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      01-08-2018, 06:33 PM   #1
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I ordered my M550i the day before Thanksgiving. The dealer had to get a slot from BMW because other dealers were holding their M550i slots for a small ransom. I got a WW4 build that just started today with a 1/19 estimated finish date, so WW3. Hopefully they have figured out a of the port and transportation issues. I am hopeful to get the car by mid February or sooner as I sold my Audi S6 in early November!

For the record, I got the Mediterranean Blue with Ivory interior. I have the fineline ridge wood trim and the 759 wheels. I got all the packages, the dynamic cluster, the window shades, the B&W stereo and the rear entertainment system. I am excited about being back with BMW. My last one was a E46 M3 in mystic blue.
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Nice. Did you get the DHP package as well?
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      01-08-2018, 08:19 PM   #3
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Nice. Did you get the DHP package as well?
Yes I did. I plan on reviewing it once I get the car. I am a sucker for options.....
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Congrats!

You will enjoy driving it.

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I ordered my M550i the day before Thanksgiving. The dealer had to get a slot from BMW because other dealers were holding their M550i slots for a small ransom. I got a WW4 build that just started today with a 1/19 estimated finish date, so WW3. Hopefully they have figured out a of the port and transportation issues. I am hopeful to get the car by mid February or sooner as I sold my Audi S6 in early November!

For the record, I got the Mediterranean Blue with Ivory interior. I have the fineline ridge wood trim and the 759 wheels. I got all the packages, the dynamic cluster, the window shades, the B&W stereo and the rear entertainment system. I am excited about being back with BMW. My last one was a E46 M3 in mystic blue.
Nappa ivory I hope. Did you get nightvision? I did (picked up my car 2 weeks ago). Had my brother and his family in town and everyone fought over who got to sit in the front passenger seat to get a massage and to see the nightvision display. I am still exploring the night vision but the massage function on the multi-contour seats is wonderful. I have been mostly using the full back massage.

Like you, I loaded up on options but I did skip the rear seat entertainment (I rarely have folks in the back seat) and the alcantara headliner (I don't look up) but pretty much got everything else.
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      01-09-2018, 09:47 AM   #6
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Nappa ivory I hope. Did you get nightvision? I did (picked up my car 2 weeks ago). Had my brother and his family in town and everyone fought over who got to sit in the front passenger seat to get a massage and to see the nightvision display. I am still exploring the night vision but the massage function on the multi-contour seats is wonderful. I have been mostly using the full back massage.

Like you, I loaded up on options but I did skip the rear seat entertainment (I rarely have folks in the back seat) and the alcantara headliner (I don't look up) but pretty much got everything else.
I did get the Nappa with the massage seats. I had massage seats in my Audi S6 and really enjoyed them. I sat in a 7 series with them and it was awesome, but I was mainly enjoying the B&W sound!

I did not get the night vision system. I had it in the Audi and it wasn't that great. I didn't demo the tech in BMW and it is newer so it could be better. What do you think about it? I am hopeful in 3 years it will improve. I have lots of fog and deer by my house.....

I got the rear entertainment for the kids. They have tablets, but this is easy and always has power. If they use it great, if not then I will stop buying rear entertainment!
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      01-19-2018, 09:43 PM   #7
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I called BMW Genius and while they didn't give me the code, they gave me the description of 155 and said I should be finished today, which is on schedule. Looks like I get to wait on transportation now .... probably another month.
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I just found out from BMW Genius that my car is about to leave for port or has left for port. I get to call back in about a week and see what ship it is on. Oh the waiting ...
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BMW website now says production end on 1/25, when the car was done on 1/19. So nice of them to catch up to reality!!

PS: I am mainly documenting my experience so others after me can compare. I know I followed other threads in the past and found it helpful.
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      01-30-2018, 10:01 PM   #10
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Which Ship?

Is your build on the Morning Charlotte too?
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      01-31-2018, 01:15 AM   #11
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My port will be Georgia. I have not heard about a ship yet. I am traveling for work and I have not harassed the BMW Genius line for this info yet. Is your car on that boat?
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      01-31-2018, 09:37 AM   #12
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Yep. The Morning Charlotte left Bremerhaven on Jan-27. Supposed to arrive Port Hueneme (LA) on Feb-24 by way of Zeebrugge, Southampton, and Baltimore.

I figured your build might go overland from Baltimore to Knoxville.

Thanks for posting the details on your build and timeline. My build has all packages except DHP. I went Alpine White, Black Nappa, Burl Walnut, and stock wheels/tires. I skipped the backseat stuff but got the sunshade, fancy instrument cluster, and B&W. For me, comfort was a bigger priority than pure performance. Not that the M550i will be a slouch in the latter department...

I'm not sure if I got lucky with my dealer having an allocation or the package/option/color specifics make a difference. But here's my timeline:

Dec-24 -- Order placed (There is a Santa Claus!)
Jan-16 -- Build scheduled for completion
Jan-19* -- Status: Otis Redding (sitting on the dock of the bay)
Jan-30* -- On the Morning Charlotte (In the English Channel when I checked)


The asterisks indicate the two times I called BMW Genius.
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      02-03-2018, 12:01 AM   #13
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Yep. The Morning Charlotte left Bremerhaven on Jan-27. Supposed to arrive Port Hueneme (LA) on Feb-24 by way of Zeebrugge, Southampton, and Baltimore.

I figured your build might go overland from Baltimore to Knoxville.

Thanks for posting the details on your build and timeline. My build has all packages except DHP. I went Alpine White, Black Nappa, Burl Walnut, and stock wheels/tires. I skipped the backseat stuff but got the sunshade, fancy instrument cluster, and B&W. For me, comfort was a bigger priority than pure performance. Not that the M550i will be a slouch in the latter department...

I'm not sure if I got lucky with my dealer having an allocation or the package/option/color specifics make a difference. But here's my timeline:

Dec-24 -- Order placed (There is a Santa Claus!)
Jan-16 -- Build scheduled for completion
Jan-19* -- Status: Otis Redding (sitting on the dock of the bay)
Jan-30* -- On the Morning Charlotte (In the English Channel when I checked)


The asterisks indicate the two times I called BMW Genius.
I still don't have a boat yet. My dealer confirmed the car is at a port waiting on a boat. There is conflicting info on my car finish date. Originally BMW Genius stated 1/19, but my dealer said today it was not done until 1/24 and there was a hang-up. I think in reality the definition of done just might be different as BMW Genius said my car left the factory on 1/24. Either way I am at 9 days since it left the factory. I want on a boat!!

Your car sounds like it will have a classic look white on black with stock wheels. You will be a sleeper!
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      02-03-2018, 06:35 PM   #14
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I still don't have a boat yet. My dealer confirmed the car is at a port waiting on a boat. There is conflicting info on my car finish date. Originally BMW Genius stated 1/19, but my dealer said today it was not done until 1/24 and there was a hang-up. I think in reality the definition of done just might be different as BMW Genius said my car left the factory on 1/24. Either way I am at 9 days since it left the factory. I want on a boat!!

Your car sounds like it will have a classic look white on black with stock wheels. You will be a sleeper!
No boat yet...that sucks! At least it's Code: Otis Redding!

When my car was in production I called the production status line a few times and was also told two different dates for completion: Jan-16 and Jan-11. I never believed the Jan-11 date. But it's weird that we both got two completion dates with five days separating them. Something glitch in their system?

I was able to predict the boat my car got on. For east coast deliveries I think it's a bit more difficult to predict -- For west coast bound cars it seems that W&W are the only shipper.

My intention is to further cement my car's sleepiness by de-badging. I'm even thinking about re-badging with a 530i trunk decal...
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      02-06-2018, 12:17 PM   #15
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My car is finally on a boat as of yesterday. On the Horizon Highway scheduled for arrival at port on Feb 19.
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My car is finally on a boat as of yesterday. On the Horizon Highway scheduled for arrival at port on Feb 19.
Woot!

How often have you been checking marinetraffic.com? They show Horizon Highway as en route from Southamption to Baltimore, arriving on Feb-15. Is Feb-19 when it's scheduled to clear the VPC?
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Woot!

How often have you been checking marinetraffic.com? They show Horizon Highway as en route from Southamption to Baltimore, arriving on Feb-15. Is Feb-19 when it's scheduled to clear the VPC?
Well so far 3 times, but I have the flu and not quite myself right now. The BMW Genius line said that my car will make port at Brunswick, Georgia. . Baltimore is about the same distance and 4 days earlier. It will be 3 months and some change before I get my car. This limited production of the M550 sucks.
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My wife did ask me if I was going to go swimming to fetch it......
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Well so far 3 times, but I have the flu and not quite myself right now. The BMW Genius line said that my car will make port at Brunswick, Georgia. . Baltimore is about the same distance and 4 days earlier. It will be 3 months and some change before I get my car. This limited production of the M550 sucks.
Making you wait an extra four days after all that is probably a violation of the Geneva Conventions...

Best of luck with the bug -- after many boxes of tissue, and lots of tylenol, our household seems to be over the worst of some kind of illness. Hopefully that's the end for this season.
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So you guys are saying that, at max, 9 days might go by from when production is done until it finds it's way onto a ship? My car just got done and had the quality check today.....hoping it makes it on a ship this weekend but hopefully next week at latest. Dealer said it will be here next month for sure.
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EDIT: Never mind, I read the sticky on tracking the car...

How do you find out which ship it's on? Per bmwusa.com my M550i is on a boat. Probably headed to Charleston, being a PCD.
Because of that, I won't see it until 3/21. Although I'll gladly accept an earlier date of possible.
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So you guys are saying that, at max, 9 days might go by from when production is done until it finds it's way onto a ship? My car just got done and had the quality check today.....hoping it makes it on a ship this weekend but hopefully next week at latest. Dealer said it will be here next month for sure.
Based on just our two observations I wouldn't attempt to provide a characterization of the worst (or best) case scenarios. There are way too many factors.

The definitive source indicates the following:

-Build start (150) to build finish (155): 1-2 weeks.
-Build finish (155) to Scheduled for Carrier (182): 1 day.
-Status 182 to 190 (on a train to bremerhaven):1-3 days.
-Status 190 to 193 (at port awaiting a ship): 1-2 days.
-Status 193 to 195 (on a ship): 3-5 days for east coast delivery, 5-12 days for west coast delivery (more detail on this later)
-Shipping time from Bremerhaven to East Coast: 12-17 days depending on the number of stops.
-Shipping time from Bremerhaven to West Coast: About 30 days.
-Offload at port: 1 day
-Processing through customs: 1-2 days
-Process through BMW Vehicle Processing Center (VPC) and onto a carrier: 2-5 days.
-Shipping time on carrier to Dealership: 1-4 days.


So, best case scenario, six days from production completion to being on a boat. Worst case, 18 days.



The definitive source: http://g30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1315141
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