[G8rGrl]

Originally Posted by Evitomotua

At the port!!

Mine got to the port today, February 10.

[bmwrules]

Originally Posted by G8rGrl

Mine got to the port today, February 10.

I got to the port today too. My car is coming to Charleston, SC so if yours is coming to the same port our cars could be on the same cargo ship.

[Evitomotua]

G8rGrl and bmwrules

Well.. looks like we are all waiting now! I have seen some of the ships do multiple stops so we may be on the same ship.

[G8rGrl]

Originally Posted by Evitomotua

G8rGrl and bmwrules

Well.. looks like we are all waiting now! I have seen some of the ships do multiple stops so we may be on the same ship.

*If* these are the correct ships, it looks like we missed the Freedom on February 4 and the next one is Arc Integrity on February 16: https://www.arcshipping.com/schedule...d-europe-to-us

[bmwrules]

Originally Posted by G8rGrl

*If* these are the correct ships, it looks like we missed the Freedom on February 4 and the next one is Arc Integrity on February 16: https://www.arcshipping.com/schedule...d-europe-to-us

That's some good info. It's probably the right ship as according to my sales person my car can be delivered to Charleston or Brunswick and Arc Integrity is stopping at both ports.

[Evitomotua]

Originally Posted by G8rGrl

*If* these are the correct ships, it looks like we missed the Freedom on February 4 and the next one is Arc Integrity on February 16: https://www.arcshipping.com/schedule...d-europe-to-us

Not sure if I will be on that boat... I am taking deliver in the tri-state area. How did you know/guess yours may be on arc?

[G8rGrl]

Originally Posted by Evitomotua

Not sure if I will be on that boat... I am taking deliver in the tri-state area. How did you know/guess yours may be on arc?

I'm guessing based on the schedules. Mine is going to the Baltimore port.

[-EndOfAnEra-]

Here we go!

Region - Northern Ohio
Allocation - Germany

Ordered from BMW of Toledo on 1/24/2020

Build:
203Q - 2020 M340i RWD
475 - Black Sapphire Metallic
MANL - Black with Blue Contrast Stitching
4UR - Ambient Lighting
4KL - Aluminum Mesh trim
ZDA - Driving assistance package
ZDY - Driving assistance package Pro
ZPP - Premium (HUD!)
ZPX - Executive (lasers!)
1PV - 19" 792M with non-RFT high performance tires
300 - Spare tire
6NW - Wireless charging and Enhanced Bluetooth
840 - Increased limiter

Progress:
Order Received - 1/25
Scheduled For Production - 1/25
Production Begins - 2/7
Exterior Body Assembly Begins - 2/12
In Paint Booth - 2/13
Entering Assembly Line - 2/14
Assembly In Progress - 2/14
Quality Check - 2/14 (been one awesome Valentine's Day!)
Final Assembly - ???
Ready For Transport - ???
Awaiting Carrier Assignment - ???
Dispatched From Factory - 2/17
At The Departure Port (Bremerhaven) - 2/20
In Transit across the Atlantic - 3/11 on the Brooklands via GLOVIS Shipping
*At The Arrival Port (???) - ???. Total ??? days at sea.*
*In Transit to Dealership (BMW of Toledo) - ???. Total transit time: ??? days*
*At The Dealership - ???*
*Vehicle Delivered - Picked up on ???*

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Commentary:

Found that the website is not as rapidly updated as the info on the Genius line (from the classic Ordering/Tracking Guide.)

Found that a few days after you receive your VIN you should find an entry on one of the decoder sites (was mdecoder.com for me). Options packages are not showing up yet, but I imagine these will finalize after QC.
CAVEAT EMPTOR! Found that if you check a VIN site too early (I used mdecoder), you may never see all the packages on your car!!! Seems to be a one time pull! Therefore recommend not checking any VIN sites for your VIN until the vessel is in At Port status!

Sometime between Quality Check and Dispatched From Factory the owners manual appears in the Owners section of BMWUSA.com.

Will see if the Genius line can provide clarity on the missing dates in my process, ideally a true timeline of the build would be great! Will update the missing spots if so.

Get to know your CA, they may have better data than the Genius line!

Patience is the most necessary item to have and the hardest to cultivate. Have faith!

[kwg20]

Originally Posted by StickForLife

Here we go!

Region - Northern Ohio

Ordered from BMW of Toledo on 1/24/2020

Build:
203Q - 2020 M340i RWD
475 - Black Sapphire Metallic
MANL - Black with Blue Contrast Stitching
4UR - Ambient Lighting
4KL - Aluminum Mesh trim
ZDA - Driving assistance package
ZDY - Driving assistance package Pro
ZPP - Premium (HUD!)
ZPX - Executive (lasers!)
1PV - 19" 792M with non-RFT high performance tires
300 - Spare tire
6NW - Wireless charging and Enhanced Bluetooth
840 - Increased limiter

Progress:
Order Received - 1/25
Scheduled For Production - 1/25
Production Begins - 2/7
Exterior Body Assembly Begins - 2/12
In Paint Booth - ???
Entering Assembly Line - ???
Assembly In Progress - ???
Quality Check - ???
Final Assembly - ???
Ready For Transport - ???
Awaiting Carrier Assignment - ???
Dispatched From Factory - ???
At The Port - ???
In Transit - ??? on the ???
*At ??? on ???. Total ??? days at sea.*
*On truck from ??? to OH ???*

At The Dealership - ???
Vehicle Delivered - Picked up ???

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Commentary:

Found that the website is not as rapidly updated as the info on the Genius line (from the classic Ordering/Tracking Guide.

Found that a few days after you receive your VIN you should find an entry on one of the decoder sites (was mdecoder.com for me). Options packages are not showing up yet, but I imagine these will finalize after QC.

When you call the genius line, are you speaking to someone or using the automated system?

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Originally Posted by kwg20

When you call the genius line, are you speaking to someone or using the automated system?

I've done both, but not at the same stage. In both automated and live, the information I got was farther along than the data on the tracking site. I will experiment next time and see if automated is as close as live.

[trife.]

Originally Posted by StickForLife

Here we go!

Region - Northern Ohio

Ordered from BMW of Toledo on 1/24/2020

Build:
203Q - 2020 M340i RWD
475 - Black Sapphire Metallic
MANL - Black with Blue Contrast Stitching
4UR - Ambient Lighting
4KL - Aluminum Mesh trim
ZDA - Driving assistance package
ZDY - Driving assistance package Pro
ZPP - Premium (HUD!)
ZPX - Executive (lasers!)
1PV - 19" 792M with non-RFT high performance tires
300 - Spare tire
6NW - Wireless charging and Enhanced Bluetooth
840 - Increased limiter

Progress:
Order Received - 1/25
Scheduled For Production - 1/25
Production Begins - 2/7
Exterior Body Assembly Begins - 2/12
In Paint Booth - 2/13
Entering Assembly Line - ???
Assembly In Progress - ???
Quality Check - ???
Final Assembly - ???
Ready For Transport - ???
Awaiting Carrier Assignment - ???
Dispatched From Factory - ???
At The Port - ???
In Transit - ??? on the ???
*At ??? on ???. Total ??? days at sea.*
*On truck from ??? to OH ???*

At The Dealership - ???
Vehicle Delivered - Picked up ???

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Commentary:

Found that the website is not as rapidly updated as the info on the Genius line (from the classic Ordering/Tracking Guide.

Found that a few days after you receive your VIN you should find an entry on one of the decoder sites (was mdecoder.com for me). Options packages are not showing up yet, but I imagine these will finalize after QC.

Is this a North American build or German? I know the RWD m340is are supposed to shift production to the SLP plant, but I'd imagine some will still be made in Germany.

[-EndOfAnEra-]

Originally Posted by trife.

Is this a North American build or German? I know the RWD m340is are supposed to shift production to the SLP plant, but I'd imagine some will still be made in Germany.

German build. I heard the same while shopping around and fully expected an SLP build but my dealer told me my allocation was a German build. I'll update the original post.

[seccsc]

Originally Posted by StickForLife

German build. I heard the same while shopping around and fully expected an SLP build but my dealer told me my allocation was a German build. I'll update the original post.

It's interesting how the builds are being executed based on allocations. I ordered my M340xi on January 21st and my build has been in "scheduled for production" for a couple weeks. Congrats on your order and Cheers!

[MUFCbmwbear]

Excited for my next BMW. First one without a Manual Gearbox. This is the 2nd one I have ordered and 5th in total. Patience is necessary.

Alpine White
Mocha Vernasca Leather
Aluminum Mesh Effect Trim
Premium Package
Executive Package
Cooling High Perfromance package
19Inch NonRunflat Perf Tires/Cerium Wheels
Ambient Lighting
Adaptive M Suspension
///M Performance Parts
Black Kidney Grills
Rear Diffuser and trim
Front Splitter Black
Rear Deck Spoiler
M Performance Exhaust
Rocker Panel Blades Black

Order Received: 2/11
Scheduled For Production 2/12
Production Begins 2/18!!
Exterior Body Assembly Begins 2/24
In Paint Booth 2/24
Entering Assembly Line 2/25
Assembly In Progress 2/25
Quality Check 2/25
Final Assembly 2/25
Ready For Transport 2/25
Awaiting Carrier Assignment 2/26
Dispatched From Factory 2/26
At The Port Bremerhaven Germany 2/28
In Transit Brooklands Vessel 3/11
At The Port Baltimore 3/23
In Transit On truck 3/30
At The Dealership
Vehicle Delivered

[-EndOfAnEra-]

Originally Posted by seccsc

It's interesting how the builds are being executed based on allocations. I ordered my M340xi on January 21st and my build has been in "scheduled for production" for a couple weeks. Congrats on your order and Cheers!

Thanks, and good luck with yours!

[-EndOfAnEra-]

Originally Posted by MUFCbmwbear

Excited for my next BMW. First one without a Manual Gearbox. This is the 2nd one I have ordered. Patience is necessary.

Alpine White
Mocha Vernasca Leather
Aluminum Mesh Effect Trim
Premium Package
Executive Package
Cooling High Perfromance package
19Inch NonRunflat Perf Tires/Cerium Wheels
Ambient Lighting
Adaptive M Suspension
///M Performance Parts
Black Kidney Grills
Rear Diffuser
Front Splitter Black
Rear Deck Spoiler
M Performance Exhaust
Rocker Panel Blades Black

Order Received: 2/11 status 112
Scheduled For Production
Production Begins
Exterior Body Assembly Begins
In Paint Booth
Entering Assembly Line
Assembly In Progress
Quality Check
Final Assembly
Ready For Transport
Awaiting Carrier Assignment
Dispatched From Factory
At The Port
In Transit
At The Dealership
Vehicle Delivered

Nice build! I considered Mocha with Alum mesh to get the lower black dashboard and classic black on black with blue won out after I realized the blue stitching would give just the right amount of visual interest. Good luck with your build!

[G8rGrl]

Originally Posted by G8rGrl

I'm guessing based on the schedules. Mine is going to the Baltimore port.

IN TRANSIT as of 2/13/2020!

[Evitomotua]

Originally Posted by G8rGrl

IN TRANSIT as of 2/13/2020! Ship is Hoegh New York.

"at the port" still - *crickets*

[bmwrules]

Originally Posted by Evitomotua

"at the port" still - *crickets*

Me too

[bmwrules]

Originally Posted by G8rGrl

IN TRANSIT as of 2/13/2020!

So what boat are you on? I didn't see one that was schedule to pickup cars on that date? Also where did you see that you're in transit? Do you see on my garage tracker or did you call a number?

[Evitomotua]

Originally Posted by bmwrules

Me too

New England delivery?

[G8rGrl]

Originally Posted by bmwrules

So what boat are you on? I didn't see one that was schedule to pickup cars on that date? Also where did you see that you're in transit? Do you see on my garage tracker or did you call a number?

I checked My BMW and it said "In Transit." The schedule I posted before is for the ARC company. Turns out my car was shipped with the Hoegh company. That's why the 2/13 departure isn't on the schedule I posted. I didn't find or know about the Hoegh company until I called the Genius and asked them which ship my car is on: Hoegh NY.