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How do X6's get from plant to west coast ?
I know this sounds strange but the dealer emailed me today that my 50i was at the port in Los Angeles going through inspections (and that I might get early delivery on it ,was due 19th of August). This just doesn't make any sense , doesn't BMW just put these on a truck and ship it across the country ?
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Could be as chuck stated all cars coming into Calif go to one spot, then get distributed. I have seen the port in LA and there are miles of parking lots of new cars, most just off the ship.
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Could be but I am sure that it did not go to port of Charleston and arrive by boat. Doesn't make sense that it would go from truck to LA port and then be offloaded and have to wait for a different truck to get to your dealer.
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After a car is built it never goes directly to the dealer. It gets processed, checked out for damage, emissions updates if needed, etc.
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SC delivery center is for east coast deliveries. Since most BMW's are sold in CA, I doubt SC could handle the volume.
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I think BMWNA is just a holding company. They do not make cars. So the dealer orders them from BMWNA, who orders them from BMW Corporate in Germany. Germany has SC build the car. Then when complete it is sent to one of BMWNA delivery centers. BMWNA acknowledges receipt, does inspections and in turn sells the car to the dealer.
I see BMWNA as being more a distributor than a car company. I don't know of any car company that does not use distributors in between the dealer and factory.
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Wondering what kind of crazy trip my military sales X6 50i will have? Just got the word from my dealer that she's built and now in "transit" ???
Can't wait for these last few weeks to pass and get this baby broken-in on these autobahn's While she will be just a weekend driver - I am almost certain the compulsory 1200 mile break-in will happen within the first month of owning I will update with pics and mpg info - anyone getting one of these should have plenty of fun |
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Thanks folks the answers make sense. I was at work and the email just caught me off guard. My wife says I too literal, "sometimes painfully so".
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Just received email from the dealer , my 50i is in .
I will be going tomorrow to pick it up. So it was at LA port on Friday and here today. I will post pictures as soon as I can. Last edited by dmlgc; 08-13-2008 at 12:19 AM.. Reason: spell |
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Awesome news...I'm happy for you.Can't wait to see the pics! Thanks. PalBay
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