UK Orders

dnw · 04-18-2012, 04:14 PM

Horsey, you poor thing! I feel really bad especially after getting your hopes up for delivery coming forward

I can add that the cars are definitely built in batches. When I was tracing mine on WW, every chasis number 10 either side of mine was a RHD 30d.

Horsey · 04-18-2012, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dnw

Horsey, you poor thing! I feel really bad especially after getting your hopes up for delivery coming forward

I can add that the cars are definitely built in batches. When I was tracing mine on WW, every chasis number 10 either side of mine was a RHD 30d.

Thats ok ... Thanks for the moral support ... I pity those on the same ship is mine ... It will probably sink!

swfrom07 · 04-19-2012, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Horsey

Thats ok ... Thanks for the moral support ... I pity those on the same ship is mine ... It will probably sink!

Hope the factory keeps your car far away from mine

Dont want mine in the North Atlantic !

Considering the build date for your car has been put back a week, I am guessing my order is in a similar state as I have not heard back from the dealer

the wait continues !!

Horsey · 04-19-2012, 02:25 AM

Put back TWO weeks you mean!

swfrom07 · 04-19-2012, 02:33 AM

oh is it TWO? !! Oh dear... defo understand your frustration ... its one thing have to wait for such a long time and worse having the build dates moved back by a couple of weeks !!

Horsey · 04-19-2012, 02:41 AM

Especially when dnw promised me it would be early ;-)

Can only hope our cars feel an air of superiority when/if they arrive.

troggy1969 · 04-19-2012, 03:54 AM

It's worth the wait

cheesebag · 04-19-2012, 05:56 AM

I agree, when I ordered mine I was braced for a 9 month wait... was pleased when it appeared 4 months early!!!

SR40X3 · 04-19-2012, 06:57 AM

Seems there are a number of us here waiting for our cars with similar estimated build dates.

It would be interesting to see how far apart they were built on the production line....does anyone know if there are sequential build numbers so we can see exactly how many cars apart our X3's were apart on the line?

swfrom07 · 04-19-2012, 08:39 AM

Agree SR40X3, will be interesting to see if all of us have sequential build numbers.
Have you got an update on your build date from the dealer or are you waiting for the build status to change to 5055 too?

Horsey · 04-19-2012, 09:39 AM

Have you checked what build week you are now at?

If I remember you were also wk 16.

I am now wk 18 ...

If we have all been shunted to 18 that would say a lot ...

All I know is that 20Ds went to 5055 ok ... Just the 35D got pushed out two weeks ...

SR40X3 · 04-19-2012, 09:42 AM

Latest I have is "end of May" bulid but will email them again shortly to get another update.

Dealer goes on to say "early June delivery"......hmmmm, that'll be a fast trip across the Atlantic!

Will post reply to my latest enquiry when I know.

swfrom07 · 04-19-2012, 09:53 AM

Mine is a 2.0d and so was hoping since it was an est week 16 build, mine would be at 5055 this week. However, not heard anything back from the dealer. I might give them until tomorrow afternoon 3pm (start of US morning shifts) before I give them a call and ask for an update.

SR40X3, an end of May build date is going into Week 21 !! Is the dealer doing his usual "under promise over deliver" spiel? As you say, will have to be a delivery via cargo plane to make the early June delivery.

SR40X3 · 04-19-2012, 10:09 AM

I know swf....have bought all my BMW's and Mini's from this dealer and they are brilliant so have no reason to think it's spiel.

To be honest when we ordered and were considering Evoque and the like we assumed a September delivery so I am quite relaxed about it all.

Horsey · 04-19-2012, 10:22 AM

Hi swfrom07, hope you don't mind but I took the liberty of sending following email to BMW USA, UK and DE on your behalf ...

"Currently in the USA the interval between order and build of an X3 is often a week or less, with end to end duration of between 2 to 3 weeks. Compare that to the UK and Europe where prospective BMW X3 owners have to wait months and months between placing an order, build taking place and actual delivery. I have seen numerous cases of US orders placed, built and delivered in the intervening time between a UK order being places and still waiting for just the build date. How is it right that that a UK customer should have to wait 2 or 3 months between order and build, but a US customer gets to jump the queue and have a car built almost immediately?"

They assured me they took your comments constructively and bare no prejudice and won't take it out on your order.

SR40X3 · 04-19-2012, 10:39 AM

Lol Horsey, noticed you have a 135....also one of my previous cars, you trading it for the X3?

Cracking tyre munching fuel gobbling monster the 135! Miss it some days.

swfrom07 · 04-19-2012, 10:48 AM

ta muchly Horsey

appreciate that !! I bet there will be nothing wrong with my car now thats for sure.

by the way I am changing my name on the order form PRONTO !! just in case

Horsey · 04-19-2012, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SR40X3

Lol Horsey, noticed you have a 135....also one of my previous cars, you trading it for the X3?

Cracking tyre munching fuel gobbling monster the 135! Miss it some days.

Actually the 135i is my better half's car ...

The 135i is lovely, but I suspect my 35d will be just as much fun to drive ... it’s almost as quick I think ... well at least to 60 in a straight line ... and a bit more efficient ...

I won’t be letting her drive my car, not after she has curbed her wheels (she blames me … well I am sure I have contributed) … is that a BMW thing … her Boxter S never used to scratch its wheels …

… of course Top View should help that … but ever since she scratched my Jeeps body work on our wedding day and tried to hide it with some mud …

No, my car is an old Jeep Cherokee and it’s on its way out and will be PX’d for the X3 … although I am thinking it will have to go to the BMW dealer before I take delivery now as it’s MOT expires at the end of May …

Horsey · 04-19-2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by swfrom07

by the way I am changing my name on the order form PRONTO !! just in case

*giggle*

I promised the dealer I wouldn’t bother them for a week … but I can’t help but write a little scheduled task to email them “Are we there yet?” every hour …

Horsey · 04-19-2012, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by cbs9

Can't figure out what's going on.

I do ...

... you got lucky!

swfrom07 · 04-19-2012, 11:29 AM

you got horsey's car build slot ... congratulations .. not that I am jealous

Horsey · 04-19-2012, 03:33 PM

I thinks that's the wrong question ... You should be wondering if it's going to be a 2014 ...

P.S. 2013 started April 1st, last time I looked it's been ...

04-18-2012, 04:14 PM	#1475
dnw First Lieutenant 22 Rep 309 Posts Drives: 2016 F80 M3 / 2014 520d MS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, UK iTrader: (0)	Horsey, you poor thing! I feel really bad especially after getting your hopes up for delivery coming forward I can add that the cars are definitely built in batches. When I was tracing mine on WW, every chasis number 10 either side of mine was a RHD 30d. __________________ Current 2016 F80 M3 Saloon, Alpine White & Silverstone Full Leather. Love it. Past 2015 F13 M6 Coupe, San Marino Blue & Opal White Individual Leather. Gone but not forgotten.
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04-19-2012, 02:25 AM	#1478
Horsey Lieutenant 35 Rep 449 Posts Drives: F25 35d MSport & 135i Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Put back TWO weeks you mean! __________________ F25 X3 xDrive 35d M Sport Alpine White, Black Nevada Leather, Speed limit info, TV, Prof. Nav & Speakers, HUD, M Sport steering wheel, Sport gearbox, BMW Apps, Internet, VDC, Comfort with Powered boot, Hi-speed synch, VSS, Top View, Electric tow-bar, Heated steering, Storage, DAB, Heated electric seats, Moonroof, Adaptive High beam assist Xenons, Servotronic, Performance control, etc.
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04-19-2012, 02:33 AM	#1479
swfrom07 Private First Class 2 Rep 115 Posts Drives: BMW X3 2.0D SE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Essex iTrader: (0)	oh is it TWO? !! Oh dear... defo understand your frustration ... its one thing have to wait for such a long time and worse having the build dates moved back by a couple of weeks !!
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04-19-2012, 02:41 AM	#1480
Horsey Lieutenant 35 Rep 449 Posts Drives: F25 35d MSport & 135i Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Especially when dnw promised me it would be early ;-) Can only hope our cars feel an air of superiority when/if they arrive. __________________ F25 X3 xDrive 35d M Sport Alpine White, Black Nevada Leather, Speed limit info, TV, Prof. Nav & Speakers, HUD, M Sport steering wheel, Sport gearbox, BMW Apps, Internet, VDC, Comfort with Powered boot, Hi-speed synch, VSS, Top View, Electric tow-bar, Heated steering, Storage, DAB, Heated electric seats, Moonroof, Adaptive High beam assist Xenons, Servotronic, Performance control, etc.
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04-19-2012, 03:54 AM	#1481
troggy1969 Lieutenant 55 Rep 554 Posts Drives: 335D MSport 2016 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ludlow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW 335D MSport [0.00]	It's worth the wait
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04-19-2012, 05:56 AM	#1482
cheesebag Debadged and Alpine Weiss! 13 Rep 268 Posts Drives: 2012 F25 X3 Msport Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cannock UK iTrader: (0)	I agree, when I ordered mine I was braced for a 9 month wait... was pleased when it appeared 4 months early!!!
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04-19-2012, 06:57 AM	#1483
SR40X3 Private 2 Rep 89 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Seems there are a number of us here waiting for our cars with similar estimated build dates. It would be interesting to see how far apart they were built on the production line....does anyone know if there are sequential build numbers so we can see exactly how many cars apart our X3's were apart on the line?
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04-19-2012, 08:39 AM	#1484
swfrom07 Private First Class 2 Rep 115 Posts Drives: BMW X3 2.0D SE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Essex iTrader: (0)	Agree SR40X3, will be interesting to see if all of us have sequential build numbers. Have you got an update on your build date from the dealer or are you waiting for the build status to change to 5055 too?
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04-19-2012, 09:39 AM	#1485
Horsey Lieutenant 35 Rep 449 Posts Drives: F25 35d MSport & 135i Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Have you checked what build week you are now at? If I remember you were also wk 16. I am now wk 18 ... If we have all been shunted to 18 that would say a lot ... All I know is that 20Ds went to 5055 ok ... Just the 35D got pushed out two weeks ... __________________ F25 X3 xDrive 35d M Sport Alpine White, Black Nevada Leather, Speed limit info, TV, Prof. Nav & Speakers, HUD, M Sport steering wheel, Sport gearbox, BMW Apps, Internet, VDC, Comfort with Powered boot, Hi-speed synch, VSS, Top View, Electric tow-bar, Heated steering, Storage, DAB, Heated electric seats, Moonroof, Adaptive High beam assist Xenons, Servotronic, Performance control, etc.
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04-19-2012, 09:42 AM	#1486
SR40X3 Private 2 Rep 89 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Latest I have is "end of May" bulid but will email them again shortly to get another update. Dealer goes on to say "early June delivery"......hmmmm, that'll be a fast trip across the Atlantic! Will post reply to my latest enquiry when I know.
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04-19-2012, 09:53 AM	#1487
swfrom07 Private First Class 2 Rep 115 Posts Drives: BMW X3 2.0D SE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Essex iTrader: (0)	Mine is a 2.0d and so was hoping since it was an est week 16 build, mine would be at 5055 this week. However, not heard anything back from the dealer. I might give them until tomorrow afternoon 3pm (start of US morning shifts) before I give them a call and ask for an update. SR40X3, an end of May build date is going into Week 21 !! Is the dealer doing his usual "under promise over deliver" spiel? As you say, will have to be a delivery via cargo plane to make the early June delivery.
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04-19-2012, 10:09 AM	#1488
SR40X3 Private 2 Rep 89 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I know swf....have bought all my BMW's and Mini's from this dealer and they are brilliant so have no reason to think it's spiel. To be honest when we ordered and were considering Evoque and the like we assumed a September delivery so I am quite relaxed about it all.
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04-19-2012, 10:22 AM	#1489
Horsey Lieutenant 35 Rep 449 Posts Drives: F25 35d MSport & 135i Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Hi swfrom07, hope you don't mind but I took the liberty of sending following email to BMW USA, UK and DE on your behalf ... "Currently in the USA the interval between order and build of an X3 is often a week or less, with end to end duration of between 2 to 3 weeks. Compare that to the UK and Europe where prospective BMW X3 owners have to wait months and months between placing an order, build taking place and actual delivery. I have seen numerous cases of US orders placed, built and delivered in the intervening time between a UK order being places and still waiting for just the build date. How is it right that that a UK customer should have to wait 2 or 3 months between order and build, but a US customer gets to jump the queue and have a car built almost immediately?" They assured me they took your comments constructively and bare no prejudice and won't take it out on your order.
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04-19-2012, 10:39 AM	#1490
SR40X3 Private 2 Rep 89 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Lol Horsey, noticed you have a 135....also one of my previous cars, you trading it for the X3? Cracking tyre munching fuel gobbling monster the 135! Miss it some days.
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04-19-2012, 10:48 AM	#1491
swfrom07 Private First Class 2 Rep 115 Posts Drives: BMW X3 2.0D SE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Essex iTrader: (0)	ta muchly Horsey appreciate that !! I bet there will be nothing wrong with my car now thats for sure. by the way I am changing my name on the order form PRONTO !! just in case
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04-19-2012, 11:29 AM	#1495
swfrom07 Private First Class 2 Rep 115 Posts Drives: BMW X3 2.0D SE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Essex iTrader: (0)	you got horsey's car build slot ... congratulations .. not that I am jealous
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04-19-2012, 03:33 PM	#1496
Horsey Lieutenant 35 Rep 449 Posts Drives: F25 35d MSport & 135i Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I thinks that's the wrong question ... You should be wondering if it's going to be a 2014 ... P.S. 2013 started April 1st, last time I looked it's been ... __________________ F25 X3 xDrive 35d M Sport Alpine White, Black Nevada Leather, Speed limit info, TV, Prof. Nav & Speakers, HUD, M Sport steering wheel, Sport gearbox, BMW Apps, Internet, VDC, Comfort with Powered boot, Hi-speed synch, VSS, Top View, Electric tow-bar, Heated steering, Storage, DAB, Heated electric seats, Moonroof, Adaptive High beam assist Xenons, Servotronic, Performance control, etc.
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