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06-23-2023 | 07:32 PM
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Does anyone know when the next boat to Benicia is? My GTS was supposed to be delivered on Fathers day, but I was affected by the 30+ day delay in production after I got my elevator pics. I've been in Emden since the 14th so I'm hoping I can catch the next boat out..
06-23-2023 | 08:44 PM
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Hoping our cars make it onto this one!
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06-23-2023 | 08:48 PM
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06-23-2023 | 11:59 PM
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My apologies for not writing clearer (no coffee yet).
TYD shows the shipping route going through the Panama Canal but my friend had his come into Houston and then a truck picked it up to get it to LA. His never went through the Panama Canal.
Mine will be coming to AZ and should be through San Diego but I was curious if mine could be routed like his. They had to go through AZ to get his to LA - no reason it couldn’t play out like that for mine especially if they have others going to CA on a truck.
Currently, mine is stuck in Emden.
TYD shows the shipping route going through the Panama Canal but my friend had his come into Houston and then a truck picked it up to get it to LA. His never went through the Panama Canal.
Mine will be coming to AZ and should be through San Diego but I was curious if mine could be routed like his. They had to go through AZ to get his to LA - no reason it couldn’t play out like that for mine especially if they have others going to CA on a truck.
Currently, mine is stuck in Emden.
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06-24-2023 | 11:33 AM
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Let's pretend that's true. Let's pretend that Porsche just drops off cars at the port with window stickers that say "Houston" or "Jacksonville" or "Baltimore" and that they let the carrier park the cars wherever they want and then pick whatever cars they want to ship whenever they want to ship them. I don't believe that for a second but, like I said, let's pretend.
First off, shame on the VAG for having that kind of process and relationship with the carrier. While they may have contracted for delivery by one or more shipping companies, they are still ultimately responsible for delivery of cars to the dealers. Abrogating their responsibility like this is unacceptable.
But fine, let's say that's the case. At least they know what cars the carrier has decided to be gracious enough to load on each ship. Why, then, do they leave TYD "left the port" dates for cars up long after the dates have passed? They know the car wasn't loaded, and they know the date has passed, but they don't update the timelines of the cars. Why not? Is it because they don't know what the date will be? Well, that's been true all along given the scenario we're exploring, so why don't they update the dates to the next ship on the schedule (and we know they know they schedule - we've seen it posted here). Or, even better, simply say "dates for the additional steps will be provided once the carrier has selected your car for transport"?
So you either have a failure to adequately manage the business performance of a key vendor (pretty bush league), a failure to properly manage their customers' expectations, or a combination of the two. No matter which of these it is, it's still something none of us should find acceptable.
First off, shame on the VAG for having that kind of process and relationship with the carrier. While they may have contracted for delivery by one or more shipping companies, they are still ultimately responsible for delivery of cars to the dealers. Abrogating their responsibility like this is unacceptable.
But fine, let's say that's the case. At least they know what cars the carrier has decided to be gracious enough to load on each ship. Why, then, do they leave TYD "left the port" dates for cars up long after the dates have passed? They know the car wasn't loaded, and they know the date has passed, but they don't update the timelines of the cars. Why not? Is it because they don't know what the date will be? Well, that's been true all along given the scenario we're exploring, so why don't they update the dates to the next ship on the schedule (and we know they know they schedule - we've seen it posted here). Or, even better, simply say "dates for the additional steps will be provided once the carrier has selected your car for transport"?
So you either have a failure to adequately manage the business performance of a key vendor (pretty bush league), a failure to properly manage their customers' expectations, or a combination of the two. No matter which of these it is, it's still something none of us should find acceptable.
