How to track the car you have ordered?

[ozmale]

Guys,
Once again thanks for your supportive info. Dont want to create any friendly arguments about when or not the VIN is available. Probably forgetting all about the car till it arrives sounds like a good idea.
I was just really curious to use the web sites in the 1st post to track the car.
Was going to buy some new wheels before it arrived as well but that is probably also best left till after delivery.
I usually replace my cars every 3-4 years but have always bought demonstrators or near new 2nd hand. Must be over 20 years since I bought a new car. Might be another 20 before I do it again if one has to wait 4-5 months.

[hooba]

Probably forgetting all about the car till it arrives sounds like a good idea.

In the meantime, spend lots of time on here, and dream about the first time you take it down McCarrs Creek Road...

[ozmale]

In the meantime, spend lots of time on here, and dream about the first time you take it down McCarrs Creek Road...

It is funny you should mention MrCarrs creek road. I always take my cars for a blurt along there. I sometimes drive a bus along that road. Now that is exciting.

[Dutch77]

As I mentioned before, so far we (at the forums) have had no indication at what the next "Build Weeks" that Australian R orders will go into after the batch planned for week 37 to 40, which is apparently already full. So even if they do another batch in week 45 (November 1st to 7th), this would mean you wouldn't receive your VIN until ~November, and would not receive your car until late January, more likely February.

For what it's worth I'm aware of an Adelaide buyer of an R who placed an order in July and has been advised of a week 44 build for his car, with delivery expected late January.

[giddleberry]

I got my build week yesterday ( 38 ) I ordered in June, now waiting for NADCON table.

[dave_r]

My latest update of the NADCON ETA table is that "Handover to Production" is 11/09/10, and "Arrival at Final Destination" is 2/12/10. "Final Destination" is not me nor the dealer btw. So hopefully the shipping is quite zippy and I still end up getting it on November 30th, but really, I'll just be happy to receive the car before Christmas.

Saturday just past (19/08/10), the dealer printed all the NADCON info for both my orders. Extracts below.

Golf R
"Entry Dealer System" is 26/05/10 (aka ordered)
"Handover to Production" is 04/09/10
"Checkpoint 8 Handover to Sales" is 24/09/10
"Arrival at Final Destination" is 23/11/10

Polo
"Entry Dealer System" is 12/05/10 (aka ordered)
"Handover to Production" is 02/06/10
"Checkpoint 8 Handover to Sales" is 29/07/10
"Arrival at Final Destination" is 31/08/10

I must admit, I've never heard anyone say that they got their VIN number before production

Just to clarify, I misread the info supplied to me. The dealer sent me a printscreen of NADCON on 03/08/10 which had the Vehicle ID/Chassis/Eng Numbers. But as you can see from the info above, the car had already been built by that stage. Appologies for the confusion caused.

[Prodigy]

Saturday just past (19/08/10), the dealer printed all the NADCON info for both my orders. Extracts below.

Golf R
"Entry Dealer System" is 26/05/10 (aka ordered)
"Handover to Production" is 04/09/10
"Checkpoint 8 Handover to Sales" is 24/09/10
"Arrival at Final Destination" is 23/11/10

Exactly the same Handover & Checkpoint dates as me, however my "Arrival port of Destination" is 17/11/10

[dave_r]

Exactly the same Handover & Checkpoint dates as me, however my "Arrival port of Destination" is 17/11/10

That'd probably be because the boat docks in WA, then heads over to Melbourne where it arrives on 22/11/10.

[Prodigy]

That'd probably be because the boat docks in WA, then heads over to Melbourne where it arrives on 22/11/10.

One of the very few benefits of living in WA

[Corey_R]

Exactly the same Handover & Checkpoint dates as me, however my "Arrival port of Destination" is 17/11/10

There's also at least two routes that the ships take, like completely different oceans and stuff.... lol, I haven't tracked any of the boats personally, but I know that some go through one of the canals (Panamara or Sewers) and the other route doesn't go through one or something... (can't be bothered trying to find it). Anyway, there is over a weeks difference between the routes...