05-03-2021, 11:35 AM | #1 |
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Waiting for a base M3 allocation
I ordered a Base M3 manual transmission on April 16. Dealer has no idea when they will have an allocation. Does anyone have a similar story? How long did it take before you got a build number? Should I be expecting delivery in six months? Longer?
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05-03-2021, 11:43 AM | #2 |
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Welcome to the club. Ordered 3/26/21...no allocation. I'm #1 on my dealership's list but I continue to wait.
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05-03-2021, 12:18 PM | #3 |
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Suggest you call a few other dealers and ask if they have an allocation available. Otherwise you may be waiting several months with nothing to show for it.
Allocation is king. No production number, no car.
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You can theoretically make changes until then. I got my order in September, didn't get my allocation until January and could have made changes until April. You may get an allocation with a build 4 weeks from now, or you may get an allocation with a build 12 weeks from now.
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I would shop around to try and find an allocation. I believe base allocations are very few and far between at the moment, to the extent I think brokers aren't even taking new clients. No point in having all your eggs in one basket, unless time is on your side and they gave you a killer deal
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FWIW I was watching 60 Minutes last night and the CEO of the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world was talking about the shortage, and he said that he expects that by June they'll be back up to normal production levels and able to address the backlog. He was asked, "would that immediately affect car production?" and he said no, the supply chain for autos was very long, and it would still be quite a while before it all got to the manufacturers.
Which makes sense. The ABS controller (for example) is made by Bosch, but it consists of logic boards made by subcontractors who wait to get all of the semiconductors required to make a batch of them, and then they'll schedule production, and when the batch is complete and goes through QA, then it gets shipped to Germany where Bosch then has to schedule production and make all of their units which they then ship to all of their customers.
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Ordered March 13, still no allocation. 6MT.
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05-05-2021, 02:36 PM | #13 |
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You scare me, ordered April 16
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Settle in. Could be a while. I'm waiting since 3/26 for an allocation.
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Mine should be opening up next week. The 22 POG came out and I adjusted my order slightly. Dealer seemed to think I'll have the car by august/September.
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My dealer doesn’t know if I’ll be getting a 21 or 22 just that we are still waiting for allocation feels like it never will get it. I ordered mid april
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Date allocation requested: 23 March 2021
Model: M3C RWD AT Country: Germany Got my allocation today, production CW40 (mid october) Not sure if BMW is actually serious |
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I find this incredibly frustrating. Thankfully I don't "need" the car, but I can't go 5+ months without one.
A little more communication from BMWs side would go a long way.
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Bmw must not want to push the manual trans this is ridiculous.
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