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10-20-2020, 06:17 PM | #1565 |
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I contacted bmw genius and they gave me an ETA of the 24th for my car to be delivered to the dealership and said it's possible it could be a day or two earlier than there estimate as my car just was processed today. They even had the name of carrier that will be transporting car. Pretty helpful as my dealer didn't give me that info. So if you guys haven't already I'd contact them as they should have some info. GL to everyone else!
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10-20-2020, 06:56 PM | #1566 | |
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I just checked Wallenius site....seems like this boat only goes to Baltimore direct. Unless they unload my car there onto a truck dont think I will be on this one as well. Last edited by nikeetz; 10-20-2020 at 07:07 PM.. |
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10-20-2020, 07:41 PM | #1567 | |
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10-20-2020, 09:35 PM | #1568 | |
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My last two BMW's were European Delivery and I found it fascinating to find what ship you were on (Maersk at the time I think, maybe WW) and track it from the day it was loaded. At that time most of the ports had live webcams so you could see the ship as it left Bremerhaven and eventually arrived in Newark. This process from Mexico seems way more disconnected than it did from Germany. |
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10-20-2020, 09:43 PM | #1569 |
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In Germany, if a train is supposed to leave the station at 10:55, it leaves at 10:55. In Mexico, if a train is supposed to leave the station at 10:55, it might be early, might be late, but it will never leave at 10:55. I think getting cars from San Luis Potosi to the US is a work in process for BMW. Besides the rail and truck logistics within Mexico, they have had to work around multiple Gulf of Mexico storms. I would think the process will get better as the year goes on.
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10-21-2020, 03:31 PM | #1570 |
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I just called BMW Genius (today is the 2 week mark for mine sitting in "ready to transport" and I'm antsy lol) and they did have an update.
For reference my order was submitted on 9/10, and it went through production and got to ready to transport on 10/7. They were able to inform me that my car is on the Grand Champion which departed yesterday. With an estimated 12days until it arrives at the Port in New Jersey. So if any others have similar order dates perhaps we're on the same boat! Not sure how to track this as you guys have been doing, each time I look at the vessel tracker it has the grand champion ending its journey in Charleston -so maybe it'll continue on from there. w00t. |
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10-21-2020, 05:06 PM | #1573 |
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One thing I did not factor in was that cars might leave from Veracruz instead of Altamira. Awesome you are on a ship. Are you officially dispatched as of today? I changed to awaiting carrier assignment, so hoping it is leaving today.
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10-21-2020, 05:13 PM | #1574 | |
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Also, congrats on being one step closer to your car. |
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10-21-2020, 05:16 PM | #1575 |
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Ship actually left yesterday so its already on the way to its first stop in Charleston. My status also changed to awaiting carrier assignment today, these updates are really delayed so better if you give them a call maybe your car is already on the ship as well.
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10-21-2020, 05:50 PM | #1576 | |
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10-21-2020, 06:50 PM | #1577 |
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So I think the 2-3 weeks in Mexico port makes sense, but I'm working off a few assumptions - let me explain.
Boats left more frequently from Bremerhaven, but they weren't shipping one single model, it was multiple models plus other European makes. So BMW could throw 1,000 vehicles on a ship, and that ship still leaves Europe full. That's why there was a ship every few days or so. Boats leave Mexico less frequently, but remember the plant is making cars for the West Coast, East Coast, and probably one or two other locations as well (South America maybe? not sure). So they really don't want to send off a ship if it's not full, so it takes some time to fill up a boat going to the East Coast. Or the West Coast. Because what other cars are made in that area of Mexico that use the port? Maybe a few, but possibly not enough cars to fill up entire car carriers multiple times a month. Just a thought.
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Guys big update for me -
Since I'm buying "factory direct" through Diplomatic sales, I don't have the BMW Genius line or anything to call. I just got word from my sales guy that I have a ship, it's currently sailing, with an ETA. My ship is RRC Africa. Question - I can't seem to see what company owns the ship to see if they have a more detailed tracking website. Other than paying an ungodly sum to unlock MarineTraffic, how would i go about finding the scheduled port of calls for that ship? Lastly, I'm quite amazed. I was build week 41, which is 5 OCT, and my car made it on the car carrier on 12 OCT - which means that my car MUST have been made before week 41, because it takes at least a week to get to port... Anyway, not complaining!
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Thank you so much!!!
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I wanted to thank everyone on this forum for supplying all of the information regarding the tracking. I ordered my car back on 9/11. It has been in "Ready for Transport" for three weeks. I was very delighted to hear that guys with similar timelines found out their car was in transport. I called the hotline and they informed me that my car is on the same boat!
This forum is amazing, and I am happy to be joining the BMW community! Thank you again for helping me survive the last 7 weeks while waiting for the car! lol
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