[Anderw]

UPDATE IN POST #16 10/29/14

So this is my first ordered BMW and first brand new car so I'm pretty excited about everything thats going on right now!

So when I look at my Order it says Order documented , but when I call the
800 number , it says my vehicle is in production and will be done on 10/29

so Thats next Wednesday

I've been doing tons of reading and heard everything from horror stories of people ordering and 2 months later not even having allocation , to people ordering and the next day the car is being in production.

so basically I am asking anyone who has ordered their car or any BMW can give me a more clear timeline or confirm how I think things will go

Week 1(10/18
Ordered 10/18
Week 2 (10/25)
Start production 10/26 (my CA told me this was my production date)
End production 10/29
maybe before the weekend arrive at port (fingers crossed)
Week 3 (11/1)
Sit at port no progress
Week 4 (11/8)
Get On Vessel
Traveling across Sea
Week 5 (11/15)
Arrive IN USA Toward end of the week (port in NY)
Week 6 (11/22)
Arrive at dealer
Pick up

My Birthday is December 11th , I Pray and hope its here by then!

In your opinion are my expectations way off or possible?

[bimmerbuff]

The 800 number is more accurate than the website. If it does finish production on 10/29, having it arrive to the East Coast of the US by 12/11 is very possible.

[NY10]

The 800 is more up to date then the website and if you speak to a rep they can give you up to date info and better timelines.

I ordered my car Aug 16
Production started September 1
Production ended September 9
September 15 it was at port
October 8 it was in NY
October 15 it was at my dealer
October 18 I picked it up

Just to give you a better idea.

[alz0rz]

3 months from start to finish for me - ordered March 15, build started second week of April, shipped mid-May, picked up June 8.

[edhawk]

Mine is scheduled to be completed on 10/28, maybe we will be shipmates!

[Anderw]

Originally Posted by bimmerbuff

The 800 number is more accurate than the website. If it does finish production on 10/29, having it arrive to the East Coast of the US by 12/11 is very possible.

I just logged into my bmw order screen on bmwusa and its showing production has already begun, so is it possible its ahead of schedule and be finished before the 29th?

[Anderw]

Originally Posted by alz0rz

3 months from start to finish for me - ordered March 15, build started second week of April, shipped mid-May, picked up June 8.

Was it 3 months because production didn't start right after you ordered? I ordered last Saturday and it already started production

[NY10]

It all depends when you order and your dealers allocation. I ordered August 16 and the plant is closed the end of August but was in production on exactly September 1. The actual production does not take long, about a week, the longest is getting it to the port in Germany and getting a ship, ships to the east coast are between 13-15 days then from there it can take anotherv2 weeks to get to your dealer.

I waited at the port maybe one week and the transport to NY was about 15 days once it was off the ship it went through customs really fast and 2 days off the ship it was on a truck to my dealer. Once at my dealer they tinted the windows and I oicked it up 2 days later.

[Anderw]

Originally Posted by NY10

It all depends when you order and your dealers allocation. I ordered August 16 and the plant is closed the end of August but was in production on exactly September 1. The actual production does not take long, about a week, the longest is getting it to the port in Germany and getting a ship, ships to the east coast are between 13-15 days then from there it can take anotherv2 weeks to get to your dealer.

I waited at the port maybe one week and the transport to NY was about 15 days once it was off the ship it went through customs really fast and 2 days off the ship it was on a truck to my dealer. Once at my dealer they tinted the windows and I oicked it up 2 days later.

well I got lucky , I guess the dealer had one already ordered for them , it was a EB 235 xi and when I put the production number in it showed up as that , even tho mine is glacier silver 235 rwd, I was able to refresh it by deleting the car and re-adding it. their pending order saved me having to wait for a order allocation. it only took 2 business days for the car to go from documented to in production . if it gets done next Wednesday like it says it will be , Im hopping to get to the port for next weekend maybe monday 11/3 and get on a boat by the 10th , then if it takes 2 week in transit it will get to NY by the 25th(ish)

then be delivered to the dealership within a few days . and to me a day or two after that .

I have nothing that needs to be added , and my CA told me their dealer doesn't let the cars sit or wait till theres a opening in the shop to get them prepped , they deliver to customers same day it shows up

like I said in my original post my birthday is the 11th , I think its not a stretch to say ill most likely have it by then!

[NY10]

It sounds like you're good to go. Like I said I ordered mine in August and that's when the plant closes. Once it was finished with production things moved real fast. Other scared me by telling me customs takes weeks mine was a day no more. Once it was off the ship it was fast as lightening and if I didn't have my windows tinted then I would have been able to pick it up that day it arrived.

You should be good for the 11th

[Anderw]

Originally Posted by NY10

It sounds like you're good to go. Like I said I ordered mine in August and that's when the plant closes. Once it was finished with production things moved real fast. Other scared me by telling me customs takes weeks mine was a day no more. Once it was off the ship it was fast as lightening and if I didn't have my windows tinted then I would have been able to pick it up that day it arrived.

You should be good for the 11th

yeah there is allot of different info depending on who you ask ,I guess it has to do with delivery location and delays with the plant or ship. \

one more thing , after it finishes production is the only real way to stay updated with the progress is to find out what boat its on and track it from a marine traffic website? and if so do I just call my CA and ask him what vessel its on?

[NY10]

Originally Posted by kwsw

yeah there is allot of different info depending on who you ask ,I guess it has to do with delivery location and delays with the plant or ship. \

one more thing , after it finishes production is the only real way to stay updated with the progress is to find out what boat its on and track it from a marine traffic website? and if so do I just call my CA and ask him what vessel its on?

Once it's finished with production I contacted my CA and he emailed me all the info he had. I then tracked it from marinetraffic.com and yes unfornatnely that was the only and best way I could track it coming to NY. It's actually really cool cause you can see it crossing the Atlantic and at each port

[bimmerbuff]

I don't think BMW uses any carrier other than Wallenius & Wilhelmsen for transport to the East Coast.

Once you have the VIN you can track it at the W&W website. 2wglobal.com. Search the forums or Google for a "how to" order tracking guide for the full details.

[CF22]

Originally Posted by bimmerbuff

I don't think BMW uses any carrier other than Wallenius & Wilhelmsen for transport to the East Coast.

Once you have the VIN you can track it at the W&W website. 2wglobal.com. Search the forums or Google for a "how to" order tracking guide for the full details.

Mine was not showing up on the W&W tracking, thought this was normal until I got the actual ship the car was on. My ship is the Oregon Highway operated by K-Line into Baltimore, Brunswick, and Charleston. Checking their schedule they operate other ships on a similar route almost weekly.

[bimmerbuff]

Originally Posted by CF22

Mine was not showing up on the W&W tracking, thought this was normal until I got the actual ship the car was on. My ship is the Oregon Highway operated by K-Line into Baltimore, Brunswick, and Charleston. Checking their schedule they operate other ships on a similar route almost weekly.

Very interesting and good to know. I believe the K-Line also ships to the NJ/NY port, but my cars have always been on W&W ships.

[Anderw]

UPDATE: 10/29/14

800 number now says , "Your vehicle is being transferred into the port of exit"

wooooo!

Ordered the car on 10/18/14
Started production 10/22/14
Production Ended 10/29/14
At the port 10/29/14
Get onto vessel ????? Hopefully quickly!

Can anyone tell me where I can find a schedule of ships leaving to NJ/NY port from Bremerhaven

[Anderw]

Originally Posted by edhawk

Mine is scheduled to be completed on 10/28, maybe we will be shipmates!

sorry just saw this post! well probably will be! ill be getting of in NY though !

have you had any updates with yours? just curious to compare with mine

[Anderw]

so I went on 2wglobal.com and put in Bremerhaven to NY and this is the schedule , is this the only shipping company used for the east coast W&W?

if it is , I guess the earliest Im looking at is 11/22/14 arrival at the port

BREMERHAVEN 09/11/2014 NEW YORK, NY 22/11/2014 ELEKTRA
BREMERHAVEN 11/11/2014 NEW YORK, NY 26/11/2014 FAUST
BREMERHAVEN 18/11/2014 NEW YORK, NY 02/12/2014 DON JUAN
BREMERHAVEN 25/11/2014 NEW YORK, NY 10/12/2014 TORINO

A vessel left yesterday, I know the system is 24-48 hours behind actual status , there probably is no way it could have made that ship right?

BREMERHAVEN 28/10/2014 NEW YORK, NY 13/11/2014 ASIAN KIN

[RobTaylor]

Hey, mine ends production tomorrow! Hopefully share a ship ride with you. Delivery ~ about 12/6 would sure help out.

[Anderw]

update again vehicle is at the port awaiting a shipping vessel !

11/4/14!

The next ship leaves on the 9th for new york! and transit time is now 1 day shorter then last time I checked!!!

BREMERHAVEN 11/09/2014 NEW YORK, NY 11/21/2014 ELEKTRA