[Bch53211]

Progress?

[Geektechlive]

Originally Posted by Bch53211

Progress?

None for me.

[Bch53211]

What a drag this all has been, hope things start coming tgthr for you - mine scheduled to be completed this Thursday - who knows how long after that - are you getting winter wheels/ tires ? Decided on anything yet?

[Geektechlive]

Originally Posted by Bch53211

What a drag this all has been, hope things start coming tgthr for you - mine scheduled to be completed this Thursday - who knows how long after that - are you getting winter wheels/ tires ? Decided on anything yet?

Well, technically the car is at the port in Bremerhaven now still with two stop sales. I got wind they may ship the car to the states then fix it stateside.
Either way I have no ETA and still have not left the port. It's been like this for about 1 1/2 weeks at this point. Even if it ships I can't take delivery until the two parts are installed.
I'm guessing late November or December now for delivery. I'm hoping for best but planning for worst.

[luckylingy]

Mine finishes assembly Monday (if according to plan; entered assembly line as of early Friday). PCD delivery, so headed to Charleston once it's ready to board a ship. Going to do PPF before it leaves Greenville. Winter tires and rims awaiting at the local dealership.

[Geektechlive]

Originally Posted by luckylingy

Mine finishes assembly Monday (if according to plan; entered assembly line as of early Friday). PCD delivery, so headed to Charleston once it's ready to board a ship. Going to do PPF before it leaves Greenville. Winter tires and rims awaiting at the local dealership.

I'm basically doing the exact same thing as you are.
Did you buy bmw wheels and tires at a dealership in Spartanburg?

[Bch53211]

Which wheels/tires are you guys going with?

[Bch53211]

Dealers can offer a winter package for the G/80 - G/82, I think its a good deal. $3907 for the 829M wheels with Michelin Alpin tires. Comes with tpms and center caps and road hazard protection. Milwaukee North is also including one year of storage.

[luckylingy]

Originally Posted by Geektechlive

I'm basically doing the exact same thing as you are.
Did you buy bmw wheels and tires at a dealership in Spartanburg?

I'm running a square 19" setup using Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 tires on 9.5" 825M bi-color rims (two coming on the car, two ordered through my local dealer, which sources tires from Tire Rack). As a dealer employee I get a nice discount on parts. I have spacers I can throw on the rears to restore the OEM stance, if I so desire.

I'm getting PPF installed at Extreme Colors in Greenville before I hit the highway.

Ambient temperatures closer to home will be below 45F by then. I've mapped a route on 2-lane roads to northern Kentucky, then interstates through Indiana and Michigan. We'll just pull off and park if there's frozen precipitation falling or on the ground.

I also have differential fluid waiting at the dealer for when we reach home, as it'll be due for its 1,200 mile service. (And that fluid is back-ordered, as often as not, especially due to severe labor shortage at the Midwest parts distribution warehouse.)

[Geektechlive]

Originally Posted by luckylingy

I'm running a square 19" setup using Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 tires on 9.5" 825M bi-color rims (two coming on the car, two ordered through my local dealer, which sources tires from Tire Rack). As a dealer employee I get a nice discount on parts.

I'm getting PPF installed at Extreme Colors in Greenville before I hit the highway.

Ambient temperatures closer to home will be below 45F by then. I've mapped a route on 2-lane roads to northern Kentucky, then interstates through Indiana and Michigan. We'll just pull off and park if there's frozen precipitation falling or on the ground.

I also have differential fluid waiting at the dealer for when we reach home, as it'll be due for its 1,200 mile service. (And that fluid is back-ordered, as often as not, especially due to severe labor shortage at the Midwest parts distribution warehouse.)

Cool!
I may have some all seasons shipped down to SC and ship the summer tires home. Wisconsin is going to be similar to MI for cold and we have a stop off to see some friends before heading home so I really don't want to push my luck on the summer tires if I'm taking delivery in Nov.

I'm waiting for my PCD dates so I can book PPF at extreme colors. Car will be stateside oct 16th then my two stop sales need to get fixed. Once they are fixed and I get my PCD date the rest will hopefully all fit together.

[luckylingy]

Originally Posted by Geektechlive

I'm waiting for my PCD dates so I can book PPF at extreme colors. Car will be stateside oct 16th then my two stop sales need to get fixed. Once they are fixed and I get my PCD date the rest will hopefully all fit together.

Lucky you! Sounds like you're 2-3 weeks ahead of me (still awaiting vessel in Bremerhaven), down to booking Extreme Colors.

Scariest drive in recent memory was returning home in a new-to-me X3. It arrived one night in early January from San Diego with 7,000 miles and 20" Pirelli summers on it. The highway home had an icy glaze, which made that SAV slither all over the lane. It actually drove better on two-lane roads with some snow on them. Once finally home, I realized the rear tires had ~2mm tread on them!

[Bch53211]

Dealer gave me a bit of a “deal” on my set up - the 829ms w Michelin alpin tires for $3700. A bit pricey but I think they will look good. They are waiting for me and my car at the dealership. They gave me free winter storage and told me they’d swap them for the summers at no extra charge when my car arrives. I think I just have the ram stop sale, geektech what are your two stop sales? I don’t know if they are keeping mine at factory to install the ram I’ve been in QC since 10/7.

[Geektechlive]

Originally Posted by Bch53211

Dealer gave me a bit of a “deal” on my set up - the 829ms w Michelin alpin tires for $3700. A bit pricey but I think they will look good. They are waiting for me and my car at the dealership. They gave me free winter storage and told me they’d swap them for the summers at no extra charge when my car arrives. I think I just have the ram stop sale, geektech what are your two stop sales? I don’t know if they are keeping mine at factory to install the ram I’ve been in QC since 10/7.

My two stop sales are audio module and something with backup camera. I understand that the backup camera issue is fairly minor. The RAM audio module is the major hold up. I'm due to port Charleston on 10/19 then to PCD. Hoping there will be parts before December.

[luckylingy]

I'm (12) days behind you, Geektechlive. Olympian Highway arrives Charleston on Halloween Day. I just have the RAM stop sale before it moves on to the Performance Center. I'm also assuming early December at this point.

[Bch53211]

I don’t even know what week I belong to anymore started at week 35 bumped 5 times to 40 - now my car has been in QC since 10/7

[335xs2dinan]

So how hosed am I if I got on a waitlist for an allocation late July? Any chance I'm seeing this car before spring 2022?

[Bch53211]

Originally Posted by 335xs2dinan

So how hosed am I if I got on a waitlist for an allocation late July? Any chance I'm seeing this car before spring 2022?

I don’t think they had any allocations given out in the last month or so. Any guesses would be pure speculation. I got my order allocation and order accepted 7/22. My car has now been in quality check status for over 3 weeks. I’d say it will be delivered sometime in late November/ early December. Roughly 4-5 months from allocation to delivery for me. If you get an allocation in the next month or two I’d say you could hope to take delivery in April- may. Again this is just speculation, no way to know if parts shortages will improve or worsen. Have you checked into lease brokers? Sometimes they have allocations available. I posted a cpl months ago that international autos in Milwaukee area had an allocation available at msrp, no one responded or pm’d me I was surprised based on all the bitching going on . Give them a call if you haven’t already not sure if that one was ever snatched up but I bet it was. I also see built cars available on this forum from time to time.

[M3GALLY]

Originally Posted by Bch53211

I don't think they had any allocations given out in the last month or so. Any guesses would be pure speculation. I got my order allocation and order accepted 7/22. My car has now been in quality check status for over 3 weeks. I'd say it will be delivered sometime in late November/ early December. Roughly 4-5 months from allocation to delivery for me. If you get an allocation in the next month or two I'd say you could hope to take delivery in April- may. Again this is just speculation, no way to know if parts shortages will improve or worsen. Have you checked into lease brokers? Sometimes they have allocations available. I posted a cpl months ago that international autos in Milwaukee area had an allocation available at msrp, no one responded or pm'd me I was surprised based on all the bitching going on . Give them a call if you haven't already not sure if that one was ever snatched up but I bet it was. I also see built cars available on this forum from time to time.

Can confirm my dealership received two allocations very recently

I'm Megally on the line, my deposit was placed in august and I moved up three spots all this past week. Didn't move before then, my SA at one of my locations sends me pics every week of my spot in line since I drove him so crazy on the beginning because he wasn't clear

[Bch53211]

Originally Posted by DRM3GALLY

Can confirm my dealership received two allocations very recently

I'm Megally on the line, my deposit was placed in august and I moved up three spots all this past week. Didn't move before then, my SA at one of my locations sends me pics every week of my spot in line since I drove him so crazy on the beginning because he wasn't clear

Are you sure you moved up because allocations were awarded to your dealer? That would be surprising as I haven’t heard of any , let alone three to the same dealer. Maybe the spots ahead of you dropped out, found other cars, etc. Could be though who knows.

[M3GALLY]

Originally Posted by Bch53211

Are you sure you moved up because allocations were awarded to your dealer? That would be surprising as I haven’t heard of any , let alone two to the same dealer. Maybe the two spots ahead of you dropped out, found other cars, etc. Could be though who knows.

Nope i thought the same - if you look at the pictures the ones ahead of me moved up into production. So only explanation is allocation awarded.

[Bch53211]

Originally Posted by DRM3GALLY

Nope i thought the same - if you look at the pictures the ones ahead of me moved up into production. So only explanation is allocation awarded.

Wow - bmw keeps taking orders even though they can’t deliver the ones already taken. Where is the dealership? They must move a lot of m cars.

[Bch53211]

Everyone wants xdrive I see