08-15-2012, 11:16 AM | #67 | |
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On another forum, a member posted that there is a bulletin circulating to dealers that the M5 will be released the week of 8/20.
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08-15-2012, 11:16 AM | #68 | |
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Lets be patient, they are almost here. |
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08-15-2012, 11:18 AM | #69 |
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Regarding EPA - the car has had a $1300 potential GGT for a long time. The M6 is already for sale and it has the same drive train. I suspect it is not EPA.
With the boats leaving the west coast, I suspect they will have enough cars across the country in the next week to roll out the M5. Good point re floor models, with the dealer allocations so tight, most early M5's are sold - Priority One status. I wouldnt want my car on the showroom as a demo for a week or so... That is probably why they hold them at the port. Should be soon... |
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08-15-2012, 12:18 PM | #70 | |
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No matter what happens, by 9/1 both the U.S. Delivery people and the Euro Delivery people will be driving their M5's, because this is what BMW said would happen. Have patience everyone, our time is almost here. |
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08-15-2012, 12:31 PM | #71 |
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The fact that BMW gave a release date is complete bullshit. If this were true, all sales managers would know this and not be promising earlier delivery dates.
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08-15-2012, 01:02 PM | #72 | |
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The reality is, car salesman move around frequently. At my previous dealer, I never dealt with the same salesperson twice. I had 3 different salesmen for each of my previous M5s. They come and go to/from other dealerships and brands. Each time they move they learn the bare minimum about the full product line, and likely focus their time on the highest volume models. There's little incentive for them to invest a lot of time learning about a low volume car like the M5. Most will only sell 1 or 2 a year, whereas they probably sell 1 or 2 3-series cars a day. Unfortunately for us, we cannot count on our CAs to do the heavy lifting - that's why we rely on this community of enthusiats to investigate the facts and distribute the information.
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08-15-2012, 01:07 PM | #73 |
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My worry is that since there is no official release date, there's always the possibility of it being after 9/1 as well.
Even the 2013 Bugatti Veyron has cleared the EPA and has for quite some time! My biggest issues are a lack of information and having my vehicle sitting at the port exposed to the elements for 3 weeks now. Oh well, sadly nothing we can do. |
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08-15-2012, 02:13 PM | #74 | |
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Current delays are due to the US Regulatory Release and backlog. Cars should start shipping around 8/22 to dealers. This was posted on another forum
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08-15-2012, 02:31 PM | #75 |
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M5 was cetified Juy 18, 2012. BMW is holding our cars, not the EPA.
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I spent the whole day today trying to get to the bottom of this nonsense. First, the agent at the EPA stated that EPA has nothing to do with the holding of the M5s. He asked that I send an email to inquire about this further which I did. I received from the EPA the actual certification which was issues on July 18, 2012. I uploaded it here. Its is BMW that is holding our M5s and not the EPA. This is an outrage and we should all demand the release of our car immediately. By the way, the agent told me that BMW has the practice of doing this. |
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08-15-2012, 02:38 PM | #76 | |
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Unbeliveable ! and the plot thickens...
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08-15-2012, 02:41 PM | #77 | |
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I'm sure it was not easy to find this info. This pretty much confirms what most of us thought all a long, if the M6 has passed EPA then why wouldn't the M5????? This info upstes me even more, BMW is without question behind this B.S delay.
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Wait a minute, are you Magnum PI?!?!? (see post #22 in this thread: http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=691925) This is consistent with point #2 in my post above (post #72).
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08-15-2012, 03:10 PM | #79 |
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BMW M5 certified on July 18
Thank you for your kind response. I called BMW North America and they could not give me an answer. They stated the dealer was responsible for the delivery of the car and BMW did not hold the cars belonging to the customers. I suggest everyone to call BMW headquaters if we want our cars delivered now. They need to hear from everyone of us. This is an outrage. Again, the EPA has nothing to do with this.
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