[jzcrna]

Originally Posted by wagz0627

Mine's on the boat! Found out after calling me dealer and getting the VIN from them.

Ordered 1/10
Start Production 2/1
End Production 2/9
Left Factory 2/10
Left Bremerhaven 2/15 (Turandot)
Arrive New York 2/29 (Scheduled)
Arrive Dealer ?

cool. if my dealer is in Atlanta, what port in the US will the car arrive at?

[justinnum1]

Originally Posted by jzcrna

cool. if my dealer is in Atlanta, what port in the US will the car arrive at?

prob south carolina would be my guess(thats where my car came in, im in florida)

[svache]

Hmm just looked up the schedule of the ships.. kind of wondering if my car will be shipped on the 25th, seeing that's the first one going to the West Coast. I wonder what ship/transporter it will be going after that when it's being transported to HI... anyone any idea?

[awwwyeah206]

Went in to production 12/19
Arrived in port hueneme, CA 2/15
Should arrive at dealer 2/20

[awwwyeah206]

well it's here. dealer just told me it arrived today. picking up tomorrow!

[Weaselboy]

Originally Posted by awwwyeah206

well it's here. dealer just told me it arrived today. picking up tomorrow!

[sunxnus]

Order Entered: 01/31/2012
Prod Scheduled/Started: 02/8/2012
Body Shop: 02/15/2012
Prod Ended: 02/17/2012
Wait for carrier to exit port 2/18/2012
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[jzcrna]

Originally Posted by sunxnus

Order Entered: 01/31/2012
Prod Scheduled/Started: 02/8/2012
Body Shop: 02/15/2012
Prod Ended: 02/17/2012
Wait for carrier to exit port 2/18/2012
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I'm waiting for carrier also. finished production in 2/15.

[MacAttackBMW]

Originally Posted by jzcrna

I'm waiting for carrier also. finished production in 2/15.

Same here! WTF

[jgrasty]

Originally Posted by jgrasty

Went to dealer on 12/7/2011 to order 328i, deal reached on 12/9/2011, car ordered on 12/10/2011, production start 1/12/2012, production complete 1/21/2012, shipped from Germany 1/26/2012, currently at sea. Probably get the car end of next week.
Update: car arrived at prep center in SC on 2/10/2012, left prep center 2/14/2012, scheduled to arrive in Dallas 2/17/2012. I'll probably pick up the car 2/20/2012,

Picked up the car this morning 2/18/2012. All is good.

[svache]

Originally Posted by sunxnus

Order Entered: 01/31/2012
Prod Scheduled/Started: 02/8/2012
Body Shop: 02/15/2012
Prod Ended: 02/17/2012
Wait for carrier to exit port 2/18/2012
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Originally Posted by jzcrna

I'm waiting for carrier also. finished production in 2/15.

Seeing there's at least 4 of us in port, waiting for a vessel, might as well get out the cards and play some poker or something lol

[Weaselboy]

Originally Posted by svache

Seeing there's at least 4 of us in port, waiting for a vessel, might as well get out the cards and play some poker or something lol

Here is the Wallenius Lines schedule from Bremerhaven to Port Heuneme. I would guess you will be on the 2/25 Totugas trip.

[svache]

Originally Posted by Weaselboy

I know they use other lines, but all of mine in the past (three orders) have shipped via Wallenius Lines. If you go to their site and search for schedules between Bremmerhaven and Port Hueneme, you get the list below with the next ship leaving on February 25.

My car started production two days ago, so I think it will be tight to make that 2/25 ship.

For west coasters at the port like you gentlemen, I would guess it is going to be the Tortugas on 2/25. Like I said though, it could go on another line.

Yep, that's indeed what I figured as well that it would be the Tortugas when I checked it once my car came out of production. It would fit completely in my estimated schedule. Once it arrives in PH, on the 03/21, it will have to be there for a few days, then brought onto a different vessel and then to Hawaii (which add another week). All in all we could end up somewhere at the end of the first week of April, but more likely the 2nd week.

Like you said, they could be using a different transporter but most likely it will indeed be Wallenius, it just fits best into my whole schedule. Also I'm not sure about my port in California, again most likely it will be PH but since it has to go to Hawaii after, I have no idea lol

[awwwyeah206]

Originally Posted by Weaselboy

LOL!!! It was sun down by the time I drove the car off so I didn't get to relish in the ooglers! any how here's the whip in the garage

black on black!

[Weaselboy]

Originally Posted by awwwyeah206

LOL!!! It was sun down by the time I drove the car off so I didn't get to relish in the ooglers! any how here's the whip in the garage

black on black!

Looks great! Now get to waxing.

[jzcrna]

Originally Posted by Weaselboy

Looks great! Now get to waxing.

agreed, awesome Black Sapphire, I ordered the same.

Well it looks like my vehicle will either leave Bremerhaven on 2/21 or 2/26. This will put it in South Carolina on 3/12 or 3/20 which means that I am definitely looking at the end of March and will have to rent a car as the one I sold is being picked up on March 11th.

[svache]

Originally Posted by jzcrna

Well it looks like my vehicle will either leave Bremerhaven on 2/21 or 2/26.

It might be here somewhere...


(took this cam pic from the Bremerhaven website: http://www.bremerhaven.de/webcams/, the picture seems to automatically update itself once in a while (just refresh the page after xx minutes )).

[PrinceBarin]

Waiting for stuff when it's out of your control like this sucks!

Not sure of my own timeline because my company manages that side of things. All I know is that my car was ordered in late December and I got an email today saying it was ready for delivery at my request. Trouble is, my current car lease doesn't expire until 30 April, so unless I want to pay for two cars at once (I don't) I have to wait patiently until 1 May knowing that my car is ready!!

I have visions of the guys in the prep centre driving it about for the next two months like the car park attendants if Ferris Bueller's Day Off!

[svache]

Originally Posted by PrinceBarin

Waiting for stuff when it's out of your control like this sucks!

Ain't that the truth lol.. and even worse, there are at least 3 more things that are out of my control like this that I have to wait for, some even without knowing at all when it is ending :S

Originally Posted by PrinceBarin

Not sure of my own timeline because my company manages that side of things. All I know is that my car was ordered in late December and I got an email today saying it was ready for delivery at my request. Trouble is, my current car lease doesn't expire until 30 April, so unless I want to pay for two cars at once (I don't) I have to wait patiently until 1 May knowing that my car is ready!!

Dang that blows big time

Originally Posted by PrinceBarin

I have visions of the guys in the prep centre driving it about for the next two months like the car park attendants if Ferris Bueller's Day Off!

lol I know, I'm so going to check my mileage when I get the car.. when it's more than when I got my other cars, they're going to get questions lol



edit: on a better note, the webcam image showed a lot of cars on a train last night, they seem to be gone now. But either way, my car is still awaiting a vessel :/

[jzcrna]

where do you put the VIN on the wallenius-wilhelmsen site?

[svache]

Originally Posted by jzcrna

where do you put the VIN on the wallenius-wilhelmsen site?

You have to put it in the 'cargo id' field on their track and trace page (which can be found under "customer centre"

From what I read, it will only display your car there if they actually have taken possession of the car and it might have a delay. Some people never have their car showing up there apparently while they still ship with WW but with a different operator.

My VIN doesn't show anything yet, unfortunately.. they get 3 more days (since it's the 22nd in Germany in about 30 minutes and it has to ship out on the 25th) to load my car, or else I will have to wait 2 weeks extra (next ship, if shipped with WW, is going March 10, and then I'm looking more to a late April, perhaps early May delivery... too scary this).


edit: this link might help too: https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/h..._Ocean_GST.htm

edit2: that link did help me a little bit. When you use wildcards, such as the help page says you can do, you can see a LOT more cars and their statuses. It gave me the indication that they're not loading my ship yet, so that's probably why it's not showing up yet. Just do something like this in the cargo ID: WBA3A5C57C% (the first part of the vin is for many cars the same, the percentage makes it search for everything that starts like this. If your vin has a different start, then you can change it of course).

[matt_335Ci]

Originally Posted by svache

You have to put it in the 'cargo id' field on their track and trace page (which can be found under "customer centre"

From what I read, it will only display your car there if they actually have taken possession of the car and it might have a delay. Some people never have their car showing up there apparently while they still ship with WW but with a different operator.

My VIN doesn't show anything yet, unfortunately.. they get 3 more days (since it's the 22nd in Germany in about 30 minutes and it has to ship out on the 25th) to load my car, or else I will have to wait 2 weeks extra (next ship, if shipped with WW, is going March 10, and then I'm looking more to a late April, perhaps early May delivery... too scary this).


edit: this link might help too: https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/h..._Ocean_GST.htm

edit2: that link did help me a little bit. When you use wildcards, such as the help page says you can do, you can see a LOT more cars and their statuses. It gave me the indication that they're not loading my ship yet, so that's probably why it's not showing up yet. Just do something like this in the cargo ID: WBA3A5C57C% (the first part of the vin is for many cars the same, the percentage makes it search for everything that starts like this. If your vin has a different start, then you can change it of course).

i also read that West Coast bound BMWs are often shipped with NYK lines instead of the East Coast bound BMWs on W&W?? can anyone comment on this?