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[UniqueCheese]

Originally Posted by DesertEagle50

Congrats on your car. You did it the right way. I'll bet you get your car before I do and I ordered in December.

What did you order on yours that could slow things down?

[DesertEagle50]

Euro Delivery: Big mistake.

[jmh]

Originally Posted by DesertEagle50

Euro Delivery: Big mistake.

Not at all. Euro Delivery is a great experience and absolutely worth it
One just has to have the right expectations regarding re delivery/wait .

[mdevil]

Originally Posted by UniqueCheese

It went for paint on Friday. It's out of paint, assembled, and in quality control now.

i have ordered M5 as well.. But when I check the status on BMW site it just says "Production Started". How do I check at what stage car is at? is there any other site except BMW's?

[NiktheShiek]

Congrats! I just put my deposit in for a 2014 today! I can't wait
I'm debating on whether or not to do ED, does anyone have any experience here with it that could please tell me more about it?

[jmh]

Originally Posted by mdevil

i have ordered M5 as well.. But when I check the status on BMW site it just says "Production Started". How do I check at what stage car is at? is there any other site except BMW's?

You can call (1-800) 831-1117 and it will give you a little more fine grained info.
Or your dealer can access the same data.
However the production itself is only a week (if you're not building a true BMW Individual spec'd car) so it's just a matter of patience

[mdevil]

Originally Posted by jmh

You can call (1-800) 831-1117 and it will give you a little more fine grained info.
Or your dealer can access the same data.
However the production itself is only a week (if you're not building a true BMW Individual spec'd car) so it's just a matter of patience

I will contact them for more information. I was just wondering if there is any website to track it..

[UniqueCheese]

Originally Posted by mdevil

I will contact them for more information. I was just wondering if there is any website to track it..

Unfortunately, there isn't. I've got my dealer trained to email me the overnight updates when he gets in in the morning, though. Well, most mornings. jmh is correct. In fact, jmh is correct about pretty much everything he states as a fact on this forum. It's almost as if he's done the research before he answers.

I was going to do Euro Delivery, because the girlfriend likes travelling and I like the lower rate of tax of an already owned car compared to a fresh one the dealer's bringing in. Alas, she didn't have enough vacation days built up, so we didn't go for it this time.

As for the build of an Individual - it's worth knowing that if the Individual aspect includes paint then the car will be pulled from the line before the paint shop, and a batch of Individual paint jobs will be done sequentially as soon as they can batch them up. This usually means a 2 week delay, but possibly as high as 6, if they don't usually have that colour of paint in that factory.

[dkreidel]

Originally Posted by DesertEagle50

Euro Delivery: Big mistake.

Hmmm, I'm going for ED #16 in August for an M6 vert. I've had a few flubs, but none that would qualify as a "Big Mistake".

[UniqueCheese]

I think it could be a "big mistake" as far as getting your car to you in the US as fast as possible is concerned. Hell of an experience, though. I'd love to do it.

[DesertEagle50]

Well let me explain my big mistake. I would never have done ED if I'd known it was even a possibility of this kind of wait for re-delivery.

I'm much more of a car fanatic than a travel person. I've been to Europe a dozen times but I've never owned a car like the M5. So the vacation/tourist aspect was not a big deal to me but having an M5 is.

I figured 10 weeks at most for re-delivery and now it's at week 11 going on 12 and still no car in sight and no ETA. It's just ridiculous.

[UniqueCheese]

I understand. Is it on the boat yet?

[DesertEagle50]

Has been off the boat for nearly a month now. It's in the VPC black hole at the moment.

[M54ccibo]

Originally Posted by DesertEagle50

Has been off the boat for nearly a month now. It's in the VPC black hole at the moment.

Dude, you need to get on the phone with your sales advisor and in turn BMWNA. Has your dealer provided the Vehicle Inquiry: Status output? When our cars hit the VPC back in September last year there was the oil pump issue, and one car had some minor bumper damage. The status showed each of these as work orders, with dates associated for when the car moves through the VPC for each of these...including where it was stored during the process.

Once it is released to trucking, you can go as far as finding out when the truck is schedule to pickup the car and deliver it to the dealer.

Good luck, but start with asking to see the vehicle status.

[mdevil]

Question: when I checked status on BMW site it says "production ended".. when will I have my VIN number .. do they send this info directly to dealer or they will also send me via email as well?

[jmh]

Originally Posted by mdevil

Question: when I checked status on BMW site it says "production ended".. when will I have my VIN number .. do they send this info directly to dealer or they will also send me via email as well?

Well if production has ended you should have seen a VIN a long time ago. The VIN is assigned before production is started (it gets assigned when production is scheduled)
Your dealer will have the VIN in their system

[UniqueCheese]

My vehicle has left the plant and is ready to ship. (status code is 190)

[mdevil]

Originally Posted by UniqueCheese

My vehicle has left the plant and is ready to ship. (status code is 190)

Congrats!!! I also have same code for my car but now I have to wait for another 2 weeks for ED and then they will ship out the car. Can't Wait!!

Do you know how long it usually takes for car to get here once its shipped?

[UniqueCheese]

I was told that it's 2-3 weeks to the east coast then the boat goes down to the Panama canal and up the west coast to get to Oregon after 4 weeks total. Once the boat has docked it's about a week to the dealer.

[PatrickC23]

Originally Posted by UniqueCheese

I was told that it's 2-3 weeks to the east coast then the boat goes down to the Panama canal and up the west coast to get to Oregon after 4 weeks total. Once the boat has docked it's about a week to the dealer.

Two weeks at sea, but the holdup is always when it gets on a boat and how long it sits at port. My delivery to the east coast took 8 weeks, sat for ten days in Bremerhaven, then 18 days at the US port before I complained, then the car miraculously appeared the very next day. ED will take longer than regular deliveries due to US Customs.

[UniqueCheese]

Through the Panama canal, and on its way to the port in Los Angeles. After that, customs, and my dealer, who will be applying the IND Aftermarket parts for me.

[UniqueCheese]

It made its way to San Diego. It's sat there for a day. The boat is now on its way to ... Long Beach. Just get to bloody Oxnard already!