Patriot Roll Call

m3power13 · 12-28-2006, 02:11 PM

Patriot left Bremerhaven yesterday. Who is on it?

I am!!

MBrown1003 · 12-28-2006, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by m3power13

Patriot left Bremerhaven yesterday. Who is on it?

I am!!

Me too!

JoJoGunn · 12-28-2006, 02:50 PM

You Dirty Rats...
I'll be right behind you

MBrown1003 · 12-28-2006, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JoJoGunn

You Dirty Rats...
I'll be right behind you

Gotta love the friendship and camaraderie on here.

And I would feel EXACTLY the same way!

JoJoGunn · 12-28-2006, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MBrown1003

Gotta love the friendship and camaraderie on here.

And I would feel EXACTLY the same way!

HeHe, lol...

Just got off the phone with Cust Ser.
I asked them how this could happen?

I was finished production on 18(week 50)
[Gene Hackman] I don't deserve to die like this...[Gene Hackman]
[Clint Eastwood] Deservins got Nothin to do with it[Clint Eastwood]

Glad ya'll made it...

m3power13 · 12-28-2006, 03:11 PM

Okay Patriots, this is the best I could do for tracking our cars. I may have OCD.

This is the schedule for the ports the Patriot will be hitting. As you can see ANTWERP BELGIUM is stop numero uno.

This is the current location of the Patriot, moving through the waterway almost to Belgium.

Next stop...UK!

MBrown1003 · 12-28-2006, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JoJoGunn

HeHe, lol...

Just got off the phone with Cust Ser.
I asked them how this could happen?

I was finished production on 18(week 50)
[Gene Hackman] I don't deserve to die like this...[Gene Hackman]
[Clint Eastwood] Deservins got Nothin to do with it[Clint Eastwood]

Glad ya'll made it...

The 800 # didn't have this info. Try the Wallenius website, http://www.2wglobal.com/www/WEP/index.jsp click on "Cargo Tracking" > "Auto cargo" and enter your entire VIN -- all 17 characters, beginning with WBAW. That's how I found my car...

beemah · 12-28-2006, 11:46 PM

that map etc. was awesome

great job to the bmw folks for getting this experience together.

my 335i is in the paintshop right now - and i cant wait!

Bmw gods, please hurry this up!

m3power13 · 12-29-2006, 12:22 AM

Congrats...

MBrown1003 · 12-29-2006, 11:03 AM

It's already left Antwerp. Next stop, Southampton, UK!

parkpo31 · 12-29-2006, 11:27 AM

I am on the Patriot too! All aboard! Hurray!

MBrown1003 · 12-29-2006, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoJoGunn

HeHe, lol...

Just got off the phone with Cust Ser.
I asked them how this could happen?

I was finished production on 18(week 50)
[Gene Hackman] I don't deserve to die like this...[Gene Hackman]
[Clint Eastwood] Deservins got Nothin to do with it[Clint Eastwood]

Glad ya'll made it...

Hey, JoJo, any updates? Are you on the Patriot with us?

m3power13 · 12-29-2006, 01:48 PM

Patriot made it past the locks about an hour ago.

Berendrecht Lock and Zandvliet Lock

Complex of the world's largest 2 locks. Situated 25 km from Antwerp, they connect the Western Scheldt river (Westerschelde) to the Port of Antwerp (Dock B2). The locks are named after the 2 nearby villages.

* Zandvliet Lock (Zandvlietsluis)(northern lock) - completed in 1967:
500m long; 57m wide; 13.58m deep (TAW).
* Berendrecht Lock (Berendrechtsluis) (world's largest) - completed in 1989:
500m long; 68m wide; 13.5m deep (TAW).

m3power13 · 12-29-2006, 02:04 PM

This is our ship....

Also, a little info about what our cars go through while at VPC.

http://www.autospies.com/news/Did-yo...-factory-1348/

MBrown1003 · 12-29-2006, 02:41 PM

I wonder what's on the boats on the way back to Europe. I assume there's at least a few X5s and Z4s, but is there enough volume to fill the boats going in that direction?

I remember reading that the boats used to transport Japanese cars are refrigerated. Not because the cars "keep" better in a refrigerator :-), but because on the return trips, they're loaded with citrus fruit, which doesn't grow in Japan.

suzer · 12-29-2006, 03:41 PM

Add our 335i to list!
Our stop is Charleston, then a truck ride to Kansas City.

JoJoGunn · 12-29-2006, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MBrown1003

Hey, JoJo, any updates? Are you on the Patriot with us?

Thanks for Asking...

Thursday I was going "Wild" lol. Called my rep today and I just got released to port today. Looks like I'll be on the "Liberty" leaving Jan 3...

BTW My 335 must have been assigned to the "No-Loads, Thai Stick-Smokers, Drunk, Drunken-Sailors" to go from factory to Port of Exit...

Patriots got some good cars on it, Have fun Driving

turbojet3 · 12-30-2006, 09:16 AM

When did you get your VIN # ?
1-800 says my car has a completion date of 01-08-2007

MBrown1003 · 12-30-2006, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by turbojet3

When did you get your VIN # ?
1-800 says my car has a completion date of 01-08-2007

I got my VIN on Dec 14, the Thursday before production week.

m3power13 · 12-30-2006, 06:06 PM

UPDATE:

The ADSTEAM SURREY tug boat is currently pulling the Patriot off of the Southampton docks. She should be underway to the U.S.A within the hour. Next stop, the big apple.

MBrown1003 · 12-30-2006, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by m3power13

UPDATE:

The ADSTEAM SURREY tug boat is currently pulling the Patriot off of the Southampton docks. She should be underway to the U.S.A within the hour. Next stop, the big apple.

WOW! Where'd you find that much detail?

m3power13 · 12-30-2006, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MBrown1003

WOW! Where'd you find that much detail?

OCD, basically!

12-28-2006, 02:11 PM	#1
m3power13 Lieutenant 113 Rep 531 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Stripper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	Patriot Roll Call - 12/27/06 Patriot left Bremerhaven yesterday. Who is on it? I am!!
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12-28-2006, 02:50 PM	#3
JoJoGunn Private First Class 4 Rep 121 Posts Drives: **** Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	You Dirty Rats... I'll be right behind you
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12-28-2006, 03:11 PM	#6
m3power13 Lieutenant 113 Rep 531 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Stripper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	Okay Patriots, this is the best I could do for tracking our cars. I may have OCD. This is the schedule for the ports the Patriot will be hitting. As you can see ANTWERP BELGIUM is stop numero uno. This is the current location of the Patriot, moving through the waterway almost to Belgium. Next stop...UK!
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12-28-2006, 11:46 PM	#8
beemah Captain 8 Rep 612 Posts Drives: Porsche Cayman S Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	that map etc. was awesome great job to the bmw folks for getting this experience together. my 335i is in the paintshop right now - and i cant wait! Bmw gods, please hurry this up!
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12-29-2006, 12:22 AM	#9
m3power13 Lieutenant 113 Rep 531 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Stripper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	Congrats...
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12-29-2006, 11:03 AM	#10
MBrown1003 Current BMW is from one of the British subs 35 Rep 762 Posts Drives: RR Ghost, Miata RF, Golf R Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Massachusetts, USA iTrader: (0)	It's already left Antwerp. Next stop, Southampton, UK! __________________ 2016 Rolls-Royce Ghost, 2018 VW Golf R, 2022 Mazda MX-5 RF Previously... Threes: '08 E90 M3, '07 E92 335i, Fives: '14 F10 M5, '11 F10 550i, '02 E39 M5, '00 E39 540i/6, '97 E39 528i, '92 E34 525i Others: VW, MBz, Peugeot, Toyota, Olds
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12-29-2006, 11:27 AM	#11
parkpo31 Enlisted Member 4 Rep 46 Posts Drives: 2007 Jet Black 335i Coupe Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	I am on the Patriot too! All aboard! Hurray!
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12-29-2006, 01:48 PM	#13
m3power13 Lieutenant 113 Rep 531 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Stripper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	Patriot made it past the locks about an hour ago. Berendrecht Lock and Zandvliet Lock Complex of the world's largest 2 locks. Situated 25 km from Antwerp, they connect the Western Scheldt river (Westerschelde) to the Port of Antwerp (Dock B2). The locks are named after the 2 nearby villages. * Zandvliet Lock (Zandvlietsluis)(northern lock) - completed in 1967: 500m long; 57m wide; 13.58m deep (TAW). * Berendrecht Lock (Berendrechtsluis) (world's largest) - completed in 1989: 500m long; 68m wide; 13.5m deep (TAW).
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m3power13 Lieutenant 113 Rep 531 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Stripper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	This is our ship.... Also, a little info about what our cars go through while at VPC. http://www.autospies.com/news/Did-yo...-factory-1348/
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12-29-2006, 02:41 PM	#15
MBrown1003 Current BMW is from one of the British subs 35 Rep 762 Posts Drives: RR Ghost, Miata RF, Golf R Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Massachusetts, USA iTrader: (0)	I wonder what's on the boats on the way back to Europe. I assume there's at least a few X5s and Z4s, but is there enough volume to fill the boats going in that direction? I remember reading that the boats used to transport Japanese cars are refrigerated. Not because the cars "keep" better in a refrigerator :-), but because on the return trips, they're loaded with citrus fruit, which doesn't grow in Japan. __________________ 2016 Rolls-Royce Ghost, 2018 VW Golf R, 2022 Mazda MX-5 RF Previously... Threes: '08 E90 M3, '07 E92 335i, Fives: '14 F10 M5, '11 F10 550i, '02 E39 M5, '00 E39 540i/6, '97 E39 528i, '92 E34 525i Others: VW, MBz, Peugeot, Toyota, Olds
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12-29-2006, 03:41 PM	#16
suzer Private First Class 2 Rep 103 Posts Drives: '06 325xiT Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO iTrader: (0)	Add our 335i to list! Our stop is Charleston, then a truck ride to Kansas City. __________________ 2006 325xiT \| Alpine White \| Black Leather
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12-30-2006, 09:16 AM	#18
turbojet3 First Lieutenant 11 Rep 325 Posts Drives: E92 335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: C. FL. iTrader: (0)	When did you get your VIN # ? 1-800 says my car has a completion date of 01-08-2007
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12-30-2006, 06:06 PM	#20
m3power13 Lieutenant 113 Rep 531 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Stripper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	UPDATE: The ADSTEAM SURREY tug boat is currently pulling the Patriot off of the Southampton docks. She should be underway to the U.S.A within the hour. Next stop, the big apple.
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