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Hi, we ordered a 45e on 3/27 and it was at the dealers on 5/12 and we picked it up on 5/15. We are in Northern NJ. Luckily we made the cutoff and got both the HK and M Sports options delivered. Extremely happy with the build quality so far. Online tracking was not all that informative. Car would sit for several weeks at the beginning and end stages stages. Actual build doesn’t take long so didn’t see any of the intermediate steps. We waited until the dealer called us, this gave us time to cleanup the trade in...
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Hi coder77, I thought I read about M sport package issues but I could be mistaken... I’m definitely not up to speed on all the ongoing issues. Glad to hear that you were able to order it, it looks awesome on the X5. We have the same package on our 2018 340 and they look great together in the driveway.
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that could mean one of two things:
1) there's enough components to accept the option for builds. 2) the site isn't up to date to reflect real-time supply shortages. there have been reports of callbacks from CAs calling the customer after the order was placed that M Sport was removed from the build. my earlier reply to you was to point out there is indeed an M Sport package shortage of which you weren't aware. just because you were able to get it, doesn't mean the shortage doesn't exist. some folks have not been as lucky... BTW congrats on the 45e! I absolutely love mine! It's been stress-free during our region's gasoline shortage, though I have no excuse to miss work LOL! |
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Great choice, we absolutely love our 340i with the str 6 twin-scroll turbo. We ordered it with the manual 6 speed and it is by far the best and most fun to drive car we have ever owned... it just begs for a speeding ticket. You’ll have even more HP so get your Lawyer on speed dial. Sorry I digest from the topic at hand.
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The restrictions were to be effective starting with June builds but a week or so later they changed the status to be limited availability. As far as I know, we haven't heard of anyone losing the package.
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I've been ordering BMWs since 2008, and the one constant is that the online tracker has been incredibly inaccurate.
I don't think it's that BMW has failed in mapping out the process, but the labeling of some of the stages is misleading, and that makes it feel inaccurate/unreliable. For example, Production Begins really should be something like "Sequencing Parts." I think to most, Production Begins is the moment when the metal gets stamped and starts rolling through the factory. |
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no, not ignorant at all! this is OEM Arctic Grey wrapped in XPEL stealth (matte) paint protection film. here's the before and after. thanks for the compliment! Last edited by nZtiZia; 05-21-2021 at 07:56 AM.. |
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matte ppf is a bit more laborious than glossy because each template has to be modified from the original in order to hide all the glossy surfaces. with glossy, the film can end right on the edge; with matte, the film has to extend and sometimes wrap around the edge, so that's why my detailer charged a higher price than a glossy ppf install (but not all detailers will so definitely shop around!) i would also recommend looking into AutoFlex spray: https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1811342 Last edited by nZtiZia; 05-21-2021 at 07:58 AM.. |
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My car was scheduled to be completed on May 23rd and now the date is 26th. I called BMW genius and they said they are having difficulty with the air suspension stock. I expect more delays.
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On the other hand, earlier today I learned that they appear to have moved up my build week from week 23 to week 22 (which if I am not mistaken is next week), but in and of itself that does not mean much as they can always change things again... I am keeping my fingers crossed for your car and for mine! |
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