Hw long was your Priority 1 car in VPC?
My carrier should dock next week in Long Beach. Just wondering how long others have waited for their P1 to clear VPC. I’m guessing it varies with carrier offload volume, but maybe averages three to five days?
I expect my dealer who’s right there in Long Beach will quickly get a good handle on it. But it’s always interesting to hear what other MB buyers have experienced. The ship left Bremerhaven Dec. 12, anchored of Jacksonville just before Christmas, offloaded at Brunswick, is due to stop at Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, Jan. 6, then travel on to Long Beach. (I’m posting this question in both the sedan and coupe forums because it’s not style-specific, and the sedan forum in more active.) |
My car was offloaded at the VPC in Brunswick, GA on a Thursday and was delivered to my dealer in Tampa, FL on the next Monday. It was a pretty fast turnaround. If there had been any transport damage, it would have slowed things a bit as they'd have needed to fix anything, but that's not too common.
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Timing really depends on what needs to be done at the VPC such as recall mods, accessory installation, etc.
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Originally Posted by rbrylaw
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My car was offloaded at the VPC in Brunswick, GA on a Thursday and was delivered to my dealer in Tampa, FL on the next Monday. It was a pretty fast turnaround. If there had been any transport damage, it would have slowed things a bit as they'd have needed to fix anything, but that's not too common.
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Originally Posted by lensjack
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Thanks, Double-R. I should have asked you to pick it up in Brunswick and drive it over to L.A. It would doubtless have arrived sparkling. :-)
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Mine came into the VPC on a Tuesday, left on a truck on Thursday and somehow took until Monday to get to the dealership 20 miles away from the VPC.
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https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...8bc8dd26c.jpeg Mine is on the way. Next stop is showing as USBAY. Not sure if that’s NJ. My vpc will be after it’s dropped off at Long Beach. Maybe I’ll be driving it by springtime. |
Yes, it's Bayonne, NJ.
Were you able to oder a Head Up display? It wasn't available in my build cycle. |
Oh yes, HUD coming. |
Originally Posted by CaptainE
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https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...8bc8dd26c.jpeg Mine is on the way. Next stop is showing as USBAY. Not sure if that’s NJ. My vpc will be after it’s dropped off at Long Beach. Maybe I’ll be driving it by springtime. |
Originally Posted by CaptainE
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Oh yes, HUD coming. Have fun tracking your delivery. My ship is arriving at Lazaro Cardenas as I type. The original schedule called for arrival in Long Beach, CA, Jan. 9th. I probably won't know until tomorrow if they'll make that date. I'm ready. |
Yes, the HUD is nice, but buy yourself something else nice for the $990. I used it during the test drives and in Germany in my car, but it’s not a necessity. I forgot, when did you order your car lens? |
Agree, not a necessity. Especially with the electronic instrument cluster.
I ordered Oct. 3, 2018. You? |
I've had HUDs for many years in cars and aircraft. Today I wouldm't buy a car without an HUD. The instrument scan with HUD is superior to looking down at the instrument pane and taking one's eyes off the roadl.
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Originally Posted by ua549
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I've had HUDs for many years in cars and aircraft. Today I wouldm't buy a car without an HUD. The instrument scan with HUD is superior to looking down at the instrument pane and taking one's eyes off the roadl.
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Originally Posted by lensjack
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Definitely preferable. In the end I opted to buy rather than wait, partly because nobody could say for sure when it would become available. I'm hoping MB will have their inventory act together next time around.
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Ordered mine mid Sept, Euro delivery. I fly with a HUD, but not all the time do I use it. Just like in the car, you don’t need it all of the time, but it is nice to have the option. |
Lensjack - Not to rein in on your parade, but with the partial government shutdown, your new toy may be stuck at port a bit longer. I believe it’ll have to go through customs before it can leave the port. Hopefully it doesn’t impact your delivery date. Good luck! |
Originally Posted by denjermen
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Lensjack - Not to rein in on your parade, but with the partial government shutdown, your new toy may be stuck at port a bit longer. I believe it’ll have to go through customs before it can leave the port. Hopefully it doesn’t impact your delivery date. Good luck! |
Still waiting.
Mine got to the vpc April 1. |
Originally Posted by CaptainE
(Post 7737768)
Still waiting.
Mine got to the vpc April 1. |
They say they have, but no dates given.
Very annoying considering that I dropped the car off in Frankfurt Dec 10. |
I didn’t get great communication on the transportation part of my build. My dealer said they were seeing nonsensical status on a number of customer orders. For instance a car status listing as being on the boat across the Atlantic only to change days later to sitting on the dock in a Germany waiting for ship assignment. My car was scheduled for build in the first decade of February. I picked it up March 28. If I remember correctly, my salesman said it arrived the preceding Saturday (March 23). My dealer has their cars come through the Baltimore VPC and then trucked to the middle of the country (this dealer is in Nebraska). All told, not too bad, but it felt like forever. With that timeline, I’m guessing the car was in the VPC a couple weeks tops.
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Originally Posted by ua549
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Timing really depends on what needs to be done at the VPC such as recall mods, accessory installation, etc.
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Best practices - examine the exterior with a UV spotlight prior to accepting delivery. The UV light will show any anomalies in the paint.
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