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I did some research, and went back to Serengeti Drivers... used to use them WAY back in the day... have to admin they are still amazing! Just make sure you get the non-polarized version! These are the ones I ordered -
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07-20-2020, 11:48 AM | #159 | |
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So, mine moved to Awaiting Carrier Assignment on July 18. Sales guy says the estimated arrival date at the dealer is July 23.
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07-20-2020, 05:48 PM | #160 |
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Yup! Just received an update today:
UPDATE: June 26th: "Production Begins" - BMW NA Automated Phone System provided an "Estimated Completion Date" of July 13th. July 13th: It zipped from "Exterior Body Assembly, "In Paint Booth", to "Entering Assembly Line". July 14th: "Quality Check" - Previous posts suggested that your vehicle can get stuck in Quality Check from 1 to 15+ days, and never really find out why. Some suggested vehicles on hold due to parts shortages. July 16th: "Awaiting Carrier Assignment" - Nice surprise. July 20th: "Dispatched from Factory" - So it seems to have just sat at "Awaiting Carrier Assignment" for 4 days -- Maybe because mine completed the build just before the weekend and had to wait until this week to get dispatched? Hopefully yours will move along more quickly. Getting closer for both us!
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Looks like you might get your vehicle before I do as the train will have to cross a few more states before it gets to California. And the stop before it gets to my dealership is the VDC in Oxnard.
Curious: Do you know if your X5 will visit a Vehicle Distribution Center before arriving at your dealership, or is the VDC performed in South Carolina? Getting close!
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07-24-2020, 12:37 PM | #164 |
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Well, this is interesting...
EDIT: Texted our sales guy, he said the website goes by the initial estimated timing, which can be off, so it's not actually at the dealership yet. Bummer. Last edited by JTG1; 07-24-2020 at 01:28 PM.. Reason: Update |
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07-24-2020, 01:39 PM | #165 |
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Yup. I've heard this happening. A friend of mine who got the "Your car is at the dealership notification" even drove down to the dealership only to find out his M5 really wasn't there yet...
Regarding my earlier comment about Vehicle Distribution Center (VDC), I know that there is one VDC on the West Coast, which is in Oxnard, California. It's used for incoming BMWs (and MINIs) where they will repair and scratches/damages that may have occurred during transport. They also add additional options that the customer may have requested. iDrive updates can also take place I've heard. Here's a link to an overview of the VDC on the West Coast: https://bimmerlife.com/2018/08/11/a-...bution-center/ I understand that it's now just a matter of a couple of days before your X5 is actually in your hands. Looking forward to hearing the good news. Cheers, -Tony
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Thanks for sharing, very interesting! I see there is a VDC in Galveston, TX:
https://www.bmwusanews.com/newsrelease.do?id=2605 So, I guess if they all stop at a VDC prior to arriving at the dealership, that likely would be the closest one to us in Dallas. |
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That happened to me also. On a Saturday morning the status showed that it was at my dealer but it didn't get there until the following Wednesday evening.
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Kind of crazy that I'm this excited about a car for my wife! But I think this is only the second time ever that I've ordered a car. |
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Sounds like a couple people here are really close to getting their deliveries which is awesome to hear. You're gonna love the new toy!
A couple more observations 1 week in. This is my first BMW (coming from Honda) so I'm very much a noob with luxury cars. - I could not get Spotify (I have a premium account) to work using the code scanner. I was able to log into my Spotify account just fine but nothing would change on the screen in my car. However, manually logging into Spotify in iDrive did the trick. Might be a min or two but eventually I was able to see my Spotify history and playlists in iDrive directly - My car was obviously super clean at delivery however, I could tell it wasn't waxed or anything. If you're not planning to put any protection on the car at delivery, you may want to wax as soon as you can to keep her pristine - I ended up disabling CarPlay. IMHO the iDrive navigation maps looks more detailed than CarPlay. The HUD even displays which lanes during turn-by-turn. But now my texts aren't showing up so working through that - Mentioned here as well but those M brakes do accumulate some brake dust. I'll need to plan a bit more frequent cleanings to keep them mint - Sport mode is a blast. I could tell the suspension firms up and I was taking some ramps at 50mph with not a whole lot of body roll - It was also mentioned in this forum that there isn't any rhyme or reason as to which tires come with your wheels at delivery. I stuck with the stock 20's (Chicago weather) and my car came with Pirellis. When pricing out the OEM tires, the Pirellis are actually more expensive than the comparable Bridgestones. Food for thought for value chasers - My idrive tpms settings we're calibrated for a summer tire. So I had to change it to all-season/winter and drive a bit to recalibrate so the tire pressure is more accurate This is getting quite long so will end here but enjoy the rides when they arrive! |
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^ No need to disable CarPlay. You can use iDrive navigation with CarPlay active. Without it you won't be able to get your texts.
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You can also go back and forth and use the nav in either of them. I prefer the iDrive nav but now that Apple Maps nav shows in the HUD it a more integrated product. |
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