[patbrass]

My automated message changed yesterday or today to "car is being transported to port of exit".

Hoping I'll be at the port in time (might already be there knowing the automated messages are lagging) to catch the Carmen leaving on the July 1st!

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Thanks patbrass......I just called and the recording said production is completed and it is being released to the carrier. My estimated production completion date was the 27th. Does not really matter for me how fast it gets here...The first available PCD apt for me was Aug 21st

Now the question is...when do we get a vin number?

[soghetto]

I'm also at "transported to port of exit" now!

Im landing at Brunswick, GA - (SSIPOA) - anyone else is landing here?

leaving by July 1st or July 5th -will be received at GA port July 21st and 22nd.

[soghetto]

Originally Posted by ehagerty

Now the question is...when do we get a vin number?

you should have gotten a VIN when it went to production started 150 status. Since yours is completed, you have a VIN for sure - ask your salesman what it is.

[disco4me]

Originally Posted by ehagerty

Now the question is...when do we get a vin number?

Your CA had access to it when your car started production. Call him to obtain it.

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Originally Posted by soghetto

you should have gotten a VIN when it went to production started 150 status. Since yours is completed, you have a VIN for sure - ask your salesman what it is.

Cool just shot him an e-mail...maybe i will call the 1-800 number and get it from a real human instead of waiting on my CA

[soghetto]

Originally Posted by ehagerty

Cool just shot him an e-mail...maybe i will call the 1-800 number and get it from a real human instead of waiting on my CA

yeah they should have it too. I wonder if they would also have the boats name it gets loaded on?

OP - let me know which boat your on as well. if anyones on my boat, Im happy to track it for yall

[patbrass]

Yeah, i got m'y VIN after a few days production started (CA sent it by email). It took a few more days before it got recognized by a VIN decoder...http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Originally Posted by patbrass

Yeah, i got m'y VIN after a few days production started (CA sent it by email). It took a few more days before it got recognized by a VIN decoder...http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html

CA sent me the VIN today and I looked it up and printed out the official build sheet

[Shakes]

Originally Posted by ehagerty

CA sent me the VIN today and I looked it up and printed out the official build sheet

NICE your almost there.

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Originally Posted by Shakes

NICE your almost there.

Yea...Aug 21st is still a long way away

[disco4me]

Originally Posted by ehagerty

Yea...Aug 21st is still a long way away

At least your car has been EPA approved. The MY 2015's have not. They can't deliver the 2015's in the U.S. until the hold is removed. Hopefully it's just a standard thing and will be removed while in shipping.

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Originally Posted by disco4me

At least your car has been EPA approved. The MY 2015's have not. They can't deliver the 2015's in the U.S. until the hold is removed. Hopefully it's just a standard thing and will be removed while in shipping.

I feel for you...... It will come around

[disco4me]

ehaggerty, this will help get you excited...

Link would not work...do a google satellite view lookup of the BMW plant in South Carolina. Then look at the tracks.

[soghetto]

Well I changed to "released to a carrier and awaiting transportation to a port of exit" so I hope to be loaded onto the Don Juan that leaves tomorrow. fingers crossed.

Vessel: DON JUAN:
BREMERHAVEN GERMANY 30/06/2014 01/07/2014
BRUNSWICK, GA U.S.A. 21/07/2014 21/07/2014

the next boat was pushed out a day and now leaves on the 6th with an ETA of July 23rd.

Vessel: INTEGRITY
BREMERHAVEN GERMANY 05/07/2014 06/07/2014
BRUNSWICK, GA U.S.A. 23/07/2014 23/07/2014

I dont know how long it takes from being received at port until its ready at the dealership, I imagine some dealers are quicker than others.

also - being so close to the end of the month, is it possible for a dealer to deliberately push this out until the following month to benefit their quotas?

[patbrass]

soghetto, in my case, my car completed production on 6/26 and the rough sequence of automated messages was:
- 6/26: assembly completed
- 6/27: released to distribution (or something like that)
- 6/28: awaiting transport to port of exit (probably means sitting at Munich factory)
- 6/29, 6/30: being transported to port of exit
- 7/1: waiting for vessel at the port of exit

So, I hate to say but it looks unlikely your car will be on a boat that leaves tomorrow. However, we all know the automated messages are lagging by sometimes a few days so who knows?!

[soghetto]

good info, thanks! I will call and speak to a human on my lunch brake and hope its in waiting for vessel status but knowing that your 1 day ahead of me, and my car is at the Liepzig plant, I think im gonna miss the boat, but it should be on INTEGRITY.

[patbrass]

Don't forget to also check the k-line schedule: http://www.kline.com/KAMCarCarrier/S...g_Schedule.XLS

It looks like the Georgia Highway is scheduled to leave on the 3rd. You have decent chances to be on this one too.

[soghetto]

Originally Posted by patbrass

Don't forget to also check the k-line schedule: http://www.kline.com/KAMCarCarrier/S...g_Schedule.XLS

It looks like the Georgia Highway is scheduled to leave on the 3rd. You have decent chances to be on this one too.

ohhh i missed that one. it looks like even if it got picked up on that one (on July 3rd), it would not be to GA port untill July 31st??

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Production completed on mine 6/26 also and today's automated message states "released to a carrier and awaiting transportation to a port of exit".

I would assume it will be grouped with the rest that were completed on 6/26 and headed to the east coast

[patbrass]

Originally Posted by soghetto

ohhh i missed that one. it looks like even if it got picked up on that one (on July 3rd), it would not be to GA port untill July 31st??

hmm, I see July 18 for Brunswick, GA for the Georgia Highway...

[soghetto]

Originally Posted by patbrass

hmm, I see July 18 for Brunswick, GA for the Georgia Highway...

ok, I was not reading the form right but now I see how it works
thanks!