[r3t1cal]

Originally Posted by Tradecraft

How long was it from completion of production to CA?

1. July 5th - Order Placed
2. July 30th - Entered Production
3. August 3rd - Production Completed
4. August 5th - Put on the Train to Oxnard
5. August 19th - Arrived at Oxnard
6. August 20th - Put on truck to dealership
7. August 21st - At the dealership!

edit: damn already at the dealership

If delivery occurs by Friday total time from production start to delivery will be 25 days or less! Very impressive.

A lot more info on the process in my post history.

[Bearco]

Originally Posted by r3t1cal

Picking up in San Francisco, California.





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Did you order it from SF BMW?

[Yobyot]

Originally Posted by r3t1cal

1. July 5th - Order Placed
2. July 30th - Entered Production
3. August 3rd - Production Completed
4. August 5th - Put on the Train to Oxnard
5. August 19th - Arrived at Oxnard
6. August 20th - Put on truck to dealership
7. August 21st - At the dealership!

edit: damn already at the dealership

If delivery occurs by Friday total time from start to finish will be 25 days! Very impressive.

A lot more info on the process in my post history.

Not sure how you calculated 25 days but I think I beat you for speed from start of negotiation to arrival at dealer in Boston:

Deal negotiated 7/22
Built 8/15
At dealer 8/21

30 days flat.

[r3t1cal]

Originally Posted by Yobyot

Not sure how you calculated 25 days but I think I beat you for speed from start of negotiation to arrival at dealer in Boston:

Deal negotiated 7/22
Built 8/15
At dealer 8/21

30 days flat.

From start of production.

July 30th - August 22nd

will be 24 days.

My comment was centered around how quickly the car got built to being in California (across the country).

[BobsM3Coupe]

Originally Posted by r3t1cal

From start of production.

July 30th - August 22nd

will be 24 days.

My comment was centered around how quickly the car got built to being in California (across the country).

I'm jealous.
Sounds like your X3 got on a fast train. Mine left Spartanburg on Norfolk Southern (Train #CA 6000) a day late on 8/13 and is due in at Oxnard on 8/28.
I believe mine missed your train because it was held in Quality Check for 5 days. Train crew must be doing a lot of stopping and sightseeing along the way.

So my train is traveling about at the average speed that the Pony Express averaged each day.

[r3t1cal]

Originally Posted by Bearco

Did you order it from SF BMW?

Yes

[skier219]

The other thing to remember is that those of us with early builds had about 7 days artificial delay for engineering/marketing holds since BMW wasn't ready to ship the early-build 2019s yet.

Here on the east coast, I went into production on 7/26, entered assembly on 8/7, and took delivery on 8/17. So anywhere from 10-22 days depending on how you want to count. I am pretty sure the period between 7/26 and 8/7 was when the body was made and painted, and then the body sat on a rack until assembly began.

Take out the artificial delays and you could knock a week off the very early builds. Cars coming off the line now would probably be in the range of 7-15 days between production start and delivery on the east coast.

Regardless, it's all really impressive to me.

[kcleuk]

Mine vin shows up on the decoder with 8/21 production date. So hopefully I'll get it in a week?

[Tradecraft]

Originally Posted by skier219

Here on the east coast, I went into production on 7/26, entered assembly on 8/7, and took delivery on 8/17. So anywhere from 10-22 days depending on how you want to count. I am pretty sure the period between 7/26 and 8/7 was when the body was made and painted, and then the body sat on a rack until assembly began.

Take out the artificial delays and you could knock a week off the very early builds. Cars coming off the line now would probably be in the range of 7-15 days between production start and delivery on the east coast.

The huge delay between start of production and assembly is frustrating and not fun from a tracking perspective. I started production 8 days ago, but nothing has happened that I know about, and will be done in two days (or even one). If you painted my parts, tell me! What happens between start of production and assembly that takes over a week and why can't they entertain me with some updates?

[darrylo]

Originally Posted by kcleuk

Mine vin shows up on the decoder with 8/21 production date. So hopefully I'll get it in a week?

People on the east cost get theirs maybe 1-2 weeks after production finishes (often closer to a week+). Delivery times seem to get progressively longer as you go west, with west coasters getting theirs maybe 3-4++ weeks afterwards. For my X3, it was around 4.5 weeks from "production complete" to delivery (I have no idea if my time was typical or longer than usual).

[Starz26]

Originally Posted by darrylo

People on the east cost get theirs maybe 1-2 weeks after production finishes (often closer to a week+). Delivery times seem to get progressively longer as you go west, with west coasters getting theirs maybe 3-4++ weeks afterwards. For my X3, it was around 4.5 weeks from "production complete" to delivery (I have no idea if my time was typical or longer than usual).

Not sure about those timelines but I am sure it varies widely. Mine was finished on 8-20 and is scheduled to be delivered on 8-24...

[darrylo]

Originally Posted by Starz26

Not sure about those timelines but I am sure it varies widely. Mine was finished on 8-20 and is scheduled to be delivered on 8-24...

Well, I'm sure it varies but, with that schedule, you're almost certainly near the east coast. I can't see how train shipping and PDC/dealer prep can be anywhere near that quick elsewhere.

[Starz26]

Originally Posted by darrylo

Well, I'm sure it varies but, with that schedule, you're almost certainly near the east coast. I can't see how train shipping and PDC/dealer prep can be anywhere near that quick elsewhere.

Right, but I was referring to you comment of "People on the east cost get theirs maybe 1-2 weeks after production " for east coast...No biggie, I just think 2 weeks is too long IMHO.

In the end it does not really matter. They come when they come

[HollyM]

All,

I am a novice when it comes to tracking my M40i's production progress, so other than the My Garage "Track My Status", where do I find what S/N has been last produced? My production started 08/13, but status has not changed. Last four of my VIN: 3425.

I am scheduled - firm - for a Performance Center Delivery on Fri 09/07. Can anyone share how I see my vehicle's state of being as of today? Thanks in advance.

[Tradecraft]

Originally Posted by HollyM

All,

I am a novice when it comes to tracking my M40i's production progress, so other than the My Garage "Track My Status", where do I find what S/N has been last produced? My production started 08/13, but status has not changed. Last four of my VIN: 3425.

I am scheduled - firm - for a Performance Center Delivery on Fri 09/07. Can anyone share how I see my vehicle's state of being as of today? Thanks in advance.

Your car should be produced today. 3409 was latest when I checked a short while ago.

[Tradecraft]

Originally Posted by Tradecraft

Your car should be produced today. 3409 was latest when I checked a short while ago.

https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/0z03409

That's latest M40i produced (that's in the database)

[darrylo]

Originally Posted by HollyM

I am a novice when it comes to tracking my M40i's production progress, so other than the My Garage "Track My Status", where do I find what S/N has been last produced? My production started 08/13, but status has not changed. Last four of my VIN: 3425.

I am scheduled - firm - for a Performance Center Delivery on Fri 09/07. Can anyone share how I see my vehicle's state of being as of today? Thanks in advance.

If the web page status isn't working for you, you could try this, assuming it's still working. See: https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1254021

[r3t1cal]

Originally Posted by HollyM

All,

I am a novice when it comes to tracking my M40i's production progress, so other than the My Garage "Track My Status", where do I find what S/N has been last produced? My production started 08/13, but status has not changed. Last four of my VIN: 3425.

I am scheduled - firm - for a Performance Center Delivery on Fri 09/07. Can anyone share how I see my vehicle's state of being as of today? Thanks in advance.

Call (800) 831-1117

[Big Tuna]

I'm only getting bids from dealers in the realm of 4.5-5% discount before rebates on '19's...is this normal?

[Tradecraft]

Originally Posted by Big Tuna

I'm only getting bids from dealers in the realm of 4.5-5% discount before rebates on '19's...is this normal?

Normal? Sure. A great deal is closer to 10% though. If you're in the NJ area (or are doing PCD), PM me and I'll give you a contact.

[Yobyot]

Wrong!

This baby is in my garage -- and OH so sweet.

31 days from deal to delivery of a custom-build M40i.

As sad as it is that BMW's order tracking system cannot keep up with the real-world status of a car, it's turns out they exceeded expectations as set by the website.

[kcleuk]

Originally Posted by Yobyot

Wrong!

This baby is in my garage -- and OH so sweet.

31 days from deal to delivery of a custom-build M40i.

As sad as it is that BMW's order tracking system cannot keep up with the real-world status of a car, it's turns out they exceeded expectations as set by the website.

Does it show a white car no matter what color you ordered? I think you got a black one right?

I ordered a white and I thought it was customized view.