01-14-2020, 03:07 PM | #1 |
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Ordering Dravit Gray in the US?
Has anyone else had an issues ordering Dravit Gray in the USA for the M340i? Dealer got allocation for my order, but cannot order dravit gray as the color.
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01-14-2020, 03:28 PM | #3 |
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I'm waiting on an allocation for a Dravit M340i as well, but don't even have an allocation yet.
I'm not sure how allocations work but could it be that they are out of the "Dravit" color allocations? Or at least individual color allocations? |
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01-14-2020, 03:33 PM | #4 |
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I told him i was fine waiting longer, but he said they dont have the option anymore even though its showing up on the website still. How long have you been waiting, i send them my build code last week, but they said the factory just opened up this week so i had to wait
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01-14-2020, 04:12 PM | #5 |
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See if they can order another BMW model in Dravit. If they can't, it's obviously an issue with the paint supply (can't see how that happens but whatever). If they can, it's a production allocation of individual paint selected vehicles that's the issue.
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01-14-2020, 05:33 PM | #8 |
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I ordered in October, production began a month later, and took delivery on the 5th. Dealer told me there's a specific plant that deals with dravit gray which is why I had to wait a month to get a slot.
I had been looking at alpine white and production would have been like 3 days after I ordered had I gone that route. not sure if BS or real, but it's what they told me |
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01-14-2020, 06:27 PM | #9 |
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Individual colors are done in batches which is less disruptive. That's why some customers wait one week and others can wait much longer.
It's doubtful that the supplier (BASF?) cannot provide the paint. The reason could be much simpler - insufficient number of orders to schedule a batch of cars to be built and painted. It's more profitable to keep building cars with standard colors. |
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01-17-2020, 09:14 PM | #12 |
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I just got my allocation today for Dravit / Cognac and the Status is 112 (Scheduled for daily production pack). So far it seems to be going through. Did you get this far before the dealer kicked it back?
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01-18-2020, 04:56 PM | #18 |
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when i first ordered my individual color too; i was told that the individuals were done in "batches" as well..
but i wouldn't have thought they'd reject dravit at this point..good luck OP
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01-19-2020, 09:51 PM | #19 |
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dravit is not an individual.... it's a semi individual as it is offered as one of the color options on their website but costs more.... Could it just be that they dont have an allocation and are blaming it on the color?
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01-19-2020, 10:28 PM | #20 |
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likewise.. have a build date and all
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01-20-2020, 04:56 PM | #22 |
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I just placed an order after the new year (jan 3rd). Dealer secured an allocation on Jan 17th and the car is scheduled for week 7 production (feb 10th). It's a pretty much loaded dravit / cognac combo. Good luck on your search! It really seems like mine just went through so I doubt it's an issue on BMWs side...
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