[M550iWoW]

She has been dispatched from the factory!! Wonder how long it takes to get to the port from the factory? Anybody have an idea? Is the car placed on a train or transported via truck?

[Greywall]

Originally Posted by M550iWoW

She has been dispatched from the factory!! Wonder how long it takes to get to the port from the factory? Anybody have an idea? Is the car placed on a train or transported via truck?

The sticky says: "Status 182 to 190 (on a train to bremerhaven):1-3 days."

Mine's been in that status since yesterday. I guess maybe 1 or 2 more days?

To get an idea, you can look through some of the threads in the forum below and see dates people are posting as their cars go through the stages:

https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=867

[BMW012]

June 3 - Scheduled for production
June 9 - Production begins
June 23 - Exterior body assembly begins
June 24 - In the paint booth
June 27 - Entering assembly booth
June 27 - Assembly in progress
June 27 - Quality check
June 28 - Final assembly
June 28 - Ready for transport
June 28 - Awaiting carrier assignment
June 29 - Dispatched from factory
July 4 - At the port
Aug 12 - In transit
Aug 29 - At the port
Sep 28 - At the dealership

[2022M550i]

Congrats to all buying one of these fine specimens. You will love it….and it will spoil you.

[chuckles1313]

Originally Posted by BMW012

June 3 - Scheduled for production
June 9 - Production begins
June 23 - Exterior body assembly begins
June 24 - In the paint booth
June 27 - Entering assembly booth
June 27 - Assembly in progress
June 27 - Quality check
June 28 - Final assembly
June 28 - Ready for transport
June 28 - Awaiting carrier assignment
June 29 - Dispatched from factory
July 4 - At the port
Aug 12 - In transit
Aug 29 - At the port
Sep 28 - At the dealership

Woah, you waited all of July, August, and September for it just to make it to the dealership.

[chuckles1313]

Man the wait is killer. I've watched about every video I can find about the car and BMW in general, and it's so hard to wait.

I ordered for the second time (first dealership lied about having an allocation) on September 20th. Here is my timeline so far:

• - September 20th - found allocation
  - October 8th - vin assigned, ready for production queue
  - October 13th - in production queue
  - October 19th - exterior assembly started
  - October 20th - in paint booth

Looks like getting it across the ocean is the longest part for most people.

[Greywall]

Originally Posted by chuckles1313

Man the wait is killer. I've watched about every video I can find about the car and BMW in general, and it's so hard to wait.

I ordered for the second time (first dealership lied about having an allocation) on September 20th. Here is my timeline so far:

• - September 20th - found allocation
  - October 8th - vin assigned, ready for production queue
  - October 13th - in production queue
  - October 19th - exterior assembly started
  - October 20th - in paint booth

Looks like getting it across the ocean is the longest part for most people.

Yeah, the most exciting part is the actual assembly. Things really slow down once you get to the port. But you can spend some time trying to see which ship you are going to end up on. Which is its own kind of fun.

[Greywall]

Originally Posted by BMW012

June 3 - Scheduled for production
June 9 - Production begins
June 23 - Exterior body assembly begins
June 24 - In the paint booth
June 27 - Entering assembly booth
June 27 - Assembly in progress
June 27 - Quality check
June 28 - Final assembly
June 28 - Ready for transport
June 28 - Awaiting carrier assignment
June 29 - Dispatched from factory
July 4 - At the port
Aug 12 - In transit
Aug 29 - At the port
Sep 28 - At the dealership

Yikes, my Dispatch from factory started two days ago. I really hope I don't have 3 more months of waiting, fingers crossed!

[Marlow]

Originally Posted by Greywall

Yikes, my Dispatch from factory started two days ago. I really hope I don't have 3 more months of waiting, fingers crossed!

Yeah, was thinking the same. That three month wait is obscene.

[Carmody]

Originally Posted by Greywall

Another notch forward in progress! Now on the train and headed to port.

Placed order, assigned build week 41 - 9/8/22 (status 111)
In production queue, build date assigned 10/17 - 9/30/22 (status 150)
Body assembly begins - 10/13/22 (status 151)
In paint booth - 10/14/22 (status 152)
Assembly in progress - 10/17/22 (status 153)
Awaiting Career Assignment - 10/18/22 (status 182)
Dispatched from Factory - 10/19/22 (status 192)

I am now one step behind you:

[claykin]

For all of you waiting on new builds to move through Quality Check, the port and VPC, I suggest you check with your CA to see if there's a Stop Sale in the DCS system. Cars are still being held up due to missing modules and other components. Those cars sometimes sit in Quality Check or at the VPC for weeks or more waiting for the part(s) to be available. And, yes, it's still happening. The semiconductor shortage is not yet over.

My car I just took delivery of sat in Bremerhaven for 2 weeks and in Brunswick VPC for 3 days before being trucked to my dealer. My car had no Stop Sale holds. In other words, it can move at a pace like pre-covid or it can crawl and take months.

BTW, the Genius will not be helpful when asking about Stop Sale holds. You'll need to contact or sit with your CA and have them pull up your order in DCS. If there is a Stop Sale they can enter your VIN into another screen in DCS and get the actual bulletin attached to your car.

[Greywall]

Originally Posted by claykin

For all of you waiting on new builds to move through Quality Check, the port and VPC, I suggest you check with your CA to see if there's a Stop Sale in the DCS system. Cars are still being held up due to missing modules and other components. Those cars sometimes sit in Quality Check or at the VPC for weeks or more waiting for the part(s) to be available. And, yes, it's still happening. The semiconductor shortage is not yet over.

My car I just took delivery of sat in Bremerhaven for 2 weeks and in Brunswick VPC for 3 days before being trucked to my dealer. My car had no Stop Sale holds. In other words, it can move at a pace like pre-covid or it can crawl and take months.

BTW, the Genius will not be helpful when asking about Stop Sale holds. You'll need to contact or sit with your CA and have them pull up your order in DCS. If there is a Stop Sale they can enter your VIN into another screen in DCS and get the actual bulletin attached to your car.

This is a great point and makes perfect sense, thanks for the heads up. Will be reaching out to my dealer guy today. He usually sends me screenshots of vehicle status from their end.

My car has been in Dispatched from Factory status since 10/19, I'm hoping it makes it to port today or tomorrow. Guessing it's not stuck in typical stop sale hold areas, but will definitely reach out and check.

[Greywall]

Originally Posted by Carmody

I am now one step behind you:

That's cool, hopefully you'll get on the train in a day or so.

[M550iWoW]

Just checked my status and it says at port. Now let's see when she gets loaded on the boat.

[chuckles1313]

Originally Posted by M550iWoW

Just checked my status and it says at port. Now let's see when she gets loaded on the boat.

Mine just said dispatched from factory!! Tell yours to hold the ship, mine is almost there! (like hold the doors on the elevator)

[claykin]

Originally Posted by M550iWoW

Just checked my status and it says at port. Now let's see when she gets loaded on the boat.

Good news. My 840GC was at Bremerhaven port mid September. Took exactly 14 days to leave on a ship to Brunswick GA. Once it arrived in Brunswick it was released and delivered to my dealer 3 days later. In my 20+ years of custom ordering BMWs I've never seen a car from overseas move through the VPC as quickly as this one did. Hopefully you'll have the same luck.

[LuvMyE92]

I'm reading this thread and trying to remember how many BMWs I have ordered in the past... I think it was 3. Maybe 4. I also ordered a Mini Cooper S, a couple of Corvettes and a Porsche 911 S which was and still is the most expensive new car I have ever bought. And probably (per $) the most disappointing.

But that's another thread.

My recently acquired M550i was a dealer ordered car, but I told them it was to be mine, so I started tracking it shortly after it was completed.

It can be awfully frustrating to wait for a train, or a boat, or a truck, or another train... you simply don't know what's going on, what the wait is for, and that's before we get into all of the supply chain issues that we have today.

Sometimes I think it was easier in the old days when you couldn't track it at all, and you just waited in the dark until you got the call from your SA to come on in and get it!

Hang tough, guys and gals. It's worth it.

[Greywall]

Originally Posted by M550iWoW

Just checked my status and it says at port. Now let's see when she gets loaded on the boat.

Nice! Mine is probably still on the train waiting to get unloaded. Been on Dispatched from Factory status since the 19th.

[Greywall]

Originally Posted by LuvMyE92

I'm reading this thread and trying to remember how many BMWs I have ordered in the past... I think it was 3. Maybe 4. I also ordered a Mini Cooper S, a couple of Corvettes and a Porsche 911 S which was and still is the most expensive new car I have ever bought. And probably (per $) the most disappointing.

But that's another thread.

My recently acquired M550i was a dealer ordered car, but I told them it was to be mine, so I started tracking it shortly after it was completed.

It can be awfully frustrating to wait for a train, or a boat, or a truck, or another train... you simply don't know what's going on, what the wait is for, and that's before we get into all of the supply chain issues that we have today.

Sometimes I think it was easier in the old days when you couldn't track it at all, and you just waited in the dark until you got the call from your SA to come on in and get it!

Hang tough, guys and gals. It's worth it.

Yeah, my last BMW was an E46 I ordered back in 2000. A lot less info about where it is and you just hoped it would get to you soon. Now with all the extra info, I feel it makes you fuss a lot more about all the various possibilities. Keeping fingers crossed!

[M550iWoW]

Originally Posted by chuckles1313

Mine just said dispatched from factory!! Tell yours to hold the ship, mine is almost there! (like hold the doors on the elevator)

Lol!!! I got you!!

[Greywall]

Looks like the car is stuck in status 190 - Dispatched from factory



Saw a few on the M3 forums also with the same delay. Going to call up Genius and see what's going on, but doubt they'll be of much help. Dealer wants to give it till the end of the week, then check with BMW. Trying to get them to do that sooner. In the mean time, I'm refreshing the track my BMW page and hoping for the snag to clear up, lol.

[M550iWoW]

Originally Posted by Greywall

Looks like the car is stuck in status 190 - Dispatched from factory



Saw a few on the M3 forums also with the same delay. Going to call up Genius and see what's going on, but doubt they'll be of much help. Dealer wants to give it till the end of the week, then check with BMW. Trying to get them to do that sooner. In the mean time, I'm refreshing the track my BMW page and hoping for the snag to clear up, lol.

Damn bro, hopefully they get it straightened out.