Twistee 468 Report post Posted Thursday at 10:22 PM Does anyone have any experience with typical order turnaround from FCP Euro? I bought an accessory / AC belt and bearing service kit yesterday, the shipping estimate went from the end of next week to the 7th of March after I completed the order!!!! Is this just a BS automated estimate and the reality is they are typically good with fast shipping? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
str8_6 276 Report post Posted yesterday at 01:31 AM Depends if the items are in stock, but never had an issue ordering from FCP. Typically orders have come through in about a 7 days. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2099 Report post Posted yesterday at 01:49 AM I was getting stuff over night in the US and no more than 10 working days in NZ. Try Spareto.com. They are much quicker. DHL from Europe. My last 10 or so orders have been from them. Not just BMW parts either. Best method with their site is input the BMW part number into the search. You will get a ton of options from brands you have never heard of to genuine BMW. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2159 Report post Posted yesterday at 01:56 AM FCPs customer service is next level good, if you are concerned flick them an email and I bet they will sort it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harper 569 Report post Posted yesterday at 02:02 AM 30 minutes ago, str8_6 said: Typically orders have come through in about a 7 days. And usually 5 of them are with the NZ couriers lol 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vass 880 Report post Posted 22 hours ago FCP used to be good until a few years ago when they switched from FedEX to UPS, feel like the shipping experience has gone down the drain since and now only use them on the rare occasion Spareto or Schmiedmann don't stock the odd part. The latter two tend to be cheaper as well. UPS also use Aramex for the final leg of the delivery which is a disaster in itself. I did tack on a few bits onto @Eagle's FCP order recently and that turned out to be a clusterf**k. Ordered end of November, only got shipped 11th of December, then for some weird reason the package got returned to sender on the 18th, then sent out again on the 20th and finally arrived on the 30th so took a whole month in total. Previous experience with them was back in mid-2023 so not sure if this is a one off or the new normal. At this rate won't be in any rush to use them again any time soon. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1684 Report post Posted 20 hours ago Yeah FCP aren't as good as they use to be in general, seems hit or miss if they update you if a delay occurs. If its not shipped within a few business days then emailing them is probably a good idea, they do respond in timely fashion i will give them that. Spareto covers most of your typical wear items for the best value and fastest shipping, then Schmeidmann and NZ dealers for genuine only parts. FCP will sometimes fill a brand or stock gap the others have missed, but generally i dont see the point of using them these days. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twistee 468 Report post Posted 2 hours ago Thanks gents, lesson learned. I've contacted them, no response yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
