[Da808dad]

MY: 2023
Type: M3 Comp
Individual color: Twilight Purple
Interior color: Ivory
Location: Hawaii

Ordered at the end of July and my sales guy said it should get here in 3-4 weeks. Just in time for Christmas. Guess it will be the wife's Christmas present to her 😂

[calbears]

For dealer stock

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Riviera Blue
Interior color: Ivory
Location: SF Bay Area

[Onestubbornbull]

Originally Posted by calbears

For store inventory

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: San Marino Blue
Interior color: Kyalami Orange full buckets
Wheels: bi-color 825M
Location: SF Bay Area

Almost same as mine. Except I got 826 wheels

[pnm9576]

My 2023
G80 6spd
Frozen Orange II
Fjord Blue Full
New York
Build week 4

[calbears]

For dealer stock

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Grey Black
Interior color: Fiona Red
Wheels: 825M Orbit Grey
Location: SF Bay Area

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Chalk
Interior color: Fiona Red (full)
Wheels: 826M Bi-Color
Location: SF Bay Area

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Enigmatic Black
Interior color: Fiona Red (full)
Wheels: 826M Black
Location: SF Bay Area

[Da808dad]

Originally Posted by Da808dad

MY: 2023
Type: M3 Comp
Individual color: Twilight Purple
Interior color: Ivory
Location: Hawaii

Ordered at the end of July and my sales guy said it should get here in 3-4 weeks. Just in time for Christmas. Guess it will be the wife's Christmas present to her 😂

Damn, my sales guy just told me today that because of the current used car market dropping recently, that they have to push back delivery of my new M3, which is supposed to arrive in the next week or two, because they can't absorb the remaining payments on my current lease like they previously had said they would.

Wife was so excited that we were expecting to get the new M3 by Christmas and New Years.

[robopp]

Originally Posted by Da808dad

Damn, my sales guy just told me today that because of the current used car market dropping recently, that they have to push back delivery of my new M3, which is supposed to arrive in the next week or two, because they can't absorb the remaining payments on my current lease like they previously had said they would.

Wife was so excited that we were expecting to get the new M3 by Christmas and New Years.

How would pushing back delivery change anything? Used car market will continue to decline.

[robopp]

Originally Posted by calbears

For dealer stock

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Grey Black
Interior color: Fiona Red
Wheels: 825M Orbit Grey
Location: SF Bay Area

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Chalk
Interior color: Fiona Red (full)
Wheels: 826M Bi-Color
Location: SF Bay Area

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Enigmatic Black
Interior color: Fiona Red (full)
Wheels: 826M Black
Location: SF Bay Area

Interesting. So all the comments here about BMW moving to a build your own model are not exactly accurate. Dealer inventory is still a sales model.

[wtwo3]

Originally Posted by robopp

How would pushing back delivery change anything? Used car market will continue to decline.

I think he means because of diminished resale value as a result of the market, they can no longer offer him the amount of his current payoff (he's trying to get out of his lease early). So as a result his options are to either make the remaining payments on his lease in a lump sum, or simply ride out the lease till termination, which is what it sounds like they're suggesting.

[wtwo3]

Originally Posted by robopp

Interesting. So all the comments here about BMW moving to a build your own model are not exactly accurate. Dealer inventory is still a sales model.

I think those comments are driven more by people's desire to eliminate the dealer network. In reality what's happening is simply a result of constrained supply. I think what many don't realize is that having an MTO (made to order) model as the exclusive way to purchase a car is great when demand meets or exceeds supply, but the second demand begins to drop and becomes irregular, your production and capacity planning becomes suboptimal. That's where the dealer network comes in to play to absorb inventory.

[Habber]

Originally Posted by wtwo3

I think those comments are driven more by people's desire to eliminate the dealer network. In reality what's happening is simply a result of constrained supply. I think what many don't realize is that having an MTO (made to order) model as the exclusive way to purchase a car is great when demand meets or exceeds supply, but the second demand begins to drop and becomes irregular, your production and capacity planning becomes suboptimal. That's where the dealer network comes in to play to absorb inventory.

Dealer holding cost also plays into it since dealers are charged % for cars on lot.

[robopp]

Originally Posted by wtwo3

I think those comments are driven more by people's desire to eliminate the dealer network. In reality what's happening is simply a result of constrained supply. I think what many don't realize is that having an MTO (made to order) model as the exclusive way to purchase a car is great when demand meets or exceeds supply, but the second demand begins to drop and becomes irregular, your production and capacity planning becomes suboptimal. That's where the dealer network comes in to play to absorb inventory.

Agreed and very well said. Thanks!

Plus if the dealer stuck with the MTO model and a customer walked in looking to buy a car today they'd lose out on the sale.

[sf2360]

My Jahre edition is finally at port.

[calbears]

For dealer stock:

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Thunder
Interior color: Fiona Red
Wheels: 825M bi-color
Location: SF Bay Area

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Sapphire Blue
Interior color: Kyalami Orange
Wheels: 826M bi-color
Location: SF Bay Area

['Cane]

Originally Posted by calbears

For dealer stock:

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Thunder
Interior color: Fiona Red
Wheels: 825M bi-color
Location: SF Bay Area

MY: 2023
Type: M4 Comp
Individual color: Sapphire Blue
Interior color: Kyalami Orange
Wheels: 826M bi-color
Location: SF Bay Area

What is Thunder, like a blue/black variant?

Edit: Looked it up

[BenJ]

MY: 2023
Type: M3 Comp Xdrive
Individual color: British Racing Green
Interior color: Black, Full Leather
Location: San Diego

[Bimmer07]

Originally Posted by pnm9576

My 2023
G80 6spd
Frozen Orange II
Fjord Blue Full
New York
Build week 4

I got a 6 spd Dakar yellow with black buckets and carbon ext. week 4 build. Status is showing dispatched from factory. How about you?

[jct_m3]

Originally Posted by BenJ

MY: 2023
Type: M3 Comp Xdrive
Individual color: British Racing Green
Interior color: Black, Full Leather
Location: San Diego

Orbit Grey Wheels >>

[BenJ]

Originally Posted by jct_m3

Orbit Grey Wheels >>

Went with the orbit gray wheels as well. Car gets into port in about a week, can’t wait to get it!

[pnm9576]

Originally Posted by Bimmer07

I got a 6 spd Dakar yellow with black buckets and carbon ext. week 4 build. Status is showing dispatched from factory. How about you?

Yessir, I am on the boheme. Currently in transit and expected to reach NY port on Feb22. Are you on east coast as well?

[Bimmer07]

Originally Posted by pnm9576

Yessir, I am on the boheme. Currently in transit and expected to reach NY port on Feb22. Are you on east coast as well?

I am in Cali. Mine is in transit too now