Fresh off the boat

[angry shot]

well my car is now on land in Oz

this car (R32) was ordered on 10 march, built 1 april then :

Status Port Time(dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm)

DISCHARGED SYDNEY 10/06/2007 03:20
LOADED ON VESSEL BREMERHAVEN 26/04/2007 15:42
RECEIVED AT TERMINAL BREMERHAVEN 25/04/2007 10:34
BOOKED BREMEN 12/04/2007 15:18

i guess another week or so in customs - couple of days at the dealer then i can pick it up - so i guess 23 june for pickup

which comes out to about 15 weeks (of pain )

[gpk_gti]

is that a april fools day car?? hehe,,sorry ,couldnt resist!
is the wait as bad as when you are having a child!!!

[DubSteve]

Ahh Bremerhaven the word just rolls off your tongue, "Bremerhaven"

[rayray086]

which comes out to about 15 weeks (of pain )

There's definitely light at the end of the tunnel 23rd of June, not long now! Counting down by the minute I bet ya!

[datracer99]

i guess another week or so in customs - couple of days at the dealer then i can pick it up - so i guess 23 june for pickup

My car took close to 3 weeks from when it landed to when I could pick it up. It probably depends on how many cars the dealer has on the boat to do the pre-inspection on.

Good luck. Hopefully your dealer will be quicker than mine was.

[phaeton]

Congrats angry shot

Its getting closer

[DaveMack]

Bet you're getting heart flutters every time you think about it, Angry Shot.

(I know I would be with an R32 so close to my doorstep.)

Dave

[DaveMack]

Ahh Bremerhaven the word just rolls off your tongue, "Bremerhaven"

And once you've rolled "Bremerhaven" off your tongue ... you'd have to try for "Nurburgring" wouldn't you?

Dave

[geoffp]

bit of envy here.
when i was looking at the jetta, someone took an r32 for a drive - man the exhaust note was unbelievable........

[angry shot]

thanks eveyone for your kind words

is that a april fools day car?? hehe,,sorry ,couldnt resist!
is the wait as bad as when you are having a child!!!

re 1 April i thought the same - i'll probably turn up at the dealer and find out it will be Reflex Pink instead of Silver (although Germans aren't known for their sense of humor)

funny you mention waiting for a baby - my first kid is due 8 Jan 08 so i can actually answer that question :

no, the wait is worse for the car. however it does have some advantages :

1. when the car arrives i won't have the inlaws around wanting to drive the new car
2. when the car arrives i will choose to stay awake so i can drive it instead of being forced awake on another persons (read baby) schedule
3. when the car arrives i will only have to change the oil every 6 - 12 months instead of changing nappies every couple of hours


the only thing i wish i could to is take paternaty leave when the car gets here

also maybe i should check what the warranty on the baby is....

[acdcfan]

the only thing i wish i could to is take paternaty leave when the car gets here

now there is an idea

[DaveMack]

now there is an idea

Yeah ... if they ask how long you'll need ... say "About 5000 kilometres should do it ... Oh ... you meant time. Three weeks."

Dave