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04-23-2004, 11:14 AM
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My order date was March 26 and I received the following e-mail from my perky sales rep today... 
I just checked on
the status of your 545i and it has actually started production earlier than
projected! As of the April 20th at 7:39 am it has entered 150 status, so
it now has VIN # & body. The next stop will be the Paint Shop! It should
be done by the end of this month. It will then wait a day or two at the
dock to be shipped over seas, which is usually a 12 day process. Once it's
at our Port of Entry (in NJ), it take just a few days to come up. That
would probably by mid to late May! If I check in a couple of weeks, I'll
probably have a better idea. Unfortunately, it's hard to give you an exact
date due to unforseen events that may (although unlikely) occur during the
shipping process. Would you like me to give you another update on May 7th?
I just checked on
the status of your 545i and it has actually started production earlier than
projected! As of the April 20th at 7:39 am it has entered 150 status, so
it now has VIN # & body. The next stop will be the Paint Shop! It should
be done by the end of this month. It will then wait a day or two at the
dock to be shipped over seas, which is usually a 12 day process. Once it's
at our Port of Entry (in NJ), it take just a few days to come up. That
would probably by mid to late May! If I check in a couple of weeks, I'll
probably have a better idea. Unfortunately, it's hard to give you an exact
date due to unforseen events that may (although unlikely) occur during the
shipping process. Would you like me to give you another update on May 7th?
02-27-2006, 06:22 AM
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My Ride: Pretty basic I guess. I have the sport, premium and cold weather pkgs. I took a risk on color selection by getting the monaco blue exterior with the auburn seats and door panels. I love both colors but have not seen the two together.
My car has been waiting for a shipping vessel for over 2 weeks. Not knowing when it will be shipped is driving me crazy to the point where I want to renig on the order and tell my dealer to keep it WHENEVER IT ARRIVES. BMW has really messed up on this aspect. this has been a terrible experience and I will never order a car again.
02-27-2006, 06:33 AM
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My Ride: Pretty basic I guess. I have the sport, premium and cold weather pkgs. I took a risk on color selection by getting the monaco blue exterior with the auburn seats and door panels. I love both colors but have not seen the two together.
My car has been waiting for a shipping vessel for over 2 weeks. Not knowing when it will be shipped is driving me crazy to the point where I want to renig on the order and tell my dealer to keep it WHENEVER IT ARRIVES. BMW has really messed up on this aspect. this has been a terrible experience and I will never order a car again.
02-27-2006, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by davemancini' post='246649' date='Feb 27 2006, 03:22 PM
this has been a terrible experience and I will never order a car again.
Only joking - I hope they put it on a ship for you soon
02-27-2006, 06:41 AM
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My Ride: E90 M3
Model Year: 2011
Originally Posted by davemancini' post='246652' date='Feb 27 2006, 09:33 AM
My car has been waiting for a shipping vessel for over 2 weeks. Not knowing when it will be shipped is driving me crazy to the point where I want to renig on the order and tell my dealer to keep it WHENEVER IT ARRIVES. BMW has really messed up on this aspect. this has been a terrible experience and I will never order a car again.
02-27-2006, 11:28 AM
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My Ride: '05 545i - scheduled for ED pickup in Munich on 7/22!
Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='246659' date='Feb 27 2006, 10:41 AM
When you say waiting for a ship, where are you getting your information? If you are using the Owner's Circle website, be careful, it is delayed by varying amounts. In fact, the OC said my was "Awaiting transport" the day it arrived at my dealer...
02-27-2006, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by davemancini' post='246652' date='Feb 27 2006, 10:33 AM
My car has been waiting for a shipping vessel for over 2 weeks. Not knowing when it will be shipped is driving me crazy to the point where I want to renig on the order and tell my dealer to keep it WHENEVER IT ARRIVES. BMW has really messed up on this aspect. this has been a terrible experience and I will never order a car again.
My dealer has no clue when it's going out or why it didn't go out on the 2 ships that left Bremmerhaven since 2/15. I'm frustrated as well but what are my options? Go get a Lexus GS430? Looks nice inside but just doesn't drive the same.
I guess in the end, waiting an extra few weeks won't kill us. But it really is dissapointing.