Got the VIN! One more month to go...

danpop said:

BTW, my car is being built in Regensberg. How does it compare against other BMW factories (Munich, Dinglofing (?))? Are the most 330ci built in Regensberg?

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No difference at all, all the plants have the same quality.

I have never seen/heard/read in the automobile press here in Germany that different plants have different production qualities.

danpop said:

I'm supposed to take delivery around 16 April. Tic-Tac, tic-tac...
Fortunately I haven't been so busy at work in a long time so the time flies by faster than usual.

BTW, my car is being built in Regensberg. How does it compare against other BMW factories (Munich, Dinglofing (?))? Are the most 330ci built in Regensberg?

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Hi danpop,

I just got the vin too, but didnt get any scheduled delivery date =(
What do you think? Is it always about a month after production started and delivery?

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bimmee said:

Hi danpop,

I just got the vin too, but didnt get any scheduled delivery date =(
What do you think? Is it always about a month after production started and delivery?

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If you call BMWNA (if you're in the U.S.), they can tell you your production week. Once you know that, if you're on the east coast, it'll be about 2-3 after that. West coast, at least 4. Depends on how long the car sits on the dock waiting its turn to get on a boat.

They are not opened today

I know I should be calling them to get the latest.

But.... but they are closed until monday, ((((Thats 2 more days!!!)))

Im a newbie so let me ask you, if there is a vin, wouldnt you think the production week already started??

oh, btw, me in u.s., but not east coast, not west coast....................... on an island west of the west coast.....

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bimmee said:

I know I should be calling them to get the latest.

But.... but they are closed until monday, ((((Thats 2 more days!!!)))

Im a newbie so let me ask you, if there is a vin, wouldnt you think the production week already started??

oh, btw, me in u.s., but not east coast, not west coast....................... in hawaii.....

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I'm really not sure. It might be possible to generate the VIN before production starts. Once they know which plant will produce it, it is just a matter of figuring out where you are in line and the number just falls into place. All but the last 5 or so digits tell what kind of car and who is building it, the last digits are the serial number.

thats bad news.....



I have been telling myself the production already started all this time after seeing that VIN......



Hey, I am ordering a 325ci. What year is yours?

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bimmee said:

I have been telling myself the production already started all this time after seeing that VIN......



Hey, I am ordering a 325ci. What year is yours?

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2001. I got it last June. I absolutely love it. I've had several BMWs over the years, and I keep coming back for more.

Cool....

Apparently, now that you are ordering an M3 eh!!!

My 325ci will be red too, and its my first bmw, ehehehehe..... Ive worked hard for it

Does the 2001 325ci look any diff than the 2002 model?

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bimmee said:

Apparently, now that you are ordering an M3 eh!!!

My 325ci will be red too, and its my first bmw, ehehehehe..... Ive worked hard for it

Does the 2001 325ci look any diff than the 2002 model?

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I believe the 2002 has the updated facelift: different headlight appearance and pinlight fogs. Other than that, I think they're pretty close.

Hi bimmee,

My current car's lease runs out on April 16 so when I placed my order (a few months back) I asked my sales guy to deliver my car before that date and he picked the production week hence I guess he thinks 3-4 weeks it's all it takes from Germany to NJ.

And btw, I too had my vin# before the car went in production (about a week before).

.....sob.......

Thanks you guys, g.....good to know

bimmee is now back in square 1

Any of you bought extended warranty??

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bimmee said:

Thanks you guys, g.....good to know

bimmee is now back in square 1

Any of you bought extended warranty??

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Not me.

Just called my salesman

grrrrrrrrrr........

There is a reason why I keep asking about the status info on bmwna site.

My salesman told me he cant give me the status code..... hmmmm. And everytime I call, he always just tell me to be patient sounding like I shouldnt be a pest and keep calling.

:thumbdwn:

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bimmee said:

grrrrrrrrrr........

There is a reason why I keep asking about the status info on bmwna site.

My salesman told me he cant give me the status code..... hmmmm. And everytime I call, he always just tell me to be patient sounding like I shouldnt be a pest and keep calling.

:thumbdwn:

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Your salesman is a moron. If you can call the BMWNA # and get the status code, well then they can tell you too. They can pull it up just like the do at the 800 number. I'd just chill and wait until Monday. It's only two days!

Thank you Imola Ed

grrrrrrr......

and they are the only dealership here, grrrrrrrr....

Hi bimmee.,

I rarely call my dealer. It's much easier to call BMWNA and find out what you need. Anyway, your sales guy sounds like a moron by telling you that he does not your car's status code. My dealer gets every other day a list with the status of all their cars on order.

Sigh..........

Tell me, who should I disgust more:
1. the moron salesman who knows I cant go anywhere else if I want that bmw, since theres only one dealership in the state.
OR
2. the moron who has decided she doesnt want any other car, besides that bmw.

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bimmee said:

Tell me, who should I disgust more:
1. the moron salesman who knows I cant go anywhere else if I want that bmw, since theres only one dealership in the state.
OR
2. the moron who has decided she doesnt want any other car, besides that bmw.

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One dealership in the state, huh? I must ask - what state, RI?

HI

:thumbdwn: