[Shakes]

Just found out im in week 25 Production date, wont get car till end of June of im lucky with no delays

[TONYH215]

Originally Posted by Shakes

Just found out im in week 25 Production date, wont get car till end of June of im lucky with no delays

Ah awesome! Congrats! I've been calling the 800 number almost daily and haven't gotten any news back. Looks like you may get yours before me. Luckily, I think I'll be able to have my truck sold before the M235i gets here at least.

[alz0rz]

Originally Posted by Shakes

Just found out im in week 25 Production date, wont get car till end of June of im lucky with no delays

you are being built week 25 (week starting) June 16, i believe the means your delivery would be late July, not June.

[Shakes]

Originally Posted by alz0rz

you are being built week 25 (week starting) June 16, i believe the means your delivery would be late July, not June.

yes end of July, sorry typo thanks for looking out there.

[TONYH215]

Just called again for an update and was told my car was ready for production and would begin production "anytime now in the next few days". Last time I called I was told week 25, so maybe it will start a bit sooner than expected. I don't want to get my hopes up too much, but this wait is the worst!

[Shakes]

Originally Posted by TONYH215

Just called again for an update and was told my car was ready for production and would begin production "anytime now in the next few days". Last time I called I was told week 25, so maybe it will start a bit sooner than expected. I don't want to get my hopes up too much, but this wait is the worst!

really???? i called yesterday and got the same news. im hoping for the exact same but im not getting my hopes up either.. Nice to hear you going through the same excitment as me ahahha.. fingers crossed we get our cars the same time

[TONYH215]

Originally Posted by Shakes

really???? i called yesterday and got the same news. im hoping for the exact same but im not getting my hopes up either.. Nice to hear you going through the same excitment as me ahahha.. fingers crossed we get our cars the same time

Haha for sure. Wonder if we talked to the same guy and they just didn't feel like going through all the details. If we do get ours the same time that'd be pretty awesome. I haven't done much (any) research on the shipping routes but curious if ours would be on the same ship?

The guy I spoke to said that production/assembly takes 5-7 days, but sometimes 3-5 days. That seems awfully quick, but I guess robots don't take too many breaks and as long as my car doesn't fall apart I'll be happy. I was one of the lucky guys with the 135i passenger airbag impression in the dash, so hopefully none of that crap either.

[furii]

Originally Posted by TONYH215

The guy I spoke to said that production/assembly takes 5-7 days, but sometimes 3-5 days.

i wouldn't hold your breath on that. a few of us in a different thread all started around the same time (5/20-5/21) and production for us has been 13-14 days. maybe you guys will be lucky and have it completed much quicker.

[ciwhamc]

Mine was 11 days

[Shakes]

Originally Posted by TONYH215

Haha for sure. Wonder if we talked to the same guy and they just didn't feel like going through all the details. If we do get ours the same time that'd be pretty awesome. I haven't done much (any) research on the shipping routes but curious if ours would be on the same ship?

The guy I spoke to said that production/assembly takes 5-7 days, but sometimes 3-5 days. That seems awfully quick, but I guess robots don't take too many breaks and as long as my car doesn't fall apart I'll be happy. I was one of the lucky guys with the 135i passenger airbag impression in the dash, so hopefully none of that crap either.

i hoping they will finish much quicker as they will be starting on the 2015 orders in the next week or so i belive.. hopes are still high for quick production. ill keep posted on my side you do the same lol..

support group is helping lol

[soghetto]

Congratulations man, lucky that it worked out for you how it did

The wait is the hardest part. watching every video, reading every forum, then getting all your mods does kill some time but after that, it sucks again. lol

I dont know my production week yet. Im still waiting on the final sale price for the car and trying not to ask any questions until I at least get that firmed up.

I was told late July when I placed the order so think ill be right there with you guys as far as delivery.. but hope im sooner

[farshman]

Originally Posted by TONYH215

Hey Everyone,

I'm coming back to Bimmerpost after a few years away. I'm a long time VW/Audi fan but spent some time in a 2010 135i for about a year before going back to VWs, my most recent was a 2012 Golf R.

Today I finalized my order and put my deposit down for a 2014 Estoril Blue M235i.

The M235i addresses absolutely everything I did not like about my 135i and in my opinion is a huge improvement on it, exterior and interior-wise. The price as built is also about $10k more than my 135i M sport, so rightly so it should be an improvement.

Anyway, here's the specs:

Estoril blue
Black dakota leather
Manual trans
Premium package
Technology package
Harman Kardon
Cold weather package
Driver assistance package
Anti-theft alarm system (I think it's a joke an alarm is optional on a $50k car)

Currently, my dealer is saying they don't have an allocation for the car but will be getting it at the end of the month. I'm a little worried about how much this will lengthen the process, but overall extremely excited to be ordering a car built exactly how I want for the first time.

curious, so, if you customize a car, do you have any negotiating power? or are you paying pretty much MSRP at that point?

[hyperzulu]

Originally Posted by farshman

curious, so, if you customize a car, do you have any negotiating power? or are you paying pretty much MSRP at that point?

Pre-sold cars actually help dealers a bit. They are kinda guaranteed a sale and don't have to store the car. That costs them money. They should make it the other way around.

[TONYH215]

Originally Posted by farshman

curious, so, if you customize a car, do you have any negotiating power? or are you paying pretty much MSRP at that point?

That was this dealer's initial push. They wanted me to pay MSRP. It took me going to another dealer and then back to them to get any sort of discount. I can't blame them, they want to make money on a car that they know I obviously want. Just have to have more patience and get them to compete for a sale. I know in my area, there are pretty much 0 M235i's on dealer lots and when they do get in, they sell fairly quickly.

[TONYH215]

New update. I sent an email to BMW to get an update while I was at work on Monday. This morning I got a reply back and this was the response:

"Our records indicate your vehicle entered production this morning, June 11th. Please note that production status updates are estimates and may be subject to change throughout the process."

If this is correct, then I'm a very happy person. Last week I was told that it was going to go into production on 6/25.

[ciwhamc]

My guess is that it was week 25 not the 25th. If so that would mean it was just a few days early.

[patbrass]

Originally Posted by TONYH215

New update. I sent an email to BMW to get an update while I was at work on Monday. This morning I got a reply back and this was the response:

"Our records indicate your vehicle entered production this morning, June 11th. Please note that production status updates are estimates and may be subject to change throughout the process."

If this is correct, then I'm a very happy person. Last week I was told that it was going to go into production on 6/25.

Nice. Do you happen to know what was your production week#? Trying to figure out if production is running quicker...my production week is 26.

[TONYH215]

Originally Posted by ciwhamc

My guess is that it was week 25 not the 25th. If so that would mean it was just a few days early.

That's what I thought as well since I was previously told 25th production week, but figured the people at BMW knew what they were talking about so I wasn't sure.

Originally Posted by patbrass

Nice. Do you happen to know what was your production week#? Trying to figure out if production is running quicker...my production week is 26.

Production week 25.

[Shakes]

Originally Posted by TONYH215

New update. I sent an email to BMW to get an update while I was at work on Monday. This morning I got a reply back and this was the response:

"Our records indicate your vehicle entered production this morning, June 11th. Please note that production status updates are estimates and may be subject to change throughout the process."

If this is correct, then I'm a very happy person. Last week I was told that it was going to go into production on 6/25.

NICE, i havent called today waiting till next week to see if it says good news..the wait is getting less and less. i feel the worse will be when its on the boat and were waiting.. keep posted

[pan0205]

It's funny how similar car people are haha. I'm also from the Northern VA area, had a 2010 135i, currently drive a 2013 VW Golf R and just placed an order on a M235i haha. Anyways, what dealer did you end up giving your business to?

[jmr0311]

Good news to report. I was just told by BMW USA that my M235i just enter production today and the estimated completion date is schedule for 6/19.

[TONYH215]

Originally Posted by pan0205

It's funny how similar car people are haha. I'm also from the Northern VA area, had a 2010 135i, currently drive a 2013 VW Golf R and just placed an order on a M235i haha. Anyways, what dealer did you end up giving your business to?

Hahaha holy s***, that may be the coolest thing ever. I ended up going with BMW of Sterling. I got the 135i there in 2009, but I think they were under different manager and my salesman that I worked with there is long gone. This time around it was definitely not as pleasant, but I wanted the car and they had an allocation for a 2014, whereas BMW of Fairfax, who was more pleasant to deal with, was not.

Originally Posted by jmr0311

Good news to report. I was just told by BMW USA that my M235i just enter production today and the estimated completion date is schedule for 6/19.

Awesome, I wasn't given an estimate for a completion date, but I'd assume I'm looking at the same then. Congrats! I've got to be honest, since placing my order I keep looking at 996 turbos to pass the time, it's not making the wait any easier.