Week 24 25 26 Build Dates

[backagain]

Originally Posted by achtungE30

Called genius and got my Vin, est completion date 6/26.

Weird that production began on 6/10. Old joke my car was built on a Friday.

Completion on 6/26 makes your car WW26. Same as my WW25 gets done on 6/23. So the system works.

[AchtungF80]

Originally Posted by backagain

Completion on 6/26 makes your car WW26. Same as my WW25 gets done on 6/23. So the system works.

That means my car will be completed by Sunday 6/26? Those busy busy Germans!!

[TrevorM3]

Originally Posted by Sandow

And I still sit, no movement. They must build one M4 every week.

no movement on my car either.


they must do one m5 a month.


i truly mean that. fing ridiculous

[Vitacura]

Originally Posted by TrevorM3

no movement on my car either.


they must do one m5 a month.


i truly mean that. fing ridiculous

That's the price we pay for going individual. I would have had mine by now if I had chosen a 'regular' color. Instead it has been at the port for nearly two weeks waiting on a boat. It's pure agony.

[Sandow]

There's nothing individual about mine... Actually there are individual builds that have moved ahead of mine. Yet nobody, I mean nobody, can tell me what the hell is going on.

[TrevorM3]

Originally Posted by Vitacura

That's the price we pay for going individual. I would have had mine by now if I had chosen a 'regular' color. Instead it has been at the port for nearly two weeks waiting on a boat. It's pure agony.

Here's my thing, i understand "building" a car from scratch is not easy. But on the other hand, i'm just not understanding why the logistics aren't better at BMW. I'm sure it's a billion dollar facility, with tons of workers, things should be running like clockwork. Why should it take 4 weeks just to do a special color? I'm not sure. Once it gets approved, mix the shit, and spray it.


I understand things go wrong, parts aren't readily available etc but it's just odd to me how some cars start early, some start late, some get pushed back, then move forward.. it just doesn't add up to me. This is the first time I have gotten a new car and it will probably be the last.. i'm just chalking up the wait as part of the whole "experience" i guess.

New day tomorrow..

[TrevorM3]

Originally Posted by Sandow

There's nothing individual about mine... Actually there are individual builds that have moved ahead of mine. Yet nobody, I mean nobody, can tell me what the hell is going on.

i said it before, and i'll say it again, the folks at genius are super nice... but they are clueless. their just reading from a screen. can't blame them.

[Sandow]

Originally Posted by TrevorM3

i said it before, and i'll say it again, the folks at genius are super nice... but they are clueless. their just reading from a screen. can't blame them.

I agree....Just a frustrating experience..my CA had me believing I'd have my car right now with no problems....

[backagain]

Originally Posted by TrevorM3

Here's my thing, i understand "building" a car from scratch is not easy. But on the other hand, i'm just not understanding why the logistics aren't better at BMW. I'm sure it's a billion dollar facility, with tons of workers, things should be running like clockwork. Why should it take 4 weeks just to do a special color? I'm not sure. Once it gets approved, mix the shit, and spray it.


I understand things go wrong, parts aren't readily available etc but it's just odd to me how some cars start early, some start late, some get pushed back, then move forward.. it just doesn't add up to me. This is the first time I have gotten a new car and it will probably be the last.. i'm just chalking up the wait as part of the whole "experience" i guess.

New day tomorrow..

In the manufacturing world, individual builds belong to the high-mix, low volume end of the spectrum, while the standard builds are on the low-mix, high volume end. The individual builds have to be scheduled in, in a way there is minimum disruption due to line change, in order to keep the cost down. So the scheduling is a bit complicated, especially when certain items run into supply issues.

[MWM-M3]

Week 26 here and it started last week. Got my production number on the 21st of May.

[DonkeyKong]

Originally Posted by MWM-M3

Week 26 here and it started last week. Got my production number on the 21st of May.

Nice!!!

I was told week 25, but I still have no production date

I won't know until Friday the reason why.

[MWM-M3]

I got my production number within a couple hours after my CA put in the order.

[DonkeyKong]

Originally Posted by MWM-M3

I got my production number within a couple hours after my CA put in the order.

I have a production number, but no scheduled production date. Genius has no idea when the car will be built. My dealer requested a week 25 build, but considering its week 25 now and no scheduled production, have no idea when it will be built.

[Sandow]

Originally Posted by MWM-M3

I got my production number within a couple hours after my CA put in the order.

So did I, on April 11th. Still waiting for production, only difference is mine is an M4.

[MWM-M3]

I would keep bugging my CA since i'm sure you guys put a deposit down. I was lucky enough that the dealer I went with didn't require me to put down a deposit and my CA calls me with an update every week.

[Stealthm4bcm]

Originally Posted by Sandow

So did I, on April 11th. Still waiting for production, only difference is mine is an M4.

I feel the pain...mine was April 13... I would just urge patience...There was a natural disaster after all. That's out of everyone's control. It does seem slightly crappy that M3s are cranking out like wildfire while we are on the waiting block...it could always be worse.

Toyota got hit hard--The company shut down most of its factories in the country due to parts shortages.

I'm just as frustrated as you are... you're not alone man.
You put $3k down...I've put $7k down.

I can't wait...

[Sandow]

So I spoke with someone at BMWNA this morning and they told me my car entered production early this morning. How long does it take for the website to update, as it's still showing it hasn't?

[Vitacura]

Originally Posted by Sandow

So I spoke with someone at BMWNA this morning and they told me my car entered production early this morning. How long does it take for the website to update, as it's still showing it hasn't?

On my build it was behind 24-48 hours. Congrats on starting production.

[mdevil]

Originally Posted by Sandow

So I spoke with someone at BMWNA this morning and they told me my car entered production early this morning. How long does it take for the website to update, as it's still showing it hasn't?

it can take up to 2-3 days to get update on the site. They are really slow at updating it.

[Sandow]

Thank you, and thanks for the info... It's been a long wait...I hope for you guys with M4s waiting, that you hit production soon as well, and M3s as well..It just seems the M4s are moving much slower.

[backagain]

Originally Posted by Sandow

So I spoke with someone at BMWNA this morning and they told me my car entered production early this morning. How long does it take for the website to update, as it's still showing it hasn't?

Congrats! My car's status was reflected as production started the next day. But I do feel the production flow is slowing down - the 10-day completion is now stretched out to a 15-day forecast for me. What was your estimated completion date?

[Sandow]

Originally Posted by backagain

Congrats! My car's status was reflected as production started the next day. But I do feel the production flow is slowing down - the 10-day completion is now stretched out to a 15-day forecast for me. What was your estimated completion date?

Not sure., the website hasn't updated... BMWNA didn't tell me, however my CA emailed me as well and said I'm in production..he delivers the news on everything after I've already found out myself... Will Genius have that info?