Tracking Progress on your Polo and Polo GTI

[Gladiator]

I thought they were German built because the ships come from Germany. No wonder it takes so ruddy long.

According to VW the Polo GTI is currently being sent from the factory to the ports in Spain and when it reaches Spain it'll be shipped to Germany and then to Aust. All up he said it will take 10 weeks from reaching the Port in Spain, and then 1-2 weeks sitting around at the docks in Melbourne before it reaches the dealership.
So much for a late September delivery

[gavs]

Ummm, whaaaa? Was this VW customer "care" that told you this?

Dealers can actually see when the car gets loaded onto the train and at which loading yard, the car only ever goes on 1 boat. The car will probably sit at the factory in Pamplona for a week or 2, then get loaded onto the train, the train then goes to Bremerhaven where it will likely sit for another week before being loaded onto a boat. Then, you have a 6-7 week journey to melbourne, where it will be unloaded, then expect another 3-4 week wait until you get it.

Ask them which port in spain, just to confirm my suspicions would you please?

[Gladiator]

Ask them which port in spain, just to confirm my suspicions would you please?

Ahh that's a mistake on my part. When the VW guy said it was being sent from Spain to Germany I assumed it was by ship. Will be calling VW again next Monday to get the VIN (since I'm told the system updates every Monday).

[gavs]

Oh ok, no worries mate

[kelal]

Countdown has starting till we get to pick up our baby. Was going to be this friday but because of the EKKA P/H it now wont be ready till monday. ARGH!!!!

[CBR PoloGTI]

My GTI just stopped by Tahiti Not long to go now!

[babs]

still no results in the vin search on the track and trace website. hopefully it would show up by the end of this week.

[kelal]

still no results in the vin search on the track and trace website. hopefully it would show up by the end of this week.

Hey babs, ours took about 3 weeks to show up on track and trace. hopefully yours will turn up very soon.

4pm tomorrow will finally be in possession of our shiny new toy!!!!!

[babs]

thanks for the heads up kelal.

have fun with your new ride!

[Gladiator]

Called Barloworld VW Aus today and managed to get the VIN.
Shoved it into the tracking website and apparently it had been shipped out from Bremerhaven on the 16th - Ship Oberon.
ETA 25th of September.