M5 Comp on its way!

mpls_M5C · 10-14-2022, 07:09 PM

Hey all. Been lurking around the boards on and off for a while, but I can post good news now!

I went into my local dealer and started the process back in first week of May...
August 9th, CA called and said they finally received an allocation for a 2023, so I went in that night and was able to enter my order in the system. Was given a Production date of Week 38.

Fast forward to August 29th, and she emails me and says, "Congrats! your car entered production!" Nice! wait... that's 3 weeks early!

I immediately log into the tracker site and sure enough, I've got a Production number assigned and a VIN, and it's sitting on the second bubble, "Scheduled for Production". Great! I'll check the tracker every few days or so to see how it's going. Well, what's even more impressive than starting production 3 weeks early is I checked the tracker a couple days later and its already in "Exterior Body Assembly Begins". I check it a couple days later and it shoots past "Paint Booth" and "Entering Assembly Line" and day later it passes a couple more and is sitting in "Final Assembly". When it hits "Ready for Transport" a total of only 10 days had passed!

I'm pretty pumped, but also now looking at the next blue bubbles I see and I figure this is where I'll run into delays if there are any. From what I've read some people saw there's sit in the "At Port" for weeks and some even 2-3 months. I think i read a thread a while back someone was at the 3 month mark and was gonna cancel their order. It sat on "Awaiting Carrier Assignment" for about 5-7 days and then Dispatched from Factory to "At the Port" in a couple more.

Its been sitting on the 'At the Port' for 10 days or so now. Took a trip to the 'In Transit' stage for a day or two and then went backwards to 'At the port' again.
So, does 'At the Port' mean it's just sitting there and really not on a boat until it hits 'In Transit'? Or is In Transit after its released from port in the US and on the way to the Dealership?

Regardless, I'm super happy it went into production early and then flew through the production process so quick. Was hoping to get to drive it a little bit before winter sets in here in Minnesota, but if it doesn't work out I guess I'll sit in it in the garage and make engine sounds myself!!

Thanks for reading! And congrats to the other new owners I'm seeing in the recent threads!

micvite · 10-15-2022, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mpls_M5C

Hey all. Been lurking around the boards on and off for a while, but I can post good news now!

I went into my local dealer and started the process back in first week of May...
August 9th, CA called and said they finally received an allocation for a 2023, so I went in that night and was able to enter my order in the system. Was given a Production date of Week 38.

Fast forward to August 29th, and she emails me and says, "Congrats! your car entered production!" Nice! wait... that's 3 weeks early!

I immediately log into the tracker site and sure enough, I've got a Production number assigned and a VIN, and it's sitting on the second bubble, "Scheduled for Production". Great! I'll check the tracker every few days or so to see how it's going. Well, what's even more impressive than starting production 3 weeks early is I checked the tracker a couple days later and its already in "Exterior Body Assembly Begins". I check it a couple days later and it shoots past "Paint Booth" and "Entering Assembly Line" and day later it passes a couple more and is sitting in "Final Assembly". When it hits "Ready for Transport" a total of only 10 days had passed!

I'm pretty pumped, but also now looking at the next blue bubbles I see and I figure this is where I'll run into delays if there are any. From what I've read some people saw there's sit in the "At Port" for weeks and some even 2-3 months. I think i read a thread a while back someone was at the 3 month mark and was gonna cancel their order. It sat on "Awaiting Carrier Assignment" for about 5-7 days and [...]

Congrats! In transit means: on a boat, and or on a car carrier. Just know tracker is delayed by about 2-3 days or so, so for all you know it's already on a boat lol. At port means it's in Germany or your countries port so it'll go to in transit then BACK to at port then back to in transit again lol

mpls_M5C · 10-15-2022, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by micvite

Congrats! In transit means: on a boat, and or on a car carrier. Just know tracker is delayed by about 2-3 days or so, so for all you know it's already on a boat lol. At port means it's in Germany or your countries port so it'll go to in transit then BACK to at port then back to in transit again lol

Ok, makes sense. Thank you!

spuntyb · 10-16-2022, 07:46 AM

Congratulations! What's the build/spec?

Hachima · 10-20-2022, 03:41 PM

You can check with your CA but it sounds like you are on 'Auto Energy'. My M5C is on the 'Guardian Leader' which is arriving a few days after cars that started on 'Auto Energy'

If your car started on 'Auto Energy', you are part of a very unique shipping process. https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1954095 is the primary thread that can be followed with details.

To summarize, it sounds like there were going to be extreme delays unless special measures were taken.
Normally trips from Germany to the US are a single boat to either West or East coast ports depending on the final destination. In this case cars, regardless of west/east coast destinations, were put on 'Auto Energy' which only travels around Europe. The cars were dropped off in Spain and transported over to 'Sebring' which is now headed to Port Hueneme (near LA). Arrival has been delayed a few days and the latest ETA is Oct 23rd. VPC won't be open that day so likely it will go to VPC on the 24th. From there your car will be transported, which may be an unusually land transport time if you would normally have had your car arrive on the East coast.

BMWs tracking system isn't setup to handle multiple boat scenarios like this so they only show the first boat 'Auto Energy'.

While there are delays, be considered lucky you made it on the boat

The day you saw your car at 'Port' sounds like it aligns with when the boat was considered 'At Port' in Panama. https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9434321

https://www.portofhueneme.org/vessel/sebring/ is the schedule for when the boat is scheduled to arrive (was the 21st, then 22nd and now the 23rd).

You can see the boat real time https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...415593/zoom:10

tntravelingman · 10-20-2022, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Hachima

You can check with your CA but it sounds like you are on 'Auto Energy'
… https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...415593/zoom:10

I wonder if I might be on the same boat! I was at the port on 9/30 and just updated to in transit yesterday!

Hachima · 10-20-2022, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tntravelingman

I wonder if I might be on the same boat! I was at the port on 9/30 and just updated to in transit yesterday!

I just learned I'm actually on the 'Guardian Leader' Even though it left Germany several weeks later than 'Auto Energy' (Oct 5th) its also arriving at Hueneme next week.

Revan · 10-24-2022, 05:15 PM

Mine got to the port on 9/30 as well. Called Genius on 10/18 and told it departed 10/12 on MSC Immocolata due in Brunswick, GA on 10/31 for PMC pickup.

Hachima · 10-24-2022, 05:28 PM

Nice, It looks like your boat has been hitting some US ports today.
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9463205

Revan · 10-24-2022, 07:44 PM

Thanks Hachima. I was using marinetraffic but it doesn't show all the stops. Now at least I can see it has one more prior to Brunswick. Hopefully it won't take too long to get processed. The wait is killing me. First M car.

tntravelingman · 10-25-2022, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Revan

Thanks Hachima. I was using marinetraffic but it doesn't show all the stops. Now at least I can see it has one more prior to Brunswick. Hopefully it won't take too long to get processed. The wait is killing me. First M car.

Also awaiting my first M car, and also just found out I’m on the same ship! Then I’ll just have to wait for ground transport to Tennessee!

Revan · 10-25-2022, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tntravelingman

Also awaiting my first M car, and also just found out I’m on the same ship! Then I’ll just have to wait for ground transport to Tennessee!

Genius told me that the car has to be shipped to Charleston, SC from Brunswick prior to shipping to final destination. Apparently, that is the vehicle processing center.

Hopefully it will be processed quickly.

Congrats on your new car!

micvite · 10-27-2022, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Revan

Genius told me that the car has to be shipped to Charleston, SC from Brunswick prior to shipping to final destination. Apparently, that is the vehicle processing center.

Hopefully it will be processed quickly.

Congrats on your new car!

There's a lot of vpcs, just depends where your car is going honestly. But a lot of ships go to brunswick first, so that SC is the last stop, so they pick up the suvs to ship overseas. Sort of how one of the first stops after Germany is the UK to pick up minis for the us and drop off some bmws.

Revan · 10-27-2022, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by micvite

There's a lot of vpcs, just depends where your car is going honestly. But a lot of ships go to brunswick first, so that SC is the last stop, so they pick up the suvs to ship overseas. Sort of how one of the first stops after Germany is the UK to pick up minis for the us and drop off some bmws.

Unfortunately, my ship stopped at NYC and Baltimore before Brunswick. I feel like a little kid before Christmas.

tntravelingman · 10-30-2022, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Revan

Unfortunately, my ship stopped at NYC and Baltimore before Brunswick. I feel like a little kid before Christmas.

My tracking status updated to At the port again, which tracks with our ship getting to Brunswick. Shouldn’t be too long now! To SC then to the final destination!

Revan · 10-30-2022, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tntravelingman

My tracking status updated to At the port again, which tracks with our ship getting to Brunswick. Shouldn’t be too long now! To SC then to the final destination!

Now Genius says that it is going directly to the performance center in Spartanburg instead of Charlston then Spartanburg. Fingers crossed that is the case.

Revan · 11-01-2022, 10:07 AM

Work order completed 10/28 waiting for carrier assignment to performance center. Getting close and the anticipation is killing me.

Revan · 11-01-2022, 03:56 PM

Just received PCD date of 11/22 and apparently it is the ONLY date available (unless they always say that).

tntravelingman · 11-03-2022, 10:25 PM

My salesperson told me they’re limited/rigid on dates. I don’t have a lot of flexibility in my schedule so I’m getting it delivered to my dealer, but I’d still love to visit the performance center at some point.

tntravelingman · 11-04-2022, 05:30 PM

Mine updated today to at the dealership. I called and confirmed it is delivered, so I’ll be going by on Monday!

Revan · 11-04-2022, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tntravelingman

Mine updated today to at the dealership. I called and confirmed it is delivered, so I’ll be going by on Monday!

That's great news! Keep us updated after you pick it up.

Gatorbait · 12-28-2022, 12:27 PM

Hey guys, hoping you can help. I am waiting for my M5comp that is on a train from galveston to Brunswick, left about 1 week ago on a train as per BMW genius but no arrival date was noted, any idea from personal experience? I currently have a 2023 m3comp that I am trading in. Thanks for the help

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mpls_M5C New Member 10 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2023 M5 Comp / 2021 WRX Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: mpls, mn iTrader: (0)	M5 Comp on its way! Hey all. Been lurking around the boards on and off for a while, but I can post good news now! I went into my local dealer and started the process back in first week of May... August 9th, CA called and said they finally received an allocation for a 2023, so I went in that night and was able to enter my order in the system. Was given a Production date of Week 38. Fast forward to August 29th, and she emails me and says, "Congrats! your car entered production!" Nice! wait... that's 3 weeks early! I immediately log into the tracker site and sure enough, I've got a Production number assigned and a VIN, and it's sitting on the second bubble, "Scheduled for Production". Great! I'll check the tracker every few days or so to see how it's going. Well, what's even more impressive than starting production 3 weeks early is I checked the tracker a couple days later and its already in "Exterior Body Assembly Begins". I check it a couple days later and it shoots past "Paint Booth" and "Entering Assembly Line" and day later it passes a couple more and is sitting in "Final Assembly". When it hits "Ready for Transport" a total of only 10 days had passed! I'm pretty pumped, but also now looking at the next blue bubbles I see and I figure this is where I'll run into delays if there are any. From what I've read some people saw there's sit in the "At Port" for weeks and some even 2-3 months. I think i read a thread a while back someone was at the 3 month mark and was gonna cancel their order. It sat on "Awaiting Carrier Assignment" for about 5-7 days and then Dispatched from Factory to "At the Port" in a couple more. Its been sitting on the 'At the Port' for 10 days or so now. Took a trip to the 'In Transit' stage for a day or two and then went backwards to 'At the port' again. So, does 'At the Port' mean it's just sitting there and really not on a boat until it hits 'In Transit'? Or is In Transit after its released from port in the US and on the way to the Dealership? Regardless, I'm super happy it went into production early and then flew through the production process so quick. Was hoping to get to drive it a little bit before winter sets in here in Minnesota, but if it doesn't work out I guess I'll sit in it in the garage and make engine sounds myself!! Thanks for reading! And congrats to the other new owners I'm seeing in the recent threads! Attached Images Last edited by mpls_M5C; 10-14-2022 at 07:11 PM.. Reason: spelling/grammar
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Hachima Second Lieutenant 155 Rep 272 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 ZCP Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW M3 ZCP [0.00] 2023 BMW M5C [0.00] 2022 BMW X3M [0.00] 2016 BMW 340Xi [0.00]	You can check with your CA but it sounds like you are on 'Auto Energy'. My M5C is on the 'Guardian Leader' which is arriving a few days after cars that started on 'Auto Energy' If your car started on 'Auto Energy', you are part of a very unique shipping process. https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1954095 is the primary thread that can be followed with details. To summarize, it sounds like there were going to be extreme delays unless special measures were taken. Normally trips from Germany to the US are a single boat to either West or East coast ports depending on the final destination. In this case cars, regardless of west/east coast destinations, were put on 'Auto Energy' which only travels around Europe. The cars were dropped off in Spain and transported over to 'Sebring' which is now headed to Port Hueneme (near LA). Arrival has been delayed a few days and the latest ETA is Oct 23rd. VPC won't be open that day so likely it will go to VPC on the 24th. From there your car will be transported, which may be an unusually land transport time if you would normally have had your car arrive on the East coast. BMWs tracking system isn't setup to handle multiple boat scenarios like this so they only show the first boat 'Auto Energy'. While there are delays, be considered lucky you made it on the boat The day you saw your car at 'Port' sounds like it aligns with when the boat was considered 'At Port' in Panama. https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9434321 https://www.portofhueneme.org/vessel/sebring/ is the schedule for when the boat is scheduled to arrive (was the 21st, then 22nd and now the 23rd). You can see the boat real time https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...415593/zoom:10 Last edited by Hachima; 10-20-2022 at 07:23 PM..
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Revan Private First Class 114 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 2023 M5C Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Mine got to the port on 9/30 as well. Called Genius on 10/18 and told it departed 10/12 on MSC Immocolata due in Brunswick, GA on 10/31 for PMC pickup.
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Revan Private First Class 114 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 2023 M5C Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Thanks Hachima. I was using marinetraffic but it doesn't show all the stops. Now at least I can see it has one more prior to Brunswick. Hopefully it won't take too long to get processed. The wait is killing me. First M car.
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Revan Private First Class 114 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 2023 M5C Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Work order completed 10/28 waiting for carrier assignment to performance center. Getting close and the anticipation is killing me.
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Revan Private First Class 114 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 2023 M5C Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Just received PCD date of 11/22 and apparently it is the ONLY date available (unless they always say that).
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tntravelingman Enlisted Member 11 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW M5 Competition Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Tennessee iTrader: (0)	My salesperson told me they’re limited/rigid on dates. I don’t have a lot of flexibility in my schedule so I’m getting it delivered to my dealer, but I’d still love to visit the performance center at some point.
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tntravelingman Enlisted Member 11 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW M5 Competition Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Tennessee iTrader: (0)	Mine updated today to at the dealership. I called and confirmed it is delivered, so I’ll be going by on Monday!
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Gatorbait New Member 3 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2023 M5C, 2024 Alpina xB7 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Delivery time from Galveston to Brunswick? Hey guys, hoping you can help. I am waiting for my M5comp that is on a train from galveston to Brunswick, left about 1 week ago on a train as per BMW genius but no arrival date was noted, any idea from personal experience? I currently have a 2023 m3comp that I am trading in. Thanks for the help
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