Car is now showing on CN website

[egalley]

Originally Posted by vzo

Hey E92LNGCGY, if you aren't busy do you mind checking the status of my vehicle? VIN# WBS3R9C56FK330231

Thanks a ton! I'll promise some pics as soon as we get it ^__^ !

edit: And thanks for the great tips guys ! I'll try to reach my sales guy to make sure the vehicle is marked as sold ! Thanks a ton!

Did yours just arrive in Halifax on the 11th? Just curious if turnaround could possibly be that quick to get the cars sent out to the dealers.

[E92LNGCGY]

Originally Posted by vzo

Hey E92LNGCGY, if you aren't busy do you mind checking the status of my vehicle? VIN# WBS3R9C56FK330231

Thanks a ton! I'll promise some pics as soon as we get it ^__^ !

edit: And thanks for the great tips guys ! I'll try to reach my sales guy to make sure the vehicle is marked as sold ! Thanks a ton!

Nothing on CN. When did your car arrive Halifax and where are you located?

[missehe]

located in Vancouver BC. car arrived on halifax with the Independence II ship on August 11.

thanks! i knew it wasnt on the rail yet :/

[E92LNGCGY]

Originally Posted by vzo

located in Vancouver BC. car arrived on halifax with the Independence II ship on August 11.

thanks! i knew it wasnt on the rail yet :/

Hate to tell you this but expect your car to sit in Halifax for around 3 weeks before loading on rail. I will keep an eye out though.

[M4NACE]

mine came on Independence II as well. Yas Marina Blue! what color is yours VZO? I hope you told your dealer to mark the car as sold and put a rush on it. This is what I did with my Sales and she said BMW has done that for me. ETA Sept 3rd....as oppose to sitting there for 3 weeks + 2 weeks of transportation = Mid/late - Sept

[missehe]

Alpine white / Shakir Orange Full Leather

I guess I really need to talk to me sales guy to make sure that its put on priority and marked as sales. My sales guy didn't respond to my recent email and I didn't see him when I went for my service yesterday. If he happens to be on vacation is there someone else I can talk to? Do I get the general manager? Would he even give a **** ? lol?

Or should I speak straight to bmw canada?

[M4me]

Originally Posted by vzo

Alpine white / Shakir Orange Full Leather

I guess I really need to talk to me sales guy to make sure that its put on priority and marked as sales. My sales guy didn't respond to my recent email and I didn't see him when I went for my service yesterday. If he happens to be on vacation is there someone else I can talk to? Do I get the general manager? Would he even give a **** ? lol?

Or should I speak straight to bmw canada?

When my SA went on holidays, I contacted the Sales Director and he did the leg work to track down the car's status and get the car marked for priority delivery. But remember, I called him after 4 weeks of nothing visibly happening. If you're in the normal 2-3 week wait range, you may not get much "attention".

PS - when I placed the order, my SA provided his and his Sales Director's contact information and introduced me to the SD. You should be getting the same.

Oh - and should have mentioned - you'll get nothing from calling BMW CA. The don't seem to know anything about delivery across Canada.

[E92LNGCGY]

Originally Posted by vzo

Alpine white / Shakir Orange Full Leather

I guess I really need to talk to me sales guy to make sure that its put on priority and marked as sales. My sales guy didn't respond to my recent email and I didn't see him when I went for my service yesterday. If he happens to be on vacation is there someone else I can talk to? Do I get the general manager? Would he even give a **** ? lol?

Or should I speak straight to bmw canada?

Try to talk to Sales Manager or something. They should be able to help.

Don't waste your time with BMW Canada. All they will tell you is your car arrived Halifax and anything beyond this point is in the dealer inventory which the dealer can give you more information about. Those are the exact words I got from BMW Canada.

[missehe]

wow ok thanks. ill talk to the sales manager asap ly.

best of luck to you guys too. there is pretty much 0 chance they will truck it across canada im assuming.

[E92LNGCGY]

Originally Posted by vzo

wow ok thanks. ill talk to the sales manager asap ly.

best of luck to you guys too. there is pretty much 0 chance they will truck it across canada im assuming.

Highly doubt it for western Canada. If you can somehow get them to truck it please let us know

[egalley]

Originally Posted by E92LNGCGY

Hate to tell you this but expect your car to sit in Halifax for around 3 weeks before loading on rail. I will keep an eye out though.

I really hope mine doesn't take 3 weeks. Would you be able to check to see if you see my car is on the rail by chance?
VIN# WBS3C9C52FP803286

Thanks,

[E92LNGCGY]

Originally Posted by egalley

I really hope mine doesn't take 3 weeks. Would you be able to check to see if you see my car is on the rail by chance?
VIN# WBS3C9C52FP803286

Thanks,

Nothing on CN.

[egalley]

Originally Posted by E92LNGCGY

Nothing on CN.

Thanks for checking!

[E92LNGCGY]

Originally Posted by vzo

Hey E92LNGCGY, if you aren't busy do you mind checking the status of my vehicle? VIN# WBS3R9C56FK330231

Thanks a ton! I'll promise some pics as soon as we get it ^__^ !

edit: And thanks for the great tips guys ! I'll try to reach my sales guy to make sure the vehicle is marked as sold ! Thanks a ton!

Hey bud your car is now showing on CN. Did you tell your dealer to put a rush on it? Because if I remember correctly your car got to Halifax not too long ago right?

[missehe]

Originally Posted by E92LNGCGY

Hey bud your car is now showing on CN. Did you tell your dealer to put a rush on it? Because if I remember correctly your car got to Halifax not too long ago right?

holy crap thanks a ton for letting me know! Maybe I won't have to wait till Mid September after all. Who knows. Anyways, I called the dealership today (time of this post - about 12 hours ish?) and the sales manager told me that my regular sales assistant was indeed on a vacation. Anyways, I told him about the situation and he said he wants to get the car as soon as I do and that he made sure it was set as "sold" with top priority. (not sure exactly his words, don't recall but he made it sound like it was ALREADY marked as sold and set as priority rather than doing it on the spot for me, at least that's what I got from it)

Anyways it is great to hear my car has boarded. Its only been 5 days, not THAT bad! But this doesn't mean that the car is actually in transport, just that its been acknowledged within the Canadian National Railway system right?

Thanks a ton man !

edit: in the phone call, the sales manager did say that I'd prob be looking at a mid sept delivery though. :/ He also said that if I am scared about the residual dropping I can always sign the papers early (not sure how that works). (its a lease)

[E92LNGCGY]

Originally Posted by vzo

holy crap thanks a ton for letting me know! Maybe I won't have to wait till Mid September after all. Who knows. Anyways, I called the dealership today (time of this post - about 12 hours ish?) and the sales manager told me that my regular sales assistant was indeed on a vacation. Anyways, I told him about the situation and he said he wants to get the car as soon as I do and that he made sure it was set as "sold" with top priority. (not sure exactly his words, don't recall but he made it sound like it was ALREADY marked as sold and set as priority rather than doing it on the spot for me, at least that's what I got from it)

Anyways it is great to hear my car has boarded. Its only been 5 days, not THAT bad! But this doesn't mean that the car is actually in transport, just that its been acknowledged within the Canadian National Railway system right?

Thanks a ton man !

edit: in the phone call, the sales manager did say that I'd prob be looking at a mid sept delivery though. :/ He also said that if I am scared about the residual dropping I can always sign the papers early (not sure how that works). (its a lease)

Only 5 days in Halifax? Your car is probably the fastest one on rail so far. Once it shows up on CN it generally moves the following day (which I just confirmed and it is on the move). Where in Canada are you? Victoria? If so estimate 14 days to Vancouver then whatever time to Victoria (this part I cannot help because tracing is only good up to Vancouver).

[egalley]

I guess mine is getting to Ottawa by truck and not by CN. The BMW tracking # says its in transit already. Looks like we've had a pretty quick turn around for our cars.

[E92LNGCGY]

Originally Posted by egalley

I guess mine is getting to Ottawa by truck and not by CN. The BMW tracking # says its in transit already. Looks like we've had a pretty quick turn around for our cars.

Where did you find out that information? From your dealer? It is possible since you are in Ottawa.

[egalley]

Originally Posted by E92LNGCGY

Where did you find out that information? From your dealer? It is possible since you are in Ottawa.

I called the 1-800 BMW number.

[Nex]

Originally Posted by egalley

I called the 1-800 BMW number.

What's the BMW 1-800 number?

[egalley]

Originally Posted by Nex

What's the BMW 1-800 number?

1-800-831-1117 then choose 2 for production status. Then had to say the last 7 digits of my VIN.

[E92LNGCGY]

Originally Posted by egalley

I called the 1-800 BMW number.

BMW Canada wouldn't know the status of the vehicle once it arrives in Halifax. They will ask you to contact your dealer because it is now their inventory. I would double check with dealer as well to confirm.

BMW Canada doesn't know anything.