Awaiting shipment of 530i. How much longer?

[usherjackson]

Hey. I'm new to the site. I'm from Ocala, Fl and ordered my 530i in February. It went into production a few days later and is now awaiting shipment. Anyone know just how much longer I can expect to wait?

 

[longshanks]

probably like a year and 3 months due to the port restrictions in place due to terrorism..actually just kidding, figure about 5 weeks

 

[usherjackson]

Thanks. I'm getting a little antsy now that it's already built.

 

[MyHarley]

Welcome to the board...........congratulations...........post some pics when you pick her up........good luck.........

 

[usherjackson]

Thanks. I plan to as soon as I get the car.

 

[frolf]

http://www.bmwboard.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6567

i think thats the thread that tells you how.

welcome aboard

 

[kscarrol]

usherjackson, I ordered my 545 first week of January and it arrived at the dealership Saturday. So that makes ti right at 7 weeks.

 

[usherjackson]

Thanks for the info, frolf. Have you posted any pics? I wanted to go with the 545, but it was just a little bit out of my range. Mine has been "at the port awaiting a shipping vessel" for 5 days now, accoridng to the 800 number. I can't wait to get it! Have you picked yours up yet? Are you happy with it? Is it available as soon as it gets to the dealer, or is there more waiting?

 

[kscarrol]

For usherjackson, the 800 # said the same thing about mine until this past Friday (at port awaiting shipping vessel). Finally by Friday, it said "in transit", but the car actually hit the dealership this weekend, so clearly the tracking has quite a lag in it. Did you try checking out the shipper web site? I knew that my car had landed in Charleston days before my salesperson did. As another post noted, if UPS can track a $10 package, why can't BMW do a better job tracking a $60,000 car?