I know, I haven't written in a while. We abandoned the idea of doing European Delivery in 2008. First, 2008 e90 was not what I liked. I preferred to wait for the 2009. So, we did. And when it was available, it was too cold to pick it up in Europe. So, it has been rescheduled - for 2009, hopefully. With the economy in its current state I can't promise myself that. But I can hope. And I do.
Anyway, I know that there is nothing better than driving a BMW. Well, maybe one thing - driving a tricked-out Bimmer! And a really good place to get some OEM accessories for your 3-series is dealerfit. I have not purchased anything from them, but they look legit and I am planning on accessorizing my future ride. Leave a comment if you purchased from them before and what kind of experience you got out of it.
We will pick up our BMW 328xi sometime soon in Munich and spend 2 weeks driving around Europe. Track our planning and preparations here.
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Post-delivery notes: Tracking your precious car
Here is what I found on Bimmerfest. I can't wait when I will be able to use that website:
You can track your vehicle using the shipper's website. Then scroll down to Customer Tools, choose "Cargo Tracking". Once there, choose "Auto Cargo". Enter your complete VIN in the Cargo ID field and hit "Track". You will find the ship name and status of your car. You can then click on the ship (or voyage number, whichever it is) and you will see the schedule for your ship. If I remember, I think it takes anywhere from 18 to 21 days to reach the US. Your car will then go to the VPC and be processed and any minor defects repaired. I live in Maryland and my car arrived at my dealer just 2 days after it arrived at the port.
You can also search by ports. First choose "Schedules" under Customer Tools. Then click "Search by Ports". Origin country Germany, destination USA (of course). Choose Bremerhaven for origin, Baltimore for destination. Dates are specified in the European format dd/mm/yyyy. Today's date will be already there as the start date and you'll find the ships that are scheduled to leave Bremerhaven in the next week or so. Then if you click on the Voyage field it will show you the ship's schedule.
You can track your vehicle using the shipper's website. Then scroll down to Customer Tools, choose "Cargo Tracking". Once there, choose "Auto Cargo". Enter your complete VIN in the Cargo ID field and hit "Track". You will find the ship name and status of your car. You can then click on the ship (or voyage number, whichever it is) and you will see the schedule for your ship. If I remember, I think it takes anywhere from 18 to 21 days to reach the US. Your car will then go to the VPC and be processed and any minor defects repaired. I live in Maryland and my car arrived at my dealer just 2 days after it arrived at the port.
You can also search by ports. First choose "Schedules" under Customer Tools. Then click "Search by Ports". Origin country Germany, destination USA (of course). Choose Bremerhaven for origin, Baltimore for destination. Dates are specified in the European format dd/mm/yyyy. Today's date will be already there as the start date and you'll find the ships that are scheduled to leave Bremerhaven in the next week or so. Then if you click on the Voyage field it will show you the ship's schedule.
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