11-29-2018, 08:54 PM | #1 |
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My New 540i has been ordered
I recently ordered my 540i and I have just been given the VIN so I eagerly downloaded my owners manual and have been studying that. (Its a smart car that cares about my and my families safety I feel)
I just telephoned the dealer and was told the car was built 4 days ago on 26th November in Steyr but it wont me in Melbourne Australia till early March 2019 I was told. To me this does not seem right. After checking with another forum member I believe it should be about 10 weeks ( I hope ). what are your thoughts on this? I have attached a copy of the dealer report showing the vehicle. Particularly tickled at option 858.... I hope to have the ship name soon so at least I can track it as it travels to help ease the anxiety of the wait. Cant wait to collect this car. Cheers Peter [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by Symo; 11-29-2018 at 08:59 PM.. |
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Congratulations on the order from a fellow Melburnian. Nicely specced! On timing, FYI, mine was built in Graz on 21 August 2017 and arrived in Melbourne on 13 October 2017. I ordered the car on 21 May 2017. A long wait. The 540i is a rare beast on our roads. If you see a bluestone luxury line around, it's probably mine! BTW I saw my first F90 M5 here in the wild only today. I consider myself lucky, as I'm pretty sure there's probably only a slightly better chance of seeing one than a Tasmanian tiger. Good luck with the waiting game. |
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My order was placed with Doncaster on September 8th. Came off the line in Steyr Austria on 26th November and as of this morning its still sitting waiting for a ship in Hamburg (I believe). From there it is about 45 days on the water and a week here for customs and the $1,000 car wash so I hope to pick it up the first half of February. About 6 months after placing the order. I ordered the car through John Cadogan's mob (AutoExpert) and he managed to shave about 14K off the best price I could negotiate so I added a whole heap of options to the car. ( I had a budget and wanted to get the best car I could for that budget). Ill keep my eye about for you, I tend to hang about the Knox area mostly enjoy your 540. (wish they sold the 550 here though.... that would have n]been a nice car too) Cheers Peter |
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I placed my order last year on the 30th of May, and received it on the 8th of August. Interestingly, mine was build in Dingolfing, and I was under the impression all 5s are build there. |
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To add to that, if you have your vin then that will tell you where it was built.( from memory I think if the 7th character from the end is a W then it's Graz Austria.)
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My car was ordered on September 8th and came off assembly on the 24th November in Steyr Austria. It then arrived at the wharf about 2 weeks later and there it sits. I contact my dealer about once a week for a update. He is also frustrated as to why it's taking so long. Guess he wants to get paid for it too. I don't think that many BMW's are sold in Australia so I presume they are just waiting for a ship load to be ready before the load it aboard. Not sure if Merc or other brands are shipped from there. I would suspect they would. The way things are going however I may have the first MY20 complianced car on the forum. |
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