[zipstic]

Originally Posted by tabarnzo@gmail.com

Same here,... 'In transit' But, my port is supposed to be Baltimore. Anyone else? I'm waiting on a call back from Genius to confirm and see if Baltimore is a stop on way to or back from NY.

Originally Posted by BLU_G42

Eta to New York 7/11 on grand ruby. Finally the day has come. Now the home stretch

Originally Posted by tabarnzo@gmail.com

Confirmed on Grand Ruby est arrival Baltimore 6/8

Let us know what you find out from the Genius.

I'm assuming tabarnzo@gmail.com meant the Grand Ruby gets to Baltimore on July 8th - a couple days before NY on July 11th.

[nkhvastunov]

Originally Posted by Joepep529

How long were you in quality check I'm going on 3 weeks, no movement it's fustrating, your lucky your getting car soon, looks good mine is the same rims Brooklyn grey

It took only 1 day for quality check for me. Here's the timeline:
Apr 7th - order received
Apr 21st - scheduled for production (week 20, May 15th - 19th) (112)
May 2nd - production begins (150)
May 13th - Entering assembly line (153) (passed exterior body assembly begins -> in the paint booth)
May 15th - assembly in progress (154)
May 15th - quality check
May 16th - final assembly (160)
May 23rd - ready for transport (165)
June 29th - Awaiting Carrier Assignment -> At the Port -> In Transit

[scotty.cars.brews]

Have been stuck in RFT since 5/15, just flipped to In Transit this morning so hopefully I am on the Grand Ruby as well.

[Joepep529]

Originally Posted by nkhvastunov

It took only 1 day for quality check for me. Here's the timeline:
Apr 7th - order received
Apr 21st - scheduled for production (week 20, May 15th - 19th) (112)
May 2nd - production begins (150)
May 13th - Entering assembly line (153) (passed exterior body assembly begins -> in the paint booth)
May 15th - assembly in progress (154)
May 15th - quality check
May 16th - final assembly (160)
May 23rd - ready for transport (165)
June 29th - Awaiting Carrier Assignment -> At the Port -> In Transit

Thanks my production began on May 22, and still in quality, yours went quick mine got every option besides the wireless charging, maybe that's why.

[tabarnzo@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by zipstic

Let us know what you find out from the Genius.

I'm assuming tabarnzo@gmail.com meant the Grand Ruby gets to Baltimore on July 8th - a couple days before NY on July 11th.

Correct.

[BLU_G42]

Originally Posted by zipstic

Let us know what you find out from the Genius.

I'm assuming tabarnzo@gmail.com meant the Grand Ruby gets to Baltimore on July 8th - a couple days before NY on July 11th.

I am a genius , I would look up your car but I can’t access it, but yes grand Ruby will go up the east coast most likely Georgia, Baltimore, then NY. Hopefully those ports aren’t packed and the boat can get in and out quickly, it’s currently anchored in Altamira so it’ll likely be on the move soon.

[JoeyJoeJo]

Dealer told me Tuesday it's status 160 in Germany with delivery week 29, caved and asked genius today and according to them status 160 in Mexico with same delivery week

[KatRL1]

Anyone know when the next boat is expected in Veracruz? Tired of seeing all these ships leave without my dang car on it. Still sitting in Final assembly, full 30 days now...hoping it's on the next?

[~Barn~]

Finally!!! #INTRANSIT

[MPR]

Originally Posted by KatRL1

Anyone know when the next boat is expected in Veracruz? Tired of seeing all these ships leave without my dang car on it. Still sitting in Final assembly, full 30 days now...hoping it's on the next?

You didn't reach Ready for Transport yet, so you wouldn't get on a boat yet.

[dy444]

Well this week is finally the week. On Wednesday 5th July, all being well, and a mere 8 months and 8 days after I placed the order, I shall finally be picking up my M240. To be honest the way this dragged on made me lose enthusiasm for the whole thing but now I'm quite excited again.

I won't need to demonstrate my technical incompetence by attempting to post pictures because it's Brooklyn Grey and we've already seen loads of those!

Oh and I saw my first ever G42 M240 in the wild on Thursday. A Portimao blue one parked in Guildford town centre.

[aguycalleddb]

Mine has been at 193 since June 20th, it’s now due to the dealers on July 10th ish

[zipstic]

The Grand Ruby is on the move again. It’s heading to Freeport TX with an ETA of July 5th.

[PBANDJ]

My car has now been in “quality check”, code 155, for 36 days with no info on when it might move along. Due to some upcoming life events I may have to drop out of the race and purchase something else. Wife and I have been sharing a car for months now but I’ll need a vehicle by mid august when the kids head back to school so someone may be able to capitalize on my misfortune.

[flareshin]

Mine is stuck for final assembly for like 2 weeks now

[Prince Thundernight]

Same, but I’m relaxed about it. I know it’s in the works…

[BLU_G42]

Our Grand Ruby is in Texas, hopefully leaving by tonight lol, next stop is likely Brunswick.

[Slick1984]

Originally Posted by BLU_G42

Our Grand Ruby is in Texas, hopefully leaving by tonight lol, next stop is likely Brunswick.

It indeed is!

[dy444]

I've got it at last

Somewhat surprised to find the boot spoiler was black and not body colour. Probably as a result of me not paying attention to the blogs, news and fora but I'm sure my dealer guy (who wasn't there today) said it would be body colour.

Initial impressions after two short-ish drives through London suburban traffic:

IDrive 8 and the digital dash is somewhat of an information overload for someone used to an F82 with iDrive 6 and the mixed analogue/digital dash. It'll take a while to get used to it.

Bit of a mixed start with the voice assistant. My success rate in waking it up with "Hey BMW" is about 10% and I had to use the steering wheel button most times. Must be my strange English accent. Once it's awake it seemed to do what I asked most of the time although I couldn't find a way of talking it into turning the Air Con off and leave the Climate Control on though. Just kept shutting the whole thing down and once asked if I wanted to set the nav system to get to the nearest Air Con company! Still my initial impressions are it is way better than its iDrive 6 incarnation.

There are only 4 slots for short cuts. That is seriously poor imo given it's software and letting you have more ought to be easy.

I was a bit taken a back by the external light controls. Again I'm used to a rotary switch with Auto, Off, Sides lights, Headlights and a button for the rear foglamp. Instead we have a little panel with about 7 buttons on it. What was all that about doing away with buttons? The old arrangement seems to me to be far more intuitive.

The little gear shifter toggle thingy doesn't seem to me like a big deal having had to do a bit of manoeuvring to get off the dealers forecourt.

Never had Auto Hold before and I love it already

The acid test will be a longer run on faster roads but the infamous "wishy washy" steering seems way more precise that it was on my F32 and, around town anyway, arguably as good if not better than my F82.

The ride in Comfort mode with adaptive suspension appears to be excellent.

No squeaks or rattles or thumps (yet!)

Haven't exactly had the opportunity yet to go hooning it from roundabout to roundabout but even with a relatively small amount of throttle away from the lights it just feels quick and effortless like an extended M family car should and you can tell it just wants to go.

Already noticed people staring at it, more so than with my Sakhir Orange M4 which used to attract attention, which is a bit surprising

Once I get my head round iDrive 8 and get it all set up how I want then I think it's going to be excellent.

[Slick1984]

Originally Posted by dy444

I've got it at last

Somewhat surprised to find the boot spoiler was black and not body colour. Probably as a result of me not paying attention to the blogs, news and fora but I'm sure my dealer guy (who wasn't there today) said it would be body colour.

Initial impressions after two short-ish drives through London suburban traffic:

IDrive 8 and the digital dash is somewhat of an information overload for someone used to an F82 with iDrive 6 and the mixed analogue/digital dash. It'll take a while to get used to it.

Bit of a mixed start with the voice assistant. My success rate in waking it up with "Hey BMW" is about 10% and I had to use the steering wheel button most times. Must be my strange English accent. Once it's awake it seemed to do what I asked most of the time although I couldn't find a way of talking it into turning the Air Con off and leave the Climate Control on though. Just kept shutting the whole thing down and once asked if I wanted to set the nav system to get to the nearest Air Con company! Still my initial impressions are it is way better than its iDrive 6 incarnation.

There are only 4 slots for short cuts. That is seriously poor imo given it's software and letting you have more ought to be easy.

I was a bit taken a back by the external light controls. Again I'm used to a rotary switch with Auto, Off, Sides lights, Headlights and a button for the rear foglamp. Instead we have a little panel with about 7 buttons on it. What was all that about doing away with buttons? The old arrangement seems to me to be far more [...]

What color?

[dy444]

Originally Posted by Slick1984

What color?

Brooklyn Grey

[Cwatt79]

Originally Posted by dy444

There are only 4 slots for short cuts. That is seriously poor imo given it's software and letting you have more ought to be easy.

You can add a second row of shortcuts for at least 8. I've never tried to add a third row, so not sure if that's possible.