How to track the car you have ordered?

[Romp]

The Patricks (Terminals) that clears the cars from the boats/docks is different to the Patricks (Autocare) that transports the cars to the dealership for clearance. Basically, cars are cleared from docks within 3 days (Patrick Terminals work on weekends too) but then may take several days for Patrick Autocare to transport the car to the dealership and go through compliance, options, etc.

Agreed. And in Sydney the boat arrived Xmas day. And arrived at the dealer 10th Jan - this means all the pre-delivery checks were done by Patricks pre 10th when the OP suggested they did not open

[vim16v]

Well thanks to thread, I have been checking 'occasionally' for the ships location with the R.. Unfortunately the location hasn't been updated in almost 7 days.. Grrr (and no, not going past Somalia either..)

[Prodigy]

Well thanks to thread, I have been checking 'occasionally' for the ships location with the R.. Unfortunately the location hasn't been updated in almost 7 days.. Grrr (and no, not going past Somalia either..)

I remember those days...hang in there.

[Golf_R]

My R arrived at Port Kembla in 2nd Jan. I got the call from my dealer this afternoon. I will be ready for collection on 21st Jan. Not a bad turnaround. The wait is almost over.....

[runningmanz]

My R arrived at Port Kembla in 2nd Jan. I got the call from my dealer this afternoon. I will be ready for collection on 21st Jan. Not a bad turnaround. The wait is almost over.....

Gratz! What ship was your R on? The Don Quijote? Has anyone that has had cars on the Don picked up theirs or recieved a pickup date yet from the dealer? Mine arrived on 30/12/2010 in Melbourne, but no word from the dealer yet. Could be any day now! Hoping its sooner rather than later. Cmoooon this last wait is a killer!!

[Beena]

My R arrived at Port Kembla in 2nd Jan. I got the call from my dealer this afternoon. I will be ready for collection on 21st Jan. Not a bad turnaround. The wait is almost over.....

That's good news! Mine arrived in Port Kembla on the 8th, so hopefully a similar turnaround and ready on the 27th!

[Golf_R]

Gratz! What ship was your R on? The Don Quijote? Has anyone that has had cars on the Don picked up theirs or recieved a pickup date yet from the dealer? Mine arrived on 30/12/2010 in Melbourne, but no word from the dealer yet. Could be any day now! Hoping its sooner rather than later. Cmoooon this last wait is a killer!!

Yep mine was on the Don Quijote. Hopefully yours wont be too long now...

[Angryman]

Confirmed my R is still sitting at the Port of Brisbane as the trucks couldn't get through the floods in Rocky, dear god I hope it doesn't go under!

I found the patricks webcam of their holding yard and its not looking pretty...Dealer tells me not to worry there's another one coming in may /cry

[runningmanz]

Confirmed my R is still sitting at the Port of Brisbane as the trucks couldn't get through the floods in Rocky, dear god I hope it doesn't go under!

I found the patricks webcam of their holding yard and its not looking pretty...Dealer tells me not to worry there's another one coming in may /cry

Yeah mate I hope your lucky and it doesn't. Man I can't believe these floods. Watching the pictures on TV it just looks horrible. Deepest sympathy goes out to all those poor people effected, and it still isn't over. Tragic.

[Kiles]

Just checked the Port o Brisbane website - To be Australia ... seems to indicate at the port/holding facility is ok.

[Angryman]

Awesome news!

[Christopher]

Wonder if this will impact the guys waiting in Melbourne?

Melbourne dock strike worsens

[runningmanz]

Nooooooooooo! Hope not :/ I just emailed the dealer to see if it will affect delivery of my R.

[RBug]

Nooooooooooo! Hope not :/ I just emailed the dealer to see if it will affect delivery of my R.

My R was on the Don as well and I know it was at Patrick's Autocare on 4 Jan so the docks strike should not affect the delivery date, your car should similarly be well clear of the docks by now. With any luck maybe it will speed up delivery, Patricks Autocare will have less cars to process over the next few days.. can only hope.

[runningmanz]

My R was on the Don as well and I know it was at Patrick's Autocare on 4 Jan so the docks strike should not affect the delivery date, your car should similarly be well clear of the docks by now. With any luck maybe it will speed up delivery, Patricks Autocare will have less cars to process over the next few days.. can only hope.

I just got an email back from the dealer and they said that they had not heard about the strike and they are still getting cars, so hopefully mine will be there or arriving shortly.