OMG, my car is at the VPC and isn't scheduled to go into the paint shop until tomorrow (9/2). That means no chance of my car this holiday weekend and no chance I'll get it until late September since I am going to Europe next week on business.

It arrived on 8/18 and cleared customs on 8/23. And I am not upset at BMW; I am grateful.

The car got scratched the day I picked it up (7/20). Actually, I believe it was delivered with a scratch since we noticed it at the first rest stop on the Autobahn to Vienna.

While the car was on the way here, I pleaded with the ED folks to fix it at the VPC. They kept telling me it would delay redelivery, and I kept telling them they're the only people I would trust to fix a deep scratch in the rear quarter panel of a new 3.

They said, "Are you sure you'll be OK waiting?" And I kept saying, sure, no problem.

Now, I've gotten what I want, thanks to BMW takin' care of me.

But, oh the pain of waiting! Woe is frickin' me!

My family rolls their eyes every time I talk about the car. People at work avoid me. (Maybe that started before I bought a BMW.)

In fact, the only people who might care (and very little at that) are people who hang on this board and who have suffered anticipation like mine.

So, yeah, I am fishing for sympathy. I may not deserve it, but if I can't get any here, I ain't gonna get it anywhere.