How to follow a new BMW from order to shipping to delivery

This a great read and very in depth for those that are interested.
http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/07/14/ho...-from-order-to shippingandtodelivery Enjoy
cheers
vern

Originally Posted by vern

This a great read and very in depth for those that are interested.
http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/07/14/ho...-from-order-to shippingandtodelivery Enjoy
cheers
vern

bump
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vern

I just analyzed my VIN based on the info provided. Since my VIN ends with "00314". does that mean mine was the 314th 128i convert made this year? If so, that's awesome.

Originally Posted by vern

This a great read and very in depth for those that are interested.
http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/07/14/ho...-from-order-to shippingandtodelivery Enjoy
cheers
vern

Its not working out for my recent F30 pick up.

My plant code is F not sure which plant is that. And then a 2 digit number, which I guess is the sequence.

Do you know an updated info for the F30 VIN.

Originally Posted by F30owner

Its not working out for my recent F30 pick up.

My plant code is F not sure which plant is that. And then a 2 digit number, which I guess is the sequence.

Do you know an updated info for the F30 VIN.

Try a "google" search for a latest update. Good luck
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vern

Got it - F is for Munich.

Thanks for posting this link Vern! The visuals in his blog were very helpful.

Originally Posted by aztecsd

Thanks for posting this link Vern! The visuals in his blog were very helpful.

Your welcome,your one of the very few that acknowledges a post.
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vern

Just found this which is pretty cool:

http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi

Originally Posted by Gluhwein

Just found this which is pretty cool:

http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi

Sorry to say its listing the wrong information for the vin # that was decoded .It said it was a 320d instead of a 335i and different engine.
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vern

Well, at least mine was right.

How long should it take for a car to show up on the tracking sites. I dropped the car at AMS a week ago and it isn't yet showing up anywhere. I assume it's still sitting in the parking lot waiting to be trucked to either Bremerhaven or Zeebrugge??

email the drop off point at AMS and they will tell you when the car is shipped and what boat it is booked on.

Vern,

That is one crazy details. Love it.

Great find.

Very strange. It shows my production date as September, 2011; however I only ordered the car in December. Is this possible??

My car is in production and has a VIN but it's not displayed on the web site. BMWUSA provided the last few digits and I was able to get the entire number from the dealer but am I doing something wrong in that I can't find it on line?

Originally Posted by VIZSLA

My car is in production and has a VIN but it's not displayed on the web site. BMWUSA provided the last few digits and I was able to get the entire number from the dealer but am I doing something wrong in that I can't find it on line?

Did you try linking by entering the 7 digit production number? Mine linked with no problem. The number is available from your dealer, and is printed on the purchase order they should have given you a copy of.

Originally Posted by milepig

Did you try linking by entering the 7 digit production number? Mine linked with no problem. The number is available from your dealer, and is printed on the purchase order they should have given you a copy of.

Thanks.

Production number appeared on the web site when the car went into production but no VIN.
As I said I did get it from the dealer without a problem but am curious if it should be accessable on line as well.

Originally Posted by VIZSLA

Thanks.

Production number appeared on the web site when the car went into production but no VIN.
As I said I did get it from the dealer without a problem but am curious if it should be accessable on line as well.

Sorry - I midread and thought you were saying you weren't able to register with the VIN, but now I understand.

My complete VIN appears on the site, but I'm not sure when it appeared.

Originally Posted by milepig

Sorry - I midread and thought you were saying you weren't able to register with the VIN, but now I understand.

My complete VIN appears on the site, but I'm not sure when it appeared.

Danke.
I'm sure it will show up some day without warning or reason

Originally Posted by VIZSLA

Danke.
I'm sure it will show up some day without warning or reason

Without warning or reason from our perspective, but it will make perfect sense to the Germans where everything happens in an orderly fashion. LOL

Originally Posted by milepig

How long should it take for a car to show up on the tracking sites. I dropped the car at AMS a week ago and it isn't yet showing up anywhere. I assume it's still sitting in the parking lot waiting to be trucked to either Bremerhaven or Zeebrugge??

Originally Posted by wmo168

email the drop off point at AMS and they will tell you when the car is shipped and what boat it is booked on.

OK, does anybody have any other ideas about how to figure out where my car might be??

Dropped off at AMS on 4/20 and it hasn't been heard from since.
BWM phone line says "in transit" and to contact my center.
My center, who's otherwise been wonderful, says "my printout just says "in transit" that's all I know, it will probably just show up in New Jersey in a few days. I'll start to worry in another 10 days or so.
MYBMW site isn't helpful since for some reason when I linked my financing I lost the "track my BWM information" and I can't figure out how to get it back. But the last time I was able to see it that also just said "in transit."
AMS hasn't responded to my query.
WW tracking site responds "selection not found"
Harms site also can't find it.

I know I'm obsessing, but I'm missing out on all the fun of knowing what ship its on, where the ship is, etc!!

My CA was able to tell me which ship my F10 was on last year. It never showed up on the W&W manifest for that ship, but it was there. I hd a great time following it from pick up at Bremmerhaven, through the Panama Canal and all the way to my garage.

Originally Posted by milepig

Without warning or reason from our perspective, but it will make perfect sense to the Germans where everything happens in an orderly fashion. LOL

But of course.

Is there a site that shows estimated time of DEPARTURE from port? I can easily find the date but not the estimated time. My ship is currently in Bremerhave which has a great web cam, and I thought it would be fun to watch it leave port if it was at a reasonable time of day, but I can't find ETD's, only ETAs.