Longest time to ship to US ever?

fuzion23 · 11-23-2009, 01:34 AM

My car has been anchoring outside of Southampton. It left that port 3 days ago and now it's just chilling outside of Southampton!!!! =[

ellipsis212 · 11-23-2009, 09:28 AM

maybe they're using YOUR car to power said "Tokyo Car". 300HP wont do much for an ocean-going freighter

fuzion23 · 11-23-2009, 02:56 PM

LoL...

bmwzimmer · 11-23-2009, 11:17 PM

Customs took 15 days to clear. It was the most painful part

fuzion23 · 11-23-2009, 11:40 PM

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Customs took 15 days to clear. It was the most painful part

Wow that is painful. How much longer before it will arrive to your dealer from the vpc center?

DougN · 11-24-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwzimmer

Customs took 15 days to clear. It was the most painful part

Did you do ED, or did it take this long for an ordered car? I thought that ED cars took longer because they are considered "pre-owned" or something like that by customs, whereas cars that come straight from the factory usually get cleared en-masse. Perhaps they pull a random car out of the lot and check it?

DougN · 11-24-2009, 10:41 AM

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bmwzimmer · 11-25-2009, 01:57 PM

My car's still at the Preparation Center. SUCKS that it's only 40 miles from where I live and it's been there since Nov 6th. Anticipation is killing me.

Yes, mine was an ED. Sucks that I'm about to make the 4th lease payment on the car and only drove it for 4 days. BMW covered the 2nd payment though....

burberry · 11-25-2009, 02:02 PM

wow i'm so going to feel bad for my friend.

bmwzimmer · 11-27-2009, 01:29 PM

YEA, car arrived.
So it got to the port on 11/6, and at the dealership on 11/27.

chemgeek · 11-30-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveMD

The trip from Durban to the left coast is a long one. I'm surprised that it didn't go to Bemerhaven first.

It will drop cars off in NJ, then NC and then the trek through the Panama Canal.

So December 18th is probably realistic.

If you were given your VIN or a Build Sheet when the order was confirmed, you would have known it was a South African built car (I have one).

Interestingly, the ship, the Sunshine Ace, was docked today in Baltimore (it has already left) and is now on its way to Charelston. It is on track to transfer through the Panama Canal on December 8th.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/def...010:28:45%20PM

The ship is blazing along at alomst 19 knots! That's pretty fast for a ship of its size that can carry 6,500 cars. I guess it's about right considering the ship is only about a year old.

The dealer and I are hoping for the car to be at the dealer and ready for pick-up on December 23rd.

So, in the end, if all stays on schedule, it will have taken a shade over 2.5 months from order to get the car. Total time one th boat will be about 37 days (long trip to the West Coast).

chemgeek · 12-23-2009, 06:36 PM

Finally here, picked it up Saturday morning.

elfhearse · 12-23-2009, 07:39 PM

My E91 was dropped off at Elizabeth on 26 NOV, notified it was at Prep Center a few days later...still waiting. My local CA emailed NA and "it just cleared Customs and USDA yesterday"...looks like it will be after Christmas...better make it by 30 DEC so I can us the state sales tax exemption dammit..

Pollux09 · 12-23-2009, 10:06 PM

I ordered my car Oct 17th and just got the call from the dealer at 4pm est today to pick up tomorrow morning. I'm not sure what's going on with your order.

elfhearse · 12-24-2009, 06:08 AM

I should add, the car was purchased thru the Military Sales program...different priority handling than US dealer purchase (?)

29 DEC update: Delivered to dealer this AM...pick up this afternoon (!!) I deferred the wash and detail so I can slap some Zaino on it.

11-23-2009, 01:34 AM	#23
fuzion23 Private First Class 7 Rep 124 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 335i Coupe Space Grey Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	My car has been anchoring outside of Southampton. It left that port 3 days ago and now it's just chilling outside of Southampton!!!! =[
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11-23-2009, 09:28 AM	#24
ellipsis212 Colonel 1682 Rep 2,196 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: RVA iTrader: (5) Garage List 2018 BMW M3 [0.00]	maybe they're using YOUR car to power said "Tokyo Car". 300HP wont do much for an ocean-going freighter
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11-23-2009, 02:56 PM	#25
fuzion23 Private First Class 7 Rep 124 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 335i Coupe Space Grey Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	LoL...
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11-23-2009, 11:17 PM	#26
bmwzimmer Major 43 Rep 1,084 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 91 octane states iTrader: (0)	Customs took 15 days to clear. It was the most painful part
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11-25-2009, 01:57 PM	#30
bmwzimmer Major 43 Rep 1,084 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 91 octane states iTrader: (0)	My car's still at the Preparation Center. SUCKS that it's only 40 miles from where I live and it's been there since Nov 6th. Anticipation is killing me. Yes, mine was an ED. Sucks that I'm about to make the 4th lease payment on the car and only drove it for 4 days. BMW covered the 2nd payment though....
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11-25-2009, 02:02 PM	#31
burberry Caffeine Addict 48 Rep 1,987 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (3)	wow i'm so going to feel bad for my friend. __________________ '07 E90 335xi ► '09 E90 335i ► '08 E93 M3 ► ???
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11-27-2009, 01:29 PM	#32
bmwzimmer Major 43 Rep 1,084 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 91 octane states iTrader: (0)	YEA, car arrived. So it got to the port on 11/6, and at the dealership on 11/27.
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12-23-2009, 06:36 PM	#34
chemgeek First Lieutenant 12 Rep 317 Posts Drives: iX M60 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ladera Ranch, CA iTrader: (0)	Finally here, picked it up Saturday morning.
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12-23-2009, 07:39 PM	#35
elfhearse CW5 10 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 14 x28iS/10 e91M/00 Z3MC Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: SE PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW x28i [0.00] 2010 328iT [0.00]	My E91 was dropped off at Elizabeth on 26 NOV, notified it was at Prep Center a few days later...still waiting. My local CA emailed NA and "it just cleared Customs and USDA yesterday"...looks like it will be after Christmas...better make it by 30 DEC so I can us the state sales tax exemption dammit.. __________________ CURRENT: 10 328iT ZMP-6spd, 00 Z3 MCoupe, 76 2002 stg.2 5 speed PAST: 96 318ti Cali, 03 325Ci, 00 Z3 M Roadster, 99 Z3 2.8 Coupe, 14 X128i M-Sport14 Z4 28i Sport 6-spd
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12-23-2009, 10:06 PM	#36
Pollux09 New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Coupe M Sport Pkg Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC iTrader: (0)	I ordered my car Oct 17th and just got the call from the dealer at 4pm est today to pick up tomorrow morning. I'm not sure what's going on with your order.
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12-24-2009, 06:08 AM	#37
elfhearse CW5 10 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 14 x28iS/10 e91M/00 Z3MC Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: SE PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW x28i [0.00] 2010 328iT [0.00]	I should add, the car was purchased thru the Military Sales program...different priority handling than US dealer purchase (?) 29 DEC update: Delivered to dealer this AM...pick up this afternoon (!!) I deferred the wash and detail so I can slap some Zaino on it. __________________ CURRENT: 10 328iT ZMP-6spd, 00 Z3 MCoupe, 76 2002 stg.2 5 speed PAST: 96 318ti Cali, 03 325Ci, 00 Z3 M Roadster, 99 Z3 2.8 Coupe, 14 X128i M-Sport14 Z4 28i Sport 6-spd Last edited by elfhearse; 12-29-2009 at 10:51 AM..
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