How to track the car you have ordered?

[Ohmang]

For those still waiting. Mine arrived on the Torino and was shipped (by road) to Adelaide on Thursday( before Easter). Following Thursday (after Easter) released by Patricks and sent to pre-delivery. Photos show the move.



While I could have picked it up today, have decided to wait until Saturday so I can appreciate the delivery more (ie time to take heaps of photos) and take it for a long drive.

The gap between the body and the front wheel looks pretty large in that shot. Is this because of the spacers that are put in between the springs prior to delivery?

[Corey_R]

Yep. Cars ship with "spring rubbers" so that there is less chance of scraping the front of the car etc coming on and off the ships, trains and trucks. They're taken out during the dealer delivery process.

[GTi Crow]

Well spotted. Certainly will check they are gone. When I bought my Mk5 GTI had to drive it from Melbourne to Adelaide and after a few days looked under the car and the spring rubbers were still in. Haven't had the same issue with the Adelaide VW dealer.

[Ohmang]

Yep. Cars ship with "spring rubbers" so that there is less chance of scraping the front of the car etc coming on and off the ships, trains and trucks. They're taken out during the dealer delivery process.

Well spotted. Certainly will check they are gone. When I bought my Mk5 GTI had to drive it from Melbourne to Adelaide and after a few days looked under the car and the spring rubbers were still in. Haven't had the same issue with the Adelaide VW dealer.

Anyone have a pic of them installed in the car prior to removal? What should we look for?

[GTi Crow]

Anyone have a pic of them installed in the car prior to removal? What should we look for?

Not on car but here is what the Mk5 GTI ones looked like after removal.

[Ohmang]

Not on car but here is what the Mk5 GTI ones looked like after removal.

Excellent - will keep an eye out around the suspension spring area for those!.

[m_f]

Is anyone who's got their car on Toreador also questioning whether it will really dock in Melb at 12am tonight?

[eero]

I had a look on the port of Melbourne website which said it was docking in at 1:30 or something on the 6th, and said to subtract 2.5 hours from the dock time which leaves u with close to midnight tomorrow? I'm a little confused but I think it'll be docking tomorrow night and not tonight, it would have shown on radar already if it was tonight?

Take a look, search Toreador, you may need to wait for it to update: Expected ship movements

Can't believe i've become so obsessed with this ship xP

[m_f]

I had a look on the port of Melbourne website which said it was docking in at 1:30 or something on the 6th, and said to subtract 2.5 hours from the dock time which leaves u with close to midnight tomorrow? I'm a little confused but I think it'll be docking tomorrow night and not tonight, it would have shown on radar already if it was tonight?

Take a look, search Toreador, you may need to wait for it to update: Expected ship movements

Can't believe i've become so obsessed with this ship xP

Cheers for that! I tried finding it on the Port of Melbourne site but it wasn't working. I thought it was docking on the 5th because marine traffic brought it early. I'll keep on waiting!

[eero]

Should still be today the 5th, but late in the day