[Cjnj]

Originally Posted by X54TH

We placed an order on Thursday March 10th. They were able to use an allocation and swap out that for our order. According to our dealership our car will go into production next week (wk of the 14th). We were told about 4 weeks after production. So I'm thinking around April 18th.

Did they mention having issues getting delivery from the port? I understand that there have been issues with the rail/trucking companies. Mines been in "Canada" for about 3-4 weeks now and seems to be a "norm" lately.

[X54TH]

Originally Posted by Cjnj

Did they mention having issues getting delivery from the port? I understand that there have been issues with the rail/trucking companies. Mines been in "Canada" for about 3-4 weeks now and seems to be a "norm" lately.

They didn't mention it. The car is going into production this week. I was told about 4-5 weeks after that hoping there is no delays (those were the words from our Dealership). I'm looking @ mid April. I hope it's not later than that because my son wanted it yesterday. Here's hoping for no disruptions.

[X54TH]

Originally Posted by Cjnj

I was able to get about 6% off MSRP on a 2016 228i xdrive

That's reasonable. I was 6.5% on the X5 and 5.75% on the M235. Mind you I had a trade-in towards the M235 that lowered that discount. Just keep in mind that each .25% on $50K is $125. At that point it becomes a question of what dealership do you want to deal with.

Another thing to is I realized as much as I got a good discount on the X5 they dinged me with a whole bunch of misc crap but on the M235 when they gave me the 5.75% I told them to take out the misc crap. So I guess what I'm saying is they'll try to get you one way or another.

[Cjnj]

Originally Posted by X54TH

That's reasonable. I was 6.5% on the X5 and 5.75% on the M235. Mind you I had a trade-in towards the M235 that lowered that discount. Just keep in mind that each .25% on $50K is $125. At that point it becomes a question of what dealership do you want to deal with.

Another thing to is I realized as much as I got a good discount on the X5 they dinged me with a whole bunch of misc crap but on the M235 when they gave me the 5.75% I told them to take out the misc crap. So I guess what I'm saying is they'll try to get you one way or another.

Exactly....The discount basically pays for the "other crap" like delivery, mats, etc

[Cjnj]

Originally Posted by X54TH

They didn't mention it. The car is going into production this week. I was told about 4-5 weeks after that hoping there is no delays (those were the words from our Dealership). I'm looking @ mid April. I hope it's not later than that because my son wanted it yesterday. Here's hoping for disruptions.

Maybe its just getting from Toronto area to Kingston lol. It was ordered around Dec 10th and I believe went into production just after Christmas

[Abstraction]

Originally Posted by Cjnj

Exactly....The discount basically pays for the "other crap" like delivery, mats, etc

My favourite is "Ride Green".. which they play dumb with and try to pass it off as a gov't program, when in reality it's $399 to put nitrogen in your tires, i had them scratch that off my invoice before we even started negotiating.

[Abstraction]

Originally Posted by Cjnj

Did they mention having issues getting delivery from the port? I understand that there have been issues with the rail/trucking companies. Mines been in "Canada" for about 3-4 weeks now and seems to be a "norm" lately.

How are you tracking that? just calling BMW Canada, or is there a freight company that you're tracking with, i know you can track with WWL, but once it's off the boat, we're pretty much blind in Canada, no?

3-4 weeks in the country seems excessively long.

[X54TH]

Originally Posted by Abstraction

My favourite is "Ride Green".. which they play dumb with and try to pass it off as a gov't program, when in reality it's $399 to put nitrogen in your tires, i had them scratch that off my invoice before we even started negotiating.

My lesson was learnt on the X5 when they charged me $399 for "Ride Green" Nitrogen fill. For the M235 I told them to go fly a kite.

[X54TH]

Originally Posted by Abstraction

How are you tracking that? just calling BMW Canada, or is there a freight company that you're tracking with, i know you can track with WWL, but once it's off the boat, we're pretty much blind in Canada, no?

3-4 weeks in the country seems excessively long.

Yes, I would like to how you guys are tracking your cars. What's WWL?

[Abstraction]

Originally Posted by X54TH

Yes, I would like to how you guys are tracking your cars. What's WWL?

There's a sticky in the ordering thread, but here's the cliff-notes:
- Dealer will give you a production number for your car (usually you have to ask). it's a 7 digit number.
- Follow up with your dealer shortly after to get a VIN, alternatively, call BMW Canada and they're happy to give you that information if you give them a production number
- from there you can check when your car went into production at www.bmwvin.com - it'll include all the option codes and production date of the car (once it goes in to production). sometimes if it's a new VIN that hasn't been fully processed it might have the wrong info in the options, check back in a few days and it should be corrected.
- Once the build is complete, it'll get queued up for shipping. Most cars marked for Canada go through WWL http://www.2wglobal.com - Go to Track and Trace, then under cargo ID, enter your VIN, or just the last 8 digits of your VIN (i.e. for example GV726000). This is basically like any other package tracking, it'll only appear once the car has been booked for shipping.

Once it gets to Canada (Nova Scotia, I believe), I'm not sure how to track it (train or truck depending on location). If someone else could chime in here, that would be great.

As you can see, I've been quite board for the past month since ordering my car

[Abstraction]

As a side note... looks like my car just got loaded up!

Man that was fast... 6 days from date of production to being loaded for shipping..

[JohnnyCanuck]

I sort of feel like I have a custom order. A car almost exactly as I wanted was sitting in the Halifax port waiting for clearance destined for Bavaria BMW in Calgary and my dealer was able to scoop it for me.

Should be heading west any day and I only have to wait 2 to 3 weeks, not 2 to 3 months. It's almost exactly as I would have ordered it from the factory anyway.

[Cjnj]

Originally Posted by Abstraction

How are you tracking that? just calling BMW Canada, or is there a freight company that you're tracking with, i know you can track with WWL, but once it's off the boat, we're pretty much blind in Canada, no?

3-4 weeks in the country seems excessively long.

Just from checking in with the sale manager. He says that have been issues more specifically to the 2-series (Typically ones with the performance exhaust having to be installed; however ones without are taking longer than other models as well)

[ashmax]

Originally Posted by Abstraction

How are you tracking that? just calling BMW Canada, or is there a freight company that you're tracking with, i know you can track with WWL, but once it's off the boat, we're pretty much blind in Canada, no?

3-4 weeks in the country seems excessively long.

That's my understanding too. My car went into production in 1st week of Feb and finally arrived at the Port of Halifax on March 9th by WWL in vessel named Electra. After that I have not been able to do anything to track it down

If anyone has been able to track beyond this point, would really appreciate you sharing it!

[VIDoug]

Originally Posted by Cjnj

Just from checking in with the sale manager. He says that have been issues more specifically to the 2-series (Typically ones with the performance exhaust having to be installed; however ones without are taking longer than other models as well)

I hope your delivery goes better than mine. I ordered my 228i on Feb 12 2015.
My decoded VIN showed a Mar 18 build. My salesman called me in early May to say it had arrived in Halifax. I finally took delivery July 16 after my complaints were escalated by the dealer GM to BMW Canada HQ. Apparently my car was lost on a train somewhere in GTA rail yards. No special post production installations were involved.

[JohnnyCanuck]

i don't know how you people are patient enough to wait for a vehicle to be produced and shipped. As above, the one I'm buying was already on the ship and in port on the day we confirmed the deal and now it's off loaded and WWL has handed it over to BMW/CN.

I know it's going to be another 2 to 3 weeks, and I am having a hard time waiting. I am definitely an instant gratification kind of guy ... no way I could have handled ordering pre-manufacture!

[Abstraction]

Originally Posted by JohnnyCanuck

i don't know how you people are patient enough to wait for a vehicle to be produced and shipped. As above, the one I'm buying was already on the ship and in port on the day we confirmed the deal and now it's off loaded and WWL has handed it over to BMW/CN.

I know it's going to be another 2 to 3 weeks, and I am having a hard time waiting. I am definitely an instant gratification kind of guy ... no way I could have handled ordering pre-manufacture!

Agreed, it's definitely a test of patience, but at least i wont have to put winter tires on it by the time i arrives

[ashmax]

Originally Posted by Abstraction

Agreed, it's definitely a test of patience, but at least i wont have to put winter tires on it by the time i arrives

True that!

[X54TH]

So here is my son's build. Had the VIN for about 2 weeks but the Prod. date 0001-01-01 must mean it hasn't been built yet? Does anyone know how I can find out when this car is going to get built now that I have the VIN?

Vehicle information

VIN long WBA1J9C52GXXXXXXX

Type code 1J9C

Type M235I XDRIVE (USA)

Dev. series F22 ()

Line 2

Body type COUPE

Steering LL

Door count 2

Engine N55

Cubical capacity 3.00

Power 240

Transmision ALLR

Gearbox AUT

Colour ALPINWEISS 3 (300)

Upholstery LEDER DAKOTA/KORALLROT/AKZENT SCHWA (LCL5)

Prod. date 0001-01-01





Order options
No. Description
1CA SELECTION COP RELEVANT VEHICLES

2PG 18"M LT/ALY WHEELS DOUBLE SP. 436M/

248 STEERING WHEEL HEATING

3AG BACKUP CAMERA

302 ALARM SYSTEM

319 INTEGRATED UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL

322 COMFORT ACCESS SYSTEM

4GD INT.TR.FINI. BLACK HIGH-GLOSS W.A.O

4NE BLOW-BY-HEATER

403 GLAS ROOF, ELECTRIC

423 FLOOR MATS, VELOUR

430 INT/EXT RR VW MIRROR W AUT ANTI-DAZZLE

431 INTERIOR RR VW MIRROR W AUT ANTI-D

459 SEAT ADJUSTM., ELECTR. W. MEMORY

465 THROUGH-LOAD SYSTEM

493 STORAGE COMPARTMENT PACKAGE

494 SEAT HEATING F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER

5AC AUTOM. HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS CONTROL

5AP DECODING FOR NO-DAZZLE HIGH-BEAM AS

5AS DRIVING ASSISTANT

508 PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC)

521 RAIN SENSOR

522 XENON LIGHT

524 ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHTS

534 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING

548 SPEEDOMETER WITH KILOMETER READING

563 LIGHTS PACKAGE

6AC INTELLIGENT EMERGENCY CALL

6AE TELESERVICES

6AK CONNECTEDDRIVE SERVICES

6AM REAL TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION

6AN CONCIERGE SERVICES

6AP REMOTE SERVICES

6NH HANDS-FREE FACILITY W. USB INTERFAC

6WA INSTRUMENT CLUSTER W. EXTENDED CONT

609 NAVIGATION SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL

655 SATELLITE RADIO

674 HIFI LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM HARMAN KARDON

697 AREA-CODE 1

7S9 CONNECTEDDRIVE SERVICES PAKET

8KL OELSERVICEINT. 15.000KM/11MONTHS

8S4 DECODING VARIABLE LIGHT DISTRIBUTIO

838 CANADIAN VERSION

840 HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONISATION

9AA EXTERNAL SKIN PROTECTION

925 SHIPPING PROTECTION PACKAGE





Series options
No. Description
1CB CO2 CONTENT

2NH M SPORTBRAKE

2TB SPORT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

2VF ADAPTIV M SUSPENSION

2VL VARIABLE SPORTS STEERING

249 MULTI-FUNCTION FOR STEERING WHEEL

4AE ARMREST FRONT RETRACTABLE

481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER

5DC FOLDING REAR-SEAT HEADRESTS

5DS LUGGAGE-COMPARTMENT EMERG. RELEASE

544 CRUISE CONTROL WITH BRAKING FUNCTION

645 RADIO CONTROL US

710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL

715 M AERODYNAMICS PACKAGE

760 INDIVIDUAL HIGH-GLOSS SATIN CHROME

775 INDIVIDUAL ROOF-LINING ANTHRACITE

823 HOT CLIMATE VERSION

842 COLD CLIMATE VERSION

845 ACOUSTIC BELT WARNING

853 LANGUAGE VERSION ENGLISH

992 NUMBER PLATE ATTACHEMENT MANAGEMENT

993 MODEL YEAR CODE

[Abstraction]

you can call BMW Canada and ask them if they have a production week, or you can type in a VIN close to yours (i.e. your VIN minus 50 or so) and see how far away they are from production on yours - that's what i did and i was able to guess the production date to within a few days.

[X54TH]

Originally Posted by Abstraction

you can call BMW Canada and ask them if they have a production week, or you can type in a VIN close to yours (i.e. your VIN minus 50 or so) and see how far away they are from production on yours - that's what i did and i was able to guess the production date to within a few days.

OK, I just checked today that car 38 was manufactured on March 24th. My son's car is 45. Not sure if they were manufacturing cars on March 25th Good Friday. Looks like they produce 4-5 cars a day.

[X54TH]

So I checked today it has now given me a production date 03/29/2016. Does anyone know how long it takes to produce and get it loaded on the boat?