new model year BMW euro delivery

[Jeff_DML]

anybody know what the earliest you can usually get the new model year with European delivery? i.e. I want a 2009, any guesses when I can get it? august or sept or later?

thanks

e90 facelift should be coming out for 2009 model year

http://www.autospies.com/news/BMW-3-...-Testing-25474

[dan]

they usually start building them in September

[dan]

looks like the sedan could be losing the ugly kidneys

[Jeff_DML]

Originally Posted by makaveli

looks like the sedan could be losing the ugly kidneys

yep, big plus for me, no more chrome mustache. My coworker just got in a slow speed accident and he said one of the chrome mustaches flew off while he was leaving

thanks, thats what I thought, was hoping august so I could go to the bmw ring school with it

[ZBB]

Originally Posted by Jeff_DML

thanks, thats what I thought, was hoping august so I could go to the bmw ring school with it

You're probably looking at an early Oct delivery to ensure an '09. When I did ED, the build date for my car was nearly a month prior to my pickup date (I picked-up in late May and my car was an April build).

Also, when I worked for BMW (in Munich), the plant did a 2 week shut-down to prep for MY changeover in mid August. New production started when the plant reopened in late August. that was back in '92, so I don't know if they still do the full shut down, or just do running changes (we did some running changes for pre-production when I was there...)

[Jeff_DML]

Originally Posted by ZBB

You're probably looking at an early Oct delivery to ensure an '09. When I did ED, the build date for my car was nearly a month prior to my pickup date (I picked-up in late May and my car was an April build).

Also, when I worked for BMW (in Munich), the plant did a 2 week shut-down to prep for MY changeover in mid August. New production started when the plant reopened in late August. that was back in '92, so I don't know if they still do the full shut down, or just do running changes (we did some running changes for pre-production when I was there...)

duh, forgot all those darn lazy europeans get all of august off

[SCA]

Originally Posted by makaveli

looks like the sedan could be losing the ugly kidneys

+1

BUT... it appears it will be gaining larger exterior mirrors.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by SCA

+1

BUT... it appears it will be gaining larger exterior mirrors.

Now THAT would be great. After the big, square mirrors on my e46, those e90 mirrors were disconcertingly small.