knpnj

In case you are curious to track how far your car is along the build process, you can ask your dealer for a status code. E.g. he said it was B3 a few weeks ago (and that it was about 15-18 days to delivery).
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The VPC on the east coast appears to be Baltimore and Atlanta - not sure about others.
Hope this helps.

Also, can anyone here please post a delivery checklist that can help us when we go to the to the dealer? From other posts we have decided we might request removal of the headrest to better suit our kids.
TIA

fabbrisd1

Do you have a GLS on order - made in Alabama - so your "code list" does not apply...

Production goes to VPC/Alabama - VPC approved - then depending on geographic location - many are shipped by truck direct-to-dealer Release to Carrier - other areas get rail shipped to Regional VPC/ - then from RVPC truck shipped to dealer.

The tracking "hole" is once released to Carrier/last leg - no precise tracking on that leg - so you need rely on your dealer's past experience for delivery estimate last leg...

knpnj

Thanks Fab!
The car just arrived at the dealer over the weekend

We had asked if there was any "Alabama pickup" option since the kids had Winter break, but dealer said they stopped that years ago. Best we could do is visit the museum and get a factory tour. Oh well, some day..

Any pointers on checklist/pickup details we should ensure, will be most welcome
e.g. I remember from past experience things like, valet key/emergency or master key/wheel lock key/med kit/manual/mats/full tank/jack/spare-tire pressure etc.
It's been a while since we did this..

ianwhitew

Thank you so much for the information about the codes. I hope they still use them because my wife ordered a car and is also waiting for a notice from the dealer. In general, it seems to me that the system with the codes is very cool. I really like the modified delivery system because I remember with horror when I was a student. A parcel arriving on time was an absolute miracle. I lived pretty far away from home when I was a student, and my parents would often send me things, and the parcels would arrive either a month late or not at all. Now I use deliveries very often. I love tracking my parcels in applications. I use tracking newgistics, very cool stuff.