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      07-06-2017, 03:19 PM   #23
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Confirmed I am week 37 build, status 112.
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Oo, yours went 112? Mine is still 111 AFAIK.
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I was supposed to be week 35. Once I got to 112, I was pushed back to wk37. Did this happen with anyone else? I think wk 37s from last year had their cars delivered early November?
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I was supposed to be week 35. Once I got to 112, I was pushed back to wk37. Did this happen with anyone else? I think wk 37s from last year had their cars delivered early November?
Yeah - I got pushed from wk 35 to wk 37 too. Called Genius when I first got production number (on June 19) and they told me wk 35. Called them again yesterday, and they told me wk 37. Genius explicitly said they were NOT allowed to tell me the production status (which seemed odd) - so all I know is that my status was 111 on June 19 (from my CA's screen).

How do you get updated production status if Genius won't tell you --- is your CA's screen the only way?
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I think wk 37s from last year had their cars delivered early November?
I did ED on my M235i 2 years ago. Picked it up on Sept 3 - returned it to Munich drop-off on Sept 17. It got on a ship pretty quickly (I think within 5 days if I remember correctly). Got to VPC on west coast (SoCal) in late October. Took another 2 weeks to get from VPC to dealer delivery.

That time frame was very similar to the time it took my 550i (MT ) ED to get from Zurich drop-off into my hands in SoCal in 2006.

So, yeah - I think our wk 37 (Sept 11) cars are mid November delivery on west coast. If we're lucky, they might be 1st week of November - but I'm not counting on it.
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      07-08-2017, 12:21 PM   #28
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Yeah - I got pushed from wk 35 to wk 37 too. Called Genius when I first got production number (on June 19) and they told me wk 35. Called them again yesterday, and they told me wk 37. Genius explicitly said they were NOT allowed to tell me the production status (which seemed odd) - so all I know is that my status was 111 on June 19 (from my CA's screen).

How do you get updated production status if Genius won't tell you --- is your CA's screen the only way?
Just called Genius and also got pushed from 35 to 37 but he said I'm still status 111. Try calling back and maybe you'll get a different person
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Yeah - I got pushed from wk 35 to wk 37 too. Called Genius when I first got production number (on June 19) and they told me wk 35. Called them again yesterday, and they told me wk 37. Genius explicitly said they were NOT allowed to tell me the production status (which seemed odd) - so all I know is that my status was 111 on June 19 (from my CA's screen).

How do you get updated production status if Genius won't tell you --- is your CA's screen the only way?
Ok, so everybody's response on status numbers had me curious so I called the genius line again. It looks like I got moved UP to week 32! As others have indicated, they apparently do not have production numbers to see but the system indicates "scheduled for production". The last guy I spoke with must've assumed that to mean status 112 which with all intents and purposes, the two do mean the same thing.

Also, in regards to mybmw, since it is a MY18, you will not be able to add it until MY18s are updated on the website. The MY18 F80s are already in production but are not updated on the site so they can't be tracked on mybmw either.

I recommend calling the genius line for an update to see if you got moved up. Week 37 really put me in a position where I was considering TT RS or 718 in lieu of getting the M2. Now that I am week 32, it's no long a deliberation!

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Ok, so everybody's response on status numbers had me curious so I called the genius line again. It looks like I got moved UP to week 32!
Just called Genius. Same thing, almost. I've been bumped from wk 37 to wk 33. I'll take it!

Also, this time, they told me the order status: 112. So that's moved as well, Maybe that means the build wk will stick this time.
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Dang, my build week stays week 37, Genius told me. I guess BMW gave out quarterly allocations without knowing what customers' specs. Once they collect all the information the dealers send in they rearrange the build weeks accordingly by grouping similar specs together. End result is some got bumped up some got pushed out.
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Dang, my build week stays week 37, Genius told me. I guess BMW gave out quarterly allocations without knowing what customers' specs. Once they collect all the information the dealers send in they rearrange the build weeks accordingly by grouping similar specs together. End result is some got bumped up some got pushed out.
That might be why mine got bumped up. I changed my order from LBB to BSM and removed the moon roof.

Did anyone else change their build and have their dates change?

This is the first time I've ordered instead of buying out of the showroom floor... Wearing me out...
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      07-10-2017, 01:46 PM   #33
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Did anyone else change their build and have their dates change?
I made no changes, but still got bumped. I started at wk35, got pushed to wk37 2 weeks later, and then today I get moved forward to wk33.

For the record, mine is LBB, Exec, Apple, MT, no moonroof.
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I made no changes, but still got bumped. I started at wk35, got pushed to wk37 2 weeks later, and then today I get moved forward to wk33.

For the record, mine is LBB, Exec, Apple, MT, no moonroof.
I would check in regularly to get the "real" production date particularly if you plan on making any changes. I heard that wk32s were going into production today so I called to find out and now they are telling me wk33. Either way, it turns out I have less time than I thought to waffle around on colors, moonroof, and exec.
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Just got my build number last week from the dealer,told me it was moved from week 38 to week 37. I can't wait.
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I made no changes, but still got bumped. I started at wk35, got pushed to wk37 2 weeks later, and then today I get moved forward to wk33.

For the record, mine is LBB, Exec, Apple, MT, no moonroof.
Mine is identical except I skipped Carplay, which has no meaningful consequence on the installed hardware now. (They install the same hardware either way, Carplay is just a software option and you can add it later through the "ConnectedDrive" store apparently.)

I've been week 37 every time I've asked anyone, and that includes the original appointment with the dealer where they configured the build for me. so who knows what makes them change things. From watching "How It's Made" on Science channel, I know that the German car plants purposefully shuffle stuff around so workers don't get bored - they don't want every 2er coming down the line to be identical, they purposefully rearrange builds to keep things interesting. I'd be willing to bet a case of beer that the factory never builds two M2s back-to-back. Desire for variation might be some of why they are juggling dates...
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I made no changes, but still got bumped. I started at wk35, got pushed to wk37 2 weeks later, and then today I get moved forward to wk33.

For the record, mine is LBB, Exec, Apple, MT, no moonroof.
I've been week 37 every time I've asked anyone, and that includes the original appointment with the dealer where they configured the build for me. so who knows what makes them change things. From watching "How It's Made" on Science channel, I know that the German car plants purposefully shuffle stuff around so workers don't get bored - they don't want every 2er coming down the line to be identical, they purposefully rearrange builds to keep things interesting. I'd be willing to bet a case of beer that the factory never builds two M2s back-to-back. Desire for variation might be some of why they are juggling dates...
Although I'm in corp, I work for a large mfg company and this doesn't make sense from a production & cost point of view. A production line would want similar runs of the same product thus limiting change overs, different crews, parts for said product etc... that being said I'm not sure why BMW is moving around orders. I'm just like you, originally scheduled for week 38 with no change.
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Although I'm in corp, I work for a large mfg company and this doesn't make sense from a production & cost point of view. A production line would want similar runs of the same product thus limiting change overs, different crews, parts for said product etc... that being said I'm not sure why BMW is moving around orders. I'm just like you, originally scheduled for week 38 with no change.
Maybe they are doing it in batches. I believe they don't work Sundays so perhaps every Monday is a batch with different specs? Still doesn't make sense since all of the M2s are identical from a manufacturing perspective (except for paint and sunroof).
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Went from 35 when I got my production number to 37 last week. Called this morning and I'm 33 and it's already in production, scheduled completion around 8/15. Just a heads up to you guys on the fence about options
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Went from 35 when I got my production number to 37 last week. Called this morning and I'm 33 and it's already in production, scheduled completion around 8/15. Just a heads up to you guys on the fence about options
Curious what makes you think your car is already in production. I've had exactly the same experience - started as wk35, then 37, then 33. After reading your post, I called again - still week 33. But NOT in production yet - can still make changes.

Week 33 is approx Aug 13 - so it seems really early for a wk 33 to have already started production. Not arguing - just curious (and a little jealous ). Did you hear this from genius, or your CA?
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Curious what makes you think your car is already in production. I've had exactly the same experience - started as wk35, then 37, then 33. After reading your post, I called again - still week 33. But NOT in production yet - can still make changes.

Week 33 is approx Aug 13 - so it seems really early for a wk 33 to have already started production. Not arguing - just curious (and a little jealous ). Did you hear this from genius, or your CA?
Yeah after I posted that and thought about the weeks I was confused too. The Genius said that my car was already in production so I'm not sure if he saw status 150 or 112 and just got confused. I'll have to call back later today and see what another agent says or just call my dealer. Will let you know when I figure it out!

EDIT: my CA just got back to me, it is production status 150 and has a VIN.
EDIT 2: Also, some of the week 28 guys are showing Status 155 production complete as of today, so it seems like wouldn't be crazy for week 33 to be done in 4-5 weeks, (mid august) like I was quoted by the Genius today.

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Although I'm in corp, I work for a large mfg company and this doesn't make sense from a production & cost point of view. A production line would want similar runs of the same product thus limiting change overs, different crews, parts for said product etc... that being said I'm not sure why BMW is moving around orders. I'm just like you, originally scheduled for week 38 with no change.
It's called "Just In Sequence." Parts show up at the line as they are needed. Building multiple of the same thing in a row seems like it would be more efficient, but people get bored, and boredom leads to mistakes or cut corners. It's also based on supplier availability of parts - if there aren't enough M dashboards in the pipeline from distributors, then they can't schedule a car until those dashboards are lined up and ready to go.

All of the assembly line teams are trained in everything, they don't have special people to put together an M vs a standard 2er. (not that there is much different about an M2 other than the body and drivetrain... interiors are the same, just different parts getting slapped in)
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Although I'm in corp, I work for a large mfg company and this doesn't make sense from a production & cost point of view. A production line would want similar runs of the same product thus limiting change overs, different crews, parts for said product etc... that being said I'm not sure why BMW is moving around orders. I'm just like you, originally scheduled for week 38 with no change.
It's called "Just In Sequence." Parts show up at the line as they are needed. Building multiple of the same thing in a row seems like it would be more efficient, but people get bored, and boredom leads to mistakes or cut corners. It's also based on supplier availability of parts - if there aren't enough M dashboards in the pipeline from distributors, then they can't schedule a car until those dashboards are lined up and ready to go.

All of the assembly line teams are trained in everything, they don't have special people to put together an M vs a standard 2er. (not that there is much different about an M2 other than the body and drivetrain... interiors are the same, just different parts getting slapped in)
Agreed. My point was that most production lines will use long continuous runs to maximize production efficiency... I'm not saying that they don't switch back and forth as I'm obviously not on the line, but it doesn't make sense to me from a mfg cost point of view. Boredom doesn't seem like a reason to switch products on a line but then again the Germans know what they're doing which is why I keep buying their cars. Lol.
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Yeah after I posted that and thought about the weeks I was confused too. The Genius said that my car was already in production so I'm not sure if he saw status 150 or 112 and just got confused. I'll have to call back later today and see what another agent says or just call my dealer. Will let you know when I figure it out!

EDIT: my CA just got back to me, it is production status 150 and has a VIN.
EDIT 2: Also, some of the week 28 guys are showing Status 155 production complete as of today, so it seems like wouldn't be crazy for week 33 to be done in 4-5 weeks, (mid august) like I was quoted by the Genius today.
Hey, congrats! It seems like you got bumped to week 30 or 31 without them updating the build week in the system (??). Typical build time is rarely longer than 2 weeks - so if your car is underway, it should be production-complete easily by Aug 1. But what do I know?

The only explanation I can think of that would have it in production for 4 weeks is that there is a 2 week summer-shutdown - and maybe cars can sit half-built on the line for those 2 weeks.

Does anybody have insight into that idea? I thought I read somewhere on these forums that the LPZ plant is indeed shut down for the last 2 weeks of July. Which might explain why I can't recall hearing of anybody with build week 29, 30, or 31.

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