drives: M3 6MT ordered, AR 4C Spider Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: San Francisco Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Did you find out from your SA? What does the system say when you call BMWUSA? My car finished production on 10/12 and I hope it made it on Bess but until yesterday the phone system was saying "being transferred to port of exit" and this morning it said "waiting for shipping vessel".
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10-20-2015, 06:09 PM	#3
Hispeed4fun First Lieutenant 181 Rep 346 Posts Drives: 2023 X5 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Found out from my CA and the phone system also said it shipped out as of this morning. It left port on the 18th I believe.
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10-20-2015, 06:41 PM	#4
radm Private First Class 124 Rep 105 Posts Drives: M3 6MT ordered, AR 4C Spider Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: San Francisco Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Good luck. I guess mine didn't make it, which is surprising since it actually was finished on 10/10, not 10/12. They cannot ship it to the port in a week? Well, the next one is leaving on 20 but arriving on 11/18. An extra week of wait!
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10-20-2015, 07:47 PM	#5
Hispeed4fun First Lieutenant 181 Rep 346 Posts Drives: 2023 X5 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	You should confirm with your CA. A week is not that bad. What are you getting?
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10-20-2015, 11:56 PM	#6
radm Private First Class 124 Rep 105 Posts Drives: M3 6MT ordered, AR 4C Spider Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: San Francisco Bay Area iTrader: (0)	My twins are quickly outgrowing their infant seat and I cannot have rear facing convertible seat in a 2 door ;-) so I am counting weeks. I ordered a 340i xDrive, Estoril Blue, Oyster Interior, Ash trim. Cold Weather, Driver Assistance, M-Sport and Track Package. 18'' Non-runflats, manual transmission. This was the biggest BMW I could get with MT (well, except maybe M5). What about you? BTW, since you are in the Bay Area chance is that you work for a bigger company. If you do, then check whether it has a corporate fleet discount with BMW. I will be getting an additional $1,500 off the negotiated price when I pick up the car thanks to that.
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10-21-2015, 02:51 PM	#8
Hispeed4fun First Lieutenant 181 Rep 346 Posts Drives: 2023 X5 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	I am getting a 335 GT. I do not work for a big company so im not getting any discounts like that. The amount of space in the GT cant be beat without getting into an suv.
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10-21-2015, 03:47 PM	#9
radm Private First Class 124 Rep 105 Posts Drives: M3 6MT ordered, AR 4C Spider Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: San Francisco Bay Area iTrader: (0)	I agree, but you cannot get a GT with manual transmission and I really care about having one. I test drove Macan, for example, and it still handles like an SUV. The dual clutch transmission is interesting, the brakes are excellent but in curves it was poor. Probably it is the best handling SUV, but still an SUV and it is pretty small inside on top of that. Have fun driving your GT!
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10-21-2015, 04:11 PM	#10
Hispeed4fun First Lieutenant 181 Rep 346 Posts Drives: 2023 X5 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Thanks. Enjoy yours as well.
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10-26-2015, 04:33 PM	#11
radm Private First Class 124 Rep 105 Posts Drives: M3 6MT ordered, AR 4C Spider Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: San Francisco Bay Area iTrader: (0)	So my car is on Goliath Leader (NYK Lines), scheduled arrival to Port Hueneme on 11/18. Just a week later.
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10-26-2015, 06:34 PM	#12
Hispeed4fun First Lieutenant 181 Rep 346 Posts Drives: 2023 X5 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Thats not bad. I will definitely post pictures when i get it.
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10-27-2015, 05:38 PM	#13
tunes Enlisted Member 3 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2017 X540e Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: CO iTrader: (0)	i think mine is on the goliath leader too....800 status says "vehicle in transit"
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10-27-2015, 08:16 PM	#14
dodgerblue18 Private 11 Rep 92 Posts Drives: 2016 428i Gran Coupe Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Mine is on Goliath leader as well. Dealer said 11/19 in Hueneme, so probably 11/27 delivery, Black Friday!!
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10-27-2015, 08:36 PM	#15
dodgerblue18 Private 11 Rep 92 Posts Drives: 2016 428i Gran Coupe Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	see schedule for goliath leader http://www.nykroro.com/documents/RTW-AFCON/RTWwk43.pdf
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10-28-2015, 01:51 AM	#16
radm Private First Class 124 Rep 105 Posts Drives: M3 6MT ordered, AR 4C Spider Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: San Francisco Bay Area iTrader: (0)	You can also check this: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/...hips/308369000. Last edited by radm; 10-28-2015 at 01:57 AM..
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11-10-2015, 07:48 PM	#17
Hispeed4fun First Lieutenant 181 Rep 346 Posts Drives: 2023 X5 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Arrived at Port Hueneme today. Now lets see how long it takes to get to the dealer.
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11-19-2015, 09:24 AM	#18
tunes Enlisted Member 3 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2017 X540e Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: CO iTrader: (0)	Looks like the goliath leader got delayed. In port in Long Beach now, was scheduled for Port Hueneme today, but now Port Hueneme schedule moved it to the 23rd....so much for picking my car up on the 27th...bummer.
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11-23-2015, 07:37 PM	#19
bovino Private First Class 29 Rep 105 Posts Drives: 2016 F36, 2017 i3 REx Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	On Sagittarius Leader...at Panama Canal right now.
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11-26-2015, 11:46 AM	#20
tunes Enlisted Member 3 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2017 X540e Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: CO iTrader: (0)	guess Goliath Leader went to Hueneme twice. My CA called yesterday and said it got off the boat the 19th but still hasn't reported to the VPC...I thought that was a quick thing to happen? 6 days from unloading and still not at the VPC....he said don't expect the car by the end of the month now so thats a bummer.
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12-04-2015, 07:10 PM	#21
namseng1126 New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2016 340i AW M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (1)	Arrived at port 11/22.. still not checked into VPC? Is this normal? Anyone else experiencing the same issue? CA has no answers. BMW Genius has no answers....
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