01-17-2011, 12:31 PM | #1 |
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2011 BMW X3 2.8i on order
Ordered my X3 on the 9th of January 2011. Status on BMW website says that the vehicle is at the preparation center. I'm hoping it will arrive here in around 2 weeks from now!
Here are some specs: Exterior: Alpine White Interior: Black Nevada Leather Convenience Package Sport Activity Package Technology Package Premium Package Heated front seats Heated Steering Wheel Premium hi-fi system Satellite radio Ordered from BMW of Fremont in the Bay Area. I've learnt quite a few things from reading the postings on here: 1. The dealer must have replaced a vehicle on their production slot with mine... because this is really fast! 2. I shouldn't worry too much if the specs shown on BMW's site is different from what I ordered (as the dealer changed the configuration on a production slotted for them) 3. BMW's website will skip steps 2 (awaiting transport) and 3 (en route) for vehicles manufactured in S.C. Keep up the good work guys... we have some great people providing us information that BMW should have in the first place! Just 1 question, does anyone have a 2.8 with Xenon lights? Does it also come with the LED taillights? Would be quite sad if mine didn't. |
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01-17-2011, 01:05 PM | #3 |
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That blows. I realized that my dealer is part of a larger chain called Autonation. They might have a lot more production slots than a smaller dealership.
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01-17-2011, 01:06 PM | #4 |
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I'm fairly certain that my CA didn't submit my order when he said he did. I'm going to speak with his GSM today.
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01-17-2011, 01:07 PM | #5 |
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It depends a lot on where you"re ordering from. The cars were available first outside the US (apparently BMW taking advantage of exchange rate) and only recently in the US. Outside the US you tack on the shipping time that US customers are accustomed to for cars coming in from Europe. As the X3 just moved to SC, this seems to be messing folks up quite a lot re expectations. I had to wait for US production (as did many) while folks outside we already driving their US-built X3's. Frustrating. Bottom line to me is that you can't really do too much but order and wait. The wait has always been worth it for me (if inconvenient).
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Better verify with your CA, chances are what you see on the BMW site is what you will get. You can ask your CA to show you from his screen shot of the particular prod# or vin#, it's full specs. After all, it's way beyond quick. My guess is that at the time of your ordering on 1/9, the actual X3 already passed body shop and paint shop, the last step is for assembly. Good luck. |
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01-17-2011, 01:44 PM | #7 | |
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On the 9th, the status of the vehicle was "112-scheduled for daily production pack". So it looks like they changed the configuration right before production. |
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01-17-2011, 01:56 PM | #8 | |
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01-17-2011, 02:08 PM | #9 |
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Will definitely post updates as I get more information.
Here's an image of the order sheet that the dealer gave me... with some bits omitted of course! Anyone else get this with their order? Last edited by BerkeleyX3; 01-17-2011 at 02:17 PM.. |
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01-18-2011, 10:48 AM | #11 |
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Just called the 1 -800 number about the vehicle status and it said that the "vehicle was released to a carrier for transportation to the port of release" or something like that.
Woho! |
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01-29-2011, 12:45 PM | #14 |
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Hoping to order mine today, I was told that 28i would be a month faster than a 35i. Still getting the 35i
Excited to join the "on order" club! Anyone else picking theirs up at the PDC? That is my current plan. |
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01-29-2011, 06:06 PM | #15 |
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We are picking up at PDC on Feb 25th
28i Space Gray with Black Nevada Premium Pkg Convenience Pkg Cold Weather Pkg Roof Rails Ordered on 12-23. It would have been ready for pickup at the PDC on 2-21, but pushed to the 25th so we could drive home over the weekend. Paying $400 over invoice |
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01-30-2011, 07:47 AM | #17 |
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Ordered for PDC delivery 5/2, they are looking at an April build date. Sales might be soft, Build dates within 4 weeks were available. This will be my 4 th X3, all the others were Munich delivery's. White 3.5, Prem, Cold, Performance, Nav, Rails, Shades, Upgraded Sound. Basically the same as my previous X3's.
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Hello all--I'm new to this forum and to forums in general. Never done this before. Neat to be in a space with other BMW lovers. I ordered my X3 on January 28th, told it would be 6-8 weeks. I got an order form that looks like the one in this thread. When I first signed into the production website, it showed the wrong color--black--which I now suspect was just a default placeholder. This morning the color of the picture of the car changed to what I ordered--Titanium silver, so something must have happened! I've never ordered a vehicle before, just took what was on the lot, so this is all a mystery and I appreciate all the information on the production process. My current car is a 2005 325Ci, which I love, but I will be trading it in for the new X3. Nice to "meet" all of you!
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02-05-2011, 02:25 PM | #20 |
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Welcome to forum halohead
You cant beat made to order - selecting from the forecourt (lot) just doesnt cut it
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+1 for made to order. Just a shame it takes so long sometimes!
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02-05-2011, 03:13 PM | #22 |
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Hope these high winds were having dont delay your delivery
All our booked 20' containers for next week have been delayed until further notice due to high winds at the docks (Im sure the backlog will get cleared quickly)
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