Finally pulled the trigger!
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09/21/2005: 112 - Scheduled for Daily Production Pack (October/Week 40)
09/24/2005: 150 - Production started (Estimated completion: 10/05/05)
09/28/2005: 151 - Body shop started
09/29/2005: 152 - Paint shop started
09/30/2005: 153 - Assembly started
10/05/2005: 155 - Production completed (Confirmed production: October/Week 40)
10/07/2005: 160 - Released to distribution
10/08/2005: 180 - Waiting for export dispatch
10/10/2005: 193 - Arrived at port of exit
10/13/2005: 194 - Selected for shipment
10/14/2005: 195 - Shipped from port of exit
My car is now confirmed on the Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship PATRIOT. It looks like the schedule for getting into Charleston has slipped by a couple of days, but she's on her way!
09/24/2005: 150 - Production started (Estimated completion: 10/05/05)
09/28/2005: 151 - Body shop started
09/29/2005: 152 - Paint shop started
09/30/2005: 153 - Assembly started
10/05/2005: 155 - Production completed (Confirmed production: October/Week 40)
10/07/2005: 160 - Released to distribution
10/08/2005: 180 - Waiting for export dispatch
10/10/2005: 193 - Arrived at port of exit
10/13/2005: 194 - Selected for shipment
10/14/2005: 195 - Shipped from port of exit
My car is now confirmed on the Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship PATRIOT. It looks like the schedule for getting into Charleston has slipped by a couple of days, but she's on her way!
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Originally Posted by das' date='Oct 17 2005, 08:20 AM
09/21/2005: 112 - Scheduled for Daily Production Pack (October/Week 40)
09/24/2005: 150 - Production started (Estimated completion: 10/05/05)
09/28/2005: 151 - Body shop started
09/29/2005: 152 - Paint shop started
09/30/2005: 153 - Assembly started
10/05/2005: 155 - Production completed (Confirmed production: October/Week 40)
10/07/2005: 160 - Released to distribution
10/08/2005: 180 - Waiting for export dispatch
10/10/2005: 193 - Arrived at port of exit
10/13/2005: 194 - Selected for shipment
10/14/2005: 195 - Shipped from port of exit
My car is now confirmed on the Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship PATRIOT. It looks like the schedule for getting into Charleston has slipped by a couple of days, but she's on her way!
09/24/2005: 150 - Production started (Estimated completion: 10/05/05)
09/28/2005: 151 - Body shop started
09/29/2005: 152 - Paint shop started
09/30/2005: 153 - Assembly started
10/05/2005: 155 - Production completed (Confirmed production: October/Week 40)
10/07/2005: 160 - Released to distribution
10/08/2005: 180 - Waiting for export dispatch
10/10/2005: 193 - Arrived at port of exit
10/13/2005: 194 - Selected for shipment
10/14/2005: 195 - Shipped from port of exit
My car is now confirmed on the Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship PATRIOT. It looks like the schedule for getting into Charleston has slipped by a couple of days, but she's on her way!
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Can you track it now using your vin?
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It will be in Charleston on the 28th, and then however long it takes to go through the VPC and get to my dealer. First or second week of November...can hardly wait!
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09/21/2005: 112 - Scheduled for Daily Production Pack (October/Week 40)
09/24/2005: 150 - Production started (Estimated completion: 10/05/05)
09/28/2005: 151 - Body shop started
09/29/2005: 152 - Paint shop started
09/30/2005: 153 - Assembly started
10/05/2005: 155 - Production completed (Confirmed production: October/Week 40)
10/07/2005: 160 - Released to distribution
10/08/2005: 180 - Waiting for export dispatch
10/10/2005: 193 - Arrived at port of exit
10/13/2005: 194 - Selected for shipment
10/14/2005: 195 - Shipped from port of exit
10/22/2005: 196 - Shipment arrival ETA: 11/01/05 (at Charleston VPC)
Currently, my car is on the ship MV PATRIOT, which left Bremerhaven on 10/14. It will arrive in Charleston, SC on 10/29. Hopefully the VPC won't have it for long; it's looking like it should be at my dealer by the second week of November!
09/24/2005: 150 - Production started (Estimated completion: 10/05/05)
09/28/2005: 151 - Body shop started
09/29/2005: 152 - Paint shop started
09/30/2005: 153 - Assembly started
10/05/2005: 155 - Production completed (Confirmed production: October/Week 40)
10/07/2005: 160 - Released to distribution
10/08/2005: 180 - Waiting for export dispatch
10/10/2005: 193 - Arrived at port of exit
10/13/2005: 194 - Selected for shipment
10/14/2005: 195 - Shipped from port of exit
10/22/2005: 196 - Shipment arrival ETA: 11/01/05 (at Charleston VPC)
Currently, my car is on the ship MV PATRIOT, which left Bremerhaven on 10/14. It will arrive in Charleston, SC on 10/29. Hopefully the VPC won't have it for long; it's looking like it should be at my dealer by the second week of November!
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Originally Posted by das' date='Oct 22 2005, 07:01 PM
09/21/2005: 112 - Scheduled for Daily Production Pack (October/Week 40)
09/24/2005: 150 - Production started (Estimated completion: 10/05/05)
09/28/2005: 151 - Body shop started
09/29/2005: 152 - Paint shop started
09/30/2005: 153 - Assembly started
10/05/2005: 155 - Production completed (Confirmed production: October/Week 40)
10/07/2005: 160 - Released to distribution
10/08/2005: 180 - Waiting for export dispatch
10/10/2005: 193 - Arrived at port of exit
10/13/2005: 194 - Selected for shipment
10/14/2005: 195 - Shipped from port of exit
10/22/2005: 196 - Shipment arrival ETA: 11/01/05 (at Charleston VPC)
Currently, my car is on the ship MV PATRIOT, which left Bremerhaven on 10/14. It will arrive in Charleston, SC on 10/29. Hopefully the VPC won't have it for long; it's looking like it should be at my dealer by the second week of November!
09/24/2005: 150 - Production started (Estimated completion: 10/05/05)
09/28/2005: 151 - Body shop started
09/29/2005: 152 - Paint shop started
09/30/2005: 153 - Assembly started
10/05/2005: 155 - Production completed (Confirmed production: October/Week 40)
10/07/2005: 160 - Released to distribution
10/08/2005: 180 - Waiting for export dispatch
10/10/2005: 193 - Arrived at port of exit
10/13/2005: 194 - Selected for shipment
10/14/2005: 195 - Shipped from port of exit
10/22/2005: 196 - Shipment arrival ETA: 11/01/05 (at Charleston VPC)
Currently, my car is on the ship MV PATRIOT, which left Bremerhaven on 10/14. It will arrive in Charleston, SC on 10/29. Hopefully the VPC won't have it for long; it's looking like it should be at my dealer by the second week of November!
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das, does the WW tracking finally show your car?
By the way, the Patriot is near and dear to me...she brought my car and JDN's back in late March, 2004...it's nice to see your car being carried by such a fine vessel with a grand name...
By the way, the Patriot is near and dear to me...she brought my car and JDN's back in late March, 2004...it's nice to see your car being carried by such a fine vessel with a grand name...
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Originally Posted by amigo525' date='Oct 22 2005, 09:34 PM
Check well the ship that left Bremerhaven on 10/10 ws supposed to be in SC on 10/26 was delayed by a day. Now it is showing 10/27.? They moved my day also from 10/22 to 10/23 (new york)
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Oct 22 2005, 10:00 PM
das, does the WW tracking finally show your car?
By the way, the Patriot is near and dear to me...she brought my car and JDN's back in late March, 2004...it's nice to see your car being carried by such a fine vessel with a grand name...![Thumbsup](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/thumbsup.gif)
By the way, the Patriot is near and dear to me...she brought my car and JDN's back in late March, 2004...it's nice to see your car being carried by such a fine vessel with a grand name...
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I've found out a bit more about the PATRIOT. It was originally named FIDELIO, but its owners, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) of Montvale, NJ, renamed it along with the rest of its ships. ARC is now partly owned by Wallenius Lines, a unit of Wallenius Wilhelmsen. ARC also reflagged all of its fleet to the United States, so PATRIOT is a US-flagged vessel.
Some interesting information here:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/sys.../ship/faust.htm
http://www.arrcnet.com/fleet_patriot.htm
Here's the FIDELIO before she was renamed:
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