BMW-Online no longer taking orders?
 

Does anyone know what happened to BMW-Online.com ? They used to take online orders and also have a 800 number. Now no more. What happened?

I didn't seem to have any problems ordering but I didn't take it all the way to actually paying. I think its just their online ordering process/wording that threw you off. ;)

1. Go to the product you want you'll see a shopping cart symbol and link that says "Shop at your local BMW Center".

2. Click that link and enter your zipcode. A list of local dealers comes up. I assume this is where you will have to p/u your merchandise.

3. Select the link for the dealer you want and it will return you to that product with a new link that says "Add to Shopping Bag".

4. When you're finished click the "Begin Checkout" link.

Whatcha gettin? :D

Your right! The step 2 DID throw me. The checkout process asks for shipping preference so I assume it will get shipped, but apparently from the dealer you have chosen in step 1. Weird. In the past all the items were processed through a company called Saratoga Direct (if I recall correctly) which was in NJ I think and the actual items would come from whatever warehouse had them in stock.

I was interested in a particular t-shirt, nothing terribly exciting, but they don't have the right size.

in the U.S. the distribution laws require that the car manufacturers can only deal with customers (for purchasing items) through an authorized dealer, I think it was GM who tried to setup an online ordering system for cars and the laws prevented it