How to track the car you have ordered?

[Darren]

Mr Bob,
When is 'Bess' due in Freo, how many more sleeps?.....Very exciting

[Mr_Bob]

Hey Darren
Bess is also ahead of schedule, due in Freo Today, and Pt Kembla on the 12th. 1 day faster than the last update i had.

I recon it'll be nearly 1 month before i see the R, by the time all the processing has been done.
If i'm really lucky, i could see it before the end of October.

[simonm]

FYI there's an iPhone app called 'Ship Finder' (as opposed to the Ship Tracking app mentioned earlier) and Ship Finder has a free 'lite' version (that only updates twice a day - if you're more obsessive than that when tracking your car then you may need to seek professional help).

Edit - it appears you can't search by ship, just view ships by location, so not as useful.

[REXman]

Hey just wondering if anyone can help with the tracking. I went to my dealer today, and he gave me my VIN number and the car is arriving in Australia (destination) the 17/11/10.

How come it cannot be tracked yet if its coming soon? Maybe I have the wrong VIN? Does anyone else have a schedule of the 17/11/10 arrival? WHat boat is it?

Thanks!

[Corey_R]

Hey Rexman. I haven't seen any ships which are meant to arrive in Port Kembla on the 17th Nov yet. The closest is the Morning Camilla on the 18th, which is the boat my R is on. I've pm'd you to see what details we can figure out.

[question?]

So nice to know I am not the only one tracking a ship called Bess IMO: 9531715... which was in Freo and is now is Melbourne (MELBOURNE
Info Received: 0d 1h 58min 6s ago). It pretty cool to show the kids where our new van is right now.

[pcho]

Thanks very much for the info. I rang my dealer, he gave me my vin number and bingo!! My Golf R was on BESS and arrived Melbourne on 10th October 2010. So the dealers delivery date of Nov 2 is quite accurate after all.

Perry

[Darren]

You must be happy, the wait is nearly over....When did you order the R?

[pcho]

You must be happy, the wait is nearly over....When did you order the R?

Hi Darren,

I ordered my R on July 8th. I was told by my dealer that there is a shortage of DSG transmission and those who ordered DSG were delayed till Dec or early next year. I ordered manual transmission so mine is arriving on time.

Perry

[Darren]

I too have also ordered my R with manual transmission and my ship arrives in Melb on 7/11/10. My dealer says a few weeks after that I should be behind the wheel. My friend has an R with DSG and its a ripper, but I reckon manual will be a whole lot more fun.....Keep me posted, I'd love to know what's your take on the tranny?