05-11-2023, 10:02 AM | #23 |
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Here’s hoping it doesn’t sit at the port for a month waiting for a boat.
Do M550s ship out of Bremerhaven?
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05-11-2023, 10:30 AM | #24 |
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I think it depends where they are going. I’m in the U.K. and mine didn’t go from there.
The bmw “genius” should be able to state which port the car is going to or your dealer. I had a screenshot from my dealer so managed to do the detective work and work out which ship it was on and track the ship in real time up the English Channel into Southampton. This is the painful part but I assure you it will be worth it. Superb car and last of the non M v8 |
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My dealer confirmed that the cars ship out of different ports now. Zeebrugge and Bremerhaven are common for the M550.
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Later it comes, might be better that the rates fall for your lease or finance. Let it happen and strategically select the date when you take delivery. Likely you have price lock already.
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05-17-2023, 11:05 PM | #27 |
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It’s still in Bremerhaven waiting for a ship.
I’ve started looking at VesselFinder and MarineTraffic to see which ROROs are arriving and departing. Does anybody know which terminals BMW uses there?
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Also, I’d recommend getting a preapproval for loan NOW. Rates will not go down this year. I applied when my car got to port. When my car arrived at dealership (30-45 days later) the rates went up by 1.2%. My preapproval was valid for 60 days. |
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Still waiting for a boat. I hope it gets shipped before 1 June.
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My new M550i has been at the port too for two weeks. Bet they'll be on the same boat to Baltimore...whenever that will be.
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Mine got to port 3/21. It got on a ship on 3/28. I didn't find out until mid-April that my car was already on the ship, so there is a good amount of delay between it getting shipped and the genius/dealer/website being updated. I checked 1-2 times weekly with Genius lol
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BMW Genius and the My Garage tracker both said my car is still at the Bremerhaven port, but I’m going to go with what my CA said.
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As of Friday it is in transit, I’d guess they’re on the same boat. I’m picking mine up in Spartanburg.
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The Oregon Highway berths at Brunswick later today, so I could have the car by the end of this week and definitely by next week. Anybody know of any stop-sales or recalls affecting the M550i?
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I thought it was docking in Baltimore? My CA told me it was last week.
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Guess our cars were on different boats. Mine docked in Baltimore on the 10th and should be at Spartanburg next week.
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