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      03-24-2016, 11:12 AM   #1
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Canadians, How long is the wait from Halifax to Toronto?

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I ordered my X1 m sport on Dec. 31, 2015. The production week is the 6th week (Feb.). My car arrived in Halifax port on March 1, 2016. Since then, it has stayed at the port awaiting transportation. The ETA was March 16, but I don't know if I could get it by the end of the month.

My current lease ends 6th April, but my two front tires are barely okay to meet the return requirement. They are currently at 4/32". Anything below 4/32" would be charged. So I am anxiously expecting my baby to arrive.

Any friend from Canada has a timeline for it? I asked my dealership, they said they are not sure when it will arrive. After the car arrived at port, anything is beyond their control.

Thanks everybody!

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I contacted my sales guy, he said he could not find out where the car actually is nor could BMW Canada. The BMW tracking system is currently down and there has been problems with car sitting in Halifax these days.

My lease is ending soon and I was so eager to get my new car. The sales guy said he would try to help me by the end of this week (actually by the end of this month, the ETA on my invoice is March 31, 2016).

I will keep you guys updated, and if you get something new, pls let me know.

Thanks.

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      03-24-2016, 12:57 PM   #2
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Still waiting

I ordered mine in Maple on Jan 12 and it was a February build. I was told it should arrive the last week of March with delivery before the end of the month. But it's March 24th and I haven't heard from the dealership so I'm not so sure that will actually happen.
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      03-24-2016, 01:06 PM   #3
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There is something wrong with cars sitting in Halifax for long time. Mine is also there for 2 weeks now and when i checked with dealer he said still sitting there. I was supposed to get by month end. now he tells 2 week from the time it gets on transport.
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      03-24-2016, 05:07 PM   #4
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Ordered mine January 9th and my invoice says March 31st delivery. I doubt that is going to happen. It is listed as "Delivered From" on the W&W website. Not sure what that means. I keep checking https://www.lhf.com/tracking to see if it has arrived in Toronto.
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      03-24-2016, 06:59 PM   #5
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delivered from Halifax

I think “delivered from Halifax" just means the ship arrived in Halifax and your car was unloaded from the ship. Whether the car could be loaded to a train or direct truck, W&W website will not show.

Here is mine, showing delivered from Halifax on March 3, 2016. I am still waiting and could get no result from https://www.lhf.com/tracking. I called the dealership on Monday (Mar. 21), they said it was still in Halifax. I am not sure if they get the most updated information. I wish my car is currently on a train or truck and I will get it by the end of the month, finger crossed.
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      03-25-2016, 10:23 PM   #6
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I think “delivered from Halifax" just means the ship arrived in Halifax and your car was unloaded from the ship. Whether the car could be loaded to a train or direct truck, W&W website will not show.

Here is mine, showing delivered from Halifax on March 3, 2016. I am still waiting and could get no result from https://www.lhf.com/tracking. I called the dealership on Monday (Mar. 21), they said it was still in Halifax. I am not sure if they get the most updated information. I wish my car is currently on a train or truck and I will get it by the end of the month, finger crossed.
Keep us posted on when your car finally appears in Toronto or you hear from your dealer. Hopefully you get it soon and mine doesn't spend as much time in Halifax as yours has.
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      03-25-2016, 11:01 PM   #7
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Wow, seems like a big Canadian presence here on the F48 forums...

How are you guys able to track your cars? My sales guy in Vancouver, BC (actually, Brian Jessel in Burnaby) said there's no way for us to track it in Canada but obviously you guys are tracking it! BS from my sales guy?

We ordered ours in December 2015 with the understanding that it would go into BJ's Jan 2016 allotment, and car arrived in their depot in Vancouver by around March 7th. I guess we lucked out?

(Our 2013 F30, which we custom ordered in August 2012, arrived by mid November 2012. We've ordered from Benz and Audi and had experienced similar timelines.)

Hope you get your F48's soon!

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I contacted my sales guy, he said he could not find out where the car actually is nor could BMW Canada. The BMW tracking system is currently down and there has been problems with car sitting in Halifax these days.

My lease is ending soon and I was so eager to get my new car. The sales guy said he would try to help me by the end of this week (actually by the end of this month, the ETA on my invoice is March 31, 2016).

I will keep you guys updated, and if you get something new, pls let me know.

Thanks.
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      03-29-2016, 08:47 AM   #10
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Lets keep this post update if anyone gets there car delivered.
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      03-29-2016, 09:34 AM   #11
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I sent an email to my salesperson on Friday. He said he'd check with BMW Canada. Now Tuesday and waiting for a response.
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I sent an email to my salesperson on Friday. He said he'd check with BMW Canada. Now Tuesday and waiting for a response.
Hi,

Where did you order yours? I ordered it through Maranello BMW. You are in Maple, did you order yours there as well?
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Hi,

Where did you order yours? I ordered it through Maranello BMW. You are in Maple, did you order yours there as well?
I order mine from BMW Toronto. My original invoice said delivery March 30. My latest invoice says March 31. I have pretty much given up expecting it will arrive by then. Even if the car arrives in Toronto today the dealer will take awhile to prepare the car.

My guess is our X1s are likely on the same train from Halifax assuming they've even left Halifax.

Funny how I can track an online purchase easier than a gigantic car.
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I order mine from BMW Toronto. My original invoice said delivery March 30. My latest invoice says March 31. I have pretty much given up expecting it will arrive by then. Even if the car arrives in Toronto today the dealer will take awhile to prepare the car.

My guess is our X1s are likely on the same train from Halifax assuming they've even left Halifax.

Funny how I can track an online purchase easier than a gigantic car.
I wish we could get them by March 31. You know what, on March 2, when my car just arrived in Halifax, my sales guy gave me a printout from his system, the ETA was March 16, 2016. But now, it is March 29. I really have no idea what is going on. I had told my sales guy to put a "rush" tag on my car, don't know if it really works. And yesterday he promised that he would figure it out by Thursday.

Let's see.
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I order mine from BMW Toronto. My original invoice said delivery March 30. My latest invoice says March 31. I have pretty much given up expecting it will arrive by then. Even if the car arrives in Toronto today the dealer will take awhile to prepare the car.

My guess is our X1s are likely on the same train from Halifax assuming they've even left Halifax.

Funny how I can track an online purchase easier than a gigantic car.

Bro,

I wanted to cry. A nice friend just checked the CN rail using my VIN, and found out nothing on my VIN. So, probably it is still sitting at the port. It has been sitting there for 28 days till now. If it is the case, month end delivery is impossible.

I still get some hope that my car was trucked directly to Toronto without train. But I know the chance could be minimal.:c ry:
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This makes some sense to why this delay is happening. Looks like all deliveries are impacted.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...argo-1.3490465
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I ordered mine from Maranello BMW as well.
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This makes some sense to why this delay is happening. Looks like all deliveries are impacted.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...argo-1.3490465
seems that all of our cars are still sitting at port. I don't know if the dealership could use direct truck instead of rail way.

I am hopeless right now.
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Hi,

Where did you order yours? I ordered it through Maranello BMW. You are in Maple, did you order yours there as well?
I ordered mine from Maranello BMW as well.
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I order mine from BMW Toronto. My original invoice said delivery March 30. My latest invoice says March 31. I have pretty much given up expecting it will arrive by then. Even if the car arrives in Toronto today the dealer will take awhile to prepare the car.

My guess is our X1s are likely on the same train from Halifax assuming they've even left Halifax.

Funny how I can track an online purchase easier than a gigantic car.
I can track a $1.00 purchase on eBay coming from China easier than a $60K car from Germany.
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I ordered mine from Maranello BMW as well.
Well, we are stuck in the same situation. maybe, the cars are still at port in halifax.
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I sent an email to my salesperson on Friday. He said he'd check with BMW Canada. Now Tuesday and waiting for a response.
BTW, have you got any response from Maranello?
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