Got my VIN

[tiddy]

Hello

I got my VIN number from the dealer today with a delivery date of 21 May, best news I've had in ages.

Anyway I ran the VIN through Topix, how good is that, just made me even more excited. Now is there a way I can track the delivery from the factory?

I know with Jeep, it can be tracked from factory to the dealer, is this possible with LR?

tiddy

[JamesH]

Yes it is. Just don't ask me how. I got told the name of the ship and tracked mine that way. Customs ask for two weeks to clear them. Pre delivery seems to take not much time at all. Check your harbour arrivals on 7 May or thereabouts if they can't tell you the ship.

Hopefully someone can give you the path to a more precise method.

[Stotty Monster]

Hello

I got my VIN number from the dealer today with a delivery date of 21 May, best news I've had in ages.

Anyway I ran the VIN through Topix, how good is that, just made me even more excited. Now is there a way I can track the delivery from the factory?

I know with Jeep, it can be tracked from factory to the dealer, is this possible with LR?

tiddy
Tiddy,


I just kept on going into the dealership with my vin No and they have the program to give you the delivery up dates etc. Similar to Topix but a LR one the dealer principal can get his hands on.
Cheers
Stotty

[Scouse]

Pre delivery seems to take not much time at all. It depends on what they find damaged once it's off the ship.
Some cars need more 'pre-pre-delivery' time than others.

[Mungus]

Now is there a way I can track the delivery from the factory?
tiddy




From a post on here somewhere?
First one is track & trace;


https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/ocean.do'method=getDefaultOceanQuickSearchPage


Second one is live ships map


Live Ships Map - AIS - Vessel Traffic and Positions - AIS Marine Traffic (http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/home)


Haven't used them yet, as I'm still waiting for a VIN; so I can't provide any further advice. Hope they work!


Cheers
Mungus

[tiddy]

From a post on here somewhere?
First one is track & trace;


https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/ocean.do'method=getDefaultOceanQuickSearchPage


Second one is live ships map


Live Ships Map - AIS - Vessel Traffic and Positions - AIS Marine Traffic (http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/home)


Haven't used them yet, as I'm still waiting for a VIN; so I can't provide any further advice. Hope they work!


Cheers
Mungus

Hi Mungus

Once you have your VIN, you use the last 5 numbers on Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics - worldwide ocean transport, inland services, supply chain solutions, terminal services (http://www.2wglobal.com)
click on track & trace..bingo

My car is currently on its way to Panama after 2 stops in the USA, after Panama it goes to Brisbane & mine gets offloaded at Port Kembla on 13th May.

Pretty cool eh, just makin me more excited.

tiddy

[bbyer]

Hi Mungus
Once you have your VIN, you use the last 5 numbers on Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics - worldwide ocean transport, inland services, supply chain solutions, terminal services (http://www.2wglobal.com)
click on track & trace..bingo tiddy Yesterday I was wandering about in my dealers lot looking at new LR's and Jag's just off the transporter. I noted small stickers on the windscreen with the Wallenius Wilhelmsen name and logo on them. I guess that is no surprise but it was the first time I had noted those stickers - small world it is.

[rb30gtr]

It depends on what they find damaged once it's off the ship.
Some cars need more 'pre-pre-delivery' time than others.

haha yeah we used to sit down near Drummoyne and watch the guys unload those giant car carrying ships.

An old 4x4 with no doors would load up with guys and fly onto the boat, drop everyone off they would all jump in a car each and literally launch them off the boat as would the old 4x4, then after screeching the brand new cars to a stop they would all rush back into it fly back onto the boat and repeat with a top speed on a cold engine unload of a new vehicle.

[tiddy]

haha yeah we used to sit down near Drummoyne and watch the guys unload those giant car carrying ships.

An old 4x4 with no doors would load up with guys and fly onto the boat, drop everyone off they would all jump in a car each and literally launch them off the boat as would the old 4x4, then after screeching the brand new cars to a stop they would all rush back into it fly back onto the boat and repeat with a top speed on a cold engine unload of a new vehicle.

Thanks for that.....lol

A comforting thought as I wait for mine on one of those RO RO's, which according to the shippers website should be on the dock @ Port Kembla around 10th May.

tiddy

[chuck]

Have unloaded a few of them in my time.

Once watched a crewman lower a deck on to a lower deck of Mercedes Benz's, very expensive accident.

Another was a Porsche not stopping because of protective wax on the rotors & rear ending another Porsche causing damage to 5 of them.

The scariest part is when a heavy piece of mobile plant breaks loose at sea - should see the carnage then.

[Scouse]

A comforting thought as I wait for mine on one of those RO RO's, which according to the shippers website should be on the dock @ Port Kembla around 10th May.

Let's hope it doesn't hang around Port Kembla too long. There's some nasty stuff floating around in the air around the storage yard & you can end up with a metallic finish you don't want.

[bbyer]

Let's hope it doesn't hang around Port Kembla too long. There's some nasty stuff floating around in the air around the storage yard & you can end up with a metallic finish you don't want.This kind of reminds me that I like the beef but I do not want a tour of the packing plant.

[Mungus]

Tiddy,
Dealer emailed my VIN today. Great news! Registered on TOPIx and had a look. That's a pretty cool informative site.
Only thing is dealer said it's built and sitting in a yard waiting to be loaded on a ship, so I went on the ocean transport site you have listed and tried it out as you have said and it's telling me it is on it's second ship and due into Melbourne on the 19th of May. 17 days away? Obviously we have a bit of time from Melbourne to Darwin and then the dealer has to tint the windows, but I was expecting 11 weeks from today for collection as indicated by the dealer. How long do you reckon from Port of call to dealer? Customs and all?

[JamesH]

Two weeks to clear quarrantine/customs from docking to dealer I was told and that's how it turned out.