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      10-13-2015, 04:36 PM   #1
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Order my first BMW today!!!!!



Thanks to some kind people on this forum and their valuable advice, I finally ordered the BMW X3 with the price I want.

Dealing with dealers and negotiation of price are such a pain for me, but I made it!!!

Now one question, currently how long does it take for a factory order?

Thanks.
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      10-14-2015, 11:05 AM   #2
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Congratulations. We ordered my wife her X3 this past Friday. Got the production # on Saturday and was told it'll go into production "soon".
We were told 6-8 weeks to get the car initially before we signed. After we signed, that changed to 10 to 12 weeks. But the next day, the dealer emailed us a confirmed order with status 112 and told us he found an open production slot he could modify and so to expect the vehicle "earlier" than the 10 to 12 weeks.

I'm hoping it's closer to 6 weeks because we have found a buyer for our old car and he is anxious to get it but we can't sell it to him till we get the new car.

You can login to bmwusa.com and track the status, or call 800-831-1117 with your production # or VIN and track status, although I don't know how accurate those systems are.

The last BMW I ordered was back in 1998 and there was no online tracking system at that time. the sales lady had to call me weekly to keep me updated on the status. It took 3 months but it was coming from Germany. This time, it's being built in South Carolina so hopefully it won't take as long since it doesn't have to cross the ocean.
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Thanks to some kind people on this forum and their valuable advice, I finally ordered the BMW X3 with the price I want.

Dealing with dealers and negotiation of price are such a pain for me, but I made it!!!

Now one question, currently how long does it take for a factory order?

Thanks.
Congrats with your choice.
I had to wait 4 months, but I live in Europe, so it will be less for you for sure.
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It partially depends on your dealer. Higher volume dealers seem to have more production slots available. Last year, I was told 4-6 weeks. It came in just under 3 (and before I was ready with financing, thinking I had longer, so I picked it up a week later).
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      10-15-2015, 07:33 AM   #5
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Just so you know...

In northern Europe we have to wait 3-6 months. In the UK they have to wait 3-9 months. Obviously it takes time to rebuild the vehicle to RHD
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      10-15-2015, 08:14 AM   #6
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Just so you know...

In northern Europe we have to wait 3-6 months. In the UK they have to wait 3-9 months. Obviously it takes time to rebuild the vehicle to RHD
yes - I guess that have to modify a LHD one......
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Congratulations. We ordered my wife her X3 this past Friday. Got the production # on Saturday and was told it'll go into production "soon".
We were told 6-8 weeks to get the car initially before we signed. After we signed, that changed to 10 to 12 weeks. But the next day, the dealer emailed us a confirmed order with status 112 and told us he found an open production slot he could modify and so to expect the vehicle "earlier" than the 10 to 12 weeks.

I'm hoping it's closer to 6 weeks because we have found a buyer for our old car and he is anxious to get it but we can't sell it to him till we get the new car.

You can login to bmwusa.com and track the status, or call 800-831-1117 with your production # or VIN and track status, although I don't know how accurate those systems are.

The last BMW I ordered was back in 1998 and there was no online tracking system at that time. the sales lady had to call me weekly to keep me updated on the status. It took 3 months but it was coming from Germany. This time, it's being built in South Carolina so hopefully it won't take as long since it doesn't have to cross the ocean.
Congratulations to you too! Hopefully we both can get our cars soon!

Just reminds me I need to sell my old car too, still lots of work to do... (sigh)
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It partially depends on your dealer. Higher volume dealers seem to have more production slots available. Last year, I was told 4-6 weeks. It came in just under 3 (and before I was ready with financing, thinking I had longer, so I picked it up a week later).
The dealer told me about 3-4 weeks, but my boss also built his car from another dealer (high volume dealer I suppose, the biggest one in our city), the dealer also told him 3-4 weeks and he got it after 7 weeks...

How this whole procedure works remains a mystery to me...
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And thanks to all the people from Europe, to be honest, I feel much better now...
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      10-15-2015, 11:24 AM   #10
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Congratulations to you too! Hopefully we both can get our cars soon!

Just reminds me I need to sell my old car too, still lots of work to do... (sigh)
Got an email from the sales guy yesterday. They have a confirmed build of week 45 (first week of November). He said it may move up a week, but it's guaranteed for first week of November at the latest.

So figure 1 week for build, 2 weeks for transport, that means we should get it by Thanksgiving hopefully.

Since we ordered on the 9th, that would make it about 7 weeks if we get it by thanksgiving.
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      10-17-2015, 09:35 AM   #11
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Got an email from the sales guy yesterday. They have a confirmed build of week 45 (first week of November). He said it may move up a week, but it's guaranteed for first week of November at the latest.

So figure 1 week for build, 2 weeks for transport, that means we should get it by Thanksgiving hopefully.

Since we ordered on the 9th, that would make it about 7 weeks if we get it by thanksgiving.
Congratulations again! I haven't heard anything from my sales guy yet but yesterday night when I used "Track my BMW", it showed production begins, I don't know how accurate the system is but hopefully that's it!
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Congratulations again! I haven't heard anything from my sales guy yet but yesterday night when I used "Track my BMW", it showed production begins, I don't know how accurate the system is but hopefully that's it!
Sound like you may be ahead of me. When I check online it just says order received. when I call the 800 # it says its scheduled for production with no confirmed production date.

What's your production #? Just curious if it goes in order of production #'s.

Mine starts with 3725xxx
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      10-18-2015, 08:22 PM   #13
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Sound like you may be ahead of me. When I check online it just says order received. when I call the 800 # it says its scheduled for production with no confirmed production date.

What's your production #? Just curious if it goes in order of production #'s.

Mine starts with 3725xxx
Mine is #3703XXX, so I think it might have something to do with the production num.
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      10-19-2015, 10:02 AM   #14
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I wonder if the production #'s are sequential. Looks like your production # is about 22,000 ahead of mine. Hopefully that doesn't mean I have to wait months
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      10-28-2015, 08:41 AM   #15
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I'm excited! Called the 800# today, it says the vehicle is in production with estimated completion date of November 4th. So the salesman was correct, it did get moved up a week.

The online site still shows as order received and not started production yet.

Hopefully we'll get it before Thanksgiving.
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      10-28-2015, 04:27 PM   #16
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I'm excited! Called the 800# today, it says the vehicle is in production with estimated completion date of November 4th. So the salesman was correct, it did get moved up a week.

The online site still shows as order received and not started production yet.

Hopefully we'll get it before Thanksgiving.
Wow, nice, definitely you can get it before Thanksgiving. The only thing may delay it is snowstorm during delivery, but you seem to live in West Coast so no worry about that!

Mine was delivered to dealership yesterday night, I called the dealer in the morning, he said he needed a little time to prepare it for me, so it should be ready to pick up this afternoon, I'm still waiting for his call...

It took a little bit more than 2 weeks, from the time I signed the deal and the time the car is ready, it is super fast to me!!!
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      10-28-2015, 06:39 PM   #17
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I got it~ ^______^
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      10-29-2015, 05:22 AM   #18
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I got it~ ^______^
Congrats! But we need pics!
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      10-29-2015, 10:47 AM   #19
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Congrats! But we need pics!
Will do in the weekends!

My car dealership offers free car wash which I'm gonna use this noon, yesterday before I picked my car, they parked my car outside the door and there's a bird drop in the front... So typical in Texas...

To answer the question of my own in case other people are curious, the car usually took about one week to build, then took about less than 1 week (SC to TX) or longer to deliver to the dealership.

Just insert one of my this week's photography homework, night of Dallas Texas, enjoy~

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I am living in Europe. Made the order 2 months' back, and I am told that there is still another 2 months to to.
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      11-01-2015, 03:33 PM   #21
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I got it~ ^______^
Congrats! Now some pictures for the rest of us who are still waiting

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      11-04-2015, 06:28 PM   #22
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Any pictures luckyhusky? Don't mean to be a pest, but those of us who are waiting for their X3 need to live vicariously through those that have received theirs.

(Mine is still in the "Order Documented" state.)

Enjoy the X3!
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