[Nate15]

Just to see if I could find anything new out, I called BMW Genius.

The rep mentioned that my car is sitting in a warehouse, not yet at a port and not yet assigned to a vessel. She confirmed that BMWs ship out of both Veracruz and Altamira but the bulk ship out of Veracruz. She did not know which port my car will ship from.

She did say that cars typically sit for 2-4 weeks before vessel assignment and that my car should be assigned very soon, within another two weeks. Once it's assigned, it generally means the vessel is pretty close to the port (i.e. not another several weeks away) and the car gets transported from the warehouse to the port.

Also, regarding being stored in a warehouse, the rep said this is due to the "turbulent weather" that Mexico is experiencing and made it sound like cars don't always get stored in a warehouse. I'm guessing this is a seasonal thing. But, I think I'd rather have my car stored in a warehouse than at the port while waiting to get loaded.

Just another set of info on what's going on down there.

[WhiteRqbbit]

That's good to know, given some of the early brake issues that may have happened from sitting at the port... I agree the warehouse is a better location.

[k-m2-j442]

Originally Posted by baron95

Try to email the Genius. They seem to put a bit more effort into the emails.

How long did it take you to get a response via email? I emailed them this AM and unsure about the time frame to expect.

[baron95]

Originally Posted by Kmj442

How long did it take you to get a response via email? I emailed them this AM and unsure about the time frame to expect.

2 working days.

[k-m2-j442]

Originally Posted by Kmj442

How long did it take you to get a response via email? I emailed them this AM and unsure about the time frame to expect.

Within 1 min of writing this I got this

I think I have bigger problems hahahahahahahahaha

[baron95]

Originally Posted by Nate15

Just to see if I could find anything new out, I called BMW Genius.

The rep mentioned that my car is sitting in a warehouse, not yet at a port and not yet assigned to a vessel. She confirmed that BMWs ship out of both Veracruz and Altamira but the bulk ship out of Veracruz. She did not know which port my car will ship from.

She did say that cars typically sit for 2-4 weeks before vessel assignment and that my car should be assigned very soon, within another two weeks. Once it's assigned, it generally means the vessel is pretty close to the port (i.e. not another several weeks away) and the car gets transported from the warehouse to the port.

Also, regarding being stored in a warehouse, the rep said this is due to the "turbulent weather" that Mexico is experiencing and made it sound like cars don't always get stored in a warehouse. I'm guessing this is a seasonal thing. But, I think I'd rather have my car stored in a warehouse than at the port while waiting to get loaded.

Just another set of info on what's going on down there.

Good info. But I thing the Genius may simply be interchangeably using different words (staging area, storage area, warehouse, port, waiting carrier assignment, etc) for the period from when it’s is released from the factory to distribution (165) until it boards a specific ship.

I’m unconvinced there is a warehouse that can house thousands of cars. There could be one, but most likely semantics.

I think I will only know anything more definitive once my car is scanned into a ship.

[Nate15]

The rep seemed to think it was "inside", but, yeah, seems a little far-fetched. Given that some BMW Genius reps don't even know that M2s ship from Mexico, I don't have much confidence.

[mtoo]

Originally Posted by baron95

Try to email the Genius. They seem to put a bit more effort into the emails.

Contacting BMWGenius by email was no better...

Originally Posted by BMWGenius

Our records indicate your BMW is currently in transit from the factory to the port of departure. Unfortunately, we don't have an ETA for when your BMW will arrive, but when it does, the status will update to "At Port," which then it will wait to be assigned to a vessel. Once it's assigned to a vessel, we can provide you the name of the ship and you can then see the status of your BMW in real-time using any third-party vessel tracking website.

If I took them on their word, it has now taken longer for my car to go from the factory to port, than it took for all the week 38 builds to go from factory to dealerships

[mtoo]

Originally Posted by Nate15

The rep mentioned that my car is sitting in a warehouse, not yet at a port and not yet assigned to a vessel. She confirmed that BMWs ship out of both Veracruz and Altamira but the bulk ship out of Veracruz. She did not know which port my car will ship from.

Also, regarding being stored in a warehouse, the rep said this is due to the "turbulent weather" that Mexico is experiencing and made it sound like cars don't always get stored in a warehouse. I'm guessing this is a seasonal thing. But, I think I'd rather have my car stored in a warehouse than at the port while waiting to get loaded.

The initial batch of 2023 M2s that were stored for an overly long time at port in Mexico developed defective rotors and break pads, causing BMW to have to warranty fix them. I saw it on the Vehicle Virals youtube channel. Maybe that's why they're storing them in a separate warehouse first. If that's the case, I would be happy to know.

Originally Posted by WhiteRqbbit

That's good to know, given some of the early brake issues that may have happened from sitting at the port... I agree the warehouse is a better location.

[CadolinaRipr]

Ok - Ready for transport! When is the next boat?

[k-m2-j442]

Originally Posted by CadolinaRipr

Ok - Ready for transport! When is the next boat?

Based on what we can tell, never. (We have no idea, only speculation)

[baron95]

Originally Posted by mtoo

If I took them on their word, it has now taken longer for my car to go from the factory to port, than it took for all the week 38 builds to go from factory to dealerships

That is depressing, isn’t it? Here in New England the difference between getting a sports car in late Oct vs late Nov is huge.

For those in FL, makes no dif 😎

[baron95]

Originally Posted by CadolinaRipr

Ok - Ready for transport! When is the next boat?

Welcome to the club. For some reason this time around there is a complete lack of info on a ship doing the normal East Coast run, which normally goes Veracruz ->Altamira->Brunswick->Baltimore->Philly->Newark. (I prob forgot some ports)

All we have found is some ships that only touch a few of the above with no known firm schedule. We are mostly in the dark until cars start getting scanned into a ship.

[m3ct]

Just picked her up, and she is incredible! The 6spd is so nice… can’t wait to break this thing in!

[DCC]

Congrats

Looking very nice!

[mtoo]

Originally Posted by m3ct

Just picked her up, and she is incredible! The 6spd is so nice… can’t wait to break this thing in!

I'm getting the same config and color! Looks awesome!

How many miles on the cars when you guys are picking them up?

[baron95]

Originally Posted by m3ct

Just picked her up, and she is incredible! The 6spd is so nice… can’t wait to break this thing in!

Stunning. BSM for the win.

[Spykexx]

Originally Posted by Nate15

Hey All - new to the group and very closely monitoring my car's status and stumbled across this thread.

My car's production date was 9/22 (on the tail end of week 38), entered "Final Assembly" 9/23, and has been in the "Ready for Transport" stage since 9/29. It is a bit frustrating to know that I probably missed getting my car now or very shortly by one day, seeing as other week 38er's cars have arrived. Every day counts as I live in Iowa (POA is Baltimore) and pretty soon the roads will be covered with salt and grit and slush until next March.

So, on to the shipping conversation. This is this third BMW I've ordered and tracked and I can say that this step has never had this much uncertainty. My '15 M235i sat at Bremerhaven for 10 days, and my i4 M50 for 3 days before departing. MyGarage was mostly accurate so I had a very good idea of where things stood.

I've been following boats that are leaving from Veracruz, arriving in Baltimore. I was super hoping my car was on the Morning Chorus that left Veracruz 10/5 and Altamira 10/14, then Baltimore today, but I've lost hope on that.
Bravery Ace arrives at Veracruz 10/19 and then arriving in Baltimore 10/26, and then back to Veracruz 11/1.
Toronto arrives in Veracruz 10/29 and then has a number of stops before arriving in Baltimore 11/11.

If my car doesn't get on one of those boats, then I have no idea what's going on at Veracruz. Has anyone gotten anywhere with tracking VINs or BOLs with any of these shipping lines?

I know the feeling, being in Iowa as well. Was hoping we'd either get it prior to winter, or after. But is now looking like dead center of winter ofcourse.

[k-m2-j442]

Does anyone else wake up and like the first thing they check is to see if their status moved from 165? haha

[WhiteRqbbit]

Originally Posted by Kmj442

Does anyone else wake up and like the first thing they check is to see if their status moved from 165? haha

I try not to, it goes by faster when I don't look.

[M2-Bob]

Originally Posted by Kmj442

Does anyone else wake up and like the first thing they check is to see if their status moved from 165? haha

Just switched to 165 yesterday. How long have you been there?

BTW, I don't want to admit how often I check mine....

[k-m2-j442]

Originally Posted by 335xi-Bob

Just switched to 165 yesterday. How long have you been there?

BTW, I don't want to admit how often I check mine....

Just double checked... 10/3.