[F87inJAX]

Originally Posted by AusChA

Website status code: 165
Website tagline: "Ready for Transport"
App status: 10
Genius: "We don't know where your car is."


Skipped to:


Website status code: 195
Website tagline: "In Transit"
App status: 14
Genius:

Interesting. Thanks for that. My current status on the app is 9 - Final assembly. However Genius says it’s at 11 - Awaiting Carrier Assignment (Although what it actually tells me is it’s been assigned to a carrier and is awaiting transport to port of exit). The car went onto the assembly line and was finished all the way to released to a carrier on 1/31.

How long were you sitting in Ready for Transport? I have a feeling I may have at least a few more weeks to wait until it’s on a ship.

[Mike Honcho]

Originally Posted by AusChA

Rocketed through a bunch of steps to 195/In Transit overnight! Maybe I was on the Tanabata after all?

same exact thing happened to me, I was at the port this morning to in transit in a few hours

[M2M3M3]

It is really sad how a technology company like BMW can know exactly where every car is, but not have the customer interface updated to reflect that. They write the interface so that it looks great and has 16 steps so the expectations from customers are high about tracking their cars, but they don't update it, so expectations are not met. Fail.

[AdonisP91]

Originally Posted by M2M3M3

It is really sad how a technology company like BMW can know exactly where every car is, but not have the customer interface updated to reflect that. They write the interface so that it looks great and has 16 steps so the expectations from customers are high about tracking their cars, but they don't update it, so expectations are not met. Fail.

True it needs a lot of work but overall it is pretty neat. It’s my first new car so I don’t know how other manufacturers compare but the long wait would have been a lot worse without the app.

[AusChA]

Originally Posted by F87inJAX

Interesting. Thanks for that. My current status on the app is 9 - Final assembly. However Genius says it’s at 11 - Awaiting Carrier Assignment (Although what it actually tells me is it’s been assigned to a carrier and is awaiting transport to port of exit). The car went onto the assembly line and was finished all the way to released to a carrier on 1/31.

How long were you sitting in Ready for Transport? I have a feeling I may have at least a few more weeks to wait until it’s on a ship.

I was in RFT since 16 January.

We'll see if I got bamboozled by the tracker depending on how long it sits in 195 for.

Originally Posted by AdonisP91

True it needs a lot of work but overall it is pretty neat. It’s my first new car so I don’t know how other manufacturers compare but the long wait would have been a lot worse without the app.

Honestly, no tracker is better than a bad tracker.

[F87inJAX]

Originally Posted by AusChA

Honestly, no tracker is better than a bad tracker.

Thanks. So I definitely get the feeling I should expect a 2-3 week wait before I’m on a ship. At least. I won’t be surprised if it ends up being more like 4-6 weeks.

[OneTwo3]

How long are ordered currently taking? I might be ordering an M2 in a couple of days.

[Bimmer Frank]

Originally Posted by OneTwo3

How long are ordered currently taking? I might be ordering an M2 in a couple of days.

It depends if you can find a dealer with an allocation. It would likely be for a March or April allocation at this point, which would mean that's when your car would be built.

If you get what are called individual colors, that can add a significant amount of time to the build however, since they group together a number of cars with the same color to be produced at the same time.

After a car is built, it can then take 1-2 months for it to be delivered typically, depending on where you are located.

[aardvark67]

Originally Posted by AusChA

Rocketed through a bunch of steps to 195/In Transit overnight! Maybe I was on the Tanabata after all?

Same thing happened to me today. Last night it was ready for transport. This morning my app showed 'at the port' then by the afternoon it showed in transit. Where are you seeing that you're on the Tanabata?

[Plus1MinusR]

When you call BMW Genius and they tell you your production week. Is that the week that the car is supposed to finish production, or the week the car is supposed to begin production?

I’ve heard it both ways from the forums, and different BMW genius agents have also told it to me both ways. Not sure what’s right…

[yash27]

Originally Posted by Plus1MinusR

When you call BMW Genius and they tell you your production week. Is that the week that the car is supposed to finish production, or the week the car is supposed to begin production?

I’ve heard it both ways from the forums, and different BMW genius agents have also told it to me both ways. Not sure what’s right…

It's the week the car finishes production.

[aardvark67]

Originally Posted by AusChA

I was in RFT since 16 January.

We'll see if I got bamboozled by the tracker depending on how long it sits in 195 for.



Honestly, no tracker is better than a bad tracker.

I went into RFT on Jan 18. My CA reports today that his system shows the car is still at port of exit. He said will provide ship name/number once it boards ship and/or sets sail.

[Viffermike]

Originally Posted by aardvark67

Same thing happened to me today. Last night it was ready for transport. This morning my app showed 'at the port' then by the afternoon it showed in transit. Where are you seeing that you're on the Tanabata?

Some time this morning CST, I had the same thing happen as AusChA and aardvark67 encountered: moved from 165/Step 10 to 195/Step 14 in one swoop.



I also found out the car I'm selling/trading in has a nail in the right-rear tread, and it's not patchable. So I get to spend a few Benjis slapping new rubber on the dang thing before having it valued.

Waiting to hear from my SA about a boat name. I'll get it in the morning when I pick up said lame-duck car that needs a couple of new shoes ...

[AusChA]

Originally Posted by aardvark67

Same thing happened to me today. Last night it was ready for transport. This morning my app showed 'at the port' then by the afternoon it showed in transit. Where are you seeing that you're on the Tanabata?

I just assumed because it was the only East Coast-bound ship around that time. The day after it docked and left Bayonne, my status flipped.

Originally Posted by aardvark67

I went into RFT on Jan 18. My CA reports today that his system shows the car is still at port of exit. He said will provide ship name/number once it boards ship and/or sets sail.

I called my CA after it already flipped to 195 and he told me that the car is at the US port... However, he's given me unreliable information before (and seems to think my car came from Germany), so I'm not too sure how much I hold him to his word. Regardless, hopefully I can take delivery next week.

[Viffermike]

Originally Posted by AusChA

I called my CA after it already flipped to 195 and he told me that the car is at the US port... However, he's given me unreliable information before (and seems to think my car came from Germany), so I'm not too sure how much I hold him to his word. Regardless, hopefully I can take delivery next week.

Talked with a CA (mine's on vacation) at my dealer on Saturday:

Status 195 happened 2/7am (as I noted previously) but it was a 'virtual' 195, in Veracruz. IOW: at the time, car was waiting to be loaded onto a boat. The boat info only becomes available once the car is actually onboard and is, officially, part of the cargo. Should have the boat name Monday.

Verified Port of Entry for my car is Galveston (figured that already): A two-day voyage from Veracruz once underway, but no telling how long the boat might need to wait to dock.

I doubt our cars are on the same boat, AusChA ... but note that there are two shifts to 195: One at the Port of Exit (Mexico), and another at the Port of Entry. I'm noting that because it sounds very likely that your CA is mistaken about it being at the Port of Entry (i.e., the U.S.).

Even though I have no port accessories to be installed in Galveston, the CA said I was still 2-3 weeks away from taking delivery, which makes sense: car still needs to be offloaded, clear customs, obtain a carrier assignment, make it to the dealer, be prepped by the dealer, etc.

[AusChA]

Originally Posted by Viffermike

Status 195 happened 2/7am (as I noted previously) but it was a 'virtual' 195, in Veracruz. IOW: at the time, car was waiting to be loaded onto a boat. The boat info only becomes available once the car is actually onboard and is, officially, part of the cargo. Should have the boat name Monday.

Verified Port of Entry for my car is Galveston (figured that already): A two-day voyage from Veracruz once underway, but no telling how long the boat might need to wait to dock.

Goes back to what I said before, no tracker is better than a bad tracker. Doesn't make sense that Step 10: RFT goes straight to step 14: In Transit when there's perfectly good steps 11: Awaiting Carrier Assignment, 12: Dispatched from Factory, and 13: At the Port to use.

I'm in NJ, so it would be incredibly strange if they shipped it anywhere other than Bayonne. I was a bit optimistic thanks to this post in the G20 forum.

Originally Posted by Viffermike

I doubt our cars are on the same boat, AusChA ... but note that there are two shifts to 195: One at the Port of Exit (Mexico), and another at the Port of Entry. I'm noting that because it sounds very likely that your CA is mistaken about it being at the Port of Entry (i.e., the U.S.).

Even though I have no port accessories to be installed in Galveston, the CA said I was still 2-3 weeks away from taking delivery, which makes sense: car still needs to be offloaded, clear customs, obtain a carrier assignment, make it to the dealer, be prepped by the dealer, etc.

Porsche managed to build and ship my custom-built Macan to me from Leipzig in less time (first week Dec 2022 order-> first week Feb 2023 delivery, several Exclusive Manufaktur options but no PTS) than this has taken to get from San Luis Potosi to here (2024/11/28 till now)... and I didn't even need to wait for a G87 allocation (I'm just here with a lowly G42 230i, trawling the G20 M340i thread and this one for other MX-origin cars)!

EDIT: I've received confirmation that my car is currently on the boat. I'm on the RCC Antwerp, bound for Bayonne. CA's info screenshot is showing me an arrives-at-VPC date of 18 February, but I see the boat is already in Brunswick, GA. Surely it won't take that long, right...?

[Viffermike]

AusChA Verified my car's on the Arc Resolve, still at PoE in Veracr--

EDIT: Nope, check that: Altamira. Vessel left about 8pm CST; Due in Galveston on Wednesday 2/12. It departed Veracruz on 2/9 (probably with my M2 on it) and docked at Altamira early today. The vessel's got two port calls in Galveston, per the WalWil site; figure the second one, Thur 2/13, is for RoRo cargo offloading.

Yah, my built-to-order 718 Cayman (in Zuffenhausen, no less) took 4 months in 2017, and the F22 I had before that, built in Leipzig like your Macan, took about the same amount of time. The boat tracking for both, however, was excruciating. At least, coming from Mexico, that part of 'The Wait' is relatively bearable, hehe.

[OneTwo3]

My sales person told me the M2 I’m going to order on Friday will take 6-8monghs to arrive. wtf.

[BradMX5]

Originally Posted by OneTwo3

My sales person told me the M2 I’m going to order on Friday will take 6-8monghs to arrive. wtf.

For an individual color that’s about right.

Ordered mine end of July and should be getting it in a week or 2.

[OneTwo3]

Originally Posted by BradMX5

For an individual color that’s about right.

Ordered mine end of July and should be getting it in a week or 2.

I’m ordering SSG

[Bimmer Frank]

Originally Posted by OneTwo3

I’m ordering SSG

That's a standard color, it should not take that long. I would guess it means they don't have allocations for a few months. Did you ask them if they had allocations?

Right now they should have allocations for March ideally, or if those are used up they will get new ones last week of the month for April (if they do enough volume). If they're a low volume dealer they may not get allocations every month, hence the long wait.

Depending on your market, I'd check other dealers for someone who has an allocation ready to go, and that means they can give you an order number on the spot.