hawtheric1

I got my VIN number today from the dealer. We're looking at an early November delivery.

Are there any Web sites that I can enter the VIN number into and get the info on the car?

How exciting to think that my car was "born" on International Talk Like A Pirate Day. That's just cool.

Aaaargh Laddy!

syrAMG

Congrats! Great to hear that you ordered one!
It is a special feeling when a car is born!

which color did you eventually get? P.Silver?

hawtheric1

Palladium on Black with Black Maple. P2 pckg, Nav pckg, ipod, leather seating pckg.

NORTH 44 C63

Track Car: http://schedule.2wglobal.com/AppTracking/cargoTrack.do

Track Ship: http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/index.html#search

dlbello

I can't see how with just a VIN # that you can track the car's arrival?

Craiger

My dealer told me that I could track it once I had my VIN# too so not sure what you mean. No different than tracking a package with UPS. Same idea.

dlbello

What I'm saying is... with the links posted above how is it that you can track your car with a VIN#

NORTH 44 C63

Didn't realize anyone would need hand holding....

Open first link and click "Auto Cargo". Enter VIN in the Cargo ID.
All Manufactures use the VIN to track.

Once you have the Vessel name open second link. Enter Ships Name in the bottom space and you can track the ship on the voyage over, Port by Port and open sea's as well.

Earlyapex

I put my vin in the first link and no joy

NORTH 44 C63

Could be a couple of things. Typo on the VIN, Car hasn't left the Factory yet or it could be on another carrier. 95% of all MB and BMW use Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics. Very rarely will another carrier be used .

dlbello

Hey Thanks, but you didn't have to hold my hand that tight...
BTW...The first link worked well, I did get to see port of origin, vessel name and departure date... I went to the second link put in the vessels name came up with nada nothing. IT looks like there is No track position for vessel "TAIKO" the last track for this vessel was in Jan...

Earlyapex

It must be on another carrier as the dealer told me the car was "on the water" and due into Baltimore by the end of the month.

Thanks

NORTH 44 C63

Cool...Once its shows on the ship they haul *** and out of port the same day. Usually 1 port (Liverpool i think) before it hits Halifax for Canadian drop off then Baltimore. Could be stateside by the end of the week

hawtheric1

Thanks for the info North.

My car will be finished with production on Sept 24th. I should know by the end of this month the exact ship date.

At that point the links you provided will be added to my "favorites."

dlbello

Per my dealers stats, they show it as Sept. 22nd, Monday for dock arrival in Baltimore. Then it needs to be trucked to NJ which will be a 2 to 3 hr drive from Baltimore. I was advised full delivery turnover by Weds 9/24... We'll see I guess. The weather here looks clear for next week

NORTH 44 C63

Excellent. I love the last week before delivery. Running around "high" all week waiting for the call.

Kind of envious....Mine is still 5 weeks away.

dlbello

Yeah it kinda is, if you've read my previous post with my other horror of a dealer story that I was with for the past 5 months and nearly got screwed at the end but the joke was on them when I pulled the rug from under neath them. I had a back-up car coming in (which i didnt know that it was still on its way) from the NJ dealer....

NORTH 44 C63

I love it when sh-t comes together.