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      01-16-2016, 01:52 PM   #1
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Tracking my new 228i build ?

Hello guys,
I called BMWUSA yesterday and talked with a very nice customer service rep.
My new 228i 6MT has a "completion date" of 1/21/2016...the build was started on 1/12/2016.
She always provided me the last 7 digits of the VIN.

OK, when I log into the BMWUSA website and type in the vin number and type in the "rolling code" my build cannot be located.

Any hints, suggestions or some other BMW website to "follow my car" ??

Thanks
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      01-16-2016, 02:46 PM   #2
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Hello guys,
I called BMWUSA yesterday and talked with a very nice customer service rep.
My new 228i 6MT has a "completion date" of 1/21/2016...the build was started on 1/12/2016.
She always provided me the last 7 digits of the VIN.

OK, when I log into the BMWUSA website and type in the vin number and type in the "rolling code" my build cannot be located.

Any hints, suggestions or some other BMW website to "follow my car" ??

Thanks
Hello and congrats on your purchase! I believe you would use your production number to track the progress of your car.

Good luck!
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      01-16-2016, 02:55 PM   #3
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Yes and call the 800 number to track w your prof number too
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      01-16-2016, 03:59 PM   #4
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I'm still not able to track my car on the BMW site, but I am able to get info from the 800 number. It's just says that my production completion date is 1/21 though. I haven't called the genius line yet.
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      01-16-2016, 05:08 PM   #5
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I'm still not able to track my car on the BMW site, but I am able to get info from the 800 number. It's just says that my production completion date is 1/21 though. I haven't called the genius line yet.
Your M235 and my 228i are scheduled to roll of the line the same day !!
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      01-16-2016, 09:05 PM   #6
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Oh man. I wonder if we'll be on the same boat. Are you doing PCD?
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      01-16-2016, 09:27 PM   #7
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I was never able to track through the bmw site, with either the Vin or the production number.
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      01-17-2016, 08:50 AM   #8
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Not sure what PCD is....I'llpick the 228i up @ the BMW dealership in Startham NH
Our cars must be on the same ship LOL'
I'll call BMW tomorrow and ask WHY BMWUSA website doesnt show the car.
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Congratulations on the new car. Enjoy.
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      01-17-2016, 10:47 AM   #10
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PCD is picking up the car at the Spartanburg Performance Center. BMWs factory in South Carolina. I'm picking up my Gray Ghost there on March 9th.

I was never able to track on the myBMW site either. It claimed that my car was at the dealers awaiting my pick up. WRONG! I have had good luck with the 800 number while the car was in Germany. Right now, it's 5 days west of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic. It's suppose to dock in Charleston on January 22nd.
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Hemi, how long did it take for you to get your PCD date? My CA says that he hasn't heard from them yet. :/ I ordered on 12/14 and got my production date around 1/1...I think. Anyway, he said that he won't get the date until my car has reached a certain point in production.
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Sometimes the production number changes. You make get one prod number at order with a build date of 3 months from now, but then it changes to dealer allocation which was scheduled for one month from now, so they modify that order and you then get a new prod number and an earlier delivery.

I don't know if the plant was building cars on 1/1, though.
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Sorry, it was around 1/11. That was a typo in my previous post.
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Sorry, it was around 1/11. That was a typo in my previous post.
Ah ok. It takes less than a day to build. You have a VIN, it's painted and done, and I'm guessing it's either on it's way to the port, sitting at the port, or on the ship!
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The 800 number says that my completion date is 1/20.
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The 800 number says that my completion date is 1/20.



Sorry to hear.. so hard to wait. There are a lot of 'stages' the card goes through from order to delivery.

Pretty much it needs to be scheduled into a daily production pack for a particular day.

You're just a few hours north of Spartenburg so can I assume you are picking it up at the performance center?
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Sorry to hear.. so hard to wait. There are a lot of 'stages' the card goes through from order to delivery.

Pretty much it needs to be scheduled into a daily production pack for a particular day.

You're just a few hours north of Spartenburg so can I assume you are picking it up at the performance center?
Yeah, doing PCD for sure. I'm about 4.5 hours southeast of there. Pretty easy drive.
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Just got my PCD date!! 3/16. Can't wait!!!
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Search the forums I forget how exactly but you can put the 800 number in as a contact, have a few commas for pause, make all the selections, put in your prod number etc. so you can one touch dial to get the info.
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Had it stored in my phone just save this with your prod #

1 (800) 831-1117,2,,,Prod#,1
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Had it stored in my phone just save this with your prod #

1 (800) 831-1117,2,,,Prod#,1
Yup, I've done that. Makes my obsessive calling for updates a lot easier lol.
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