06-28-2018, 08:02 AM | #1 |
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Delivery times for a 2019 BMW 440i xDrive Gran Coupe
It's good to be back in a BMW after a lengthy absence.
In April I ordered a 2019 440i xDrive Gran Coupe in Estoril Blue with an Oyster White interior. This was my first custom order and I thought I would share my experience with anyone who is going through it for the first time. Anyone who has gone through a custom order knows the waiting for any news on the cars progress and pending delivery date is an agonizing experience. Here are the dates and timelines for my order. Please be aware this is for a Canadian order, so times could vary for other locations. TIMELINES April 7, 2018 - Ordered the car. April 12, 2018 - April production date confirmed. April 26, 2018 - Car was born in Germany. April 28, 2018 - VIN Number Received. In early May, the car was shipped from Germany aboard the Elektra. May 23, 2018 - Car arrived in Halifax, Canada. HUGE FREAKING DELAY BETWEEN HALIFAX AND CONCORD. Blamed on the lack of rail cars to transport the cars. Issue is still ongoing. June 14, 2018 - Car finally arrived in Concord, Ontario. June 18, 2018 - Received an email informing me that the car had arrived at the dealership. June 21, 2018 - Took delivery of the car. So roughly 11 weeks from ordering to delivery. The weather in this area has been crappy, so I have not had the heart to take her out and get her dirty. :-) Things are looking good for this weekend though. Cheers Shane |
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got some pics of the interior? I'm thinking of ordering an alpine white with oyster white interior...
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06-29-2018, 11:58 AM | #3 |
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Quick pick of my 2019 440i with Oyster White Interior
Quality of the picture is not that good, more to come.
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07-01-2018, 02:10 PM | #4 |
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That's a serious delay. Built to order usually takes 1.5 months (add an additional week for delays that may occur) but to wait 11 weeks is ridiculously wrong.
A lot of people rarely pull such combination, usually go for a dark exterior/light interior or light exterior/dark interior but a dealership had a 430i demo with white on white and it looked surprisingly great with a wood trim. |
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07-03-2018, 09:50 AM | #5 |
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Excessive delay in delivery.
Yeah 11 weeks is excessive, but there is nothing anyone can do about it. Its all because CN Rail is inadequately prepared to handle the amount of cars arriving at the Port of Halifax. From what I have read and been told, its affecting a large number of manufactures, not only BMW and tis is not the first time this has happened.
As for the Oyster interior, I think it looks wicked. I agree its a unique combo, but I like it, I first saw it on Tesla and it sold me. I had black on black in my earlier 335i and in the summer it used to bake my chestnuts. I had to carry a towel with me to sit on as it was so hot. |
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Your order date has nothing to do with the actual production date. Without the detail of your deal, it looks like your dealership sold you an allocation and it just so happens to be the one that is being built in August. This could easily be a result of your dealership not having any allocations (all sold?) in June and/or July. Your order date in May does not mean that it took two/three months for it to be prepared and manufactured just in case you thought that was happening.
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07-04-2018, 12:48 AM | #9 |
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You ain't see nothing yet. My 4 ordered at the end of March 2018, still awaiting delivery..estimated delivery is 3th week of July, so basically almost 4 months. I can assure you, agonizing doesn't even come close to describe the waiting process...
I must admit, I ordered an Individual color, but on the contrary we are practically neighbours of Germany (where it is produced) here so shipping time isn't a big issue at all. If I knew this before I would have bought something else.
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I got to the point if I would knew this I would have bought an already built new piece from stock in Germany... |
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New piece of stock wasn't an option...I made a very specific choice in exterior color, upholstery,trims and options.
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Gorgeous interior. My car has been in Halifax since last Monday..fingers crossed it gets on the train soon.
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Not saying there was anything shady going on, but if you didnt ask about the production number, they didnt need to tell you, and it gives them more flexibility to move you around, etc. |
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