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      11-29-2018, 08:54 PM   #1
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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.

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I hope to collect it in late January - as of 2 days ago it was waiting to be loaded on a boat...
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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

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Hi Symo
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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      12-16-2018, 06:19 PM   #5
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Hi Symo
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.
Hey Belvedere. I agree, the 5 series G30's of all descriptions are thin on the ground. I think because there are so many 3's and 4's around these days, there is an alternative to the 5's. Especially when you add the X cars, they seem to be everywhere. Wife has a X530d that will be due to be replaced in a year or 2 and she will want another one of them.

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)

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Congratulations, can't wait to see your build!
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Yup Ill post a few when the car arrives.
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looking forward to see it!
Me too. Rang the dealer today to be told it's still sitting on the wharf in Brimmerhaven Germany. So it's still another 6 to 8 weeks away.
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Me too. Rang the dealer today to be told it's still sitting on the wharf in Brimmerhaven Germany. So it's still another 6 to 8 weeks away.
That's very odd.

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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Some g30 are built in graz Austria. ( mine was)
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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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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.)
I have the VIN and have downloaded the manual so I have enjoyed reading that ( a few hundred times).

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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Well when it arrives , we're all obviously expecting a review with some nice pics!

I assure you the wait will be worth it
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Well when it arrives , we're all obviously expecting a review with some nice pics!

I assure you the wait will be worth it
Yup. Will post plenty. Looking forward to it arriving.
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