[TurtleBoy]

Originally Posted by texrex5

Got it! Sounds plausible. He emailed today and it’s ready to go. Picking up tomorrow.

Very good. Good luck, enjoy and be safe.

[vimalbmw]

Finally "In Transit" now. Holding the vehicle at port for a minor accessory is preposterous.


10/23 - Ordered. Scheduled for W46
Nov 5 - Still in “Scheduled for Production”
Nov 7 - Moved to “Production Begins” with prod date as 1/20
Nov 15 - Prod date moved to 11/21
Nov 19 - Prod date moved to 11/27
Nov 21 - Prod date moved back to 11/21,
Nov 21 - 11 AM - Entering Assembly
Nov 21 - 3 PM - Quality Check
Dec 1 - 8:30 AM - AWAITING CARRIER ASSIGNMENT
Dec 4 - 9:30 AM - Dispatched from Factory
Dec 4 - 2 PM - At Port
Dec 7 - 9AM - In tansit

[texrex5]

Picked up my car yesterday. Tried negotiating for the base rate, but settled for the .0004 markup and free ceramic window tint.
Something that bothered me is CA showing a number that I agreed to, then signing on a final number that had lower monthly than was agreed to (by hardly $15, but that adds up). Then finance guy showing a number that was $6 monthly more than the last quote from CA. All those numbers still didn't align with what I saw on the online calculator from Edmunds.
A few dollars here and there don't matter, but it gives me a reason to doubt that something isn't right.

There will be quite a lot to learn about the car. Didn't have enough time for the BMW guy to explain everything before the car had to be taken away for installing the tint.

Had to drive back home during rush hour, so didn't get a chance to enjoy the drive because of the traffic. Driver seat felt very firm and I felt a bit of a back ache (got climate comfort package with ventilated seats, so maybe that makes the seats firmer), while my wife was feeling more comfortable on the passenger seat than our Audi A3. Maybe once I adjust the seats to my liking and find the sweet spot, my opinion might change.
HUD seems a bit low, even at the max height. I am 5'8" and generally prefer to sit low, and had to raise the seat a bit more than I would like, to be able to see the HUD after raising the projection to the maximum height.

Self parking was mind blowing. Yet to try rest of the features.

Loving the car overall.

[LDT]

texrex5 Congrats and show us some pics.

[texrex5]

Originally Posted by LDT

texrex5 Congrats and show us some pics.

Thanks.
Yes, I will upload soon. It got dark by the time we got the actual possession of the car. Didn't get a chance today. Will share it tomorrow.

[PappyVanBmr]

Originally Posted by texrex5

Picked up my car yesterday. Tried negotiating for the base rate, but settled for the .0004 markup and free ceramic window tint.
Something that bothered me is CA showing a number that I agreed to, then signing on a final number that had lower monthly than was agreed to (by hardly $15, but that adds up). Then finance guy showing a number that was $6 monthly more than the last quote from CA. All those numbers still didn't align with what I saw on the online calculator from Edmunds.
A few dollars here and there don't matter, but it gives me a reason to doubt that something isn't right.

There will be quite a lot to learn about the car. Didn't have enough time for the BMW guy to explain everything before the car had to be taken away for installing the tint.

Had to drive back home during rush hour, so didn't get a chance to enjoy the drive because of the traffic. Driver seat felt very firm and I felt a bit of a back ache (got climate comfort package with ventilated seats, so maybe that makes the seats firmer), while my wife was feeling more comfortable on the passenger seat than our Audi A3. Maybe once I adjust the seats to my liking and find the sweet spot, my opinion might change.
HUD seems a bit low, even at the max height. I am 5'8" and generally prefer to sit low, and had to raise the seat a bit more than I would like, to be able to see the HUD after raising the projection to the maximum height.

Self parking was mind blowing. Yet to try rest of the features.

Loving the car overall.

Congrats! Enjoy it and best of luck.

[vimalbmw]

Originally Posted by texrex5

Picked up my car yesterday. Tried negotiating for the base rate, but settled for the .0004 markup and free ceramic window tint.
Something that bothered me is CA showing a number that I agreed to, then signing on a final number that had lower monthly than was agreed to (by hardly $15, but that adds up). Then finance guy showing a number that was $6 monthly more than the last quote from CA. All those numbers still didn't align with what I saw on the online calculator from Edmunds.
A few dollars here and there don't matter, but it gives me a reason to doubt that something isn't right.

There will be quite a lot to learn about the car. Didn't have enough time for the BMW guy to explain everything before the car had to be taken away for installing the tint.

Had to drive back home during rush hour, so didn't get a chance to enjoy the drive because of the traffic. Driver seat felt very firm and I felt a bit of a back ache (got climate comfort package with ventilated seats, so maybe that makes the seats firmer), while my wife was feeling more comfortable on the passenger seat than our Audi A3. Maybe once I adjust the seats to my liking and find the sweet spot, my opinion might change.
HUD seems a bit low, even at the max height. I am 5'8" and generally prefer to sit low, and had to raise the seat a bit more than I would like, to be able to see the HUD after raising the projection to the maximum height.

Self parking was mind blowing. Yet to try rest of the features.

Loving the car overall.

Enjoy the ride!! take care

[winter2023]

Originally Posted by winter2023

Place the order - 10/22
Production # assigned - 10/23
Production begins & prodDate assigned & VIN assigned - 11/09
ENTERING ASSEMBLY LINE - 11/28
Awaiting carrier assignment - 11/29
DISPATCHED FROM FACTORY - 12/01
IN TRANSIT - 12/06

Called BMW today about delivery date and got an ETA of "arrive at Processing Center" around 12/18.
Any idea where is this "Processing Center" for Northern CA?
Hope to take her home before Xmas

[texrex5]

Don’t know how to upload pics here. Added pictures to my album. I was concerned about tartufo being too bright, but it seems to go nicely with the Blackwood trim.

[R3v1v3]

Super late to this as I had problems logging in, but I checked this morning and my X5 is "In Transit"

[vimalbmw]

Originally Posted by vimalbmw

Finally "In Transit" now. Holding the vehicle at port for a minor accessory is preposterous.


10/23 - Ordered. Scheduled for W46
Nov 5 - Still in “Scheduled for Production”
Nov 7 - Moved to “Production Begins” with prod date as 1/20
Nov 15 - Prod date moved to 11/21
Nov 19 - Prod date moved to 11/27
Nov 21 - Prod date moved back to 11/21,
Nov 21 - 11 AM - Entering Assembly
Nov 21 - 3 PM - Quality Check
Dec 1 - 8:30 AM - AWAITING CARRIER ASSIGNMENT
Dec 4 - 9:30 AM - Dispatched from Factory
Dec 4 - 2 PM - At Port
Dec 7 - 9AM - In tansit

Reached dealership on Dec 8 and took delivery on Dec 9. All good. Thanks for all the support.

[flamfives]

Originally Posted by vimalbmw

Reached dealership on Dec 8 and took delivery on Dec 9. All good. Thanks for all the support.

Congrats! Glad to hear your car's journey is complete.

[spoodle]

Originally Posted by vimalbmw

Reached dealership on Dec 8 and took delivery on Dec 9. All good. Thanks for all the support.

Congrats!! Can we see photos?

[spoodle]

Status still shows "at port". Car was supposed to arrive at VPC Richmond, CA 2 days ago on the 9th. Still waiting for it to get loaded onto a truck and be delivered to my dealer.

11/4 - ordered
11/4 - status 112
11/6 - production begins, status 150
11/20 - build complete, QC, awaiting carrier assignment
11/22 - dispatched from factory
11/28 - at port
12/2 - still at port, status 193
12/2 - still at port, genius reports vehicle in transit to Richmond eta 12/9
12/11 - still at port

[PappyVanBmr]

Is that a normal time for a vehicle to remain at port?

Mine just went to QC and am hoping to have before Christmas and more importantly by end of year.

[TurtleBoy]

Originally Posted by PappyVanBmr

Is that a normal time for a vehicle to remain at port?

Mine just went to QC and am hoping to have before Christmas and more importantly by end of year.

Yes, that is fairly normal. Keep in mind though that spoodle is on the West Coast so At the Port is due to train travel. Since you are in NYC yours will go directly from the factory to your dealer without going into the At the Port status. The exception to that is if you have accessories on your build then it will go to the Accessories Center to ave them installed and it has been taking up to 3 - 5 days.

Unless you have some unusually long delays in QC or waiting for a carrier you will have no problem getting it in that timeframe.

[PappyVanBmr]

Thank you!

[PappyVanBmr]

TurtleBoy

How long does the vehicle normally remain in QC for? Should I be concerned that it’s been there for 2 days? Was thinking if nothings wrong it would have moved through that stage quickly.

Thanks

[TurtleBoy]

Originally Posted by PappyVanBmr

TurtleBoy

How long does the vehicle normally remain in QC for? Should I be concerned that it’s been there for 2 days? Was thinking if nothings wrong it would have moved through that stage quickly.

Thanks

The majority of them stay in for a few hours but it is not uncommon to have them in there for three or four days or even longer. They don't keep a stockpile of parts at the factory so anything that needs to be replaced needs to be ordered and shipped.

[PappyVanBmr]

And just like that it moved to awaiting carrier assignment

[cbrg05]

Mine is also awaiting carrier assignment. Pappy looks like our cars are in the same batch!

[spoodle]

Originally Posted by spoodle

Status still shows "at port". Car was supposed to arrive at VPC Richmond, CA 2 days ago on the 9th. Still waiting for it to get loaded onto a truck and be delivered to my dealer.

11/4 - ordered
11/4 - status 112
11/6 - production begins, status 150
11/20 - build complete, QC, awaiting carrier assignment
11/22 - dispatched from factory
11/28 - at port
12/2 - still at port, status 193
12/2 - still at port, genius reports vehicle in transit to Richmond eta 12/9
12/11 - still at port

12/13 - status still shows at port, however Genius says it's supposed to be delivered to the dealer today.