Production Status
 

Hi all. Newbie here and have been reading the threads the past couple of weeks. Very good posts , interesting, informative and entertaining.

I have an 35D on order and when i called today the 800#, the status is in the paint shop and with a completion date of 12/2/2009. Hmmm, that's a date in the past. Are there delays? Anyone with orders in production experiencing the same thing?

Your diesel is prob. on the way...:D

+1.... I hate it when they have to lie, then when you get the X earlier than when they said it would come... they are heroes. I dont want any heroes, just want accurate data....Is that to much to ask.

Called my dealer and he said that he expects to have it at the dealership by last week of January. That's a long time to wait... what should I do in the meantime??? I've read the brochure numerous times, the pages are falling apart.

Download the Owner's Manual...

This wait is expensive. I have been ordering accessories for the X5 I don't have yet. I've ordered the Weathertech rubber mats and cargo mat. Looking at others accessories to pass time away. One thing I regret not including in my order is the compact spare tire. When I called to add it, it was too late since it was already in production. I might have to order that at the dealer on delivery. Would it cost about the same at the dealer than when factory installed, $135? Not sure if I can get that elsewhere.

OP,
I'm in the same boat too. However, my build date was in Nov. So, I was told I would get the car in mid/late December. Since we're in CA, shipping and prep takes a long time.

Call them again, after listening to automatic response, press 0 to talk to the operator. They will pull up even more up-to-date info.

Right now the website states my 335xi is on-order, while operator told me that it started production this morning at 4:32am...

Thanks Alexmish! Just did that and was told that the car was in the paint shop yesterday but is now in the "stacker" waiting.

Thanks Alexmish, I did the same and the operator said mine is going/with the quality inspection. She said that once it is done then it is the responsibility of the dealer to ship it to them and I need to follow up with the dealer for the arrival time frame and delivery. Is it true? I mean does this work this way.