16 hours to delivery and counting (pre-delivery pics included)

petros15978 · 05-15-2007, 03:15 PM

I got the call today from my dealer, that my car had arrived

You cannot imagine how good that felt.

I went there straight away to admire the sexy beamer. She (or he) was pretty dirty due to the long sea trip and beacause of the terrible weather in Cyprus during the last week. My CA

proudly presented my car to me, saying that he had personally inspected the car himself this morning and that he found everything to be as expected. I immediately started taking pics of my car, when out of the blue I spotted the fuel cap missing!!!
WTF, I thought, when I heard the CA screaming in front of me "WTF"!!!
Apparently all kinds of things, that can easily be removed from the cars during transit, are stolen by the vessel's personnel. Thankfully, this unlucky incident will not postpone the delivery anymore, as they keep many fuel caps in stock. "These things happen all the time" (that was a lame excuse, but I was in no place to argue with them).
All things considered, this has been a rather long wait (14 weeks in total) from placing the order to the actual delivery of my car. I know I feel great now, but this wait has been slowly kiling me. Anyway, I am only a few hours away from taking delivery of the baby and wish you all the best for keeping my mood up during the last 3 months.

bmw0perat0r · 05-15-2007, 03:57 PM

Ugh...thats really weird - the fuel door not being there. Buh!

Well congrats there! - is that a 335xi? I see sport seats and steering wheel but std wheels (like me

)

Very nice, great color...good choice with the black interior

I don't think you'll get much sleep tonight - it'll be like Christmas picking that up!

--- they should gift wrap them and let you rip it off

petros15978 · 05-15-2007, 04:06 PM

Unfortunatelly, that's only a 318i as it appears in my avatar. Here in Europe I paid for this car 55 thousand dollars (us), which I believe is a lot more than a 335i would cost in the States. What can I say? God bless America would be appropriate I guess.

05-15-2007, 04:09 PM

No crusty salt in the interior anyway.

ejazbmw · 05-15-2007, 04:10 PM

:sighs:

euro clear turn singnals how i hate you j/k

Mr. 5 · 05-15-2007, 04:37 PM

That steering wheel looks pretty thick. Is it some sort of M package or something?

MacAttack · 05-15-2007, 04:49 PM

Congrats! Lols on the fuel door. Probably fell off.

3XTR3M3 · 05-15-2007, 05:11 PM

you guys see that e92 in the back? towards the left. Is the exhaust oval or is it the angle????

3XTR3M3 · 05-15-2007, 05:11 PM

congrats btw

ChadE · 05-15-2007, 05:13 PM

Congrats nice car bro

canucklion · 05-15-2007, 06:51 PM

In other markets around the world, different exhaust tips exist, I believe one of the diesel models has that oval exhaust tip

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Originally Posted by 3XTR3M3

you guys see that e92 in the back? towards the left. Is the exhaust oval or is it the angle????

STE92VE · 05-15-2007, 06:59 PM

Best of luck on your new ride! I know you had a long wait.

E92EST · 05-15-2007, 07:19 PM

cars are a lot more expensive everywhere than in usa.
the other annoying thing is the list of extras. for base price you get nearly nothing.

niftyhawk · 05-15-2007, 07:25 PM

congrats

Johnny Lin · 05-15-2007, 07:29 PM

Ugh... the fuel caps are gone. Speechless, that is weir. But Congrat, nice car! Have fun!

zagsdad · 05-15-2007, 08:00 PM

Congrats, very nice car. Love that color combo.

I have an X3 currently and am looking to add an E90 this summer. 335 E90s here in the US range from $46K-$54K depending on options so equivlant to $55K in Cyprus does not seem like a bad deal. I thought cars there were about double what we pay here but the import duties are based on the cc output of the engine, right ? My wife is from Yeri outside Lefkosia and we will be back in June for a vacation. Can't wait to drive on the "wrong" side of the road again. Enjoy your new ride.

E90330iS · 05-15-2007, 09:10 PM

Nice man!

montreal_bimmer · 05-15-2007, 10:44 PM

congrats man

you must be crazy excited...

montreal_bimmer · 05-15-2007, 10:44 PM

oh and BTW, that exhaust is an Oval, probably a lower euro model.... maybe diesel

Pim · 05-16-2007, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petros15978

Unfortunatelly, that's only a 318i as it appears in my avatar. Here in Europe I paid for this car 55 thousand dollars (us), which I believe is a lot more than a 335i would cost in the States. What can I say? God bless America would be appropriate I guess.

I have read an article that BMW is going to produce more cars in the USA to have more control over the EURO/Dollar curency. I think that the rsult is that BMW might be (again) cheaper than in Europe. So good news you overseas folks !

SGP335i · 05-16-2007, 12:42 AM

Looks like they messed up and put the steering wheel on the wrong side. You should make them give you a new one....

petros15978 · 05-16-2007, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

That steering wheel looks pretty thick. Is it some sort of M package or something?

No, that is just the standard sports package steering wheel (369mm in diameter). By the way...I am in love with the interior of my car!

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petros15978 Private 10 Rep 83 Posts Drives: F10 520d & E90 318i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CYPRUS-NICOSIA iTrader: (0)	16 hours to delivery and counting (pre-delivery pics included) I got the call today from my dealer, that my car had arrived You cannot imagine how good that felt. I went there straight away to admire the sexy beamer. She (or he) was pretty dirty due to the long sea trip and beacause of the terrible weather in Cyprus during the last week. My CA proudly presented my car to me, saying that he had personally inspected the car himself this morning and that he found everything to be as expected. I immediately started taking pics of my car, when out of the blue I spotted the fuel cap missing!!! WTF, I thought, when I heard the CA screaming in front of me "WTF"!!! Apparently all kinds of things, that can easily be removed from the cars during transit, are stolen by the vessel's personnel. Thankfully, this unlucky incident will not postpone the delivery anymore, as they keep many fuel caps in stock. "These things happen all the time" (that was a lame excuse, but I was in no place to argue with them). All things considered, this has been a rather long wait (14 weeks in total) from placing the order to the actual delivery of my car. I know I feel great now, but this wait has been slowly kiling me. Anyway, I am only a few hours away from taking delivery of the baby and wish you all the best for keeping my mood up during the last 3 months. Attached Images
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bmw0perat0r Lieutenant 53 Rep 582 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 Austin Yellow Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	Ugh...thats really weird - the fuel door not being there. Buh! Well congrats there! - is that a 335xi? I see sport seats and steering wheel but std wheels (like me ) Very nice, great color...good choice with the black interior I don't think you'll get much sleep tonight - it'll be like Christmas picking that up! --- they should gift wrap them and let you rip it off
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petros15978 Private 10 Rep 83 Posts Drives: F10 520d & E90 318i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CYPRUS-NICOSIA iTrader: (0)	Unfortunatelly, that's only a 318i as it appears in my avatar. Here in Europe I paid for this car 55 thousand dollars (us), which I believe is a lot more than a 335i would cost in the States. What can I say? God bless America would be appropriate I guess.
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E92EST New Member 1 Rep 9 Posts Drives: E92 Platinum Bronze Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tallinn, Estonia, Europe :) iTrader: (0)	cars are a lot more expensive everywhere than in usa. the other annoying thing is the list of extras. for base price you get nearly nothing.
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Johnny Lin Lieutenant General 835 Rep 11,307 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA iTrader: (42)	Ugh... the fuel caps are gone. Speechless, that is weir. But Congrat, nice car! Have fun!
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zagsdad Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW X3 and adding E90 soon Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Congrats, very nice car. Love that color combo. I have an X3 currently and am looking to add an E90 this summer. 335 E90s here in the US range from $46K-$54K depending on options so equivlant to $55K in Cyprus does not seem like a bad deal. I thought cars there were about double what we pay here but the import duties are based on the cc output of the engine, right ? My wife is from Yeri outside Lefkosia and we will be back in June for a vacation. Can't wait to drive on the "wrong" side of the road again. Enjoy your new ride.
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