Thread: May have jumped the gun, but what can I say, I'm excited

How much sooner has the delivery been bumped up based on your original delivery date? I've been told January for an order I placed in mid July. As I going to be selling my current car before I take ownership I have to time things a bit.

Great news & for info the car carrier Figaro is due to arrive in Fremantle today so that could be the one? Look forward to seeing updates on your 110.

@davisshannon, barring the original delivery date of "late August" quoted when I placed the order in May, the delivery date was 23rd October, which was revised to "around the 9th of October" last week.

@Avion8, Marine Traffic has Figaro in the Inner Harbour of Fremantle as of 1 minute ago. HOWEVER, my Deefer is on the Tugela (both of these ships appear to belong to the Wallenius Wilhelmsen shipping line).

I recall another member talking about a webcam of some description having a view of the cars being unloaded. However I can not see to find one, and the Fremantle Ports website harbour cams are pretty poor.

I look forward to providing you all with photos and updates of my Defender and the things we get up to!

Is there an active Perth based Land Rover or Defender orientated group or club?

Yeah, the "delay" in ordering to delivery has stayed the same,...always seems to be around 5-6 months, as it was when we ordered our 90 in June '13.....delivery November, but the wait was worth it,..BIG TIME.
If you guys have any special pre delivery instructions, make sure you let your Dealer know. In our case we did not want the vehicle buffed, just a light hand polish please, and the paint looked beautiful...still does.
Pickles.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Yeah, the "delay" in ordering to delivery has stayed the same,...always seems to be around 5-6 months, as it was when we ordered our 90 in June '13.....delivery November, but the wait was worth it,..BIG TIME.
If you guys have any special pre delivery instructions, make sure you let your Dealer know. In our case we did not want the vehicle buffed, just a light hand polish please, and the paint looked beautiful...still does.
Pickles.

Are special pre delivery instructions something I should be considering?
This will be my first brand new vehicle, and it has been the first time I've had to deal with a car dealer.

Yes indeed, the long wait allows ample time to order accessories, my spare bedroom was chockers by the time it arrived. Not to mention stuff sent directly to the indi for fitting, like maybe $15,000 in the first week

Originally Posted by Surrufus

Are special pre delivery instructions something I should be considering?
This will be my first brand new vehicle, and it has been the first time I've had to deal with a car dealer.

Everyone is different, depends upon how much you are interested in your vehicle.
As a first step, it's probably a good idea to have a chat with your salesperson, make it known that you're REALLY looking forward to your Defender, and you would like the Dealership to look after it, ask them not to let it be used to "show" Defenders to others, ya don't want other people sitting in it, opening & shutting doors etc.
Our Dealership, ULR, were FANTASTIC, they introduced us to their workshop "Defender Man", and We were able to discuss things, fitting of Landrover "Dealer Fitted" accessories with him......they even invited us into the workshop to take pics during the PD....Fantastic. (They also took pics!)
I think that if the Dealer people with whom you're dealing know that you're really interested in your purchase, it makes a difference.
Pickles.

Just factor in a frustrating wait at the port. There was a backlog last Oct when mine arrived and I think I waited about three weeks for delivery from the day it arrived in Freo. Absolutely agonising.

Amusingly the day the ship arrived the kids and I drove down to the port to see if we could find the car. Didn't see it in the yard despite our best efforts.

Anyway, main thing is it is now very close.