[Geighty7]

Originally Posted by Mr.McNutty

Who said you have to pick one? I too was struggling with the idea of getting rid of my 135i, so I opted to just clear out more space in the garage so now I can fit both!

Will be nice to have a daily / beater for trips into SF and stuff like that.

The thought of bringing an M2 into San Francisco sends shivers up my spine. Great move keeping the 135i.

[Mr.McNutty]

Originally Posted by Geighty7

The thought of bringing an M2 into San Francisco sends shivers up my spine. Great move keeping the 135i.

Haha, seriously! No chance my M2 is ever going to drive those beaten streets, let alone park on them.

I accidentally left the 135i unlocked for one night in Oakland a few months ago and a homeless person spent the night in it. It goes without saying that I used an entire bottle of disinfectant on the interior the next day.

[Six26]

Where are you guys getting the codes and code updates from? Mine finished production and been sitting at Final Assembly since the 9th of Nov. and I'm located in San Antonio, TX so curious if it will make it here early Dec.

[Geighty7]

Originally Posted by Mr.McNutty

Haha, seriously! No chance my M2 is ever going to drive those beaten streets, let alone park on them.

I accidentally left the 135i unlocked for one night in Oakland a few months ago and a homeless person spent the night in it. It goes without saying that I used an entire bottle of disinfectant on the interior the next day.

At least nobody will spend the night in the CF bucket seats as tempting as that may be.

[Mr.McNutty]

Originally Posted by Geighty7

At least nobody will spend the night in the CF bucket seats as tempting as that may be.

If a homeless person smoked a cigarette in my M2 like they did in the 135i I'd be heading straight home to re-watch John Wick. Kidding... mostly.

[RootsTootsMagoots]

Originally Posted by Six26

Where are you guys getting the codes and code updates from? Mine finished production and been sitting at Final Assembly since the 9th of Nov. and I'm located in San Antonio, TX so curious if it will make it here early Dec.

I'm in Oklahoma City and in the same situation. It's been on Final Assembly since Nov 10.

I read from other posts that the online tracker doesn't update very well after this stage. Some people reported that the next update was after it got on a ship. Hoping that's the case for us.

[joeyb82]

Originally Posted by RootsTootsMagoots

I'm in Oklahoma City and in the same situation. It's been on Final Assembly since Nov 10.

I read from other posts that the online tracker doesn't update very well after this stage. Some people reported that the next update was after it got on a ship. Hoping that's the case for us.

Your car could be waiting for transport or could be in route to port of exit. My car sat in ready for transport for over a month, but my port of delivery is on the east coast. Considering your port of entry is Texas I’d say you’re on rhe home stretch and probably a month away for sooner from delivery. Have fun, the care is awesome.

P.S I’m an Oklahoma City native myself.

[idriveuscream]

Originally Posted by Six26

Where are you guys getting the codes and code updates from? Mine finished production and been sitting at Final Assembly since the 9th of Nov. and I'm located in San Antonio, TX so curious if it will make it here early Dec.

It will not get there by early December. My M2 is "in transit" and should arrive at the dealer between Nov. 29 - Dec. 6. Production date was Oct. 18 week 41.

[Jacob657]

Originally Posted by Six26

Where are you guys getting the codes and code updates from? Mine finished production and been sitting at Final Assembly since the 9th of Nov. and I'm located in San Antonio, TX so curious if it will make it here early Dec.

Google “bmw tracker f12 trick.” There’s a few tutorials on how to do it. Easiest was is to watch a vid. Basically you open Chrome, sign in to the tracker, right click and click inspect element, refresh the page, then there’s a few other steps that are easiest to watch on a vid tutorial to get that status code.

[Sculpin]

Originally Posted by Jacob657

Google “bmw tracker f12 trick.” There’s a few tutorials on how to do it. Easiest was is to watch a vid. Basically you open Chrome, sign in to the tracker, right click and click inspect element, refresh the page, then there’s a few other steps that are easiest to watch on a vid tutorial to get that status code.

Or just install this Chrome extension:

https://chromewebstore.google.com/de...eodfpfon?pli=1

[Six26]

Originally Posted by RootsTootsMagoots

I'm in Oklahoma City and in the same situation. It's been on Final Assembly since Nov 10.

I read from other posts that the online tracker doesn't update very well after this stage. Some people reported that the next update was after it got on a ship. Hoping that's the case for us.

I hope can't wait for it... Miss having a sports car and this will be my first introduction into Bimmer

[GregW / Oregon]

Two December PCD deliveries now: https://g87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...84&postcount=1

[DCC]

Originally Posted by GregW / Oregon

Two December PCD deliveries now: https://g87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...84&postcount=1

I have a 12/7 PCD scheduled for Prod #3983757

Production Date = 10/13/2023

[MrTiger]

Things are speeding up now:

Placed an order on 6/1
Received allocation on 10/25
Scheduled for production on 10/26
Production begins 11/3 (received VIN #)
Exterior body assembly 11/21
In the paint booth 11/21
Entering assembly line 11/21

I still hope delivery will be after New Years

[Sculpin]

Friends, log in and check the tracker. Last night when I went to bed I was "Ready for Transport". This morning I checked and I am "In Transit"!!! It's a Thanksgiving miracle.

My port is Brunswick. Tomorrow I'll check with my CA and see if they can tell me what ship I'm on.

[xiven]

Originally Posted by Sculpin

Friends, log in and check the tracker. Last night when I went to bed I was "Ready for Transport". This morning I checked and I am "In Transit"!!! It's a Thanksgiving miracle.

My port is Brunswick. Tomorrow I'll check with my CA and see if they can tell me what ship I'm on.

Glovis Cougar left Altamira and is heading to Brunswick so that might be the ship it is on.

[shatty]

My car says at the dealership but my SP says it will be there tom morning. Friday morning.

Anyone have any experience with getting a loan with bad credit? With my trade, Im going to need to put another 10k down around. How easy or hard is it to get bought if I am putting down 60k and car is 69. So have to finance little over 10%.

Status code is 198 on the tracker.

[TheDrivenGarage]

Originally Posted by shatty

My car says at the dealership but my SP says it will be there tom morning. Friday morning.

Anyone have any experience with getting a loan with bad credit? With my trade, Im going to need to put another 10k down around. How easy or hard is it to get bought if I am putting down 60k and car is 69. So have to finance little over 10%.

Status code is 198 on the tracker.

With a down payment that large, you will be fine. The other thing to consider is that if you have bad credit, try and borrow a larger amount even though you have the money and then pay it off.

The idea is that you want to start building your file back up. So in this case, let the dealer tell you what they can do. You will be surprised, cars are a secured loan, so even with bad credit most people can get financed. 20-25 percent down is normally enough to get it done, even with bad credit. Dealers like people with bad credit as they make a lot more on the financing, so they normally have lots of lenders they can work with to get the deal done. I wouldn't tell them that you have 60k to put down. Go in and tell them you want to put down the minimum possible. Don't tell them you are going to pay it off the next month. Read your fine print closely and be sure the loan doesn't have a prepayment penalty (99% do not and some states don't allow penalties on car loans), and be sure it's a simple interest loan. This will all be stated on your truth in lending document. If you don't know what this looks like, DM me and I can share an example.

So now let's say you end up with a 45k loan on your credit file and you pay off 35k of it immediately and now you have just 10k left. On your credit file it doesn't show the price of the car, just the amount of the loan. So your credit report will show you had a 45k loan and paid it off. Vs showing you had a 10k loan and paid it off. When you want to get your next car, the banks will give you a lot more credit for that 45k loan than a 10k loan. The biggest determinant in auto loan approvals is the size and track record on previous auto loans. So ideally you start building your track record with big loans that are paid on time and paid off in full.

I am not going to lecture about the perils of good and bad credit decisions. But as someone who loves cars and gets in and out of them a lot as I make my way toward my perfect garage, I would say to put some time into educating yourself on credjt building, fico scores, etc. It will pay big dividends. Last tip, if you have bad credit be sure you aren't carrying high interest debt like credit cards. If you are pay those down with the cash and carry a larger car loan. The worst you will end up with the car loan and Horrible credit is around 15-17%, but if you have 25k in credit card debt at 30% interest. You should pay that off instead of the 25k off the car loan. You can also refinance your car loan easily as your credit improves.

[shatty]

Yeah but I’m just looking to have the smallest payment. I was thinking about financing a larger amount so the PPF would be paid for so it would have to be a $20,000 loan and then I would be putting down 48,000 or so. My trade is valued at 58,000. Car comes out to 69 out the door so I was thinking about doing a 24 month or 36 and at 36 I’ll be at $350 a month which is nothing

[Texas]

Originally Posted by idriveuscream

It will not get there by early December. My M2 is "in transit" and should arrive at the dealer between Nov. 29 - Dec. 6. Production date was Oct. 18 week 41.

It could happen. Here’s my week 45 build timeline and it was quicker than I expected.

Order
9/30 111 Order Accepted

10/20 Scheduled for Production

10/24 Production Begins (VIN assigned)

11/05 Entering Assembly Line

11/07 Final Assembly (production date 11/06 per F12 trick)

11/07 PM Ready for Transport

11/14 AM In Transit on the Tanabata https://maritimeoptima.com/public/ve.../TANABATA.html

11/14 Received dealer email stating at the port later today and with any luck at the dealership week of Thanksgiving

11/16 At the Port (my garage tracking)

11/21 at the dealership

11/22 in my garage at 6:00 PM

[eppicspeed]

I wanted to come here and share my experience with ordering and waiting. I am located around bigger cities like Houston and Austin. I had been in the market for an M2 for some time, and initially, I decided to call some dealerships closest to me in the third week of October in the Houston area. The vast majority mentioned that the wait times, if an allocation was open, ranged from 2-4 months, with some even quoting as high as 12+ months. A few mentioned a 1-4 month wait due to my proximity to Houston near the Galveston port.

I then called dealerships in the Austin area and found one that had a car already on order with specifications close to mine. Consequently, I decided to reserve it on October 25 when it was at the production begins (PB) stage. My advisor mentioned that we could get it by the end of November, but I kept my expectations low. I would often read different answers here and would find myself confused or simply eager to know when mine would arrive.

Fast forward to November 21 (27 days later), and I received a call saying that my car had arrived that morning and could be picked up the same day. Due to a busy schedule, I picked it up the next day with a lot of joy and happiness. It was undoubtedly worth the wait, and I love it.


To clarify why I am writing this, it's so that if someone in my area is also on the same timeline, this is what they could expect. From overall conversations with some dealerships, it has definitely improved in terms of wait times but can still vary based on certain conditions. The best thing to do is to place an order and then forget about it, so all the excitement comes on delivery day!

Timeline:
10/25: Productions begins (place deposit and gets access to online tracker)

10/27: EAS (entering assembly line)

10/30: FA (final assembly)

11/8: RFT (ready for transport. Longest part)

11/14: IT (in transit)

11/16: ATP (at the port. Arrived to Galveston port)

11/21: ATD (at the dealership)

hope this help!!

[sclouzon]

it has definitely improved in terms of wait times but can still vary based on certain conditions.

Yeah it drastically varries based on the carbon package. I got my allocation, “order received”, 7/30 and i am still waiting for production to start.

I have been watching M2_Mike on the spreadsheet since we were around the same time, but it sounded like they may go with the used market.

It is also odd that i have moved from “order received” to “scheduled for production” and back a few times now. ETA has shifted from Oct -> Nov -> Jan -> Nov -> Jan.
Do they not know how may parts they actually have? Are people stealing the parts? Are there a lot of broken/defective parts related to the carbon package (this one concerns me a bit)?