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Originally Posted by marsblackmon
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Originally Posted by chrisny
He also told me the allocations he got in October were held, they couldn't modify them until just last week. He looked one of those up and it has a November build date. So those of you that ordered before a week or two ago and just got your build numbers last week or since, were probably in the same boat. Sounds like they were not releasing the allocations until the cars were launched, at least the October allocations. What remains to be seen is whether the allocations he gets first week of November will really be for November builds, as he's expecting.
I honestly was expecting December anyway. I was thinking December could bring holiday credits anyway (remains to be seen if they'll apply to the F15), but he seemed to think November programs will be just as aggressive as Decembers, as BMW is really pushing to pump out insane numbers to gain market share. He said they have never sold anywhere near the target BMW is asking for, so he thinks November and December may get pretty aggressive, but again, not necessarily for the F15 since it's so new and the programs are already better than normal this early. I would be content as long as we get it by Christmas, but would certainly prefer sooner. If he's right and the car comes by the end of November, all the better.
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Hey Chris/Bug,
It's been exactly a week since I was told by the sales guy that my build order/request has been submitted. I checked w/ him today and he's saying that there is still no update as far as a build start date. A week ago, one dealership told me if I got my order last Sat (Oct 19th), I'd get a mid Nov delivery... At another dealership, where I actually pulled the trigger (afternoon of the same day, 19th), I was told by that salesperson to expect a December delivery. As there is still no update I'm starting to wonder if it's more like the end of December?
Anyone know how long it usually take to for BMW start building once the order has been submitted? Thanks... |
All depends on when they have an allocation. Normally for anything built in SC, we can get them in NY in as few as 3 weeks or as many as 4 or 5, provided there are no delays due to parts availability or anything like that.. But that assumes your dealer has an allocation that is actually going into production within a week or two of your order. With a new model like this and high demand, there's just no telling how long until you get a production date. Before that, they may tell you this or that, but if they have a waiting list, it could take an extra couple weeks or months to get the allocation that they will actually use for your car. Without the allocation, the order doesn't actually go anywhere.
Once you have a production week assigned, only then will you know for sure when it's scheduled to be built, and can estimate from there when it will arrive.