Production Begins!

tex2670 · 11-02-2022, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Fumus

I thought* it was penalty for me checking 4x a day.

only 4? I think I checked 10x on Monday.

Speedbird71 · 11-02-2022, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tex2670

only 4? I think I checked 10x on Monday.

Confess to checking Wallenius Wilhelmsen to see if they have record of my VIN yet. My previous factory orders were shipped by them. Don’t know how far in advance BMW book shipping.

SeekTheFinest · 11-02-2022, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Fumus

Interesting timeline, did it end up at the dealer by the 5th?

Our vehicle is on a vessel right now... It will arrive at the VPC on the 7th, so should be delivered by next weekend... It was the first dealership allocation and ended up beating the demo vehicle, as that just shipped out this week. Unlike others ours only sat in port for a couple of days and also shipped with no stop sales orders, due to its timing on the assembly line...

Fumus · 11-03-2022, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by SeekTheFinest

Our vehicle is on a vessel right now... It will arrive at the VPC on the 7th, so should be delivered by next weekend... It was the first dealership allocation and ended up beating the demo vehicle, as that just shipped out this week. Unlike others ours only sat in port for a couple of days and also shipped with no stop sales orders, due to its timing on the assembly line...

Ahh interesting. Yep, I'm still awaiting my assigned carrier (which, is the way I interpret that).

saws · 11-03-2022, 03:21 PM

Yay. Dealer said Nov 7th and its only the 3rd today

It has begun…

Speedbird71 · 11-03-2022, 08:04 PM

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Ahh interesting. Yep, I'm still awaiting my assigned carrier (which, is the way I interpret that).

“AWAITING CARRIER ASSIGNMENT
A carrier has been assigned to take care of your BMW.”

ain’t exactly clear.

Speedbird71 · 11-04-2022, 02:33 PM

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My timeline so far

-- Order Placed September 8th
-- Scheduled For Production September 8th (was existing allocation)
-- Production Begins October 14th
-- Exterior Body Assembly October 21st
-- In The Paint Booth October 26th
-- Entering Assembly Line October 28th
-- Quality Check November 1st
-- Final Assembly November 3rd
-- Ready For Transport November 3rd
-- Awaiting Carrier Assignment November 3rd
-- Dispatched From Factory November 4th
-- At The Port ??
-- In Transit ??
-- At The Dealership ??
-- Finish ??

My updates

EquisUno · 11-04-2022, 03:18 PM

"Order received "After 5 weeks of waiting, as today Nov/4 Just moved to "Production Begins" I'll keep updating when the next move is going to happen. Also, I got the VIN # now.

Frozen Pure Grey Metallic
M sport package
Premium Package

igott · 11-04-2022, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by EquisUno

"Order received "After 5 weeks of waiting, as today Nov/4 Just moved to "Production Begins" I'll keep updating when the next move is going to happen. Also, I got the VIN # now.

Frozen Pure Grey Metallic
M sport package
Premium Package

Great choice. I almost went with it, but opted for the blue lagoon instead, and I'm sure there'll be days I wish I hadn't.

Fumus · 11-08-2022, 06:27 PM

Still stuck waiting for my carrier assignment.

SSSPconcepts · 11-09-2022, 07:40 AM

Very much appreciate those that are providing detailed updates on status. Just curious if anyone knows approximately how many days it takes to go from "at the port" to "at the dealership?" I know it will vary based on dealership location—I am in Dallas, TX. However, any estimates are greatly appreciated.

tex2670 · 11-09-2022, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Fumus

Still stuck waiting for my carrier assignment.

That's where I've been for a week.

SSSPconcepts · 11-09-2022, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tex2670

only 4? I think I checked 10x on Monday.

Confess to checking Wallenius Wilhelmsen to see if they have record of my VIN yet. My previous factory orders were shipped by them. Don’t know how far in advance BMW book shipping.

Once it is on the ship, how long to get to the US?

Speedbird71 · 11-09-2022, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SSSPconcepts

Once it is on the ship, how long to get to the US?

Depends on what port your car is to arrive at, info that appears on your build sheet, and the itinerary of the ship your car is on. For me on west coast, it can be 3 weeks if minimal stops, 6 weeks if the ship is doing a milk run.

If you haven't read this thread, it has links to the RORO shippers and their schedules.

SSSPconcepts · 11-09-2022, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SSSPconcepts

Once it is on the ship, how long to get to the US?

Depends on what port your car is to arrive at, info that appears on your build sheet, and the itinerary of the ship your car is on. For me on west coast, it can be 3 weeks if minimal stops, 6 weeks if the ship is doing a milk run.

If you haven't read this thread, it has links to the RORO shippers and their schedules.

Thank you!

Fumus · 11-10-2022, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tex2670

That's where I've been for a week.

I'm still there

1+ weeks.

tex2670 · 11-10-2022, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Fumus

I'm still there

1+ weeks.

After a week, my car was dispatched from the factory yesterday. You'll get there soon.

SeekTheFinest · 11-10-2022, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Speedbird71

Depends on what port your car is to arrive at, info that appears on your build sheet, and the itinerary of the ship your car is on. For me on west coast, it can be 3 weeks if minimal stops, 6 weeks if the ship is doing a milk run.

If you haven't read this thread, it has links to the RORO shippers and their schedules.

You can also call BMW Genius and once the vehicle is loaded on a vessel, they will give you the name of said vessel and you can track its progress. Also if it's WW, you can get the appropriate bill of lading and it will show the VIN on the vessel manifest. Our car arrived in Port NY/NJ on 11/6 and was processed through the VPC and loaded on a transport on 11/10.

Fumus · 11-10-2022, 08:44 PM

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After a week, my car was dispatched from the factory yesterday. You'll get there soon.

Well probably another week now, if you made the train and I didn't. I'm unsure about the timelines here... as it seems some got built after me and then got on the carrier before me.

I'm thinking closer to Jan instead of early December.

tex2670 · 11-11-2022, 09:52 AM

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My updates

You must have moved to "In Transit" by now?

Speedbird71 · 11-11-2022, 11:07 AM

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You must have moved to "In Transit" by now?

Nope. From ship schedules there doesn't appear to be anything leaving Bremerhaven for my destination port until 11/18. But I also don't know if my car is in fact at Bremerhaven vs. Zeebrugge, and the Genius line wasn't able to tell me that.

In some other boards here there are per-build week discussions that have more activity, and I assume once we get to "at port" status we are all in the same boat, so to speak. Cars from build weeks 2 before mine went to In Transit earlier this week, and build week 1 before mine went to In Transit yesterday.

Pph55 · 11-14-2022, 03:35 PM

Had another thought about the delays in shipping I read that there is a labour shortage for drivers on and off the RoRo in Germany and throughout Europe at the moment mine was supposed to be delivered to the dealer in the UK 21 Nov then delayed to 28 Nov then today on hold?

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SSSPconcepts Enlisted Member 8 Rep 39 Posts Drives: X6M50i, X1 M Sport, X2 Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Dallas iTrader: (0)	Very much appreciate those that are providing detailed updates on status. Just curious if anyone knows approximately how many days it takes to go from "at the port" to "at the dealership?" I know it will vary based on dealership location—I am in Dallas, TX. However, any estimates are greatly appreciated.
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