will my broom-broom ever arrive :( ?

[GermanwithaVdub]

so when can i actually expect my stupid bloody car to be here?

dealer says it will be in my hands late this month/early next month but im thinking htis is a load of ****.

anyway this is copied from the shipping website:


Track By Auto
Cargo Status History
Cargo Id : WVWZZZ1KZ8U008472
Booking Number : DEBRB588847 Bill Number : ZA682932
Vessel: ASIAN CHORUS Port of origin : PORT ELIZABETH
Voyage : EE727-ASC Port of Destination : PORT KEMBLA
Priority : Customer Ref. Nbr:

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

LOADED ON VESSEL PORT ELIZABETH 27/10/2007 21:08
RECEIVED AT TERMINAL PORT ELIZABETH 26/10/2007 12:29
BOOKED BREMEN 24/10/2007 11:01


so it left SA about the 28th im guessing, when should the ship be docking at kembla?

thanks guys - michael.

[LookOut]

Mine has recently arrived, and i tracked it, so FWIW, my car was on a ship that left Bremerhaven 4/10/07 a few stops along the way (none of which were in SA) and it arrived here in Melbourne 4/11/07, ie 1 month to the day. I am told i will be recieving the car from the dealer next week, on Thursday 22/11, so clearance and preparation for delivery has taken 2 1/2 weeks. The trip from SA should only be about 2 weeks on the water i s'pose (no idea really, just a guess)

PS if you go back to the WW web page where you have the voyage details, and click on the voyage number, it lists what ports the ship has been to/is expected at, and when. Also, a can tell you that it lists Asian Chorus as having left Port of Melbourne last Tuesday. I can see where the RoRo ships dock in Melbourne from out my office window, and i did see that ship! ( I have become somewhat of a shipspotter whilst wait for my car to arrive....I hope this passes, b/c its pretty nerdy)

[Tim]

this is the schedule for the ship your car is on. 1st date is arrival. 2nd is departure.

BREMERHAVEN GERMANY 06/10/2007 07/10/2007
ZEEBRUGGE BELGIUM 09/10/2007 09/10/2007
LE HAVRE FRANCE 10/10/2007 10/10/2007
SOUTHAMPTON UNITED KINGDOM 11/10/2007 11/10/2007
PORT ELIZABETH SOUTH AFRICA 26/10/2007 27/10/2007
EAST LONDON SOUTH AFRICA 28/10/2007 28/10/2007
DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA 29/10/2007 30/10/2007
FREMANTLE AUSTRALIA 09/11/2007 09/11/2007
MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 13/11/2007 14/11/2007
PORT KEMBLA AUSTRALIA 15/11/2007 16/11/2007
BRISBANE AUSTRALIA 18/11/2007 18/11/2007

[GermanwithaVdub]

oh my god the dealer was actually telling the truth this time. thanks for that guys i didnt realise you could click on the ship number (and they dont really make it too obvious) looks like i might have it by december afterall!

[mikep]

oh my god the dealer was actually telling the truth this time. thanks for that guys i didnt realise you could click on the ship number (and they dont really make it too obvious) looks like i might have it by december afterall!

The shipping dates are not cast in concrete.

Weather conditions en route can cost up to a day, especially at Port Elizabeth. If the ship cannot get into the harbour they will divert it direct to Durban then backtrack to Port Elizabeth.

My car was delayed by a day at PE due to the above then another day getting from Melbourne to Sydney because of the weather that hit when the Pasha Bulker went aground.

Eventually arrived Sydney, two days later than scheduled.

You can also check the shipping movements in and out of port by going to the various Port authority web sites and if you time it right can even see the boat in port on the web cams !!! ie. if you've got nothing better to do !!!!!

[GermanwithaVdub]

yep the kembla port website says that its docked and leaving again today so chances are my baby is sitting on dry land starting to get more excited than frustrated now which is a welcome change

[anarchycamp]

Im pissed cos i have to wait until tuesday (instead of today) for my Polo GTI...cant imagine waiting until december!!!

PS..hows that grille going on the MkII!?

[GermanwithaVdub]

you'll definitely have to take me for a spin in that polo gti when it gets chipped (yes i'm assuming your getting it chipped ). only 2 weeks left (i've been waiting since before the dealer knew a gt sport existed - thanks to ben (phaeton) for that one, so 2 more weeks isnt going to kill me.

havent seen the mk2 since the other day, i think the engine will be coming out to paint the engine bay, fix the bumper mount and quarter panel and fix up any rust before any grilles go on the thing

[Tensixty6]

So how long have you had the car on order? My GTI took 8 months, 8 long long months.

[mikinoz]

so when can i actually expect my stupid bloody car to be here?

NEVER!

Can't be far now?

[GermanwithaVdub]

yep not far now finally.

ive had it on order for a while now... cant recall exactly... but at least since the start of october. the dealer had no idea what a gt sport was when i called him, and i ended up telling him all about the car, i was the first at that dealer to order one at least. i guess lots of people want leather or sunroof or dsg, not many completely base models like i do :S

8 months... god thats a long wait i cant imagine that