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08-01-2013, 08:38 AM | #1 |
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And so my agonizing wait begins...
Ordered my Le Mans Blue 135is on July 15, finally showed up as in production on the site. Delivery is early October at the performance center in Greenville. I think the wait is going to kill me.
I'm also starting to have nightmares about wrecking it. Or scratching it. Or other people breathing on it... lol.
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congrats, man. i ordered mine on July 22......so i FEEL YOUR PAIN!!!! lol. Production on my car started yesterday...but i was told early September as my likely pick-up date....so you have a 1+ month delay for going to the Performance Center to pick it up? weird! For me, it's only been a week and a half and i'm already freaking out. lol. |
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08-01-2013, 09:28 AM | #3 |
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Lucky! Maybe the time lag is because the ship docks in NY? I don't see why it would take a month to stick that sucker on a train to get it down to SC though. October 3 is the date that the performance center gave my dealer - maybe a lot of people are taking delivery there between now and October too.
I'm also concerned about driving it back from SC to Atlanta as far as break-in and road nicks. Still trying to get my sales guy to see if they can put the clear protective film on the front up there.
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08-01-2013, 10:07 AM | #4 |
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Congrats! I know what you mean. I ordered a 128i a day before you ordered your car and mine still hasn't entered production yet . First thing I do every morning is check the production status. Not sure how often cars come shipped scratched up but hope your's come in perfect condition.
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Nice build, and welcome to the waiting game. I ordered 6/12 and it just got to Baltimore yesterday. With any luck, I'll maybe get it by 8/16, or 9 weeks order to delivery
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08-01-2013, 10:37 AM | #6 |
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nice!!! i ordered mine on 7/4 and i have no idea when its gonna ship..
I track the production order every day but still at the vessel pending to ship I live in the East Coast. Im glad that you have blue stiching. everyone i know on this forum got coral red. i got blue stiching as well |
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08-01-2013, 10:54 AM | #7 |
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Black with Blue stitching is by far the most popular interior on the "is" - our last count has it at 244 of 535 total cars for almost 46%.
Black leather is 2nd with 99, Coral is 3rd at 87 cars for just over 16% |
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08-01-2013, 11:26 AM | #9 |
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So many lemans blues of late on the IS's!
I hear you about worrying about people breathing on it. I got irate this morning when after being behind a guy on surface streets for 2-3 minutes, he decides, I'm going to clean my windshield, spraying my car behind him as we went. I hate when people do that! So, I held up the bird for the remaining 3 blocks of my journey behind him. People are jerks. Protect your IS!!!! In 2 months when you get it. Also, I think you get longer delays when you do PDC delivery not because it takes that much longer to get the car there, but because they can only do a limited number of deliveries per day there. |
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The Cherohala Skyway and the TOD aren't that far off your path home - you might not be able to rev it high due to the break in period, but you're allowed to take fast corners! |
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08-01-2013, 01:41 PM | #12 |
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I ordered my 135is on July 14th and it is still "scheduled for production with no production date set". I wonder why...
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I never got a VIN when I placed the order. Would my CA have it yet if the car hasn't reached production?
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Also, the 800 number gives me the same info as the website.
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You don't get a vin until they actually build the car. On average though it's about 2 weeks from order to start of production and I know from my experience, I kept expecting the lady on the phone to give me a scheduled date well before production began, but don't think it does anymore. So, it'll flip one morning to just, your vehicle is in production with an estimated completion date of _____.
So, don't be worried that she doesn't give you an expected or scheduled production date. Your sales person should also know the estimated week # of the build. |
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Finally! Vehicle is in production with an estimated completion date of 8/13. Hopefully I'll have it by the end of Sept.
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Excellent! welcome to the production line!
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it seems we have a small group of us who ordered in the last 2 weeks......really looking forward to seeing the pics when you guys pick them up!
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Man, all y'all 135's in Le Mans Blue? Jerks!
It's a scientific fact, dontcha know? http://www.nbcnews.com/business/road...bmw-6C10916538 But at any rate, congrats! Hope you enjoy the new ride! |
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