Vessel: Courage 4/23 departure support thread

eldudo · 05-01-2007, 01:25 PM

hahahaha... with all this tracking, I think if we flip through the page fast enough we can get an animation of the ship moving!

eldudo · 05-01-2007, 01:34 PM

A bird's eye view of the last position.
I can almost make out my car on the right side of the ship...

LI E90 · 05-01-2007, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by eldudo

A bird's eye view of the last position.
I can almost make out my car on the right side of the ship...

not bad almost half way here with 6 days to go!!!

eldudo · 05-01-2007, 01:40 PM

More speculation:

Judging by the ships arriving in NY from Bremerhaven, there's quite a gap from Otello to Courage. Soooo, that could mean that the cars coming in on Courage to the VPC should not be delayed by Otello's cars and we should have our cars next week in transit to the dealer!:rocks:

It could also mean that Atlantic Concert's cars could be delayed a bit by our cars coming in a day before

LI E90 · 05-01-2007, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by eldudo

More speculation:

Judging by the ships arriving in NY from Bremerhaven, there's quite a gap from Otello to Courage. Soooo, that could mean that the cars coming in on Courage to the VPC should not be delayed by Otello's cars and we should have our cars next week in transit to the dealer!:rocks:

It could also mean that Atlantic Concert's cars could be delayed a bit by our cars coming in a day before

excellent detective work..
i'm out of town the week of May 7th, I hope, the car is at the dealer waiting for me when I get home.

jfulcher · 05-01-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by eldudo

A bird's eye view of the last position.
I can almost make out my car on the right side of the ship...

What program generated this view?

eldudo · 05-01-2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jfulcher

What program generated this view?

Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html

EDIT: I placed the other stuff in. I took the coordinates from sailwx.info and located the ship on Google Earth. That is where the dot is.

jfulcher · 05-01-2007, 02:09 PM

Good image - never thought of doing that - thanks!

TX Coupe · 05-01-2007, 02:11 PM

Good work. Nice view from Google Earth.

BMFJOHN · 05-01-2007, 02:29 PM

Is there anyway possible that the boat could show up a day sooner. i.e. the weather is perfect for faster traveling speeds.

BMFJOHN · 05-01-2007, 02:30 PM

We should have our own may delivery picture forum/thread.

LI E90 · 05-01-2007, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BMFJOHN

We should have our own may delivery picture forum/thread.

of course we will!!

I have never ordered a car before, always bought or leased off the lot. I have to tell ya, the ordering process makes you feel like you have a bond with your car, like it is truely "your car"

plus communicating daily here with complete strangers with one common bond is cool, you get to feel like we "know"each other"

TX Coupe · 05-01-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LI E90

of course we will!!

I have never ordered a car before, always bought or leased off the lot. I have to tell ya, the ordering process makes you feel like you have a bond with your car, like it is truely "your car"

plus communicating daily here with complete strangers with one common bond is cool, you get to feel like we "know"each other"

I agree, I am looking foward to seeing everyone elses car.

eldudo · 05-01-2007, 02:53 PM

This is the second BMW I've ordered.
The first is still with me (2001 330i) and it is true that you feel that that is YOUR car. I spec'ed it, ordered it and they made it for me. Cool.
One of the very few cars out there with no sunroof.
The sales manager even called me into his office the day I went to pick it up, because they thought someone had really screwed up. It was the only 330 with no sunroof they had ever seen. It was funny.

I travel so much for work, that my wife drives that car more than I do and now that I changed jobs to one with less travel, she didn't want to let go of the car. I thought we would buy her a new one, but she doesn't like any new car out there. So now I get to order a 335i. How's that for a deal?

eldudo · 05-01-2007, 02:56 PM

Oh, yeah. We should definitely do a picture thread after we all get our cars. Even better, some of us PA, DE, MD, VA, DC guys should do a meet and have a beer or something one day.

scottp999 · 05-01-2007, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by eldudo

Oh, yeah. We should definitely do a picture thread after we all get our cars. Even better, some of us PA, DE, MD, VA, DC guys should do a meet and have a beer or something one day.

I am definitley up for a meet. Hopefully there will be one for our region soon.

mazzki · 05-02-2007, 09:52 AM

any map updates?

jfulcher · 05-02-2007, 09:56 AM

Nothing new as far as updates go - we probably won't see anything until late tonight or tomorrow is my guess..

TX Coupe · 05-02-2007, 10:35 AM

I was kind of dissappointed this morning. I look forward to my morning update.

BMFJOHN · 05-02-2007, 01:09 PM

Does anyone think this ship could show up sooner than scheduled?

scottp999 · 05-02-2007, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BMFJOHN

Does anyone think this ship could show up sooner than scheduled?

Doubt it as the shipping line has been doing this forever and the schedules have been spot on.

eldudo · 05-02-2007, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by scottp999

Doubt it as the shipping line has been doing this forever and the schedules have been spot on.

What he said...

05-01-2007, 01:25 PM	#89
eldudo Take the long way home 3 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E90 335i & E46 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: B'more iTrader: (0)	hahahaha... with all this tracking, I think if we flip through the page fast enough we can get an animation of the ship moving! Attached Images
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05-01-2007, 01:34 PM	#90
eldudo Take the long way home 3 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E90 335i & E46 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: B'more iTrader: (0)	A bird's eye view of the last position. I can almost make out my car on the right side of the ship... Attached Images
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05-01-2007, 01:40 PM	#92
eldudo Take the long way home 3 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E90 335i & E46 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: B'more iTrader: (0)	More speculation: Judging by the ships arriving in NY from Bremerhaven, there's quite a gap from Otello to Courage. Soooo, that could mean that the cars coming in on Courage to the VPC should not be delayed by Otello's cars and we should have our cars next week in transit to the dealer!:rocks: It could also mean that Atlantic Concert's cars could be delayed a bit by our cars coming in a day before Attached Images
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05-01-2007, 02:09 PM	#96
jfulcher Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 281 Posts Drives: '07 Monaco E92 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta, Georgia iTrader: (0)	Good image - never thought of doing that - thanks! __________________ 335i E92 / Monaco / Cream / Burl Walnut / ZPP / ZSP / CA / Nav / Heated Seats / PDC / SAT / Ipod/USB / HD
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05-01-2007, 02:11 PM	#97
TX Coupe Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DFW, TX iTrader: (0)	Good work. Nice view from Google Earth. __________________ 2007 335i E92 - Black Sapphire - Black Interior - Grey Poplar Trim - 6MT - ZSP - ZPP - NAV - CA Ordered 3/24 - Production number 3623XXX - Week 16 Production - Completion date 4/19 At the port of exit 4/21 - On Board COURAGE, delivered to VPC on 5/12 - Delivered May 21
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05-01-2007, 02:29 PM	#98
BMFJOHN Private First Class 1 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (0)	Is there anyway possible that the boat could show up a day sooner. i.e. the weather is perfect for faster traveling speeds. __________________ 335i coupe, black on black w/ poplar, 6MT, Nav, Sport, Prem, PDC, 6FL, cmft access, heated seats, 3yr 15k/yr lease, monthly payment $699
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05-01-2007, 02:30 PM	#99
BMFJOHN Private First Class 1 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (0)	We should have our own may delivery picture forum/thread. __________________ 335i coupe, black on black w/ poplar, 6MT, Nav, Sport, Prem, PDC, 6FL, cmft access, heated seats, 3yr 15k/yr lease, monthly payment $699
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05-01-2007, 02:53 PM	#102
eldudo Take the long way home 3 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E90 335i & E46 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: B'more iTrader: (0)	This is the second BMW I've ordered. The first is still with me (2001 330i) and it is true that you feel that that is YOUR car. I spec'ed it, ordered it and they made it for me. Cool. One of the very few cars out there with no sunroof. The sales manager even called me into his office the day I went to pick it up, because they thought someone had really screwed up. It was the only 330 with no sunroof they had ever seen. It was funny. I travel so much for work, that my wife drives that car more than I do and now that I changed jobs to one with less travel, she didn't want to let go of the car. I thought we would buy her a new one, but she doesn't like any new car out there. So now I get to order a 335i. How's that for a deal?
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05-01-2007, 02:56 PM	#103
eldudo Take the long way home 3 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E90 335i & E46 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: B'more iTrader: (0)	Oh, yeah. We should definitely do a picture thread after we all get our cars. Even better, some of us PA, DE, MD, VA, DC guys should do a meet and have a beer or something one day.
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05-02-2007, 09:52 AM	#105
mazzki Enlisted Member 0 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 328xi coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: delaware iTrader: (0)	any map updates? __________________ Alpine White 328xi coupe, coral red int,6mt,loaded....Ordered 3/2/07...delivery?
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05-02-2007, 09:56 AM	#106
jfulcher Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 281 Posts Drives: '07 Monaco E92 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta, Georgia iTrader: (0)	Nothing new as far as updates go - we probably won't see anything until late tonight or tomorrow is my guess.. __________________ 335i E92 / Monaco / Cream / Burl Walnut / ZPP / ZSP / CA / Nav / Heated Seats / PDC / SAT / Ipod/USB / HD
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05-02-2007, 10:35 AM	#107
TX Coupe Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DFW, TX iTrader: (0)	I was kind of dissappointed this morning. I look forward to my morning update. __________________ 2007 335i E92 - Black Sapphire - Black Interior - Grey Poplar Trim - 6MT - ZSP - ZPP - NAV - CA Ordered 3/24 - Production number 3623XXX - Week 16 Production - Completion date 4/19 At the port of exit 4/21 - On Board COURAGE, delivered to VPC on 5/12 - Delivered May 21
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05-02-2007, 01:09 PM	#108
BMFJOHN Private First Class 1 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (0)	Does anyone think this ship could show up sooner than scheduled? __________________ 335i coupe, black on black w/ poplar, 6MT, Nav, Sport, Prem, PDC, 6FL, cmft access, heated seats, 3yr 15k/yr lease, monthly payment $699
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