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      02-17-2013, 12:10 PM   #358
rooski
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Drives: 2018 M550i
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Early 2013 Timeline

Just an update to my 2-14 post. My car has an N in the 11th position of the VIN number which indicates it was manufactured in the Rosslyn BMW plant in South Africa. Therefore, the timeline you see in my original post should say awaiting transport to Durban and not Bremerhaven. It is still at the port awaiting transportation as is the car produced a week before mine.

It is interesting that the 335i is produced in Rosslyn. Most of the posts I've read show that the 328i was produced there and the 335i was produced in Munich.

Looking at the Google Maps satellite view of the Durban port, there is no shortage of car storage there. There is a four level car garage to the north of the port.

The ship shown in the satellite view is the Serenity Ace which is part of the Mitsui OSK line. They do sail somewhat directly into Brunswick GA and Baltimore MD. They also transship via Bremerhaven to ports in the northeast and CA.

I'll be lucky to see this car before the middle of March.
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