bigigg

Soo i just got back from the local MB dealer and i ordered a white E350 sedan.. the salesman said "its on the water" as in its on a boat on the way to the port, he said it should be in at the end of the month. Does any1 have experience with this situation? I'm just curious how long its going to take to come in.. im very anxious

BudC

It take six weeks to get to Port Hueneme on the west coast. It should take about 4 weeks to get to Jersey.

If you just ordered it, how could it be on a ship already? Did you take a car that had been ordered for dealer inventory?

ralphA

hey.. just went though the same thing .. this may help

http://www.benzblogger.com/2011/04/h...ion-story.html



also do you know the vessel that it is on? if so that can be tracked using marinetraffic.com

once mine hit the port (Baltimore ) it took about 4-5 days to get to the dealer (NYC)

hope this helps. enjoy the new ride

bigigg

Yes, the dealer had already ordered it.. i just purchased it from them, and it was already on its way to the port.

bigigg

I do not know the vessel its on but the paper work i recieved says VPC: Baltimore

B6JoeS4

About 3-4 weeks from the time it shipped until the time we took delivery.

It's ~5000 miles (Germany to DC-rough estimates) at ~23mph so figure 10 consecutive days at sea. Then it has to be unloaded but it may or may not be at the first port, then port has to inspect it and I would guess customs has to clear it. Then it's a mix of trucks and trains to get it to you.

PHML

congrats on the new ride...and welcome to the w212 club.

BudC

Call the salesman and ask him to get the name of the boat from Montvale. Then you can track it when it's near shore. Here's a screen shot of my boat going though the Panama Canal.

hyperion667

way to go!
I ordered both of mine as well......the way to go!!
Just wait and be calm! LOL.....yeah right!
it'll seem like forever no matter how long it is.....

my first wait killed me....
the second wait really killed me, LOL (amg)

good luck and go with heavy metal