Placed an order last week !

[newnmpr0ved]

Hi everyone,

This will be my first BMW, also first non-japanese car and i'm pretty excited because this is the fastest one of them all ! I've been lurking these forums ever since 2010 and i finally decided to join the forums after pulling the trigger last Thursday at Long Beach BMW. I ordered a 2012 135i 6MT in the AW/CR color combo. Also added the premium and M sports package.

The MSRP was $43,245 and i got for $40,520 + TTL.

Now if only I can fast forward time to April which i'm assuming that's when i will get it.

[sandman98]

congratulations!
ordered mine today...128i LeMans blue with Oyster leather interior, M sport and premium package.

dealer told me 6-8 weeks. let the (painful) wait begin...

[newnmpr0ved]

Originally Posted by sandman98

congratulations!
ordered mine today...128i LeMans blue with Oyster leather interior, M sport and premium package.

dealer told me 6-8 weeks. let the (painful) wait begin...

congrats to you as well ! 6-8 weeks doesn't sound too bad, my dealer didn't want to give me an estimation for the ETA. I just assumed i'll have it no later than the end of April.

[JoeMize]

Any of you guys hear when the Cut-Off date is for Ordering a 2012 1-Series? Thkx...joe

[newnmpr0ved]

UPDATE:

Went to the dealership to place order on 02/23
Received production number on 02/24
Car went into production the week of 02/29
Production completed the week of 03/07
Car was transported to the port on ??? (dont remember the exact date, it was a 1-2 day process)
Car sat at the port from the week of 03/14-03/28
Dealership called to update me on the status on 03/28 to tell me it was in transit

I checked the status on the bmw owners site as well as the 1800 number on 03/28 and 03/29 and it still said it was at the port awaiting a shipping vessel

03/30: i checked the owners site and it says it's in transit to the U.S. but the 1800 number states it's still at the port.

[terrapen73]

Your dealer should be able to tell you which ship it is on. You can then track where the ship is as it goes between the different ports.

[ejm3]

Just get the VIN and plug it into the shippers website you'll see which ship it's on.

[Everfly]

Cong
6~8 weeks is not bad for a car build. Still better than you have to wait 8 weeks for aftermarket wheels order

[newnmpr0ved]

Originally Posted by ejm3

Just get the VIN and plug it into the shippers website you'll see which ship it's on.

Will do. Thanks.

Originally Posted by terrapen73

Your dealer should be able to tell you which ship it is on. You can then track where the ship is as it goes between the different ports.

Thanks for the info.

Originally Posted by Everfly

Cong
6~8 weeks is not bad for a car build. Still better than you have to wait 8 weeks for aftermarket wheels order

LOL, Yes i'm surprised the speed of the process has worked out in my favor.

8 weeks isn't so bad if it's a special order for wheels. When i had my RSX Type S, i ordered a set of volk wheels and it took them 4 months to tell me they didn't have them yet, so i had to cancel the order. Hopefully that doesn't happen to you jk

[newnmpr0ved]

Originally Posted by ejm3

Just get the VIN and plug it into the shippers website you'll see which ship it's on.

I plugged the vin into the nyk shipping site for west coast delivery and nothing popped up. Any help would be appreciated.

[terrapen73]

There are several shippers that are used. Your salesperson can tell you exactly which ship your car is on. Then google that ship name to track it. At least that is how it worked for me a month ago.

[newnmpr0ved]

Spoke to the dealer and the vehicle is arriving at the port on the 21st. He said delivery should happen sometime by the 30th.

[newnmpr0ved]

Dealership called to tell me the car is ready for pickup. That was a fast order, about 8 weeks.

[terrapen73]

Awesome. Congrats!!

[jsmonet]

impressive. I ordered end of october, picked up early feb.

[sochermit]

Originally Posted by newnmpr0ved

Dealership called to tell me the car is ready for pickup. That was a fast order, about 8 weeks.

Congratulations on getting you order in such a short time. Enjoy the ride.

Placed order 2/28
~ 4/7 Production Ends
4/22 still showing production ends. 800 said they think it is at the Port awaiting a ship.
No response from CA at dealership about a VIN or ship assignment.

[newnmpr0ved]

Originally Posted by terrapen73

Awesome. Congrats!!

Thanks !

Originally Posted by jsmonet

impressive. I ordered end of october, picked up early feb.

Very impressed with the turn around time.

Originally Posted by sochermit

Congratulations on getting you order in such a short time. Enjoy the ride.

Placed order 2/28
~ 4/7 Production Ends
4/22 still showing production ends. 800 said they think it is at the Port awaiting a ship.
No response from CA at dealership about a VIN or ship assignment.

Thank you ! I had a feeling the dealer was giving me a slower estimated time of arrival just to excite me with a faster delivery than expected. Overall i'm very happy with the car. The only thing i've noticed that sort of bugs me is the slight lag between 1000-2000 rpm. Feels like the typical saying "turbo lag". So far i'm really enjoying the power though, it's hard being able to control myself from going wide open throttle. Also, i have some mods lined up within the next few weeks. I ordered a set of 19" VMR VB3 in silver that i still have yet to pick up from **********s and i'm going to order KW V3's, BMS Intake and AE's for the car. Next week it's going in for 35% tint all around.

Here are a few pictures when i took delivery.

Requested no front plates.

[predator19872]

Wow looks nice. All this talking about waits and s on is just Killing me. I'm looking at mid May for my pick up. I'm glad your enjoying yours, I got a road trip home for leave, lined up within two weeks of pick up.

[qinghui-gu]

nice car! My 135i finished production on mid MAY, but still in the port.

[Mikbek]

Ordered mine on April 17th and picked it up today, May 31st. Hope you get yours as quick as I got mine. I could not be happier with the car. What an amazingly awesome car. FAST, smooth and handles awesome. The Harmon/Kardon was an option I got mixed reviews from this forum on and I must say I am very pleasantly surprised at the performance overall here. You will not get earth shattering lows but overall the sound quality is outstanding for a stock stereo system. I am very picky in this regard and very pleased. If anyone is considering whether it is worth the extra cash... it is.