Kratos-TM

No update in 5 days...I would have thought being this close to the coastline, the satellite wouldn't have any issues updating by now.
Oswiff....your ship's status current?

oswiff

No radar updates, but if you go to the "last position received" page, you will see on the left next to the small map a link for "Itineraries History". If you see the dates, you can click on "show on map". That will give you reported locations by the vessel. It's not the most accurate as it's only updated once a day (midday) but it gives you an idea of where it is.

Torrens is passed Nova Scotia

Kratos-TM

Thanks. Found her. Wish I would have figured that out sooner, lol. Looks like Garnet just passed Bermuda. Not looking like a tomorrow docking judging by the distance. Probably doesn't matter anyway...Georgia seems pretty locked down by the storm.

Kratos-TM

Torrens has stopped at the "Enview Inspections" on the Baltimore Map. Oswiff, does she still need to travel inland a little more after this stop, or is this her "port" for Baltimore?

oswiff

haha, thanks for tracking my car. "Enview Inspections" is just an office, they appear to be a mold remediation company so I don't think it has anything to do with the cars.

as far as whether this is it or it has more to travel, I get a little fuzzy. A quick google search shows the MB VPC as directly across the harbor from where the vessel is currently. But I don't know if that's their offices or if that's where it still needs to go.

Another search shows that Mid Atlantic Terminal which is where the car currently is, is a huge logistics hub where cars and all sorts of machinery gets put on transports.

So i'm not sure if the ship is just unloading certain items and still needs to travel across the harbor or whether this is it....

Impatience continues

Kratos-TM

Yeah mine too (impatience). Garnet is about 20-30 miles out, has slowed up tremendously, and just inching toward the coast. Getting pissed tracking her now....lol. It's like she's messing with my head....

Kratos-TM

Finally stopped at Georgia Port Authority.

Kratos-TM

Garnet is gone and my car is on land! Now the question is how long will the VPC keep it.....

oswiff

So didn't get any word back today about the software update/mod from the dealer or my contact at MBUSA - from the other thread

The latest is the same:
- Torrens arrived on 1/30
- Discharged on 1/31
- Customs Release on 2/5
- Liner Release on 2/5

I think according to other members, Liner Release corresponds with VPC Ready (on MB status). So hopefully my dealer will have it within a few days (2-3)

Kratos-TM

Oswiff.....I never did ask if you were driving the car back all the way from Ohio or having it shipped back to you. How many miles is it?

oswiff

Shipping it to me

My dealer has their own drivers and enclosed trailers that they are using to transport my car to NY. It's about 470 miles. I never really considered driving any of the cars I've purchased from them back home.

Kratos-TM

That's what I keep going back and forth in my head about. Darnit.....I don't know what I wanna do. It's a 400 mile trip for me too. I can't make a decision.....

oswiff

If you can't decide I suggest you ship it in an enclosed trailer. It's not very expensive and I'm sure your dealer has truckers they work with.

It's a quick trip for truckers. I just don't want to be forced to do a road trip immediately after delivery.

I want to be able to sit in the car and go through everything in the comfort of my own driveway

Just me though

Kratos-TM

I understand that. Plus being up north, there's no prediction of what road conditions from weather will be like from week to week.

Kratos-TM

I forgot to update this......Vehicle is on truck and is scheduled to hit the dealership Friday.

Woot woot!!!

TomS

So I guess we won't be hearing from you for a few days this weekend

Congrats. We have been feeling this delivery right along with you.

I found out yesterday I have a VIN and my car was started on Jan 28.

Have fun!

Tom
40 Days to Stuttgart

Kratos-TM

Lol....I just now realized how much I've been posting on MBWorld about my car over the last 6 months. I think we can safely assume my excitement...

Diesel Benz

Quite unforgivable (no smileys here). We started to be worried about you and specifically the car.

You have a chance to compensate for the long blackout with photo reports after each ride.

Kratos-TM

Lol....Deal.

Kratos-TM

Headed to Houston now to go get settled in for the car's arrival tomorrow. Yeah I'm gonna be there at the dealership watching her roll in on the big wheels. I wanna see her all raw and covered with plastic. LOL!! Bye fellas!

Woot woot!!!

Kratos-TM

Whoooooooaaaaaaaaa!!! My baby got there a day early!!!





Woot Woot!!!

MTrauman

Here are a couple of pictures of my new S I will pick up in the morning--one at Sindelfingen (MB Delivery Center in Germany) and one today after being unloaded behind the MB dealer (dirty from trip from Baltimore to Pittsburgh due to snow and bad weather).

BenzV12

Congrats guys , both vehicle look great and I believe they are greater in person than in pics
I ordered a W222 too and it's on the way delivery . However, there is a little difference it's a1/18 scale model lol

oswiff

Congrats guys. Cars look great

oswiff

Car arrived at the dealership 20 minutes ago... i have gotten a flood of emails from the different guys I correspond with at the dealership.

For what it's worth, the ETA that MB gives their sales people is totally inaccurate (as previously discussed). The ETA on my car was 2/13, but it took only one day to go from Baltimore to Ohio.

Now the car gets prepped and I will take delivery at home next Thursday!