[swim4519]

I recently ordered (early last week) an F10 w/ M-Sport (ZMP), Dark Graphite, Black Nappa, ZPP, ZP2, ZAV, ZCV, ZCW, 2TB.

Just received my production week of week 38

Did anyone else receive the same week and if so, when do you think we can expect delivery in the New York area?

[ghueser]

Week 38 is Sept 20-24, Expect 5 weeks (+/-) after to get your car. That is if there are no more Hurricanes to affect shipping traffic.

[mpccpa]

Swim:
Be sure to let me know when you get the confirmation on the exact date of production. As you know, I'm also week 38. The 1-800 phone number still says no confirmed date for production yet. The wait is killing me....

[swim4519]

Originally Posted by mpccpa

Swim:
Be sure to let me know when you get the confirmation on the exact date of production. As you know, I'm also week 38. The 1-800 phone number still says no confirmed date for production yet. The wait is killing me....

MPCCPA...will do. I haven't checked yet this week, but will call later today. Let you know...

[Grizzles]

My production started at 7:35 this morning with an est. completion date of 9/20.

550 xi M Sport. got my Vin # too. i called and spoke to a rep at 8:50 pm tonight.

they are stamping all my parts and getting ready for paint.

[ghueser]

Originally Posted by Grizzles

My production started at 7:35 this morning with an est. completion date of 9/20.

550 xi M Sport. got my Vin # too. i called and spoke to a rep at 8:50 pm tonight.

they are stamping all my parts and getting ready for paint.

You got that from the 1-800 BMWNA people?????????

Every time I call I get the..."your dealer will have more detailed information" I will call them agian today because as I believe you were, I am week 37 prodcution........which means that my car should be started still this week.

Now for the VIN.......I thought they were'nt issued until well into the process of making the car? If so, I would think that your car will be done before the 20th.

I really think BMW needs to give us all a link where they can stream real time of our car's going down the production line.


Just called BMWNA and got the update that my Week 37 535 was started yesterday and is scheduled for completion on the 17th. Automated message last night and this moring still gave no information so although not as slow as the website updates, it still takes a while to get the latest. I also asked about the VIN and the rep stated that this will not be issued untill the car leaves the body shop portion of assembly. She also said that my dealer is the only one that can give me that information......which will be no big deal. That Combox better be worth it! Just kidding, I know it will be.

[LuvMyE92]

Originally Posted by ghueser

I really think BMW needs to give us all a link where they can stream real time of our car's going down the production line.

One of my coworkers keeps telling me that BMW should supply me with a picture of the car as it comes off the line. I tell him he's out of his mind.

But you know, we all know, with today's technology, that really would not be very difficult.

Ah... if only Google Earth were real-time, then we could see the car sitting on the dock.

[swim4519]

Originally Posted by LuvMyE92

One of my coworkers keeps telling me that BMW should supply me with a picture of the car as it comes off the line. I tell him he's out of his mind.

But you know, we all know, with today's technology, that really would not be very difficult.

Ah... if only Google Earth were real-time, then we could see the car sitting on the dock.

This is definitely possible. I work in the tech industry for a company that has solutions that do exactly this. Now if we could only drum up enough interest to make BMW pay attention and want to implement something like this.

Let's look @ this closer...

From the moment of production start, they could outfit the entire production line with streaming HD cameras that could show each customer where their car was in the production status...LIVE!! For each step, the customer could be presented with the LIVE HD streaming video and then with a description of the process that is currently taking place.

Not only would this be useful for the customer's after they have already ordered their car, but the dealerships could have digital signage on their showroom floor that could be showing the HD streams which people could glance @ when shopping for new cars. Think about all of the time that we have sat in a dealership waiting either for our sales person or for our cars being serviced.

Dealers could even have the ability when a customer comes in asking about the production status to just plug in a production number and up on a large screen would come the live stream or GPS location of the ship carrying said car.

The are unlimited possibilities, but I could only imagine that BMW legal would have issues with all of this for a host of reasons (i.e. trade secrets, recording of employee injury on production floor, etc.).

We can only hope and wish!!

[papahotel]

Hey Swim

First at all. I agree 100% with what you are saying.
There are so many more pros+ to show bmw production in real time.

But I dont think it is going to happen:S.
Last month visted the Dingofing BMW production factory.
At the start of our tour. BMW spokes person told us that it is 110% forbidden to take any pictures or make films during the tour through the BMW factory.
so I ask then why? the only answer was, he cant say why and it is ordered form the management.
my guess is, if they dont even allow any pictures or films taken during a tour.
they sure are not going to show the production process via HD steaming.

[Grizzles]

Originally Posted by ghueser

You got that from the 1-800 BMWNA people?????????

Every time I call I get the..."your dealer will have more detailed information" I will call them agian today because as I believe you were, I am week 37 prodcution........which means that my car should be started still this week.

Now for the VIN.......I thought they were'nt issued until well into the process of making the car? If so, I would think that your car will be done before the 20th.

I really think BMW needs to give us all a link where they can stream real time of our car's going down the production line.


Just called BMWNA and got the update that my Week 37 535 was started yesterday and is scheduled for completion on the 17th. Automated message last night and this moring still gave no information so although not as slow as the website updates, it still takes a while to get the latest. I also asked about the VIN and the rep stated that this will not be issued untill the car leaves the body shop portion of assembly. She also said that my dealer is the only one that can give me that information......which will be no big deal. That Combox better be worth it! Just kidding, I know it will be.

call the 800 # and speak to a rep 9am-9pm m-f. i called at 10 to 9 last night.

she told me all the info.

some are more helpful than others.

[ghueser]

Originally Posted by Grizzles

call the 800 # and speak to a rep 9am-9pm m-f. i called at 10 to 9 last night.

she told me all the info.

some are more helpful than others.

I bet you sweet talked her.......like Joey from Friends..."How you Doin"

I just called them and indeed they told me that I was in production as well.

[swim4519]

Originally Posted by mpccpa

Swim:
Be sure to let me know when you get the confirmation on the exact date of production. As you know, I'm also week 38. The 1-800 phone number still says no confirmed date for production yet. The wait is killing me....

WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!! Just called BMWNA 800# and production on mine started this morning @ 8:20:47!!!

Looks like many of us might be on the same boat over.

They even said that a VIN had already been assigned and they provided me with the VIN#...

Nothing like BMW under promising with a Week 38 start and over delivering with a start today!

[LuvMyE92]

Originally Posted by swim4519

Now if we could only drum up enough interest to make BMW pay attention and want to implement something like this.

Fat chance. Most people buy something off the lot.

Plus, as noted in other comments here, since BMW is so concerned about protecting their proprietary manufacturing processes, live feeds or photos is unlikely.

Which is really not such a big deal, I mean, how many times in your life do you custom order a car, right? Actually, this is my fourth. If you want a manual transmission and you don't want navigation there is no other choice.

FWIW, you can tour the Corvette plant in Kentucky and see them assemble cars, and I have heard via the Internet (so it must be true, right?) that if you order a car they will let you know when it is to be assembled and you can come watch it. You don't have to stay with the tour group, you can stay with your car, be the first person to start it, etc. Of course, the tour (yes I've done it) doesn't show you the paint shop or the engine assembly or any of the dangerous stuff like when they form the frame rails or stamp body parts but it's still pretty neat even if you don't wear gold chains or are having a midlife crisis.

[mpccpa]

Swim:
Good for you. I hope to hear something next week.

[mpccpa]

Called the 1-800 number today and found out that my car is in production with an completion date of 9/24.

535xi, imperial blue metallic, oyster/black nappa, active ventilated seats, cold weather pkg, convenience pkg, premium 1 & 2,
split fold down rear seats, ski bag, smartphone integration

[salamigs]

I am glad that my order finally is in production. Ordered on 8/7/2010, and the production week given was ww34. It then got pushed to ww40, which I believe is the designator for the *end* of the production, not the beginning. Started on 9/24/2010, and is expected to finish on 10/5/2010. Let's see if it goes OK.

Looking forward to 550i Space Gray w/ Oyster/Black Dakota interior and ZAV, ZCV, ZCW, ZDA, ZDH, ZP2, ZSP, 2TB, 4NB, 5DF, 5DL, 610 and 6NF.

I understand that it will take 4-6 weeks from the end of the production for the vehicle to reach the west coast?

[salamigs]

anybody else waiting for a vessel?

[Rafyel]

Originally Posted by salamigs

anybody else waiting for a vessel?

Yep, I am waiting now. It's on board a ship called 'Medea', whose ETA Baltimore is 10/11.