[wchast]

How do you find out what boat your car is being shipped on ? I dropped my car off at the Munich airport on May 31st and my CA still has been unable to locate my ride

[LAnderson23]

My CA confirmed the boat it was on.

[jhillnpcola]

Very excited here as well. I wonder how long it will take for our cars to get to Ohio? Weekend maybe?

[jhillnpcola]

Well looks like the weekend is out. The Ship is now 2 days behind schedule. Baltimore on the 20th now. :-(

[LAnderson23]

Originally Posted by jhillnpcola

Well looks like the weekend is out. The Ship is now 2 days behind schedule. Baltimore on the 20th now. :-(

Yeah...I saw that too. :-( WTF, how did it get two days behind?

[LAnderson23]

BTW, have you talked to your CA about how long it usually takes to get from the port to being ready at the dealer?

[jhillnpcola]

From what he told me it takes a couple days in the VPC and if there are any scratches or dings it can take an additional coupe days. It should only take 2 days to get here once on a transport vehicle.

[LAnderson23]

Originally Posted by jhillnpcola

From what he told me it takes a couple days in the VPC and if there are any scratches or dings it can take an additional coupe days. It should only take 2 days to get here once on a transport vehicle.

So we could have them by the 25th then?

[jhillnpcola]

I hope so. I talked with him today and he said maybe Monday.

[LAnderson23]

Originally Posted by jhillnpcola

I hope so. I talked with him today and he said maybe Monday.

I talked to them today and they scheduled me for Thursday (the 28th) morning pickup, which they will be able to confirm for sure on Monday the 25th. He told me it usually takes 5-8 days from port to be ready, so Thursday is 8 days which means he's being conservative. I'll call them Monday and see if I can squeeze it earlier. I think he scheduled Thursday to play it safe, and it sounds like it's important for them to schedule me a specific time slot rather than just letting me know as soon as it's there. Kind of frustrating I was hoping earlier in the week. Let me know how yours works out. If you get it Monday I'm gonna bring hell down on my dealer! (hah, j/k.) Good luck!

[jhillnpcola]

Well I talked to my guy today and asked him if he had a tentative date. He said not until he gets the car will he set a date to pick up. So at least you have a tentative date for next Thursday.

Let's just hope our cars clear customs quick (should have already on the ship) and can get through the VPC quickly and onto a truck by the weekend.

[LAnderson23]

About to head up to Baltimore! Looks like the itinerary has been updated to an ETA of today instead of tomorrow.

[jhillnpcola]

Nice. Getting anxious here. Is this your first BMW? First for me.

[LAnderson23]

Yes, my first BMW. I've dreamt of owning one for many years. The long wait is almost over! I'm ecstatic!

[LAnderson23]

She made it!

[jhillnpcola]

I was doing some research on the VPC and it looks like BMW is in partnership to have their vehicles processeed in the Mercedes Benz VPC.

[LAnderson23]

Originally Posted by jhillnpcola

I was doing some research on the VPC and it looks like BMW is in partnership to have their vehicles processeed in the Mercedes Benz VPC.

Really? That's weird.

[jhillnpcola]

Yep. The partnership begain in 2010 and is a 5 year deal. http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/15/r...p-their-vehic/

[jhillnpcola]

Checked the tracking on the Wallenius site and the car has cleared customs. Next status update should be LINER RELEASE

CUSTOMS RELEASE
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ
20-06-2012 00:00:00

LOADED ON VESSEL
BREMERHAVEN
07-06-2012 23:16:00

RECEIVED AT TERMINAL
BREMERHAVEN
07-06-2012 22:30:00

BOOKED
BREMEN
05-06-2012 10:42:30

[LAnderson23]

Originally Posted by jhillnpcola

Checked the tracking on the Wallenius site and the car has cleared customs. Next status update should be LINER RELEASE

CUSTOMS RELEASE
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ
20-06-2012 00:00:00

LOADED ON VESSEL
BREMERHAVEN
07-06-2012 23:16:00

RECEIVED AT TERMINAL
BREMERHAVEN
07-06-2012 22:30:00

BOOKED
BREMEN
05-06-2012 10:42:30

Nice! My CA actually just called me and said it has been released to the carrier with an ETA at the dealership of Monday the 25th! Of course what time of day they receive the car will determine when I can actually pick it up but it should be early next week! WooHoo! Almost here!

[jhillnpcola]

Oh nice. That's really quick through the VPC. I thought it took a minumum of 2 days to get through that for inspection, wash, etc... and that's without any repairs needed. Now you have to wonder why it takes 4 days to get from Baltimore to our area. Those thruck drivers are slow. lol.

Did you check your VIN on the Wallenius site to see what the status shows?

[LAnderson23]

Originally Posted by jhillnpcola

Oh nice. That's really quick through the VPC. I thought it took a minumum of 2 days to get through that for inspection, wash, etc... and that's without any repairs needed. Now you have to wonder why it takes 4 days to get from Baltimore to our area. Those thruck drivers are slow. lol.

Did you check your VIN on the Wallenius site to see what the status shows?

The CA said it isn't actually leaving on the truck until the 23rd, so it's actually only two days in transit from Baltimore to here.

I punched my VIN in and it's the same status as yours, just with the customs release.