[i4M50Guy]

Originally Posted by The shadow

BMW uk forces offer -

Police
National Fire Services
Ambulance Services
Prison Services
Air Ambulance Association
Institute of Advanced Motorists
Royal Air Force
Army
Royal Navy
National Health Service (NHS)
Teachers

Very good discounts and you get to skip the queue for orders. Not allowed to talk about the deals though.

[The shadow]

Originally Posted by M140iGuy

Very good discounts and you get to skip the queue for orders. Not allowed to talk about the deals though.

Don’t need to talk, just read. Figures are on the website

https://www.bmw-ukforces.co.uk/

[i4M50Guy]

Originally Posted by The shadow

Don’t need to talk, just read. Figures are on the website

https://www.bmw-ukforces.co.uk/

The website only shows the M Sport but you can get the M Sport Pro from them too. I think you can have any BMW or Mini you want really.

[thecork]

Originally Posted by The shadow

Don’t need to talk, just read. Figures are on the website

https://www.bmw-ukforces.co.uk/

Good deals? The deal showing on their for an M Sport is awful! Paying significantly less than that for our Premier Pro on more miles…

[i4M50Guy]

Originally Posted by thecork

Good deals? The deal showing on their for an M Sport is awful! Paying significantly less than that for our Premier Pro on more miles…

Most dealerships aren't discounting these cars at all right now.
Ignore what's on the website though. You just contact them and tell them what you want and how you want to finance it and they get back to you with the price.

[RoyT2Y]

As a newbie I am about to confirm an order for a Premier Edition Pro which dealer has in his showroom subject to his iX3 Premier Edition demonstrator being driven on Tuesday 14th. I realise this is not the "facelifted" version but seems to be fully loaded as described by sales. There seems to be a few of these cars around to buy on line so am I being ripped off at £60.5K as these particular models all seem to be officially at BMW list price of £61,850?
Taking this route as I had sold previous Jaguar HSE I-Pace anticipating delivery of KIA EV6 GT line S but now told delivery of that car has been put back to estimated June.

[rs139]

After quite a bit of to-ing and fro-ing, I finally managed to order an iX3 M Sport Pro through my work’s salary sacrifice scheme via Hitachi Capital last week. They managed to get a car that was “in stock” so I was expecting delivery fairly soon, however the confirmation email stated 25/4/22. Today I received an email saying the delivery date has been amended to 9/5/22 due to no build slot having been allocated yet. I’m awaiting a call from BMW to confirm the final spec at which point I’ll ask about timelines but it seems to me that exterior/interior colour combinations are being pre-determined well ahead of the car actually being built, and it’s these that are then offered to dealers.

Not ideal given, to me at least, a stock car implies it’s available almost immediately, but I guess these are the times we’re living in!

[Hud78]

We had the same - 'stock' car ordered July, built August, delivered November (almost 3 weeks early in the end). I think lease companies think allocated build slot means stock....or they're using it as bait to get an order.

[RoyT2Y]

Just to say that I took delivery of the Premier Pro version off the dealer floor on 17th.Dec.
Only done 120 miles so far and loved every one of them.
However using the link to VIN number search in this forum, I find "Tech enhancement 0066540100" is required for my car. Booked in for this next week with a slightly embarrassed dealer. Hopefully this might improve the GOM 175 range predictor but can anyone tell me what it is actually going to do please?

[Raptor0710]

Hi all, just touched base with BMW UK and they kindly provided me with a list of build codes and short description of what they mean. Might be of use for some of you. Not sure of these have already been posted in this forum:

----------112
1200
Scheduled for production
--------- 150
5000
Planned for assembly
--------151
5100
Bodyshop start
-------152
5200
Paintshop start
-------153
5300
Entry assembly
-------154
5400
Assembly
-------155
5500
Assembly complete
--------160
6000
Transfer to distribution
---------182
8200
Released to pre-haul carrier
----------190
9000
Departed plant
-----------193
9605
Pre EU port of exit
----------193
9610
EU port of exit
----------193
9615
EU storage
----------195
9620
At sea
-----------193
9630
UK port of entry
-----------193
9645
UK and IE storage
-----------193
9646
Open workshop job
------------193
9647
En route to dispatch point
------------193
9650
Awaiting dispatch
------------195
9660
Dispatched
------------198
9800
Arrived

[Gweev]

Ordered my M Sport Pro last week via Lex on salary sacrifice. ETA Stock date was mid Sept 22. Today it’s changed to mid Nov 22. Not sure how long after this date I’ll actually take delivery.

I’m leasing a Volvo XC40 PHEV for the time being.

[AnsAma]

Originally Posted by Gweev

Ordered my M Sport Pro last week via Lex on salary sacrifice. ETA Stock date was mid Sept 22. Today it’s changed to mid Nov 22. Not sure how long after this date I’ll actually take delivery.

I’m leasing a Volvo XC40 PHEV for the time being.

Same here, ordered last week with Lex. Waiting to find out delivery date.

What colour and trim you went for? Mine is grey with cream interiors

[esslera]

That sounds promising. I'm off to test drive on Sunday, and unless there's anything I don't get on with (which will be a surprise as we're currently running an X3), then the order's going in on Monday.

[EndoViper]

My partner has just ordered an M Sport Pro through salary sacrifice with Zenith.

They confirmed the order this morning with an estimated delivery of late Jan 2023.

How, and when, are you able to track the order with BMW...do we need more details about the order first before we can do that?

[GaSelle]

Order placed in CW11, car was produced in CW26 and expected delivery is set to CW40/41 for now.

[Raptor0710]

Originally Posted by EndoViper

My partner has just ordered an M Sport Pro through salary sacrifice with Zenith.

They confirmed the order this morning with an estimated delivery of late Jan 2023.

How, and when, are you able to track the order with BMW...do we need more details about the order first before we can do that?

Hi, i had the same questions a month or so ago when i placed my order through work. As far as i understand, and i welcome any correction, the leasing company should be your first protocol. Usually the Leasing companies put batch orders in with dealerships so its likely that you were "allocated" a car already on order. Either way, the leasing company should give you the order number - this should be a 7 digit begining with a 4. Once you have that, you can request an order status update from BMW Genius. If the leasing company do not have the order number, at least they can inform you which dealership or group they have the order with (sytner, inchcape etc). You could then contact them and ask for the order number and/or a status.

[rs139]

Originally Posted by Raptor0710

Hi, i had the same questions a month or so ago when i placed my order through work. As far as i understand, and i welcome any correction, the leasing company should be your first protocol. Usually the Leasing companies put batch orders in with dealerships so its likely that you were "allocated" a car already on order. Either way, the leasing company should give you the order number - this should be a 7 digit begining with a 4. Once you have that, you can request an order status update from BMW Genius. If the leasing company do not have the order number, at least they can inform you which dealership or group they have the order with (sytner, inchcape etc). You could then contact them and ask for the order number and/or a status.

Exactly this - my order is through a work scheme who use a leasing company. I was in touch with the leasing company and asked them for the order number so they gave me their own order number with the BMW dealer. As you say, what I needed was the 7 digit AG number which I got from the dealer and it works a treat. I've been tracking my order for a few months and I've been logging the progress throughout. It's frustrating when progress gets stuck at a particular stage but exciting when you go through a number of stages in a day!

[fuzzmondo]

I ordered 7th June, build confirmed this week (27) delivery expected week 39, so available for me to pickup mid October.

I managed to get an order already in the system from my local dealer (Dick Lovett) which matched my specific spec (MSPro w/ towbar in Mineral White).

[Imspartacus123]

Originally Posted by rs139

Exactly this - my order is through a work scheme who use a leasing company. I was in touch with the leasing company and asked them for the order number so they gave me their own order number with the BMW dealer. As you say, what I needed was the 7 digit AG number which I got from the dealer and it works a treat. I've been tracking my order for a few months and I've been logging the progress throughout. It's frustrating when progress gets stuck at a particular stage but exciting when you go through a number of stages in a day!

I'm also going through a work scheme, I didn't bother getting in touch with Lex for the order number, contacted dealer direct and they gave me it within a few minutes of asking

So I have that now, how do I go about using Genius to get a status, where do I go?

[Snowman84]

Hi All,

I'm currently awaiting deliver of My M Sport iX3 on a lease deal - The current update says it's in a Storage Compound Awaiting delivery - The lease company say the est delivery date is 1 month from now. Should I take this as the car is still in china, or a compoun in the UK? Thanks

[handymanuk]

If it's estimated delivery 1 month from now then it's no longer in China. It takes a good couple of months to get to the UK once it's built.

[Imspartacus123]

Originally Posted by handymanuk

If it's estimated delivery 1 month from now then it's no longer in China. It takes a good couple of months to get to the UK once it's built.

I chatted to somebody using Genius earlier, I was told my status is 'transit to Bremerhaven (165)'

estimated to be delivered between the 1st - 11th of September

So guessing this means it is on a ship already or does that mean waiting for a ship?

Going to be tight if not on a ship yet.