So you're finally taking delivery of your BTO X5...

[cmyX6go]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

Thanks, rh71 and cmyX5go. I'm glad my X5 BTO anguish has made a few folks smile

Funf Dreisig

It made us smile because we feel your pain. Your posts were witty and not the usual whining when someone is waiting.

I'll be placing my order in about 4 weeks. Payback is a bitch

[Full Speed]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

Yeah my SA says the truck that delivered our X5 was on its way out NW using the scenic routes. The driver said something about stopping for a few days in Vegas, 'cause he had plenty of collateral for chips

Funf Dreisig

Ha bloody ha. It's not nice to tease. You know firsthand the emotions that I am going through waiting for my auto to arrive.

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by Full Speed

Ha bloody ha. It's not nice to tease. You know firsthand the emotions that I am going through waiting for my auto to arrive.

Oh right. emotions like: anxiety, frustration, anger, helplessness, panic attacks,.... I'd go on but I don't know whether you have any sharp objects at hand So, I recommend chilling out by going to a movie --- The Hangover comes to mind

BTW don't worry about the vintage Mercedes. Its not a BMW

Funf Dreisig

[Full Speed]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

Oh right. emotions like: anxiety, frustration, anger, helplessness, panic attacks,.... I'd go on but I don't know whether you have any sharp objects at hand So, I recommend chilling out by going to a movie --- The Hangover comes to mind

BTW don't worry about the vintage Mercedes. Its not a BMW

Funf Dreisig

Good advice, but I have seen it twice already and my X5 is still not here. So now what?

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by Full Speed

Good advice, but I have seen it twice already and my X5 is still not here. So now what?

So now we know why the Vegas quip hit a nerve. "What if my delivery truck driver was like one of those clowns and woke up in Vegas with no money, an empty truck and no memory of the previous night?"

Well there's always my old standby -- beer. Maybe by the time your X5 gets there you'll have enough empties to build a garage

Funf Dreisig

[Full Speed]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

So now we know why the Vegas quip hit a nerve. "What if my delivery truck driver was like one of those clowns and woke up in Vegas with no money, an empty truck and no memory of the previous night?"

Well there's always my old standby -- beer. Maybe by the time your X5 gets there you'll have enough empties to build a garage

Funf Dreisig

I love beer but I am allergic to it. Now I'm getting really depressed.

[FunfDreisig]

So it's 17 hrs and 4 min* before you take delivery. You've searched the net high and low (as in brow) and still can't find the one unique BMW accessory that you need to make it perfect -- a custom license plate holder reading...

"My other diesel is a Kubota"

Funf Dreisig

See I didn't forget eyeguy

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by Full Speed

I love beer but I am allergic to it. Now I'm getting really depressed.

Desperate times require desperate measures.

If I couldn't drink beer, I'd resort to plan B:
Call the trucking co CEO and "suggest" that you heard someone saying that they might kidnap his/her spouse/kids/pets. But if a certain X5 showed up at a certain dealer in say 48 hours, you were pretty sure you could talk them out of it. So...
a - it might work
b - they might call your bluff
c - you'd have a brand new X5 waiting when you got out of jail

Two out of three ain't bad

You won't know unless you try.

Funf Dreisig

[Full Speed]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

Desperate times require desperate measures.

If I couldn't drink beer, I'd resort to plan B:
Call the trucking co CEO and "suggest" that you heard someone saying that they might kidnap his/her spouse/kids/pets. But if a certain X5 showed up at a certain dealer in say 48 hours, you were pretty sure you could talk them out of it. So...
a - it might work
b - they might call you bluff
c - you'd have a brand new X5 waiting when you got out of jail

Two out of three ain't bad

You won't know unless you try.

Funf Dreisig

Or maybe I'll purchase a one way plane ticket to Texas. It's obvious that the delivery truck passes through there soon!

[FunfDreisig]

FWIW the BMW NA website finally caught up with reality this afternoon and told us that our X5 was at our BMW Center.

For the record, our X5 had been delivered late Saturday and I already had pictures of it being driven to service Monday AM (yesterday) [see above]. So over the course of the build the BMW NA site was chronically behind actual events by 2-3 days But the 800# was much more timely - typically delayed by less than 24 hours The best info source however was our SA's emailed screen dumps which were both more timely and contained more detailed info..

Funf Dreisig