[spellbmw]

Congrats! What dates are you aiming for? I just got approved for 10/5 today.

Originally Posted by spellbmw

Notified by my dealer that it's time to order mine for September build and October ED!

Looking at the same time frame: arrive in Munich 10/1 and hope to have the car by 10/7. Will order it Friday! I did ED in 2009 for my MY2010 135i which I've enjoyed immensely for about 118,000 miles. Will be in Europe 10/1-10/23.

[ZPrime]

Originally Posted by bobert

It's never too late to improve your vacation usage skills - I have 5 weeks and it's "use or lose" so I worked hard to get better at it. A two-week ED trip is a great way to burn a couple weeks of it!

Mine is also "use or lose," but every time I take vacation I come back to 3x more work than I left. This is because my company sucks at hiring additional people in my department... I'm effectively "indispensable" which is both good and awful simultaneously.

I won't do ED without my wife, and I had a hard enough time convincing her to come down to The Dragon with me last fall for a slightly extended weekend. We have a somewhat... "needy" dog (Shiba Inus are weird) plus two cats at home and she has a hard time leaving them in someone else's care.

Still considering PCD, but since I'll probably be trading in a car even that will be complicated.

[bobert]

Originally Posted by spellbmw

Congrats! What dates are you aiming for? I just got approved for 10/5 today.


Looking at the same time frame: arrive in Munich 10/1 and hope to have the car by 10/7. Will order it Friday! I did ED in 2009 for my MY2010 135i which I've enjoyed immensely for about 118,000 miles. Will be in Europe 10/1-10/23.

Let us know what delivery date you end up with. I'm planning to be over there 10/3 to 10/13.

[bobert]

Originally Posted by ZPrime

Mine is also "use or lose," but every time I take vacation I come back to 3x more work than I left. This is because my company sucks at hiring additional people in my department... I'm effectively "indispensable" which is both good and awful simultaneously.

I won't do ED without my wife, and I had a hard enough time convincing her to come down to The Dragon with me last fall for a slightly extended weekend. We have a somewhat... "needy" dog (Shiba Inus are weird) plus two cats at home and she has a hard time leaving them in someone else's care.

Still considering PCD, but since I'll probably be trading in a car even that will be complicated.

I can understand that - been there a few times. I love the Dragon - did it in my Miata four years ago. Also love Shiba Inus.

[spellbmw]

Originally Posted by bobert

Let us know what delivery date you end up with. I'm planning to be over there 10/3 to 10/13.

Will definitely let you know when we are are there and delivery date!

[rusky]

Anyone get a 2018 allocation in the Northwest US region (Washington specifically)? I'm anxiously waiting on a call from my dealer but it seems that I may be in the next batch of builds.

[JB330Ci]

Originally Posted by pissclams

Just found out that my vehicle entered production yesterday, that's going to be one of the first MY18's off the line I would think.

If yours is in production now you must have a VIN number already. What's the last 7 digit? you could check it with https://www.bmwvin.com/ to see it's indeed an MY18's.

[ScreamingChicken]

Originally Posted by rusky

Anyone get a 2018 allocation in the Northwest US region (Washington specifically)? I'm anxiously waiting on a call from my dealer but it seems that I may be in the next batch of builds.

I am in the same boat only in Oregon; next on the list at my dealer. I heard a few dealerships in the region got some, but not many. I fear I may have to wait for the next batch as well.

[boostm3]

Also have received my production number, status 111. And also found that, while bmwusa dosnt recognize the number, the online automated number reports the order is in the system identified by the prod. number, so at least there's that to hang my hat on.. I guess next comes status 112 with a bonafide production scheduling date, followed by 150, which would be actually in production.. I really have no idea when to expect delivery, but Im guessing sometime oct-dec... oh boy, just in time to deal with winter wheel setups, etc. so be it. I recieved my 135i in November.. Seems I get winter luck... I aint cryin'... Cant wait, really.

[hoyasaxa]

BMW confirmed my Welt delivery! August 17! If anyone else will be around, let me know!

[davidk]

I just found out I have an allocation at Seattle BMW. I was number three on the list. Been waiting a long time for this!

[M2Kane]

Originally Posted by bobert

Let us know what delivery date you end up with. I'm planning to be over there 10/3 to 10/13.

What dealership did you go to in Maryland? I'm 4th on the waiting list in Catonsville.

[bobert]

Originally Posted by M2Kane

What dealership did you go to in Maryland? I'm 4th on the waiting list in Catonsville.

None, actually - was on a waitlist at a CA dealer who expected but didn't get an allocation, so I jumped on an available one in TX that was posted on here, and fortunately was willing to do ED for ED MSRP so I could make my desired Oct ED timeframe.

[termigni]

Originally Posted by chief1richard

I may have to resort to plan B. 2014 Cayman GTS.

wow not a bad plan AT ALL. how much are they going for now days?

[termigni]

I've been reading up on ordering process for an M2 since this car was announced. I've read horror stories, and still reading horror stories of dealer mark ups of $5k+ or over a year of waiting time.

I'll be ready to buy one next summer so I thought why not start putting my name on the list now and wait a year? So I just called one dealership and they have an open allocation for a MY 2018 for July production for MSRP that is not spoken for yet. As a matter of fact this open spot has been available for the last 2 weeks. They said I should receive the car by October this year once I put the order in soon, again, at MSRP.

I honestly didn't know it was this easy to get an allocation. Not sure what the fuss is about with countless threads about markups and wait times.

If I don't proceed with this spot I'll pass the information to first person who PMs me. Only thing I'll ask is a ride in the passenger seat once you get your M2 in October.

I'm definitely getting one but not sure if I can pull it this soon...

[Tuscan]

You just got lucky. Make sure they don't ask for bs fees from you like 700 dealer fee or 600 tag fee. They all say Msrp and no other fees in the beginning but once they send you the paperwork they don't keep their word.

[bobert]

Originally Posted by Tuscan

You just got lucky.

Agreed!

[termigni]

Originally Posted by Tuscan

You just got lucky. Make sure they don't ask for bs fees from you like 700 dealer fee or 600 tag fee. They all say Msrp and no other fees in the beginning but once they send you the paperwork they don't keep their word.

Noted. Thanks for heads up. Heading out there now to see what OtD price is.

[Tuscan]

Np good luck

[termigni]

Just ordered it. Week 37. No BS fees. MSRP. No bs accessories.

Basically I started looking today, got allocation for delivery date mid October.

I can't believe it.!!!

[bollinm]

Responded to post from bimmr4life24 on 6/23 that his CA had an allocation.

Midwest CA said he is in top 8 for sales of M cars in US so BMW gave him 3 2018 slots. Two were taken and he offered me one "already in the pipeline" (Week 38 build). Told him I was just getting ready to send out 100 e-mails to dealers looking for an allocation. My build is MG, DCT, Exec plus Apple Carplay. He had my build but with 8K in Mperf accessories. I said I will take it for MSRP if he could delete all the accessories and add Apple Carplay. Status is still 111 so the changes should be good. I am not local to him but doing PCD anyway. Waiting to confirm changes were accepted to get build number.

bimmr4life24 Rocks

[Spa2k]

My dealer in the Midwest has an open allocation for a September build. PM me for contact information.