Short Time Between Order & Build!

zerbitini · 05-15-2009, 07:26 AM

So after mulling this over for more than a year... I'm trading my 2002 330xi for a 135, and I placed my order last Saturday, May 9th.

Yesterday, my CA e-mailed me with my VIN # and advised me that my car would start production TODAY, May 15th. I'm glad I spent a lot of time at the dealer, and on this forum, getting 100% comfortable with the options I wanted - as I didn't even have a week to change my mind!

I appreciate all of the great posts and information this site provided! My car is alpine white, taupe leather, premium package, M sport package, cold weather package and iPod/USB.

em5 · 05-15-2009, 12:21 PM

Same thing happened to me, placed my order on March 31st and car started production April 2nd! Needless to say I was excited, I take delivery of the car tomorrow! I won't be able to sleep tonight.

jeremyc74 · 05-15-2009, 12:57 PM

The dealers you guys bought from probably had allocations they could still modify before they hit the production floor. With car sales as slow as they are, it's not surprising.

Congrats on the purchase.

BForbes · 05-15-2009, 01:02 PM

Congrats!

Moving to "Ordering" section..

Jimmydean · 05-15-2009, 02:03 PM

I just ordered yesterday.

My CA was saying how BMW has tried not to scale down operations, so they are plucking guaranteed orders (sales) ahead of time just to keep the production line going during the recession. Makes sense to me.

warmtoes · 05-15-2009, 03:22 PM

When I ordered last year in April my dealer had an allocation they could alter and I still didn't see the car until the end of June. Times are quite different now.

hts128i · 05-15-2009, 08:52 PM

The same thing happened to me...I just placed my order last week. It was just a matter of a few days between placing the order and the car going into production. I'm just glad I'm happy with my options as I had no time to make changes. CA is saying the car should be here between June 15-25....can't wait!

xantdieselx · 05-16-2009, 01:22 PM

There is nothing better than ordering a car exactly how you want it. By far the wait is the worst part but every day you drive it, you'll be happy that you got the car just the way you wanted it.

scawacs · 05-16-2009, 10:53 PM

Wow! I ordered my car on April 27th and on bmwusa.com it still says on order. Dealer told me 8-10 weeks

jibaholic101 · 05-17-2009, 01:30 AM

wow you are lucky! i ordered my car on a car on a modification allocation, at the end of april, still not in production. even the website hasnt updated the order number 2 and a half weeks later

elciddragon · 05-17-2009, 03:21 AM

Ordered for mine got put through on April 20th by the CA and it was already built by the first week of may, I was very impressed on the turnaround. It is already on the boat on its way over!

Apparently there has been a pretty big increase in orders to prompt them to start double-shifts again at the Leipzig factory, though mostly in the hatch segment I would assume: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news...0515-b52a.html

05-15-2009, 07:26 AM	#1
zerbitini Private 7 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 2009 135i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Asheville, NC iTrader: (0)	Short Time Between Order & Build! So after mulling this over for more than a year... I'm trading my 2002 330xi for a 135, and I placed my order last Saturday, May 9th. Yesterday, my CA e-mailed me with my VIN # and advised me that my car would start production TODAY, May 15th. I'm glad I spent a lot of time at the dealer, and on this forum, getting 100% comfortable with the options I wanted - as I didn't even have a week to change my mind! I appreciate all of the great posts and information this site provided! My car is alpine white, taupe leather, premium package, M sport package, cold weather package and iPod/USB.
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05-15-2009, 12:21 PM	#2
em5 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2009 135i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mansfield, Ohio iTrader: (0)	Same thing happened to me, placed my order on March 31st and car started production April 2nd! Needless to say I was excited, I take delivery of the car tomorrow! I won't be able to sleep tonight. __________________ Drives: 2009 BMW 135i - ///M-Sport - M 261 - 6MT - Black Saphir - Black Boston Leather - Alum Trim- Premium Package - Heated Seats - Comfort access - iPod - BMW Performance Exhaust - Performance Pedals - Shadowline Kidney Grills
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05-15-2009, 12:57 PM	#3
jeremyc74 Banned 76 Rep 5,970 Posts Drives: '08 135i Montego/Terra Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Evansville, IN iTrader: (0)	The dealers you guys bought from probably had allocations they could still modify before they hit the production floor. With car sales as slow as they are, it's not surprising. Congrats on the purchase.
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05-15-2009, 01:02 PM	#4
BForbes Moderator 559 Rep 4,240 Posts Drives: BSM 135i/AW E90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0)	Congrats! Moving to "Ordering" section.. __________________ - 04 Honda S2000(gone)
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05-15-2009, 02:03 PM	#5
Jimmydean Private First Class 16 Rep 174 Posts Drives: 128i coupe, bare bones Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: PA iTrader: (0)	I just ordered yesterday. My CA was saying how BMW has tried not to scale down operations, so they are plucking guaranteed orders (sales) ahead of time just to keep the production line going during the recession. Makes sense to me.
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05-15-2009, 03:22 PM	#6
warmtoes Lieutenant Colonel 31 Rep 1,917 Posts Drives: EBII 435i xDrive Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	When I ordered last year in April my dealer had an allocation they could alter and I still didn't see the car until the end of June. Times are quite different now. __________________ *2014 EBII 435i xDrive M-sport* Gone: 2011 TiAg F25 X3 xDrive35i M-sport Gone: 2008 TiAg w/Coral Red E88 135i Cab M-sport
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hts128i Enlisted Member 1 Rep 33 Posts Drives: '08 128i - 2009 TiAg 135i soon Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Huntington, WV iTrader: (0)	The same thing happened to me...I just placed my order last week. It was just a matter of a few days between placing the order and the car going into production. I'm just glad I'm happy with my options as I had no time to make changes. CA is saying the car should be here between June 15-25....can't wait!
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05-16-2009, 01:22 PM	#8
xantdieselx Kingslayer 411 Rep 1,479 Posts Drives: 23' M3 Base Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SWFL iTrader: (0)	There is nothing better than ordering a car exactly how you want it. By far the wait is the worst part but every day you drive it, you'll be happy that you got the car just the way you wanted it.
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05-16-2009, 10:53 PM	#9
scawacs New Member 8 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 1 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	Wow! I ordered my car on April 27th and on bmwusa.com it still says on order. Dealer told me 8-10 weeks
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05-17-2009, 01:30 AM	#10
jibaholic101 Brigadier General 160 Rep 3,496 Posts Drives: women wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0)	wow you are lucky! i ordered my car on a car on a modification allocation, at the end of april, still not in production. even the website hasnt updated the order number 2 and a half weeks later
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05-17-2009, 03:21 AM	#11
elciddragon Private First Class 8 Rep 149 Posts Drives: BMW 135i LeMans Blue Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	Ordered for mine got put through on April 20th by the CA and it was already built by the first week of may, I was very impressed on the turnaround. It is already on the boat on its way over! Apparently there has been a pretty big increase in orders to prompt them to start double-shifts again at the Leipzig factory, though mostly in the hatch segment I would assume: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news...0515-b52a.html
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