Here are the alternate codes, credit Ausgang-
Note- Some refer to events that were current (and funny) back in the spring of 2000 when he wrote it.
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STATUS CODE
00 In design studio, only sure thing so far is Chris Bangle's staff assure it will have double-kidneys
0 Order Deleted by BMWNA
001 Prospect resulting from broken down car near dealership
AAA Prospect has access to free maps and hotel discounts
010 Prospect enters showroom voluntarily, is wearing shoes AND a shirt
15 Order placed, though Retail Center staff never heard of model customer learned about from bimmer.org
17 Order not specified
37 Order is at BMWNA
38 Order still at BMWNA, as they ponder who would want that color combination
50 Fake Status Code --- to be used any time Retail Center Rep "Hasn't got a clue" what happened to your order
87 Production Week Assigned
88 Productin Week changed due to client's good fortune
97 Order sent to BMW AG
99 Order returned from BMW AG, M5 engine not available in 3-series (Nice try though!)
100 Order deleted by BMW AG, (No calling it a Z8 engine doesn't change things)
101 Error in data transmitted
102 Special Order (no production week)
105 Order out of Production
111 Order accepted at BMW AG
112 Order Scheduled for Production
IS300 Order only available with auto trans
113 Options Fixed and CANT BE CHANGED
114 Customer 2nd-guesses the options he chose, calls dealer to see if it's too late to change
120 Customer plans social schedule around Production Week
121 Customer officially hooked on bimmer.org
130 Customer ordering parts and catalogs for car not yet produced
140 Hides from 'sentient' cows arrive to produce leather seats
150 Production Started
151 Body Shop Started
152 Paint Shop Started
153 Assembly Started
153.5 Production Slow-down: Assembly worker lost another 10MM socket in someone's car, and this time it's his job if he doesn't find it
154 Production Halted, pending resolution of Norwegian general stike that interupts bumper supply
155 Production Completed, Birth Certificate Issued
156 Pricing Released (Finally)
157 Special Inspection: Meeting to find out who put auto-trans in car specified as 5-spd manual
160 Released to Distribution
164 Partially enebriated Bavarian workers sneak on-site during off-hours, affix 'shark-fin' antennas in a twisted attempt to humour Jim C --- whose 2nd generation 'shark-injector' can supposedly be downloaded via satelite to cars so equipped
168 BMW AG Stock
169 Rover Stock (about 0.0000000001% of 168 above)
170 Waiting Workshop
172 Planned for Workshop
174 Workshop Entry
176 Workshop Complete
180 Waiting for Export Dispatch (both driver and car)
181 Waiting for Domestic Dispatch (spouse of driver only)
182 BMW AG Load No: Released to Carrier (more like a destroyer actually)
190 Dispatched export BMW AG
191 Returned to BMW AG (Almost snuck Euro-Spec M3 out, doh!)
193 Arrived at Port of Exit (Bremerhaven Ya!)
194 Selected for Shipment (Wallenius personnel get to play favorites, delay shipment of automatics and non-PC cars with leather)
195 Shipped from Port of Exit
195.3 Wallenius ship lost at sea as crew struggles to find spare batteries for $200 Garman GPS
195.6 Wallenius crew hot-wires ship to 3er equipped with Nav system, locate Atlantic Ocean CD, and correct course for U.S.
196 Shipment Arrival -- ATA
198 Clown-Nose option deactivated via Modic software upgrade
199 Vehicle going thru 'shake-down' tests by Retail Center staff who want to know "What she's got"
200 Customer takes possession of car: SAG dominates facial expression
200.1 After never having seen or heard of someone with the same options, the customer sees a 'twin' to his or her car on the 2nd day of ownership
205 Customer violates break-in procedure for 1st time
210 APB put out for customer whose spouse and friends from bimmer.org are convinced customer was kidnapped or car-jacked
211 Customer found returning from extended unecessary drive 'down the road a ways'
230 Customer says "He's too busy to post pictures for the rest of us, but promises to do so soon. Later, seen filling up tank with premium for another extended drive to nowhere
250 Co-workers of Customer start to catch the 'Bimmer' bug after a short drive out for lunch,