Production week 52 or 50 any difference?

youyou · 11-08-2006, 03:58 PM

Hi people,
So i just received my production date for my Alpine White on Coral Red 335i e92.
It is set in production week 52. Which is basically the last week of December.
My delivery date is set for the 3rd week of January.
So my question is, is this possible that even though my car is set to be produced in the last week of December?
Basically a car that is being built in December whether production week 50,51 or 52 are they all "shipped" at the same time? Do they ship all same month productions together at the end of the production month or do they ship them for example at the end of production week...
I am worried now that i was notified my car will be produced in the last week of December that it will not arrive in the time frame given to me by my dealer which is the 3rd week of January.
Is it possible that it even might come in Febuary...

soma4u · 11-08-2006, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by youyou

Hi people,
So i just received my production date for my Alpine White on Coral Red 335i e92.
It is set in production week 52. Which is basically the last week of December.
My delivery date is set for the 3rd week of January.
So my question is, is this possible that even though my car is set to be produced in the last week of December?
Basically a car that is being built in December whether production week 50,51 or 52 are they all "shipped" at the same time? Do they ship all same month productions together at the end of the production month or do they ship them for example at the end of production week...
I am worried now that i was notified my car will be produced in the last week of December that it will not arrive in the time frame given to me by my dealer which is the 3rd week of January.
Is it possible that it even might come in Febuary...

i would bet on february

Norsk · 11-08-2006, 04:57 PM

Hello youyou,

If you get it the 3rd week of January, Santa will deliver it to your door

You can follow our little adventure & you'll get an Idea of when you'll get your car. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32600

This is also very good & precise:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34663

I'm betting February

TommyBahama · 11-08-2006, 04:57 PM

10 bucks on early february.

Zirenz2006 · 11-08-2006, 05:06 PM

I'm the 49th week, 1st week in December and I don't expect to get mine till 2nd week in Jan.

youyou · 11-08-2006, 05:12 PM

So I guess that they do not ship all same month productions together??!!
I will have a talk with my dealer because there's no way i am waiting till febuary!!! Might as well wait an extra month and get a convertible!!!
I ordered the car 3 weeks ago. And the fact that i had to wait until January was already an issue. Now Febuary is just not going to cut it!

jhalbri · 11-08-2006, 05:13 PM

I would be very doubtful you get your car delivered in January.

youyou · 11-08-2006, 05:23 PM

I just hung up the phone with my salesman and he just told me that all Canadian productions of 335i e92's for December production are slated for week 52.
And he confirmed that i will be receiving it at the end of January...

Norsk · 11-08-2006, 05:45 PM

Hi youyou,

If you order an E93, you will probably have to wait a little bit longer.

to give your dealer the benefit of the doubt, here's a little help ..

#1: Make sure that he puts a Priority One on your car, when it gets to Canada, that they put a RUSH (Yes they have a sticker they an get whoever to put on the car) on it.

Production was week 39; completed 09/25/06
Loaded on ship - Bremerhaven: 10/05/06 on the Mignon
Got to Halifax: 10/17/06
*Rotted in Halifax for a whole week before being loaded on train

*Arrived at CN Yard: 10/28/06
Arrived at BMW Center 10/31/06
Picked up: 11/02/06

*In Red are the places where you can make up time

; become best friends with your CA & the sales manager or be in their shorts

Imagine my car landed in Canada on the October 17; & Cars4Lyfe car got to New York on the October 19 & he was in his car on the 21st.

John 070 · 11-08-2006, 06:03 PM

Mine was a week 44 and started production on 10/24. Supposedly it's still in final assembly, although the VRU on the 800# says something like port of exit. OC says scheduled for production. Things seem to be running slowly as I thought a car is finished in 8 business days. I'm hoping to get it maybe 12/9'ish, but it's anyone's guess.....

youyou · 11-08-2006, 06:32 PM

Norsk.
Thank you for the useful info...
I know my salesman very well and i'm good as well with the GM.
I am going into the dealership tomorrow to pick a 323i that they are loaning me until my car arrives and will definitely point out the facts that you have just showed me and make them put a rush on my car...

spots · 11-08-2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by youyou

I just hung up the phone with my salesman and he just told me that all Canadian productions of 335i e92's for December production are slated for week 52.
And he confirmed that i will be receiving it at the end of January...

Your dealer in Quebec? Yeah I'd believe your CA.....

Need some land down here?? Have I got a deal for you!!

wistarf · 11-09-2006, 01:41 AM

If you're very very lucky, you might get it before end of January. Chances are it will arrive early Feb though.

From what I've gathered, under normal circumstances the time range for each step is:

In Production: 5-7 days
Factory to ship: 2-10 days
Ship to port: 10-14 days to east coast, 22-26 days to west coast
Port to VPC: 1 day
At the VPC: 2-7 days
VPC to dealer: 1-3 days
Dealer prep: 0-1 day
Add a couple of days for Sundays/holidays

Best case would be: 5+2+10+1+2+1+0+2= 23 days from start of production

Bad case would be: 7+10+14+1+7+3+1+2= 45 days from start of production

Most likely if will fall somewhere in between.

Note: If a car is damaged in transit or there's a "campaign" that requires updates at the VPC, it can get held-up in the VPC longer than the above. If you live in the middle of the continent, it can take longer to get to your dealer too.

Unfortunately, the dealer can't do much of anything to speed up a delivery once a car has started production. It's pretty much up to fate at that point.

Good luck!

tctic · 11-09-2006, 02:15 AM

There's no VPC in Canada.

Back to the arrival estimate. Early Feb seems to be right. My E90 was July 05 production and delivery was in early Sept 05.

youyou · 11-09-2006, 03:42 AM

Well here's hoping for the best...
I know that last week of January or first week of Febuary might not be much for some but for, after waiting 3 months every extra day is hell...

Raayman · 11-09-2006, 03:58 AM

I know exactly what you mean youyou. I went in to the dealership here in Germany and received the order confirmation on Oct. 11th. My dealer said that I should count with about 8 weeks till delivery, starting from the point where they sent the fax to BMW. Yesterday I sent a mail asking for a short update and now the dude is telling me that it will be delivered in the third week of Jan. That's almost 6 weeks extra...

You would think that buying a car in the same country without that much special equipment (E91) would be possible in a shorter timeframe then purchasing a car with all the extra's in the US and shipping it there?

In the meantime I'm slowly going mad 'cause I am sooooooooooo looking forward to driving my new car.

John 070 · 11-09-2006, 05:01 AM

Seems like the automated system at the 800 number is more up-to-date and has changed once again since yesterday, now it says "released to carrier and awaiting transport to port of exit." It did not say released to carrier yesterday, it said awaiting transport.

Being in IT myself, it's quite interesting that a human at the 800 number has different info than the automated system...that's my observation. And of course, as we all know, the OC website is totally off, as that still says scheduled for production!

youyou · 11-10-2006, 11:56 PM

Raayman,
That is truly absurd that even in Germany where the car is being built you would have to wait that long...
Let me tell you though that i think the wait will be horrible for me.
This is my first bmw and to think that i have to wait 3 months to get it is insane...
I would think that such a big company would be able to supply cars quicker then that... Especially their bread and butter , the 3 series.
Anyhow right now i think i'm spending way too much time on these forums anticipating the arrival of my car and my head will explode.

Raayman · 11-11-2006, 03:09 AM

I know exactly what you mean. This will also be my first BMW, and I am really looking forward to it. Places like e90post keep me up to speed and are excellent for gathering info in advance, but it also makes the wait harder.

IrvRobinson · 11-11-2006, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by youyou

Raayman,
That is truly absurd that even in Germany where the car is being built you would have to wait that long...
Let me tell you though that i think the wait will be horrible for me.
This is my first bmw and to think that i have to wait 3 months to get it is insane...
I would think that such a big company would be able to supply cars quicker then that... Especially their bread and butter , the 3 series.
Anyhow right now i think i'm spending way too much time on these forums anticipating the arrival of my car and my head will explode.

When you think about it, you really waited till this point in your life to get a BMW so a few more months will be easy,btw,it's usually 30 days from the build date here in the midwest,so I think last week Jan or 1st week Feb unless it has some minor damage. Congrats and enjoy it,it's worth the wait......

PiperD · 11-11-2006, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by youyou

I would think that such a big company would be able to supply cars quicker then that... Especially their bread and butter , the 3 series.

I'm not entirely sure that BMW is a "big" company - not compared to say GM or Toyota (correct me if I'm wrong)

I was always thought that the 2-3 month wait was acceptable considering:

- built to order (as opposed to finding the car on another dealer's lot)
- breadth of options, many of which are not dealer-installable
- psychology; long wait = something to look forward to, short wait = nothing special

Waiting (and reading e90post) is half the fun

(btw ordered Sep 5, delivery late Dec! Car went into production this week)

abc · 11-12-2006, 04:47 PM

i find the last two months of the yr blow by rather quickly anyway so you're in good hands. much better than say summer months.

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youyou Banned 101 Rep 2,453 Posts Drives: Porsche 997 C4S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	Production week 52 or 50 any difference? Hi people, So i just received my production date for my Alpine White on Coral Red 335i e92. It is set in production week 52. Which is basically the last week of December. My delivery date is set for the 3rd week of January. So my question is, is this possible that even though my car is set to be produced in the last week of December? Basically a car that is being built in December whether production week 50,51 or 52 are they all "shipped" at the same time? Do they ship all same month productions together at the end of the production month or do they ship them for example at the end of production week... I am worried now that i was notified my car will be produced in the last week of December that it will not arrive in the time frame given to me by my dealer which is the 3rd week of January. Is it possible that it even might come in Febuary...
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youyou Banned 101 Rep 2,453 Posts Drives: Porsche 997 C4S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	So I guess that they do not ship all same month productions together??!! I will have a talk with my dealer because there's no way i am waiting till febuary!!! Might as well wait an extra month and get a convertible!!! I ordered the car 3 weeks ago. And the fact that i had to wait until January was already an issue. Now Febuary is just not going to cut it!
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youyou Banned 101 Rep 2,453 Posts Drives: Porsche 997 C4S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	I just hung up the phone with my salesman and he just told me that all Canadian productions of 335i e92's for December production are slated for week 52. And he confirmed that i will be receiving it at the end of January...
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Norsk Major 42 Rep 1,096 Posts Drives: F10 535i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Hi youyou, If you order an E93, you will probably have to wait a little bit longer. to give your dealer the benefit of the doubt, here's a little help .. #1: Make sure that he puts a Priority One on your car, when it gets to Canada, that they put a RUSH (Yes they have a sticker they an get whoever to put on the car) on it. Production was week 39; completed 09/25/06 Loaded on ship - Bremerhaven: 10/05/06 on the Mignon Got to Halifax: 10/17/06 Rotted in Halifax for a whole week before being loaded on train Arrived at CN Yard: 10/28/06 Arrived at BMW Center 10/31/06 Picked up: 11/02/06 *In Red are the places where you can make up time ; become best friends with your CA & the sales manager or be in their shorts Imagine my car landed in Canada on the October 17; & Cars4Lyfe car got to New York on the October 19 & he was in his car on the 21st.
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John 070 Lieutenant General 1727 Rep 14,825 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	Mine was a week 44 and started production on 10/24. Supposedly it's still in final assembly, although the VRU on the 800# says something like port of exit. OC says scheduled for production. Things seem to be running slowly as I thought a car is finished in 8 business days. I'm hoping to get it maybe 12/9'ish, but it's anyone's guess.....
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youyou Banned 101 Rep 2,453 Posts Drives: Porsche 997 C4S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	Norsk. Thank you for the useful info... I know my salesman very well and i'm good as well with the GM. I am going into the dealership tomorrow to pick a 323i that they are loaning me until my car arrives and will definitely point out the facts that you have just showed me and make them put a rush on my car...
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wistarf Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 219 Posts Drives: 335i Coupé Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	If you're very very lucky, you might get it before end of January. Chances are it will arrive early Feb though. From what I've gathered, under normal circumstances the time range for each step is: In Production: 5-7 days Factory to ship: 2-10 days Ship to port: 10-14 days to east coast, 22-26 days to west coast Port to VPC: 1 day At the VPC: 2-7 days VPC to dealer: 1-3 days Dealer prep: 0-1 day Add a couple of days for Sundays/holidays Best case would be: 5+2+10+1+2+1+0+2= 23 days from start of production Bad case would be: 7+10+14+1+7+3+1+2= 45 days from start of production Most likely if will fall somewhere in between. Note: If a car is damaged in transit or there's a "campaign" that requires updates at the VPC, it can get held-up in the VPC longer than the above. If you live in the middle of the continent, it can take longer to get to your dealer too. Unfortunately, the dealer can't do much of anything to speed up a delivery once a car has started production. It's pretty much up to fate at that point. Good luck!
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tctic Major 41 Rep 1,238 Posts Drives: BMW E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	There's no VPC in Canada. Back to the arrival estimate. Early Feb seems to be right. My E90 was July 05 production and delivery was in early Sept 05.
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youyou Banned 101 Rep 2,453 Posts Drives: Porsche 997 C4S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	Well here's hoping for the best... I know that last week of January or first week of Febuary might not be much for some but for, after waiting 3 months every extra day is hell...
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Raayman Private 0 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 2007 E91 320d Touring Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Germany / Netherlands iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E91 320d Touring [0.00]	I know exactly what you mean youyou. I went in to the dealership here in Germany and received the order confirmation on Oct. 11th. My dealer said that I should count with about 8 weeks till delivery, starting from the point where they sent the fax to BMW. Yesterday I sent a mail asking for a short update and now the dude is telling me that it will be delivered in the third week of Jan. That's almost 6 weeks extra... You would think that buying a car in the same country without that much special equipment (E91) would be possible in a shorter timeframe then purchasing a car with all the extra's in the US and shipping it there? In the meantime I'm slowly going mad 'cause I am sooooooooooo looking forward to driving my new car.
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John 070 Lieutenant General 1727 Rep 14,825 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	Seems like the automated system at the 800 number is more up-to-date and has changed once again since yesterday, now it says "released to carrier and awaiting transport to port of exit." It did not say released to carrier yesterday, it said awaiting transport. Being in IT myself, it's quite interesting that a human at the 800 number has different info than the automated system...that's my observation. And of course, as we all know, the OC website is totally off, as that still says scheduled for production!
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youyou Banned 101 Rep 2,453 Posts Drives: Porsche 997 C4S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	Raayman, That is truly absurd that even in Germany where the car is being built you would have to wait that long... Let me tell you though that i think the wait will be horrible for me. This is my first bmw and to think that i have to wait 3 months to get it is insane... I would think that such a big company would be able to supply cars quicker then that... Especially their bread and butter , the 3 series. Anyhow right now i think i'm spending way too much time on these forums anticipating the arrival of my car and my head will explode.
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Raayman Private 0 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 2007 E91 320d Touring Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Germany / Netherlands iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E91 320d Touring [0.00]	I know exactly what you mean. This will also be my first BMW, and I am really looking forward to it. Places like e90post keep me up to speed and are excellent for gathering info in advance, but it also makes the wait harder.
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abc Captain 28 Rep 772 Posts Drives: 325 Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	i find the last two months of the yr blow by rather quickly anyway so you're in good hands. much better than say summer months.
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