[slampert]

Originally Posted by LittleJoe

Well fellows, I decided to back out of my iX 50 order. Our SA is working on the refund. I hope you all enjoy your iX's when you take delivery.

I am personally disappointed to hear this, not just because we have been on a very similar timeline over these past months, but because you have been one of the most enthusiastic and high quality contributors to the board.

Best of luck with whatever vehicle you choose to purchase....!

[drbluedevil]

The Victoria Highway landed on July 25 there. My iX is waiting at the BMW vdc there (still hasn’t gotten the airbag update according to bmw’s vin check). Dealer expects it in Dallas 8/4.

Originally Posted by razor488

Does anyone know what the prospect is for Texas bound cars? Is there a ship that goes to Galveston? I have been at the port for a couple of weeks now.

[Paladin1]

Originally Posted by slampert

I am personally disappointed to hear this, not just because we have been on a very similar timeline over these past months, but because you have been one of the most enthusiastic and high quality contributors to the board.

Best of luck with whatever vehicle you choose to purchase....!

Sorry to hear it as well, but I certainly understand. Let us know what you finally end up with!

[LittleJoe]

Two reasons for my dropping out:

1. Several posted that their iX's arrived at the port after mine, and yet their cars were put on a boat and shipped ahead of our iX.

2. A fellow forum member just posted that his iX M60 arrived at the dealership. How is that even possible when I preordered last September 2021 (with a $1500 deposit) and they just recently started building M60s?

This finally proved to me that BMW is looking out for their own interest, and not for that of their loyal customers.

[Paladin1]

Originally Posted by LittleJoe

Two reasons for my dropping out:

1. Several posted that their iX's arrived at the port after mine, and yet their cars were put on a boat and shipped ahead of our iX.

2. A fellow forum member just posted that his iX M60 arrived at the dealership. How is that even possible when I preordered last September 2021 (with a $1500 deposit) and they just recently started building M60s?

This finally proved to me that BMW is looking out for their own interest, and not for that of their loyal customers.

I think it's just a matter of random disorganization. Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence, a subset of Hanlon's Razor. In any case, this has been a pi$$ poor rollout by any definition....

[hilld]

Part of the problem is allocation vs. orders as they are received in the system, it should not matter which dealer you order from, your order date should matter. But that is not how it works. If dealer A has 10 allocations and 12 people order, the first 10 will get a build slot for now, the other 2 will be in a status 047 (awaiting allocation). If dealer B has 3 allocations and 2 people order, both of them will jump ahead of the 2 waiting from dealer A, even if they ordered before the 2 from dealer B.

[razor488]

Originally Posted by drbluedevil

The Victoria Highway landed on July 25 there. My iX is waiting at the BMW vdc there (still hasn’t gotten the airbag update according to bmw’s vin check). Dealer expects it in Dallas 8/4.

Oh sorry I meant I’m still in port in Germany.

[sor]

Yeah, totally depends on the dealer. You're buying from a dealer, not BMW corp.

My local dealer hasn't even gotten their first M60 allocations yet. They haven't put in a single customer order into the system yet. Others are being built, ordered, and are shipped. So what does it matter if you are first in line at the local dealership, it isn't something you can compare nationally.

[LittleJoe]

Our iX was picked up the beginning of May and was finished and shipped to the port June 24.

[drbluedevil]

Your story is awful...I still don't understand why the car went from "at the port" to "in transit" and then back to "at the port". I'm sorry man.

You're so close to the finish line...are you just gonna keep what you have for longer? Or are you looking at buying a different new car instead?

You're only 4-6 weeks away, and these cars really are just so different from whatever else is out there. No chance you just hang in there for a little longer?

Originally Posted by LittleJoe

Well fellows, I decided to back out of my iX 50 order. Our SA is working on the refund. I hope you all enjoy your iX's when you take delivery.

[LittleJoe]

Originally Posted by drbluedevil

Your story is awful...I still don't understand why the car went from "at the port" to "in transit" and then back to "at the port". I'm sorry man.

You're so close to the finish line...are you just gonna keep what you have for longer? Or are you looking at buying a different new car instead?

You're only 4-6 weeks away, and these cars really are just so different from whatever else is out there. No chance you just hang in there for a little longer?

I'm going to have a look at the Mercedes EQS 580 SUV when demos arrive. Buying a MY22 the end of August when MY23s are being built just doesn't sit right with me anymore. Had it been delivered in June when BMW originally promised for pre-orders, it would be sitting in my garage. I'm confident I made the right decision to pass on it.

[sor]

I'm sorry. Been there with a different EV rollout. Waited 10 months, had the release slip and a rough rollout, finally backed out. Hoping Mercedes does it better for you than most EV releases seem to manage.