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      09-06-2017, 12:41 PM   #1
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Well that was quick

I ordered my 540i Xdrive M Sport on Friday, received the order number today and car is at 1200 already, with week 38 build and week 41 delivery. Before ordering I was told to expect November/December delivery - week 41 is early october!!

Also, when I was told the car was almost at the point of locking down the spec, I changed the interior trim to piano black and was told that as it was an individual trim, it could delay delivery by 4-6 weeks which I said I would accept. However after amending the order, the dealer said the date on the system has not moved but the change has been accepted. Not impossible if they have piano in stock I guess (its not an uncommon selection).

It all sounds a bit too good to be true and I am waiting for a call to tell me there was a mistake - seems incredibly fast if not.
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Congratulations

you won't be disappointed at all.

What's the full spec?


Now the difficult part - the wait.
you can at least track it's progress.
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      09-06-2017, 01:15 PM   #3
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Congratulations

you won't be disappointed at all.

What's the full spec?


Now the difficult part - the wait.
you can at least track it's progress.
Cheers.

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ZM5C G30 540i xDrive M Sport Saloon
300 Alpine White
LCFK Black Dakota leather with exclusive contrast
stitching/piping

Options
Z0C Visibility Package
502 Headlight wash
552 Adaptive LED Headlights
5AC High-beam Assistant
Z0J Technology package
3DS Display Key
610 Head-up Display
6NW Enhanced Bluetooth with wireless charging
6U8 BMW Gesture Control
6WD WiFi hotspot preparation
ZGM Comfort package
322 Comfort Access
459 Elec Fr Seats + Driver Memory
4T8 Exterior Mirrors - folding with anti-dazzle
5DN Parking Assistant Plus
ZMS M Sport Plus package
2QR 20" BMW Ind V-spoke style 759 alloy wheels
420 Sun protection glass
688 Loudspeaker system - harman/kardon
754 M rear spoiler

316 Bootlid operation, powered
403 Electric Glass Sunroof
481 Sport seats, front
488 Lumbar support, driver and front pass.
Piano Black Int. Trim
575 12V power sockets
5A1 LED foglights, front
5DV Remote Control Parking
6AP Remote Services
6FV Online Entertainment
704 M Sport suspension
715 M aerodynamic bodystyling
760 Exterior trim, High-gloss Shadowline
775 Headlining, Anthracite

should be fun!
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      09-06-2017, 01:20 PM   #4
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Its funny, you can tell a lot about a person from their build - I clearly favour power and entertainment tech over comfort, advanced safety, autonomous features and higher level materials.

But I am extremely happy to have been able to choose exactly what I want and not have to compromise on a pre-made spec which I always have done previously having never bought new. I was originally looking to buy pre-reg but got such a good discount it was actually cheaper than the pre-reg ones, none of which were exactly as I would have ordered them.
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      09-06-2017, 01:27 PM   #5
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very nice spec.
joining what I suspect will be a fairly exclusive club in the UK, guessing that less than 10% of 5's in the UK will be 540s.

It's such a lovely smooth and refined car.
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very nice spec.
joining what I suspect will be a fairly exclusive club in the UK, guessing that less than 10% of 5's in the UK will be 540s.

It's such a lovely smooth and refined car.
Yes its a shame really - now is the time to embrace the "big" petrol IMO - diesel is anyone's guess right now (political climate demonising them) and soon everything will be electric. There may not be many big power petrol cars in future generations.

I enjoy my 535d and had there been a 540d, I would not have looked at the petrol, but there isn't so I did and discovered its a great engine. I have not had petrol since the days of the e46 when I had a number of 330ci's and M3's. I am excited for the change TBH.
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same here. Thought I'd change from my F10 530D (only diesel I've owned) to petrol as I predict diesel values will drop soon as I suspect the autumn budget will clobber diesel owners in one way or another.
had a E39 530i previous and so knew what a BMW straight six petrol was like and have no regret what so ever going back to petrol.
Don't get me wrong, the 530d was a good car, I liked the low down torque it had but the 540i is just so quiet and more refined in comparison.
I didn't want a 4 cylinder no matter how good they are so 540i it had to be. I'd have been possibly tempted to go for a 550i if BMW UK decided on selling it (if the price was right) but that was not to be.

It does make me sad to think that we are at or about at the top of where combustion engines will get before we are 'forced' to go with electric cars.(I don't have anything against electric cars but they simply don't work for me at present as I have no where to charge one up at home).

My G30 540i feels like a worthy successor to my E39 530i and I wouldn't say that lightly as the E39 was a very good car indeed and one I have big regrets about selling. If I had the space I would have kept it as it was mint. only 55K miles on it when it was 10 years old and nicely specced out.
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I completely agree with you re:the petrol/diesel/electric choices and the 4 cylinder thing. I have no interest in bashing electric or 4 cylinder cars (they are ideal for some people), but for me right now in the g30, it has to be a 6 cylinder petrol for the reasons you outlined above. Part of that is the fact that I now only do around 8k miles per year.

Re: the E39, I am just sorry I never owned one. I hear it was the pinnacle of BMW but at the time that I could have owned one I opted for the E46 coupe as I was younger and didn't need the family car. Little did I know at the time that the 'family' car was actually the better handling car too!
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      09-06-2017, 04:16 PM   #9
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My bmw history was e39 540i then e61 550i.... Went to the double darkside of a merc e350d. Now have a 530e on order (order placed june.. Lucky if it arrives by Christmas). The 530e on 2 day test drive was so smooth refined and rapid. My daily commute is 22 miles each way with charging both ends so 530e makes lots of financial sense. I will miss the v8 noise but nothing from the smelly rattley diesel...
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My bmw history was e39 540i then e61 550i.... Went to the double darkside of a merc e350d. Now have a 530e on order (order placed june.. Lucky if it arrives by Christmas). The 530e on 2 day test drive was so smooth refined and rapid. My daily commute is 22 miles each way with charging both ends so 530e makes lots of financial sense. I will miss the v8 noise but nothing from the smelly rattley diesel...
With charging points at both home & work it would be rude not to

I'm lucky enough to work from home so I drive very little really.
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      09-07-2017, 03:25 AM   #11
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Just tracked via Genius, car is now status 5000 - planned for assembly

Double checked that my last minute change to piano black went through - it did. I caught it by a matter of hours it would seem; had no idea it would be moving this quick. 3 working days from new order to 5000.
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Just tracked via Genius, car is now status 5000 - planned for assembly

Double checked that my last minute change to piano black went through - it did. I caught it by a matter of hours it would seem; had no idea it would be moving this quick. 3 working days from new order to 5000.
Congrats mate looks like you got a good slot from your dealer

Wish mine moved that quick when i ordered my 530i

Congratulations and look forward to the pics
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Congrats mate looks like you got a good slot from your dealer

Wish mine moved that quick when i ordered my 530i

Congratulations and look forward to the pics
Thanks - how long did yours take?

Dealer said that BMW want to get as many out before end of Sept as possible (end of quarter target?) and so as mine is due Oct 2, I may even see it before end of Sept if the factory get their skates on. My est delivery has already moved from week 41 to week 40 and that's before they even start building it!
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      09-07-2017, 04:28 AM   #14
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My 540i M Sport G31 should be with me before end of September.

The dealer is keeping up to date.

He tells me it has just been released to carrier from the factory.
(Code 8200)

Can't wait....

Sold my 535d F11 to a member on these forums so I'm having to use the 'wife's' M5 everyday
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My 540i M Sport G31 should be with me before end of September.

The dealer is keeping up to date.

He tells me it has just been released to carrier from the factory.
(Code 8200)

Can't wait....

Sold my 535d F11 to a member on these forums so I'm having to use the 'wife's' M5 everyday
Wow, your wife has the M5 and you had the diesel? You're a better man than me. My ego would not allow my wife to have the faster car. (Can you tell I'm still a big kid at heart? ) Then again she does 70 miles a day and I do apx. 5
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Wow, your wife has the M5 and you had the diesel? You're a better man than me. My ego would not allow my wife to have the faster car. (Can you tell I'm still a big kid at heart? ) Then again she does 70 miles a day and I do apx. 5
That why I put "wife" in inverted commas....It has her private plate on it but I bought it for me really...something for the weekend

We also work from home.....so both have very low mileage.
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That why I put "wife" in inverted commas....It has her private plate on it but I bought it for me really...something for the weekend
Clever man!
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Anyway it does seem they are pushing builds through pretty fast at the moment. Either they all had a good summer break or they don't have that many orders for the G30/G31
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mobilejo, where is your dealer? Reason for asking is that if in the south of the country, the car will go to Southampton (most likely)
If you have your VIN the you can see where it was built and hopefully therefore work out which port it goes to. I tracked what I was pretty sure the ship it was on to Southampton.
My dealer told me that the eta the genius gives you is a pessimestic time and that it will probably arrive slightly earlier (hopefully assuming no delays)

certianly doesn't take long to build, mine was about 4 days if I recall correctly.
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mobilejo, where is your dealer? Reason for asking is that if in the south of the country, the car will go to Southampton (most likely)
If you have your VIN the you can see where it was built and hopefully therefore work out which port it goes to. I tracked what I was pretty sure the ship it was on to Southampton.
My dealer told me that the eta the genius gives you is a pessimestic time and that it will probably arrive slightly earlier (hopefully assuming no delays)

certianly doesn't take long to build, mine was about 4 days if I recall correctly.
Its Arden BMW, Maidstone so apx 100 miles from Southampton and so probably the car will arrive there.

Thaks for the tip! I will get the VIN from a genius and look into it.
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mobilejo, where is your dealer? Reason for asking is that if in the south of the country, the car will go to Southampton (most likely)
If you have your VIN the you can see where it was built and hopefully therefore work out which port it goes to. I tracked what I was pretty sure the ship it was on to Southampton.
My dealer told me that the eta the genius gives you is a pessimestic time and that it will probably arrive slightly earlier (hopefully assuming no delays)

certianly doesn't take long to build, mine was about 4 days if I recall correctly.

I have my VIN..how do we track which boat it on etc..
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there is a detailed article on these forums under ordering and tracking, but in essence.
http://g30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1315141

If you look at the last 7 digits of the VIN, out of those, the second one designates the factory it is being built in.
B designates Austria GRAZ and the others are Germany (Dingle whatever the name is I don't recall)
The tracking article the I recall will tell you whihc port the cars go to so keep and eye on the car every day to track where it is and then it's a case for looking for a ship departing there for southampton that ties in with the code saying is on its way. Thats what I did so pretty sure I had the right ship, certianly tied in with the times but I don't know for sure.
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