Starting to get a bit excited ...

[mojo]

Our new D4 should be ready for pick up on the 19th - just a bit over a week to wait! :woot:

I hope our Defender gets along well his new brother - sibling rivalry can be quite difficult sometimes ... :D

[discotwinturbo]

Our new D4 should be ready for pick up on the 19th - just a bit over a week to wait! :woot:

I hope our Defender gets along well his new brother - sibling rivalry can be quite difficult sometimes ... :D

A match made in Heaven.

Woohoo!

Brett...

[ozetim]

Good news ENJOY :D
another 4 months for me :(

[mojo]

Luckily for me I've been occupied with a heavily pregnant wife and the recent arrival of our twins, so the last 4 months since we ordered the D4 have gone by pretty quickly. But now that it's so close, I'm really starting to look forward to it!

We have had one minor setback though - our VW Tiguan which we had planned to advertise and sell over the next couple of weeks had it's rear door sideswiped by a bus this arvo! Not happy Jan!:mad:

[Kev61]

Mine was supposed to arrive in August, just got an email that it's already on the ship and should be delivered 30th June.:D

[mojo]

Spoke to the dealer yesterday, confirmed that we're picking it up on Friday - wooohooo!:D

[powervideo]

If my D4 shipped from Southampton on April 11, what do you think the travel/delivery time would be? My dealer is in South Australia.

[Gribbsmy13]

Mine was supposed to arrive in August, just got an email that it's already on the ship and should be delivered 30th June.:D

I hope the same happens to mine, it was due June 20, be nice if it turns up a couple of weeks earlier for my birthday and June long weekend

[JamesH]

If my D4 shipped from Southampton on April 11, what do you think the travel/delivery time would be? My dealer is in South Australia.

Did they tell you the ship? You can track it online. The seem to do a real milk run round the world. I'd say five weeks travel time and then they say up to 14 days to clear customs and do predelivery.

[powervideo]

Did they tell you the ship? You can track it online. The seem to do a real milk run round the world. I'd say five weeks travel time and then they say up to 14 days to clear customs and do predelivery.

The dealer said four weeks all up, but I think this is overly optimistic. This was why I was checking. Jeesh...six - seven weeks :(

[phl]

If my D4 shipped from Southampton on April 11, what do you think the travel/delivery time would be? My dealer is in South Australia.

Mine took about 6 weeks to Port Kembla; FWIW, the ship my car was on didn't stop in Adelaide, so suspect any cars for Adelaide might be via Melbourne.

The it was 2 weeks in wilderness somewhere in Sydney before I got it.

Ask your dealer for the VIN. Then if you check the shipping company (link somewhere around on this site), you can find out which ship it's on. From there, you can use the live ship tracker to follow your car.

Also if you then go into TOPIx, you can find the build sheet for your car to make sure you are getting all you asked for.

[powervideo]

Many thanks for the great info. Wish the Disco was here now!

[mojo]

Picked up the new toy this morning! :D

Had a nice little drive from the Gold Coast back to Brissie to test it out - very happy.

I was a bit surprised when the salesman showed me the tow hitch stowed away in the rear side panel - I thought the tow hitch was an extra, and I definitely didn't order one. I was planning on buying one of the Mitchel Bros hitch's, but I guess I don't need one now.

Also got a couple of LR caps, a bottle of champagne, and some chocolates. :)

Will post a pic when I get a chance.

Cheers
Sean

[phl]

I was a bit surprised when the salesman showed me the tow hitch stowed away in the rear side panel - I thought the tow hitch was an extra, and I definitely didn't order one.

The hitch receiver in the side panel is standard for Australia; the tow hitch, which comes in a black bag, is extra.

[discotwinturbo]

I was a bit surprised when the salesman showed me the tow hitch stowed away in the rear side panel - I thought the tow hitch was an extra, and I definitely didn't order one. I was planning on buying one of the Mitchel Bros hitch's, but I guess I don't need one now.

Same here.....it was included without even asking. Was not on my sales order so assumed its standard.

Mitch hitch is the way to go if you use the car for what it was designed for, and you can sell the factory plow to pay for half.

Brett.....