How to track the car you have ordered?

[Christopher]

And then say max a few days for transporting down.
Provided that transportation has been arranged. Just ask th dealership when they well be sending your car down. They might be wanting to do a handful of cars a once, if so, you might wait a bit longer.

[raybau]

Geez, I've got to stop checking the tracker so much... what's with the Don Quijote - estimates into Melb have slipped by 2 days already

[AdamD]

Geez, I've got to stop checking the tracker so much... what's with the Don Quijote - estimates into Melb have slipped by 2 days already

Damn, you're right!

It's currently about 1000km north of Dakar, off the coast of Morocco.

*Hides back in box.*

[GTi Crow]

Damn, you're right!

It's currently about 1000km north of Dakar, off the coast of Morocco.

*Hides back in box.*

Your lucky, Toba likes to be in "stealth mode" and only turns his signal on in heavy traffic, which there isn't on the coast of Africa. Probably will not see him until he hits Freo - and then that will be on webcams, I hope.

[Corey_R]

Geez, I've got to stop checking the tracker so much... what's with the Don Quijote - estimates into Melb have slipped by 2 days already

Lol - you guys are funny. These are huge ships carrying millions in freight and travelling the opens seas. Ocean currents can assist and also impede the travel of a ship, and bad weather can slow progress, or even cause a ship to stop and wait it out, or travel around it.
And yes, when you're talking tens of thousands of kilometres, travelling slower or detours can cause days of delay!

Patience is a virtue

[sp0t]

Pic of the Morning Conductor coming into Melbourne this morning, with my car onboard!!!!!!!

[kennyc]

You won't be able to track it but it generally takes 2 weeks of customs/compliancing and a week for delivery to dealer and prep work.
So 3 weeks after landing should be delivery week.


That is what i have been advised anyway.

I would say early to Mid May it is then, just like the dealer said! God it is going to be a looooooonng month!

[team_v]

At least your's is only a month away.
Mine is set for Late may, ship docks 5 May so I have to wait for 3 weeks while it sits litterally 10km away.

[Christopher]

I've never seen a more beautiful ship... As long as they drive our cars safely off the ship and park it well, then that is all i ask for... now the 3wk wait.

[MkVIGTI]

I'm expecting a call at the end of this week to let me know it's arrived. Hoping to go in Saturday morning to look over it before it's registered.

Just called the dealer yesterday and he wouldn't give me a firm date 4 delivery, instead insisted on the car being not at the dealership yet and he can't say for sure... He also told me that the car only got off the boat on the 31st instead of the 23rd as shown on the tracking site?? It is friday already and I'm still waiting 4 that call... >_<

[INOV8]

R U talking about the Toba who is 1000 kms off the African Coast?

[iBoost]

Anyone got a car on the Tombarra? According to that shipping site it looks like it's at Baltimore in the USA. Am I doing something wrong...?

[hcvo1]

Just called the dealer yesterday and he wouldn't give me a firm date 4 delivery, instead insisted on the car being not at the dealership yet and he can't say for sure... He also told me that the car only got off the boat on the 31st instead of the 23rd as shown on the tracking site?? It is friday already and I'm still waiting 4 that call... >_<

Well I rang my dealer today as well, they told me the car is a week 14 build, but production hasn't started this might mean a few weeks (I bet you months) delay

[Brendan_A]

How can your car be a week 14 build?? My Brothers GTI is a week 14 build and was built Friday the 2nd of April. His is at the docks awaiting the ship.

[hcvo1]

How can your car be a week 14 build?? My Brothers GTI is a week 14 build and was built Friday the 2nd of April. His is at the docks awaiting the ship.

That's what they told me a week 14 build... the schedule printout that I got had a 'handover to production date' of the 31st March and the car leaving the production plant on the 27/04. With the car due in the body shell workshop last week. Alas, the car has not gone into the workshop yet which means a slip in production time.