Tracking Progress on your Polo and Polo GTI

[Schibs]

Anyone had a recent build in South Africa? Just wondering roughly how long it took to get from there to here?

I ordered November 13.. Arrived by ship in Fremantle 6th April and in my possession 15th April. So 5 months.. But then my story continues.. 16th April engine keeps cutting out, RAC looks at it 17th April, Towed on 18th April and at VW Servicing since then

[payno]

I ordered November 13.. Arrived by ship in Fremantle 6th April and in my possession 15th April. So 5 months..

Less than 2 weeks from port to possession Love it.

[Schibs]

Less than 2 weeks from port to possession Love it.

yeah I was pleasantly surprised by this. Was expecting another two week wait. Although I may end up waiting that long anyway for a fix.

[crumbs]

Does the same vessel that transports the cars from Spain to Bremerhaven, then go on to Australia? Or do they get dropped off at Bremerhaven, then go through more checks in Germany before being shipped to Australia?

I've got a VIN from the dealer but it's not showing up in the tracking system.

[payno]

Does the same vessel that transports the cars from Spain to Bremerhaven, then go on to Australia? Or do they get dropped off at Bremerhaven, then go through more checks in Germany before being shipped to Australia?

I've got a VIN from the dealer but it's not showing up in the tracking system.

The GTI is built in Spain, then takes a train ride down to Bremerhaven to be loaded onto a ship. Don't worry if it hasn't appeared on the tracking site. It took a whole month from the date my car left the factory to the date it was loaded onto a boat. You just gotta play the painful waiting game .

[crumbs]

How painful! But it's better than being stuck in "dealer spec" like I was with my other order.

The NADCON should have more detailed information about the life of the car, schedule of events, etc. yeah? I can probably ask nicely for a print screen of that.

[Frostee]

The GTI is built in Spain, then takes a train ride down to Bremerhaven to be loaded onto a ship. Don't worry if it hasn't appeared on the tracking site. It took a whole month from the date my car left the factory to the date it was loaded onto a boat. You just gotta play the painful waiting game .

It was so painful knowing that our cars were built and just sitting in a holding yeard near the wharf waiting for a ship.

Makeyou wonder if the supply bottleneck is more to do with theshipping than the manufacture of the cars.

[themmc]

I ordered November 13.. Arrived by ship in Fremantle 6th April and in my possession 15th April. So 5 months.. But then my story continues.. 16th April engine keeps cutting out, RAC looks at it 17th April, Towed on 18th April and at VW Servicing since then

Do you know which week the car was built?

[themmc]

Looks like my car might be here mid-june! Yay!

[GTI JOE]

Morning Carol in Southampton next, the drag race down the west coast of Africa...to try to catch the Tombarra

[RoknRob]

The Manon has been docked in Melbourne since this morning!

(Gee, the Port of Melbourne Webcam is pretty poor - at least at night) Web Camera 4 - Shipping Management Centre

[GTi Crow]

No. It is pretty poor all the time. The car jetty is the main area missed by them, so you can only get the ship coming and going.

[Ohmang]

Morning Carol in Southampton next, the drag race down the west coast of Africa...to try to catch the Tombarra

Will never happen - Tombarra is red. Red ships go faster

[GTI JOE]

Will never happen - Tombarra is red. Red ships go faster

Yeah, yeah, keep thinking that Ohmang. The Morning Carol is blue, matches the ocean, therefore stealth. Would pass the Tombarra and it wouldn't even know it. It's rigged for silent running as well

BTW, Morning Carol has let Southampton, next stop Durban..no stopping in Port Elizabeth like you guys

[payno]

next stop Durban..no stopping in Port Elizabeth like you guys

Maybe so.. however Morning Carol arrives in Durban on the 7/5. Tombarra will be long gone on the 3/5.

Our cars will be more worldly and travelled by the time they get here too .