Is BMW still producing the F80? Update: Production through at least 7/18

[IM2C]

Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

who knows. We can only go off what BMW sends up. Most of the time we hear a head of time when there is any sort of change in norm. We are watching for bulletins

[SCAlex]

Not sure how much this adds to the conversation but I currently have an F80 Individual on order and BMW genius told me yesterday that my production week is scheduled for week 23 which is first week of June.

[FC]

From what I've read, that is the first report of an F80 being built past May - unless it's a CS.

[doug_999]

Originally Posted by SCAlex

Not sure how much this adds to the conversation but I currently have an F80 Individual on order and BMW genius told me yesterday that my production week is scheduled for week 23 which is first week of June.

I would be curious what your dealer shows - it sounds like it is in the system and scheduled - so their DCS system should be able to look it up.

[SCAlex]

Not a CS just comp package. I'll check with the dealer to see what it says on their end.

[bringbacklsb]

Originally Posted by SCAlex

Not sure how much this adds to the conversation but I currently have an F80 Individual on order and BMW genius told me yesterday that my production week is scheduled for week 23 which is first week of June.

That would be the week the car is finished production so it would begin about two weeks earlier. I suppose they could bleed into June for cars started in May and still technically end production in May. But who knows!

[GA335i]

Originally Posted by SCAlex

Not sure how much this adds to the conversation but I currently have an F80 Individual on order and BMW genius told me yesterday that my production week is scheduled for week 23 which is first week of June.

There are several of us in the Tanzanite thread that were told Week 23 production dates also.

[Nikolas]

Mines just a little earlier....week 20 for ED end of May.

[aerostar]

So when do we get to sell our '18 M3's with manual transmissions for 100k over MSRP?

Esp since G series is rumored to no longer have manual transmission.

[HPIA4v2]

Originally Posted by aerostar

So when do we get to sell our '18 M3's with manual transmissions for 100k over MSRP?

Esp since G series is rumored to no longer have manual transmission.

And high likelihood, the G-series will also be AWD as well, has to keep up with Alfa, Audi maybe even Benz in HP war; and it'll be scary to have 525hp plus RWD car w/ torque down-low

[doug_999]

Originally Posted by aerostar

So when do we get to sell our '18 M3's with manual transmissions for 100k over MSRP?

Esp since G series is rumored to no longer have manual transmission.

My dealer did say that M3s were getting very hard to come by..... Of course I asked him to order me one and what my brand new 18 would be worth and he said "you will lose too much money" - so maybe not THAT hard

[adc]

I’m waiting for my confirmation for Individual F80, delivery on August 24. I’ll post whether I get the allocation or not.

[///Mobbin]

I just placed an F80 m3 order yesterday, waiting on an allocation and will report back.

[instarand]

Originally Posted by ///Mobbin

I just placed an F80 m3 order yesterday, waiting on an allocation and will report back.

If you have any sense of urgency, I wouldn’t sit around and wait on your local dealer. Allocations are getting very hard. Call high volume dealers nationally and be relentless.

[dongerkim]

Originally Posted by instarand

If you have any sense of urgency, I wouldn’t sit around and wait on your local dealer. Allocations are getting very hard. Call high volume dealers nationally and be relentless.

I am actually surprised to keep hearing that allocations are very tough to get despite a lot of big discounts on F80’s. Maybe the discounts are generally for on the lot cars?

[doug_999]

Originally Posted by dongerkim

I am actually surprised to keep hearing that allocations are very tough to get despite a lot of big discounts on F80’s. Maybe the discounts are generally for on the lot cars?

As my dealer said "the M3 is about to be the hot car" - I suspect that there won't be a lot left and people who want them will want them. But then again, the impending doom of a new model a year or two away can often depress prices.

[instarand]

Originally Posted by dongerkim

I am actually surprised to keep hearing that allocations are very tough to get despite a lot of big discounts on F80’s. Maybe the discounts are generally for on the lot cars?

Yeah, I get what you’re saying. That should be the logic. I just know what I had to do to get an allocation. It took me 10 + dealers, a lot of the dealer “run runaround,” and only one produced an allocation. Not a single of the other dealers that promised they could get one ever called me back.

One thing I can think is that maybe at some dealers the particular sales person I contacted sell a ton of low priced cars... and a $65-80k M3 isn’t an every day sale. Perhaps they’d rather scoop the alloactiom and secure a high end car vs play hard ball and lose it. Just a theory.

Again, if you don’t really care that much, I suppose there’s no harm in waiting around and hoping you get lucky with your dealer. But if you really want to build one new I would get in control and make it happen.

Remember, cars.com shows a huge selection of new car inventory. Have you searched there? Maybe one exists that you like? Might be easier. Or, check it CPO vehicles. Would you consider that?

[dongerkim]

Originally Posted by instarand

Yeah, I get what you’re saying. That should be the logic. I just know what I had to do to get an allocation. It took me 10 + dealers, a lot of the dealer “run runaround, and only one produced an allocation. Not a single of the other dealers that promised they could get one ever called me back.

One thing I can think is that maybe at some dealers the particular sales person I contacted sell a ton of low priced cars... and a $65-80k M3 isn’t an every day sale. Perhaps they’d rather scoop the alloactiom and secure a high end car vs play hard ball and lose it. Just a theory.

Again, if you don’t really care that much, I suppose there’s no harm in waiting around and hoping you get lucky with your dealer. But if you really want to build one new I would get in control and make it happen.

Remember, cars.com shows a huge selection of new car inventory. Have you searched there? Maybe one exists that you like? Might be easier. Or, check it CPO vehicles. Would you consider that?

I couldn’t agree with you more. I actually got a much better discount on my recent MY18 ED than my MY16 ED, despite allocations being more rare.

Funny story about “waiting” around on an ED. I’m not sure if it’s just a Mercedes thing. I was shopping around for an e43 AMG ED for my mother September of 2017 for a winter delivery. When the time came, they jacked up the agreed MF so i passed. Searched around for another allocation, which I was told was confirmed. Long story short, this small dealership never had an allocation the whole time.... It was quite the frustrating situation and ended up just going to the dealership to buy a car off the lot. To say the least, I had a very frustrating experience with Mercedes, and it’s unfortunate that my mother likes their cars more than BMW.

Lesson learned, locked down an allocation and triple confirm everything and in writing. I’m not someone who really believes in dealer loyalty, but i have to admit that i am really happy to make a deal with a dealership i’ve worked with in the past who has handled my first ED.

Good luck on everyone’s search for a final model year f80

[HPIA4v2]

the M-car allocation thingy is anyone’s guess.

back in summer I cross-shopping between M3 and M2, big dealers in my area had waiting list for M2 about 20-people long each, though my CA kept saying no worry more than half would drop out once they see the MF/RV on M2 so I would be 9month to 1 yr out for waiting on M2.
Then last month, Seattle got seven M2 and Bellevue got 5, outside their original allocations. These M2s seem to be pre-built, maybe for other dealers at different regions but those regions see slow-down in demand on M2 while here (thanks to best job market in the country like MS, Amazon and Boeing, demand stays strong).

So my guess, actual demand for M3 is not that strong nationwide but BMWNA won't commit to allocations to dealers for custom build. So BMWNA at the end will just shift built M3 around regions. So if you ask dealers: "do you have allocations for custom build?", well no; but wait in a month or two they do all the sudden have a few on the lot.

So yeah if you really peculiar on options/colors/transmission go hunt now

[bringbacklsb]

My salesman yesterday told me that M3 allocations are scarce (which is consistent with what others have been reporting here), so I think that it could signal that production on standard M3s (not CS) will end early. My salesman by the way had heard the rumor of early production end for the standard M3 models but doesn't know either way yet.

[Matteo88]

Originally Posted by kurosagi1

hmm I was able to put in an new order for a 2018 M4 yesterday in Toronto... sales person did not mention anything about this... is it true? He told me I have to wait at least 3 months for delivery though...

yeah the statement only applied to M3 not M4. dealer has no reason to fib as i've already bought one so nothing they can sell me...

[EvoFire]

I just got my production number last week, and also confirmed ED date of Sept 11. I don't have a build week yet but I surmise that it's still being made.