drmatara

Does anybody has a car abroad Phoenix Leader due in San Diego Sept 3rd?

BrandoU2

Why yes I do!!! It's in the North Atlantic. ETA Panama Canal at 2030Z of 23AUG.
What's on your mind?

drmatara

I was wondering how long will it take to clear the customs and when should the cars be expected at the dealer for delivery?

BrandoU2

We'll, I'm being told by the dealer to expect 3-5 days in PDI then up to Carlsbad. Several hours of dealer prep and about 4 miles test drive. So I'm hoping to drive my new C2S home on the 8th with PSE PLAYING MY FAVORITE SONG. Give or take a day?
Are you tracking the boat (it's kinda fun)?
What's your build?
Cheers, Boatmate

drmatara

Sweet, that is a nice surprise since I did no expect it till end of Sep. Yeah I do track the boat...lot's of fun indeed

Here's my build:

MY2015
911 Carrera Cabriolet
Carrara White Metallic
Cabriolet Roof in Black
Manual Transmission
Interior in Black
20" Carrera Classic Wheels
SportDesign Steering Wheel
Seat Belts in Guards Red
Power Sport Seats (14-way) with Memory Package
Seat Heating (Front)
Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
Automatically Dimming Mirrors
Rear ParkAssist
BOSE® Surround Sound System
SiriusXM® Satellite Radio, NavTraffic and NavWeather Receiver
HD Radio Receiver
Online Services
Luggage Net in Passenger Footwell
Smoking Package
Model Designation "911"


My VIN# is WP0CA2A93FS141015 what is your, curious how many car apart were they made.

BrandoU2

Sorry. I've been task saturated lately! Tracked the boat off the coast of Portugal a couple of days ago. 15 knots......Thank goodness it's moving 24 hours a day!!!
That's a beautiful car you have there!!! I haven't seen the White Metallic in person but I bet it's awesome. White was high on my list of possible colors. If I can talk my concubine into another 911 someday, I'll go that way. And M/T.....That was my single most difficult decision. I know there will be times I love PDK and times I'll long for the M/T.....Guess I'll have to get another one someday!!!!!

Here's my build:
1 991120 911 Carrera
2 G0 Anthracite Brown Metallic
3 BH Natural Leather Int, Espresso/Cognac
4 176 Sport Exhaust System
5 250 Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK)
6 446 Wheel Center Caps with Colored Porsche Crest
7 581 Luggage Net in Passenger Footwell
8 583 Smoking Package
9 603 Bi-Xenon" Headlights incl. Porsche Dynamic Light System
10 638 ParkAssist (Front and Rear) with Reversing Camera
11 640 Sport Chrono Package
12 653 Electric Slide/Tilt Sunroof in Glass
13 748 Power Folding Side Mirrors
14 840 SportDesign Steering Wheel
15 911 Model Designation "911"
16 970 Two-Tone Leather Interior
17 998 Natural Leather Interior
18 P06 Power Sport Seats (14-way) with Memory Package
19 P3E Premium Package Plus i.c.w. Power Sport Seats (14-way)
20 24951 Carpet in Deviated Standard Color Espresso
21 ZAB Ornamental Porsche Crest

VIN #WP0AB2A94FS124017.........So.....How far apart are they? I can't decipher this. I thought it would be obvious once I compared them, but......??????? My exit production date is 30JUL2014

lunarx

Sounds like you guys are in need of a run to put some varying RPM break-in miles on those cars, when they get it.

drmatara

Sounds like you have a nice build there. Enjoy it in good health once it gets here and have fun driving it. Yeah I thought the VIN would have been easier to decipher...but I guess I'm just as lost as you are...my exit production was 7/28.

BrandoU2

A run in up the coast is my plan. The boat is late into PAMCA but that'll give hurricane Maria some time to get out of the way!!!!

drmatara

So the ship did not make it into Panama yet? Do you think it will still be arriving in San Diego on 9/3?

Yeah a run on the coast sounds like a nice plan, cruising down PCH nice indeed...

BrandoU2

The boat is half way through the canal as of 1415 PST. It will be in the Pacific by this evening and, weather permitting and baring any other stops, I think it will make San Diego by the 3rd! The ETA for the next port will update once the boat(I'm an Air Force guy. Sorry to the Navy guys if this is a "ship". Hhhaaaaa) clears the canal. Woooo hoooo!

drmatara

Sounds great...that means we'll get our cars in the next 2 weeks...awesome!!

Scottish Pete

How many west coast ports do the ships carrying Porsches dock at?
My car will end up in Fresno, but not until early December.

drmatara

It seems like for all the West Coast there's only San Diego.

BrandoU2

San Diego is the only West Coast port for Porsche. So... A Fresno car will definitely arrive via San Diego. The shipping schedule from Emden publishes about a month and a half out it seems. Pete, I would expect your car to depart Emden early November.