ETA Friday!

TheIX · 04-05-2022, 05:30 PM

After staring at a 'At Port' status for the past week, my iX is now 'in transit' to the dealership. BMW Genius gave it an ETA of this Friday. Assuming all goes well, I presume I will take delivery on Saturday.

This car is one where the customer walked away from their order and it is fairly loaded: Sophisto Grey with stone grey cloth interior. Sports package, dynamic handling package, active driving assistant pro, luxury package, premium package, and radiant heating package... and yes the infamous passenger lumbar delete.

My biggest concern is the stone grey interior (I would have preferred leather). It looks baby blue in a lot of the photos online. That would be a deal breaker for me. I do wish it didn't have the luxury package, because of the crystal controls on the doors - but I can live with that :-)

On balance, very excited!

TechCTU · 04-05-2022, 05:32 PM

Congrats! Post some pics when you get it.

TheIX · 04-05-2022, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TechCTU

Congrats! Post some pics when you get it.

Thank you! I definitely will

LittleJoe · 04-05-2022, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TheIX

After staring at a 'At Port' status for the past week, my iX is now 'in transit' to the dealership. BMW Genius gave it an ETA of this Friday. Assuming all goes well, I presume I will take delivery on Saturday.

This car is one where the customer walked away from their order and it is fairly loaded: Sophisto Grey with stone grey cloth interior. Sports package, dynamic handling package, active driving assistant pro, luxury package, premium package, and radiant heating package... and yes the infamous passenger lumbar delete.

My biggest concern is the stone grey interior (I would have preferred leather). It looks baby blue in a lot of the photos online. That would be a deal breaker for me. I do wish it didn't have the luxury package, because of the crystal controls on the doors - but I can live with that :-)

On balance, very excited!

My wife and I want the stone gray cloth interior so if you're having second thoughts, PM me and I'll take that one. You can have my order and change anything you'd like. 😉

TheIX · 04-05-2022, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleJoe

My wife and I want the stone gray cloth interior so if you're having second thoughts, PM me and I'll take that one. You can have my order and change anything you'd like. 😉

LittleJoe I'll PM you... once I have PM privileges! I seems I need 4 post replies to become a full fledged member. I'll get working on that

MXNSITH · 04-05-2022, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TheIX

After staring at a 'At Port' status for the past week, my iX is now 'in transit' to the dealership. BMW Genius gave it an ETA of this Friday. Assuming all goes well, I presume I will take delivery on Saturday.

This car is one where the customer walked away from their order and it is fairly loaded: Sophisto Grey with stone grey cloth interior. Sports package, dynamic handling package, active driving assistant pro, luxury package, premium package, and radiant heating package... and yes the infamous passenger lumbar delete.

My biggest concern is the stone grey interior (I would have preferred leather). It looks baby blue in a lot of the photos online. That would be a deal breaker for me. I do wish it didn't have the luxury package, because of the crystal controls on the doors - but I can live with that :-)

On balance, very excited!

Stonegrey is not baby blue. You will be presently surprised when you see it in person.

LittleJoe · 04-06-2022, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MXNSITH

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Originally Posted by TheIX

After staring at a 'At Port' status for the past week, my iX is now 'in transit' to the dealership. BMW Genius gave it an ETA of this Friday. Assuming all goes well, I presume I will take delivery on Saturday.

This car is one where the customer walked away from their order and it is fairly loaded: Sophisto Grey with stone grey cloth interior. Sports package, dynamic handling package, active driving assistant pro, luxury package, premium package, and radiant heating package... and yes the infamous passenger lumbar delete.

My biggest concern is the stone grey interior (I would have preferred leather). It looks baby blue in a lot of the photos online. That would be a deal breaker for me. I do wish it didn't have the luxury package, because of the crystal controls on the doors - but I can live with that :-)

On balance, very excited!

Stonegrey is not baby blue. You will be presently surprised when you see it in person.

I saw them in person and I thought they looked great and we just want to try fabric seats for a change.

cpd1 · 04-06-2022, 05:50 PM

Is your car a dealer demo? Thought production would start in March '22 for customer cars so would be too tight for a west coast delivery in early April. Demo cars were produced earlier (Dec 2021 for the one I drove). I am one of only 2 confirmed production at my dealer and have been in the production begins status since mid Feb...

TheIX · 04-07-2022, 12:21 AM

Well my car arrived today and I picked it up a few hours ago. I expecting it on Friday at the earliest (per BMW Genius). So a really nice surprise!

LittleJoe The cloth interior is as nice as you said it would be. I am really pleased with it. I would also say that the crystal controls are more subdued that I expected. So all around pleasantly surprised.

As far as it being a demo car, it might well be. I was told it was a customer order, but who knows. All I know is that I got my hands on one

Here are a couple of pictures of the iX next to my wife's X5. Sorry for the lousy quality, but my wife is leaving town tomorrow and I will not have access to her car for a few days:

https://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/p...ictureid=84560
https://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/p...ictureid=84559

q_e · 04-07-2022, 01:12 AM

Congrats TheIX on the new car.

patrobX5 · 04-07-2022, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TheIX

Well my car arrived today and I picked it up a few hours ago. I expecting it on Friday at the earliest (per BMW Genius). So a really nice surprise!

LittleJoe The cloth interior is as nice as you said it would be. I am really pleased with it. I would also say that the crystal controls are more subdued that I expected. So all around pleasantly surprised.

As far as it being a demo car, it might well be. I was told it was a customer order, but who knows. All I know is that I got my hands on one

Here are a couple of pictures of the iX next to my wife's X5. Sorry for the lousy quality, but my wife is leaving town tomorrow and I will not have access to her car for a few days:

Congratulations again, looks amazing

Love the clean lines of the iX, looks so modern vs X5.

LittleJoe · 04-07-2022, 06:18 AM

Congratulations TheIX

When you can get it outside post some more pictures of the exterior and interior.

cpd1 · 04-07-2022, 07:16 AM

Congratulations, you are seemingly the first US delivery! Enjoy the car

TechCTU · 04-07-2022, 07:23 AM

Congrats! The garage looks a little tight, don't scratch it too soon!

stealth.pilot · 04-07-2022, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TechCTU

Congrats! The garage looks a little tight, don't scratch it too soon!

I was thinking the same.

Congrats on the car!

Paladin1 · 04-07-2022, 09:21 AM

Congrats on a nice pair of X's! My wife's is a MY20 Ametrine loaded, and depending on my experience she may swap too, but she loves that car. Guarded optimism....

TheIX · 04-07-2022, 11:22 AM

Thank you everyone for the well wishes. I will try and get some photos taken and posted in the next day or so.

As far as the garage being tight goes. That is indeed the case for the moment, as we've had to move a bunch of stuff into it for to some remodelling work. Hopefully that will be finished soon. In the meantime it's a great incentive to diet

nosnoop · 04-07-2022, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TheIX

Thank you everyone for the well wishes. I will try and get some photos taken and posted in the next day or so.

Did you forget to blur out the license plate in the second photo?
It was done for the first photo but not the second.

TheIX · 04-07-2022, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nosnoop

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Originally Posted by TheIX

Thank you everyone for the well wishes. I will try and get some photos taken and posted in the next day or so.

Did you forget to blur out the license plate in the second photo?
It was done for the first photo but not the second.

I did forget - I was tired/excited last night. Oh well too late now

venom21 · 04-07-2022, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TheIX

I did forget - I was tired/excited last night. Oh well too late now

Oh, you're screwed.

TheIX · 04-07-2022, 05:33 PM

Yes it all over. I'm going into hiding

pL86 · 04-07-2022, 08:12 PM

TheIX congrats on the new car. Can you clarify that your car build sheet included the 48Z Passenger Lumbar Delete code and if so, what feature(s) are missing from your iX? Is it only the passenger lumbar support or are other things also not present? There is a thread in this forum from a New Zealand poster who was told the "lumbar delete" also eliminated passenger memory and massage. Would appreciate if you could verify what is and isn't on the passenger front seat for a USA market vehicle.

04-05-2022, 05:30 PM	#1
TheIX Private 126 Rep 71 Posts Drives: Bmw X5 Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	ETA Friday! After staring at a 'At Port' status for the past week, my iX is now 'in transit' to the dealership. BMW Genius gave it an ETA of this Friday. Assuming all goes well, I presume I will take delivery on Saturday. This car is one where the customer walked away from their order and it is fairly loaded: Sophisto Grey with stone grey cloth interior. Sports package, dynamic handling package, active driving assistant pro, luxury package, premium package, and radiant heating package... and yes the infamous passenger lumbar delete. My biggest concern is the stone grey interior (I would have preferred leather). It looks baby blue in a lot of the photos online. That would be a deal breaker for me. I do wish it didn't have the luxury package, because of the crystal controls on the doors - but I can live with that :-) On balance, very excited!
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04-07-2022, 12:21 AM	#9
TheIX Private 126 Rep 71 Posts Drives: Bmw X5 Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	Well my car arrived today and I picked it up a few hours ago. I expecting it on Friday at the earliest (per BMW Genius). So a really nice surprise! LittleJoe The cloth interior is as nice as you said it would be. I am really pleased with it. I would also say that the crystal controls are more subdued that I expected. So all around pleasantly surprised. As far as it being a demo car, it might well be. I was told it was a customer order, but who knows. All I know is that I got my hands on one Here are a couple of pictures of the iX next to my wife's X5. Sorry for the lousy quality, but my wife is leaving town tomorrow and I will not have access to her car for a few days: https://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/p...ictureid=84560 https://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/p...ictureid=84559 Last edited by TheIX; 04-07-2022 at 12:37 AM..
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04-07-2022, 11:22 AM	#17
TheIX Private 126 Rep 71 Posts Drives: Bmw X5 Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	Thank you everyone for the well wishes. I will try and get some photos taken and posted in the next day or so. As far as the garage being tight goes. That is indeed the case for the moment, as we've had to move a bunch of stuff into it for to some remodelling work. Hopefully that will be finished soon. In the meantime it's a great incentive to diet
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pL86 Enlisted Member 15 Rep 35 Posts Drives: None Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Bryn Mawr iTrader: (0)	TheIX congrats on the new car. Can you clarify that your car build sheet included the 48Z Passenger Lumbar Delete code and if so, what feature(s) are missing from your iX? Is it only the passenger lumbar support or are other things also not present? There is a thread in this forum from a New Zealand poster who was told the "lumbar delete" also eliminated passenger memory and massage. Would appreciate if you could verify what is and isn't on the passenger front seat for a USA market vehicle.
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