Mine has just magically jumped from "in the paint shop" to "at preparation center" within 24 hours, apparently never having gone through "awaiting transport" or "en route."

Is the "preparation center" for the X5 the local dealer?

UPDATE:

OK, this seems a bit odd. The info above was from the web site. I just called the phone number to see what it says, and it says it is in the paint shop with a completion date of Oct 13 (Yesterday).


Guess I'll just wait for the dealer to call in the next couple of weeks and tell me it's actually here!