[Geradeaus]

Congratulations on your delivery! All black with the tan interior would have been my second choice. Looks beautiful. Enjoy!

Performance Center Delivery is definitely the way to go!

[TAZ007]

Originally Posted by Kwajtrader

3/18 - Negotiation complete and deposit placed at dealership. Impatiently waiting on a build allocation.
3/25 - Build allocation assigned. Order Received and tracking in MyBMW. I was told I had a build slot for week 18 (first week in May).
4/16 - Production Begins - I was shocked to see the build started 3 weeks early
4/22 - Exterior assembly begins
4/23 - In Paint Booth
4/26 - Entering Assembly Line
4/27 - Quality Check
4/27 - Awaiting Carrier Assignment
5/4 - Dispatched from Factory
5/5 - At the Port
5/10 - In Transit
5/30 - Estimated arrival at Port Charleston
6/1 - Actual arrival at Port Charleston
6/15 - Car Purchase
6/29 - Delivered - Freaking Amazing!

Today was an amazing day! My son and I drove the living heck out of their Z4 M40i and loved every second of it. Dinner last night was great and the whole day at the PC was first class and a blast. I highly recommend doing this if you can. Several of the instructors commented that the Z4 was the fastest car on the track, including the competition models. It was raining all day and it drove like it was on rails, except when I drifted it in the corners. You guys are going to love your cars! I should mention that the blue painters tape was a big pain in the butt, but we did it and got all the way home with 99% still on.

Congratulations, I'm stoked for ya. Glad it was a blast too. Hope the drive home was just as fun.

[Kwajtrader]

Originally Posted by Geradeaus

Congratulations on your delivery! All black with the tan interior would have been my second choice. Looks beautiful. Enjoy!

Performance Center Delivery is definitely the way to go!

Thanks!

That’s the great thing about this car. It looks great in so many color combinations, but for me, this was just right. All I can say is that my impressions after driving their M40i on the track were well beyond my expectations. It was a blast to drive through the slalom course (even better because it was wet) and it made all the right pops and crackles. There was a V12 7 series ahead of me and I had to keep stopping to let him gain some distance. This thing is a beast.

[TAZ007]

Originally Posted by Kwajtrader

Thanks!

That’s the great thing about this car. It looks great in so many color combinations, but for me, this was just right. All I can say is that my impressions after driving their M40i on the track were well beyond my expectations. It was a blast to drive through the slalom course (even better because it was wet) and it made all the right pops and crackles. There was a V12 7 series ahead of me and I had to keep stopping to let him gain some distance. This thing is a beast.

Awesome, can't wait to get mine.

[Kwajtrader]

Originally Posted by TAZ007

Congratulations, I'm stoked for ya. Glad it was a blast too. Hope the drive home was just as fun.

The car is amazing. Having come from the 650 I wasn’t sure I how I was going to feel, but let me tell you, this car is awesome and really fun to drive. We all made the right choice.

[Kwajtrader]

Originally Posted by mcboatface

Well, there is no end in sight. I can't get anyone at BMW or the dealership to give me the first clue as to when this car might be delivered. Which seems to mean that it won't be anytime soon.

In the meantime, 2022s are being built. With the Executive Package. WTH?

Trying to decide what my next move is. Starting from scratch means 2-3 more months of waiting and who knows what else will go wrong. Not sure I really want to go through this again.

A dealership in Texas has a nice 2021 coming in, but it's still on the ship and the store is 900+ miles away. Do I really want to buy one of the last 2021's? Not really.

All I can say at this point is #$#@#&@!!!!

And while I am happy for y'all getting your cars, it really sucks being the one who can't.

I’m sorry to hear about all of this as well, but I can tell you that if you can wait it out, you won’t be disappointed. The car is awesome.

[TAZ007]

Originally Posted by Kwajtrader

The car is amazing. Having come from the 650 I wasn’t sure I how I was going to feel, but let me tell you, this car is awesome and really fun to drive. We all made the right choice.

Sweet, I'm curious how it will be coming from a M235 convertible. The M235 has 1-in longer wheelbase but 60HP and torque less. Weight is about the same.

[CJ421]

Kwajtrader Awesome! Congratulations! Enjoy it.

Charles

[Horseman]

Whoooo! Congratulations!!! So glad that you and your in had a blast and the car is everything you hope for! Very happy for you!

[Zfournicorn]

I ordered my Z4 on April 19. Sat in Germany for weeks. Finally made it onto the "Niagara Highway" and dropped off at Brunswick on 6/19. Should've delivered 6/24. I'm now being told there is a recall for welding to the fuel tank… Am I the only one being given this particular reason? My representative has no ETA on when recall will be completed.

Yes, it's just a car, but man!!! It's sooooo frustrating.

[Horseman]

Originally Posted by Zfournicorn

I ordered my Z4 on April 19. Sat in Germany for weeks. Finally made it onto the "Niagara Highway" and dropped off at Brunswick on 6/19. Should've delivered 6/24. I'm now being told there is a recall for welding to the fuel tank… Am I the only one being given this particular reason? My representative has no ETA on when recall will be completed.

Yes, it's just a car, but man!!! It's sooooo frustrating.

Good lord... certain welding? Well that seems alot more serious. Most folks here are getting their cars delayed due to shortage of chips for the harmon kardon systems.

[Kwajtrader]

Originally Posted by Zfournicorn

I ordered my Z4 on April 19. Sat in Germany for weeks. Finally made it onto the "Niagara Highway" and dropped off at Brunswick on 6/19. Should've delivered 6/24. I'm now being told there is a recall for welding to the fuel tank… Am I the only one being given this particular reason? My representative has no ETA on when recall will be completed.

Yes, it's just a car, but man!!! It's sooooo frustrating.

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it’s an easy swap out and can be done quickly.

[Kwajtrader]

Quick update: I dropped the car off at 8am this morning for the Xpel install and I helped remove all the blue painters tape. The good news was that it worked and there wasn’t a single scratch or chip on the car and only a few minor spots of tape residue that they will take care of in prep. I should have the car back tomorrow and I can start working on adding to the scenic photos thread! I’m looking forward to the rest of you joining in.

[TAZ007]

Originally Posted by Kwajtrader

Quick update: I dropped the car off at 8am this morning for the Xpel install and I helped remove all the blue painters tape. The good news was that it worked and there wasn’t a single scratch or chip on the car and only a few minor spots of tape residue that they will take care of in prep. I should have the car back tomorrow and I can start working on adding to the scenic photos thread! I’m looking forward to the rest of you joining in.

Sweet, sounds like you are restless to get it back. Safe motoring.

[Kwajtrader]

Originally Posted by TAZ007

Sweet, sounds like you are restless to get it back. Safe motoring.

Thanks, I can’t wait to get it done and out on the road. It may have been a little annoying, but I did mention to them that the car is still in the break-in period, so no reving the engine above 4500 rpm and it’s only got 208 miles on it.

Trust but Verify…

[TAZ007]

Originally Posted by Zfournicorn

I ordered my Z4 on April 19. Sat in Germany for weeks. Finally made it onto the "Niagara Highway" and dropped off at Brunswick on 6/19. Should've delivered 6/24. I'm now being told there is a recall for welding to the fuel tank… Am I the only one being given this particular reason? My representative has no ETA on when recall will be completed.

Yes, it's just a car, but man!!! It's sooooo frustrating.

The fuel tank recall is over 4 months old. I'm not sure how that passed by quality control on your build. My car was 3 weeks earlier than yours and the only thing holding it up potentially is the Receiver Audio Module. I'm on pins and needles because it has been sitting in Galveston for 5 days and I'll find out tomorrow when/if the Dealer gets it.

[TAZ007]

Originally Posted by Kwajtrader

Thanks, I can’t wait to get it done and out on the road. It may have been a little annoying, but I did mention to them that the car is still in the break-in period, so no reving the engine above 4500 rpm and it’s only got 208 miles on it.

Trust but Verify…

Agree, but 4500rpm on break-in? I recall no more than 2k for first 500 miles and no more than 3k for the next 500. What did they tell you?

[Zfournicorn]

Originally Posted by TAZ007

The fuel tank recall is over 4 months old. I'm not sure how that passed by quality control on your build. My car was 3 weeks earlier than yours and the only thing holding it up potentially is the Receiver Audio Module. I'm on pins and needles because it has been sitting in Galveston for 5 days and I'll find out tomorrow when/if the Dealer gets it.

Exactly. In addition to being frustrated over the wait, I'm not understanding how the car came from the factory with a known recall, or, if, perhaps I've been given inaccurate info.

[TAZ007]

Originally Posted by Zfournicorn

Exactly. In addition to being frustrated over the wait, I'm not understanding how the car came from the factory with a known recall, or, if, perhaps I've been given inaccurate info.

On a production line, sometimes a part is missed placing it into quarantine. The good news, they caught it prior to delivery.

[Horseman]

Oh WOW .. only 4500rpm for the first 500 miles? That's gonna be hard to do haha! Shoot, I've test driven cars higher RPMs than that.

As far as your car sitting in Galveston for 5 days... I'm surprised that you haven't gotten any word on that yet!! SA say anything about it? hell you could have gone down there and gotten it yourself!

Zfournicorn, sure do hope it's just bad info... seems crazy that it would have made it out of QC.

[Kwajtrader]

Originally Posted by TAZ007

Agree, but 4500rpm on break-in? I recall no more than 2k for first 500 miles and no more than 3k for the next 500. What did they tell you?

The Z4 Performance Delivery guy told me to stay under 4500RPM for the first 1200 miles and to vary the RPM. Most of the highway drive home I was well under 2k with a few brief points over 2k with light acceleration during passing. I may have hit 3k for a few seconds. Now that you mention those specifics I’m going to have to go look at what the manual says.

[TAZ007]

Originally Posted by Kwajtrader

The Z4 Performance Delivery guy told me to stay under 4500RPM for the first 1200 miles and to vary the RPM.

Interesting. I get the vary part, but I'm sure that was difficult on the drive home from the performance center.