09-27-2016, 09:39 AM | #221 |
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Got a call from my CA last night. "We have an allocation for you. Going to get you the paperwork for your order. Need it filled out and back today!" So I went down to the dealer to make the final decision between Alpine White and Mineral Grey (went with the grey), filled out the order paperwork, and got my production number. Here's the interesting thing, on my Vehicle Inquiry Report where my 7-digit production number is listed, it shows status 112 "Scheduled for Daily". Anyone know why/how I could have skipped status 111? I've spoke with others who were in this last batch of allocations who go their orders in 2 weeks ago and are still at status 111. The only think I can think of is that my dealer had a customer who put their order in, was well down the road of having that car scheduled, then pulled out at the last minute. That order then flipped to me which is why the dealer had such a tone of haste and needing to get my order in right away. In my excitement I forgot to ask for my build week. Hopefully that will shed some light on what occurred. |
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Went from no allocation to my car starts construction this week in 12 hours. WTH!? |
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09-27-2016, 01:11 PM | #224 | |
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My order went from 111 to 112 pretty quickly. I guess I should add my name to the Allocations - got a call 2 weeks ago for mine. I've debated between AW and LBB the past few weeks. Went from AW to LBB back to AW (pretty sure my CA has had enough of my indecisiveness). Anyway, my order: AW, 6MT, base w/ Black kidneys and fender grills and the pedal kit. Week 42 as well. I'm pumped. |
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09-27-2016, 01:42 PM | #226 |
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See now that makes a little more sense. I dont want to question the "Genius" but production starting this week and ending a month later in week 43 is not exactly in line with what everyone else is experiencing. My guess is the start date is wrong but the week 43 production is solid. Whatever, I'm just thrilled to have a production number at all.
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09-27-2016, 02:18 PM | #227 |
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you're both a bit off. the week they give is actually the week that the car is due to be completed. so if you account the 14 day production time it makes sense that your car would start soon and finish on the date given
Not trying to one-up you guys. im just repeating the order guide sticky lol |
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09-27-2016, 02:26 PM | #228 | |
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09-27-2016, 02:36 PM | #229 | |
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Like luvmybmmr said, it's very soon regardless. This part of the waiting is waaaaaay worse than waiting for an allocation. It's been like 18 hours and I'm about to come unglued with anticipation. Ha ha ha! Thanks for the help/clarification guys. |
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09-27-2016, 03:37 PM | #231 |
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So, how does the dealer 'get' an allocation?
Not sure this has been discussed, so here goes.
I'm #1 on the list at a very low volume dealer. They know I'm serious and I'm a repeat customer there. I've offered a deposit but they've declined on more than one occasion. Is there anything they need to do to raise the flag with BMW that they'd like an allocation? Or does the allocation lottery just land on them whether they've got a customer interested or not? I've asked on a couple of occasions to make sure they've done everything necessary to make sure when the allocations get released that we don't get overlooked. For instance, do they report to BMW that they've got a customer deposit down? Or do they need an order in the system? Not sure this dealer has dealt with a supply-limited vehicle so I'd hate to think I'm extending my wait simply because BMW didn't know the dealer would like an allocation. Thoughts? |
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09-27-2016, 04:00 PM | #232 | |
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BMW decides who gets the cars based on the dealer's volume of M cars and 2 series sales. |
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09-27-2016, 06:29 PM | #235 |
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Just look elsewhere. They might not want your deposit because they might have been told they would not get an M2 for the first calendar year. US dealers were told about how many to expect a long time ago and many dealers wont even get those.
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Got an update from my SM that my car went into 112 status yesterday. After calling customer relations and asking for their update the guy I spoke with couldn't give me an exact build week....meanwhile when I called in last week a woman gave me the week 43/October 17th date. Could just be the guy I spoke with was incompetent. Anybody have that issue?
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09-28-2016, 03:52 PM | #238 | |
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My name is on 3 lists and 2 of the dealers didn't require a deposit. One of them told me, "taking the deposit was more trouble than it's worth. When the allocations come up, approximately 1/2 will not go through with the purchase, so it's just a waste of their time and energy." I believe what he said, as I've seen my name move exponentially up the list after the last quarter allocations have come out. |
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09-28-2016, 04:39 PM | #239 |
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So, to continue the theme of anality here , can you tell from the phrases used on Track My BMW what number your status is? I ask because for a couple weeks until very recently, my car has been in the first slot, named "order accepted" below, with words that appear when I passed my cursor over the little car in the slot that said something like "your order has been accepted by BMW AG". I checked again just now, and my car is still in the first slot, but the words below now say "order documented", and the cursor now reveals the message "your order is in the system and on its way to production."
Are these changes meaningful? Is this a status change? When I last spoke to someone on the Genius line, he said they were no longer supposed to discuss status numbers with anybody, for reasons he would not share. Last edited by BruceM; 09-28-2016 at 04:50 PM.. |
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09-28-2016, 06:49 PM | #242 | |
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Looks like you and I, in any event, are probably in the same boat, so to speak, on timing of production, at least. |
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