How to track the car you have ordered?

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11-05-2010, 09:55 AM
cameronp

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Originally Posted by emuexport

Is this normal?

I havent heard anything from my dealer besides when I call to ask him how we are tracking?

Car was taken from another boat to replace my damaged one and they said it would take 2 weeks to get over here by train from Brisvegas? I think I just hate the lack of communication.

My car came in on the same boat and I'm also waiting for it to be shipped over to Perth. I was told by the dealer that it would take four weeks; that was about around three weeks ago. So hopefully we'll both get phone calls in the next few days saying our cars have arrived here on the west side!
11-05-2010, 03:00 PM
emuexport

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Originally Posted by cameronp

My car came in on the same boat and I'm also waiting for it to be shipped over to Perth. I was told by the dealer that it would take four weeks; that was about around three weeks ago. So hopefully we'll both get phone calls in the next few days saying our cars have arrived here on the west side!

I hope so too. Although I am not holding my breath about getting a call from my dealer until they are ready to hand it over.
11-05-2010, 06:01 PM
Tux

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Originally Posted by flappa

QUICK CALL THE NAVY . . . . SOME BASTARD HAS STOLEN THE BOAT.

The Queen Sapphire is MIA . . . . .

Well , according to the tracking website it is . . . . how freakin annoying. I sort of wish I hadn't bothered to track it. Very frustrating.

SNIPPO

AHHHHHHHH the wait . . . its killing me

Ha, ha.. My boat is on the same car... ( I just typed that so I'm leaving it for good luck!) I've been through this exact same thing before and it doesn't get any easier... I agree with hcvo1 that we probably won't see it reappear on the tracking site until around the 20th May..
11-05-2010, 06:05 PM
Tux

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Originally Posted by hcvo1

Mine is on the Queen Sapphire as well...

SNIP

On a side note, the Queen Sapphire is due to dock in Melbourne on the 08/06. However I will be overseas on a work trip from the 19/06 to the 03/07... I know there is no way I can pick my baby up before the 18/06 which means that I will have to pick it up after the 04/07... do you think they will hold it for me?

I reckon they'll keep it for you mate! I might get mine before you then. My dealer said that it could be as quick as 10 days after it docks that they'll hand the keys over... I don't it expect it before the end of June in reality though. I'll be on leave, which I'm taking to watch the world cup so it should cap off the holidays! :)
11-05-2010, 06:06 PM
blkmk6

my mk6 gti landed 30/04/10. but i just called excepting it to be ready some time next week...

but they said start of june it'll be ready!? :(

didn't think it'll take over 4 weeks to prepare it. lame
11-05-2010, 06:20 PM
Christopher

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Originally Posted by blkmk6

my mk6 gti landed 30/04/10. but i just called excepting it to be ready some time next week...

but they said start of june it'll be ready!? :(

didn't think it'll take over 4 weeks to prepare it. lame

It's not the preparation that took 4 weeks, that in itself is fairly quick. A day to do, a couple of days to get to the front of the line.
It's the time it takes for the car to clear customs and quarantine that takes 2-3 wks.
11-05-2010, 06:28 PM
blkmk6

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Originally Posted by Christopher

It's not the preparation that took 4 weeks, that in itself is fairly quick. A day to do, a couple of days to get to the front of the line.
It's the time it takes for the car to clear customs and quarantine that takes 2-3 wks.

ah i see, yeah i was under the impression it took 2-3 weeks since arrival to prepare. :rolleyes:

still, it's killing me waiting this long.

thanks for the info chris, i see you got the a black manual as well. very nice :cool:
11-05-2010, 06:36 PM
Christopher

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Originally Posted by blkmk6

ah i see, yeah i was under the impression it took 2-3 weeks since arrival to prepare. :rolleyes:

still, it's killing me waiting this long.

thanks for the info chris, i see you got the a black manual as well. very nice :cool:

haha - yeah, it's the home stretch that really takes it toll on you... Soon enough it will be yours..
and yes, the black 5dr manual is the way to go...
11-05-2010, 08:35 PM
cameronp

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Originally Posted by emuexport

I hope so too. Although I am not holding my breath about getting a call from my dealer until they are ready to hand it over.

Yeah. It's not like dealers know much more than you about what's going on until they actually get your car in their yard. Before then, it's all in the hands of the logistics company (Patricks?), and they move in mysterious ways.
11-05-2010, 09:08 PM
flappa

Is there such a thing as a "Premium" or "Preferred" Dealer ?

Do they get their cars bumped up in the que or special order treatment ?

I ordered mine about 3 weeks before Beaker did. Mine from the newer dealer in Canberra, his from the more established dealer. The cars are different in specs but not massively. Both cars built in the same week. HIs put on a ship a few days after build and due in OZ end of May. Mine left a week or so ago and not due till about 14th June.

Why, when both cars built the same time, going to the same Port and heading to the same town, but different dealers, they aren't coming together?

Preferential Treatment for the existing Dealers orders ?

Not complaining as such (frustrated maybe), but curious. Might be of interest to others when purchasing.

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