How to track the car you have ordered?

[Hoversloth]

And the problem is
Get your priorities right, the GTI comes first
lol

Absolutely! If I get the call while I'm at work I'll be leaving instantly. Walking out the door while still on the phone!

[Christopher]

Absolutely! If I get the call while I'm at work I'll be leaving instantly. Walking out the door while still on the phone!

Same... I've already told the boss that I'll be taking the day off to pick up my GTI, when it finally arrives that is...

[Mk6 GTI]

LOL!

You guys kill me! I will definitely be taking a day off when in is ready at the dealer to be piked up thats for sure!

You think there is a chance it will gain a day? then the ship will come in a on a sunday! haha Ill drive to PK to check ut out!

[AdamD]

Same... I've already told the boss that I'll be taking the day off to pick up my GTI, when it finally arrives that is...

Just the day? Pfft. I've told work I'm taking a week!

[flappa]

What's the procedure when they come off the boat ?

Surely there is some "locallisation procedures" that need to happen before they are driven away ?

Curious to know how long after arrival I can get my hands on it ?

[Flipper Dog]

Once off loaded Mr Patricks takes your car and hides it away from your dealer for as long as he can.

No, once it arrives at the docks the car needs to pass customs, it is then transported to a holding yard and then transported again to the selling dealer. Could happen very quickly(3-4 days) or held up for many reasons (2-3 weeks). Once at the dealer depending on if you have any extras fitted/work required the detailing process is normally 2 working days.

If you have tracked your car to the port then ask the dealer to contact Patricks and see where it is in the progress of getting out your way.

[flappa]

Thanks for that. Mine has only just been ordered so I'll chase around in June for it

[amoon0]

Mine has been returning a "No Records Found" for the past week.


Does anyone think there be a solution/reason for this other than a perhaps incorrect VIN#.

The car was built 2 weeks ago so I would've thought there'd be some shipping log by now even if its still on land.


Thanks.

[ricksterrr]

Mine has been returning a "No Records Found" for the past week.


Does anyone think there be a solution/reason for this other than a perhaps incorrect VIN#.

The car was built 2 weeks ago so I would've thought there'd be some shipping log by now even if its still on land.


Thanks.

From experience, I believe you won't necessarily see any records returned from the W&W tracking website until the car is actually on the vessel itself. The car is probably still in Germany somewhere at this stage.

I remember from the time my car was built to when I first was able to track it was approx 3-4 weeks and I got the exact 'No records found' message during that period... so it won't be too much longer before you will see a record on the W&W tracking website.
Then it's an even longer wait as you see the route the vessel takes - seriously, my car will have seen more of the world than I have by the time it arrives!

[amoon0]

Ok Thanks,


It's already a painful wait and still a few months to go.

[JPwest]

I used to work for WW - shipping line that imports all the vehicles. Back when i was there, cars are already precleared with customs well prior to their arrival and are usually taken off the wharf within 24-48 hours so as to make room for the next batch - ie: by say another shipping line carrying Toyotas/Nissans etc (Bigg Japanese manufacturers have their own ships a lot of the time). Most Terminals in Aust have limited capacity for car carriers therefore once one unloads, the stock needs to be cleared asap as there is another one waiting to unload it's cars.
If you have ever seen the cars come off the ship, they look nothing like when u pick them up from the dealer. You would see that they are usually covered in a plastic film, a lot of the time, they are running on steel rims, not alloys and are covered in a fine white dust which is used to protect against salt air. Hence the detailing is where all the magic happens!
WW used to own it's own car detailing company - cars would be taken there to a massive undercover yard, and detailed as per dealer's instructions (ie: as per your order) and then delivered to dealer.
Things may have changed now in terms of detailing, but I am certain that the vehicles spend no more than 24-48 hours at the wharf.
Maybe a few variances to above now (ie - detailing more carried out by dealers.) but this is how it used to happen.

[niulf]

I used to work for WW - shipping line that imports all the vehicles. Back when i was there, cars are already precleared with customs well prior to their arrival and are usually taken off the wharf within 24-48 hours so as to make room for the next batch - ie: by say another shipping line carrying Toyotas/Nissans etc (Bigg Japanese manufacturers have their own ships a lot of the time). Most Terminals in Aust have limited capacity for car carriers therefore once one unloads, the stock needs to be cleared asap as there is another one waiting to unload it's cars.
If you have ever seen the cars come off the ship, they look nothing like when u pick them up from the dealer. You would see that they are usually covered in a plastic film, a lot of the time, they are running on steel rims, not alloys and are covered in a fine white dust which is used to protect against salt air. Hence the detailing is where all the magic happens!
WW used to own it's own car detailing company - cars would be taken there to a massive undercover yard, and detailed as per dealer's instructions (ie: as per your order) and then delivered to dealer.
Things may have changed now in terms of detailing, but I am certain that the vehicles spend no more than 24-48 hours at the wharf.
Maybe a few variances to above now (ie - detailing more carried out by dealers.) but this is how it used to happen.

Wow, that's sounds good. I might get my car earlier than excepted. I just sold my old Golf MK5 yesterday. Hopefully the new one will come soon.

[JPwest]

You might get Lucky niulf, but as i said, not sure how it all works now. That is how it used to happen abt 8-9 yrs ago.

[JPwest]

You might get Lucky niulf, but as i said, not sure how it all works now. That is how it used to happen abt 8-9 yrs ago.
No doubt some changes have been made to whole process.

[JPwest]

You might get Lucky niulf, but as i said, not sure how it all works now. That is how it used to happen abt 8-9 yrs ago.
I would assume some changes have been made to the whole process.