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      10-02-2011, 08:39 PM   #265
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You are quite welcome to do it . Kind of annoying as we would like to have the car to do baby shopping.
Mate - I'd get too fond of the 3.0d!!

Then I'd have to settle for my little 2.0d!
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      10-02-2011, 09:24 PM   #266
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shhhhh... one chinese baby girl on order.
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      10-02-2011, 11:43 PM   #267
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Have you got yours yet?

The Texas should have docked in Brisbane today. I doubted I would get the car before I go on holiday on the 7th.
Arrived in Melbourne on the 24th.
Dealer had no idea thought it would be at end of October. Phoned me and said they would get it on the 8th and promised to get it through the shop pronto.
That's two weeks with customs. Not sure if that's normal.

I am stalking the dealer. Everyday on my jog I divert by the dealership to scout out the delivery bay. Sad really.....

Sad thing is I go away for a week with work on the 11th. So probably won't see it till 18-19 Oct.

The humanity.
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      10-03-2011, 06:07 AM   #269
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On a side note.
I'm not sure if I'll go through this again in 4-5 years. If BMW Australia don't get more production slots I'm walking across the road to Audi. It was a close call as it was.
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      10-03-2011, 06:16 AM   #270
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On a side note.
I'm not sure if I'll go through this again in 4-5 years. If BMW Australia don't get more production slots I'm walking across the road to Audi. It was a close call as it was.
Stock is generally short at the beginning of the model, and they will generally become available. I actually generally find Audi have more issues with stock in comparison due to the lower production numbers.
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      10-03-2011, 06:25 AM   #271
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Arrived in Melbourne on the 24th.
Dealer had no idea thought it would be at end of October. Phoned me and said they would get it on the 8th and promised to get it through the shop pronto.
That's two weeks with customs. Not sure if that's normal.

I am stalking the dealer. Everyday on my jog I divert by the dealership to scout out the delivery bay. Sad really.....

Sad thing is I go away for a week with work on the 11th. So probably won't see it till 18-19 Oct.

The humanity.
I don't think that's normal. You really should have your car within two weeks. Fastest I have experienced was 6 days to the dealership. The 1M IIRC was 9 days, but it was late arriving to port for a couple of days. Also, you should be able to see if it has been booked for Cevo Logistic for Transport.

The only thing is that this is for times ex Brisbane, so as Melbourne is a bigger port, the wait might be longer.
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Hi Everyone,

I'm posting here just so I can vent.
The MV Liberty is heading down the coast of NSW. Arrives Melbourne tomorrow, 24 September.
Dealer said expecting delivery 8 October (sounds a bit long to me). Should get it a few days later.
Can't sleep.
Can't eat.
Lying in bed staring at ceiling.

Oh the humanity.
Hi, where you bought your car from? my car arride at the same ship, spoke to dealer on Friday, the car not yet at dealership, saw the paper stating car compliance on 1/10....
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      10-03-2011, 05:29 PM   #273
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On a side note.
I'm not sure if I'll go through this again in 4-5 years. If BMW Australia don't get more production slots I'm walking across the road to Audi. It was a close call as it was.
If the alternative was a Q5 that wouln't do much good. My understanding is the Q5 (particularly the 3.0TDI) is currently on about 6 months delivery which is down from the 8-9 months it was a year or so ago.

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Hi, where you bought your car from? my car arride at the same ship, spoke to dealer on Friday, the car not yet at dealership, saw the paper stating car compliance on 1/10....
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      10-07-2011, 08:11 AM   #275
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Hi, where you bought your car from? my car arride at the same ship, spoke to dealer on Friday, the car not yet at dealership, saw the paper stating car compliance on 1/10....
My car was on Torrens ship (Voyage: CF124-TRS) that arrived in Melbourne on 9 September, I was told the car was in custom few weeks ago, however no any further information so far. Has any one got your X3 from the same ship?
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      10-07-2011, 11:01 AM   #276
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My car was on Torrens ship (Voyage: CF124-TRS) that arrived in Melbourne on 9 September, .... Has any one got your X3 from the same ship?
My order was also on the Torrens, ship arrived in Perth on 15/09. Picked up the car from the Perth dealership on the 28th.
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My order was also on the Torrens, ship arrived in Perth on 15/09. Picked up the car from the Perth dealership on the 28th.
Thanks. Good on you! I will ask Adelaide dealership on Monday 10/10 again.
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Thanks. Good on you! I will ask Adelaide dealership on Monday 10/10 again.
1) Go to http://cevacarcarrying.com.au/,
2) choose OTHERS ID/Surname, Put in your order no (can be found your contract right top ,

You should be able to see your car is at dealership or not, hope this help.
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Fingers crossed for Saturday or Monday delivery!
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hi all,
i got a call from teh dealer today and saying that my car will be with the dealer on 28 Oct 2011, so should available for pick up 2-3 days later 30 or 31 oct 2011. does anyone know these dates are reliable?
also, they gave me the VIN no. as well, however, how can i decode it to find out the production date of the vehicle?
please advise.
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Well news from down here in Mexico. Finally picked up my X3 after 5 and a 1/2 months. What a feeling.
Drove it down to St Kilda and played with the Idrive and setup the profiles.
Tonight went out for a drive to see it all by night.

First impressions. Absolutely amazing and worth the wait. Zipping through the roundabouts was a breeze, felt very stable. I can see that the Start stop function is not always appropriate. For example waiting to turn on a green light at an intersection giving way to oncoming traffic. Saying that it is very responsive though. Just have to get use to it. It would be good to have a button on the steering wheel to make it's selection on or off quicker, well more accessible anyway. Ill no doubt change my view on this after a few more hours experience, who knows. Next Wednesday it's off to the detailer to get clear bra put on headlight units and side mirrors plus paint protection.
If anyone is interested in the photos Ill take some and post?

PS: glad I went with the HUD.
PPS: when the "heat" dies down I'll get the mudflaps and roofrack fitted and avoid about $400 in LCT if I had it done at delivery. The car was right on the edge of the threshold.

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Well news from down here in Mexico. Finally picked up my X3 after 5 and a 1/2 months. What a feeling.
Drove it down to St Kilda and played with the Idrive and setup the profiles.
Tonight went out for a drive to see it all by night.

First impressions. Absolutely amazing and worth the wait. Zipping through the roundabouts was a breeze, felt very stable. I can see that the Start stop function is not always appropriate. For example waiting to turn on a green light at an intersection giving way to oncoming traffic. Saying that it is very responsive though. Just have to get use to it. It would be good to have a button on the steering wheel to make it's selection on or off quicker, well more accessible anyway. Ill no doubt change my view on this after a few more hours experience, who knows. Next Wednesday it's off to the detailer to get clear bra put on headlight units and side mirrors plus paint protection.
If anyone is interested in the photos Ill take some and post?

PS: glad I went with the HUD.
PPS: when the "heat" dies down I'll get the mudflaps and roofrack fitted and avoid about $400 in LCT if I had it done at delivery. The car was right on the edge of the threshold.
Nice one mate - get some pics up ASAP!
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hi all,
i got a call from teh dealer today and saying that my car will be with the dealer on 28 Oct 2011, so should available for pick up 2-3 days later 30 or 31 oct 2011. does anyone know these dates are reliable?
also, they gave me the VIN no. as well, however, how can i decode it to find out the production date of the vehicle?
please advise.
cheers.
Tracked my X3 arrived in Melbourne on 24 September (sat). I was told it would tentatively be at dealer on 8 oct (sat). Turned up on 10 Oct (mon). Received it today (12/10) at 10:00am. Only extra was the window tinting. See previous post re mudflaps and roof rack.

Hope this helps. I also annoyed my dealer to the point that my car was the first to be put through pre delivery service etc (annoyed in a keen "nice" way).
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Nice one mate - get some pics up ASAP!
Will do when it's detailed....
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also, they gave me the VIN no. as well, however, how can i decode it to find out the production date of the vehicle?
please advise.
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try:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle...ication_Number

Or

http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi

Or google it.
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Tracked my X3 arrived in Melbourne on 24 September (sat). I was told it would tentatively be at dealer on 8 oct (sat). Turned up on 10 Oct (mon). Received it today (12/10) at 10:00am. Only extra was the window tinting. See previous post re mudflaps and roof rack.

Hope this helps. I also annoyed my dealer to the point that my car was the first to be put through pre delivery service etc (annoyed in a keen "nice" way).
What date did you order mate?
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