[pikcachu]

ya.... it's weird that it doesn't show up if 800 says it's in transit

if you are in the FIGARO here is the schedule


Port Country Arrival Departure

BREMERHAVEN GERMANY 06/04/2014 08/04/2014
ZEEBRUGGE BELGIUM 09/04/2014 09/04/2014
SOUTHAMPTON UNITED KINGDOM 10/04/2014 10/04/2014
MANZANILLO, PA PANAMA 22/04/2014 23/04/2014
PORT HUENEME, CA U.S.A. 01/05/2014 01/05/2014
TACOMA, WA U.S.A. 05/05/2014 05/05/2014

[Desert Guy]

Pikcachu, thanks for the additional info. I'm hoping that mine is NOT on the Figaro, since my delivery date is supposed to be 5-1 or possibly a couple of days earlier. I figure that it must take at least a week or two to clear customs at Port Hueneme, get trucked to the dealership in Orange County, and get prepped for delivery.

Since mine was built on 3-18, do you have equivalent stats for whatever was the prior ship?

[pikcachu]

you are on this one then...

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/...:ASIAN_EMPEROR

You can click on "see on live map" to see the boat... it's passing around mexico

Port Country Arrival Departure

BREMERHAVEN GERMANY 22/03/2014 23/03/2014
ZEEBRUGGE BELGIUM 24/03/2014 25/03/2014
SOUTHAMPTON UNITED KINGDOM 26/03/2014 26/03/2014
MANZANILLO, PA PANAMA 07/04/2014 08/04/2014
PORT HUENEME, CA U.S.A. 16/04/2014 17/04/2014
TACOMA, WA U.S.A. 20/04/2014 21/04/2014
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN JAPAN 03/05/2014 03/05/2014

[Desert Guy]

AWESOME!!!

Thanks for all of your help!!

[1Mike1]

Originally Posted by Desert Guy

Pikcachu, thanks for the additional info. I'm hoping that mine is NOT on the Figaro, since my delivery date is supposed to be 5-1 or possibly a couple of days earlier. I figure that it must take at least a week or two to clear customs at Port Hueneme, get trucked to the dealership in Orange County, and get prepped for delivery.

Since mine was built on 3-18, do you have equivalent stats for whatever was the prior ship?

I know that my car was in and out of Customs before it got off the boat.
Sounds weird right but honestly I can't explain it much myself.



From my research, Delivered To means it's at the VPC and if you look at the customs release, it has no quantity. It went through the VPC before customs even approved it because the car had arrived at my dealership on the 9th of April which is roughly a 1 day truck journey.

[hoyasaxa]

Originally Posted by MikeG12

Mine just went into production yesterday and the completion per the 800# is 5/6. Sounds like we all getting the same date.

Did you end up getting any more information? I didn't get my call back today. Maybe tomorrow.

[Desert Guy]

Originally Posted by pikcachu

you are on this one then...

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/...:ASIAN_EMPEROR

You can click on "see on live map" to see the boat... it's passing around mexico

Port Country Arrival Departure

BREMERHAVEN GERMANY 22/03/2014 23/03/2014
ZEEBRUGGE BELGIUM 24/03/2014 25/03/2014
SOUTHAMPTON UNITED KINGDOM 26/03/2014 26/03/2014
MANZANILLO, PA PANAMA 07/04/2014 08/04/2014
PORT HUENEME, CA U.S.A. 16/04/2014 17/04/2014
TACOMA, WA U.S.A. 20/04/2014 21/04/2014
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN JAPAN 03/05/2014 03/05/2014

BUMMER.................dealer just told me that my car is NOT on the Asian Emperor (which docks late tonight), but on the Lyra Leader, which left Bremerhaven on April 3rd.

Could you send me the link to track the Lyra Leader (couldn't find it myself online).

Thanks!

[P454905]

I'm on the Lyra Leader as well. It's out of range in the Atlantic at the moment (unless you want to pay for satellite tracking). Due at the Panama Canal at 1300 PST on the 18th.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/...el:LYRA_LEADER

[P454905]

I'm in the Seattle area, so I'm thinking May 4-6 for me to pick it up from the dealer.

[Desert Guy]

Originally Posted by Cmak10

I'm on the Lyra Leader as well. It's out of range in the Atlantic at the moment (unless you want to pay for satellite tracking). Due at the Panama Canal at 1300 PST on the 18th.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/...el:LYRA_LEADER

THANKS!!!

Your link seems to show it just north of Puerto Rico at the moment, so it's strange that the ETA at the Panama Canal is still 72 hours off.

What color is your M235i? My 228i is Deep Sea Blue Metallic/Terra leather with the 6 speed manual.

[Desert Guy]

Originally Posted by Cmak10

I'm in the Seattle area, so I'm thinking May 4-6 for me to pick it up from the dealer.

Oops, misread which model you ordered. Glad that we're both getting 228i's; wouldn't want mine to feel inferior if it ran into yours aboard ship!

Hard to know how long these things take once the ship reaches Port Hueneme. My dealer is only about 90 minutes away from the port, but I bet it'll take several days to arrive and be ready for delivery.

[MikeG12]

Originally Posted by hoyalawyr

Did you end up getting any more information? I didn't get my call back today. Maybe tomorrow.

no more info--didn't call again--don't want to drive myself too crazy--BTW I have a GTI too--GenV. Good cars, but I want back into the BMW fold. Had a 93 325i and 99 M3 before the GTI--both great cars especially the M3.

[P454905]

M-sport, AT, HK speakers, tech package, AW with black leatherette

Weirdly enough it's very likely going to be right around the estimated time at Panama it's about 950 nautical miles away at the moment, and this vessel goes about 16-17/hr. It's amazing how close, but yet so far away it is haha. I'm really curious as to what the estimate of it is to arrive at Port Hueneme is. There's about a 3000 nautical mile distance between the two, so I'm guessing 7.5-8.5 days away. I'll go with the 26th at night or 27th in the morning.

[Desert Guy]

Originally Posted by Cmak10

M-sport, AT, HK speakers, tech package, AW with black leatherette

Weirdly enough it's very likely going to be right around the estimated time at Panama it's about 950 nautical miles away at the moment, and this vessel goes about 16-17/hr. It's amazing how close, but yet so far away it is haha. I'm really curious as to what the estimate of it is to arrive at Port Hueneme is. There's about a 3000 nautical mile distance between the two, so I'm guessing 7.5-8.5 days away. I'll go with the 26th at night or 27th in the morning.

My dealer is telling me April 29th for the Lyra Leader to reach Port Hueneme.

[sfheat]

The BMW site now says "Your vehicle is on its way." and the 800# says its in transit. Its coming to California, I thought the next ship was in a few days, possible its been transit since the last ship left last week?

[Desert Guy]

Originally Posted by sfheat

The BMW site now says "Your vehicle is on its way." and the 800# says its in transit. Its coming to California, I thought the next ship was in a few days, possible its been transit since the last ship left last week?

The Asian Emperor docks today at Port Hueneme, but mine obviously missed that ship, despite having been built on March 18th. I think it takes a while for them to get from Leipzig to Bremerhaven and get loaded on a ship.

[sfheat]

I was under the impression that my car was still in Germany for the last week because the 800# said it was waiting for a vessel. Now it may be in CA, possible?

[five3three]

Originally Posted by Desert Guy

The Asian Emperor docks today at Port Hueneme, but mine obviously missed that ship, despite having been built on March 18th. I think it takes a while for them to get from Leipzig to Bremerhaven and get loaded on a ship.

Your car finished March 18. That boat departed March 23. In order for you to have made that ship, you would have had to arrive to the port before March 15 or 16. So, your car didn't finish production before the cutoff date so it was impossible from the start.

Vehicles must arrive to the port with all documents at least one week before a departure so they can clear customs and be prepared for loading. If they miss that cutoff by even one day, it's too late. These are hard deadlines that are set for each voyage by the port/shipping lines (not BMW) and there are no exceptions.

[sfheat]

If that's the case - what ship is mine on? It ended production on 4/4 -

Here is the schedule, I thought, which is weird since my says now on a vessel.
BREMERHAVEN 08/04/2014 PORT HUENEME, CA 01/05/2014 FIGARO
BREMERHAVEN 19/04/2014 PORT HUENEME, CA 14/05/2014 OBERON

What vessel would mine be on?

[five3three]

Originally Posted by sfheat

If that's the case - what ship is mine on? It ended production on 4/4 -

Here is the schedule, I thought, which is weird since my says now on a vessel.
BREMERHAVEN 08/04/2014 PORT HUENEME, CA 01/05/2014 FIGARO
BREMERHAVEN 19/04/2014 PORT HUENEME, CA 14/05/2014 OBERON

What vessel would mine be on?

If it actually finished on the 4th and not earlier (possible since the phone/web system is never accurate), you're not on Figaro.

There could be another shipment since not 100% of them go through that same shipping line or it could just be referring to the Oberon even though it hasn't technically been loaded or departed.

The only way to be 100% sure what boat is to call BMWNA or your dealer.

It is the case what I said above. One week cutoffs are a fact. Nothing can just show up and get loaded.

A quick phone call and you should be able to find out exactly where you car is. Maybe you could even ask for the VIN and if you get that you can use it to track your shipment here:

https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/o...uickSearchPage



For example, my status currently by phone says that my vehicle completed production yesterday and is on its way to the port of discharge. Sounds good, except if that were the case I'd be screwed. I'm doing euro delivery in 3 weeks. The web system still says in production. The phone/web systems are not reliable.

[M2BMW]

My car was delivered to the port 5 days before it was put on a ship.

[five3three]

Originally Posted by m235i

My car was delivered to the port 5 days before it was put on a ship.

Actually, that is possible but that would be super timing. I just looked it up and most cutoffs are 5 business days, which in the US translates to one week typically.