Bibo

mine is sitting in Emden now for 5 weeks and no updates yet , it will be shipped to Houston, Texas

robopp

Mine is quickly approaching 8 weeks at Emden on 7/3. Got there on 5/8 and heading to Jacksonville, FL. I'm really hoping to get on the Siem Confucius on 7/2, which ironically is the first boat I missed way back when.

RedBiker

I missed 3 ships to Baltimore so far. Hopefully we are all more fortunate with the 4th one :-)

Bibo

Good luck for us really! I missed like 4 vessels since then . Really so frustrating process to find everyone is waiting for that long and their customer service really very bad

Cartod

exact sam scenario for me. Confucius was the first boat I missed a few months ago. Hopefully we make it this time.

Cartod

I’ve had good customer service. Just no car. COVID messed a lot of things up and they still aren’t sorted. Supply chain issues continue to be a thing too.

vintage38

I finally completed production. Original date was 4/29, got moved to 7/12 and received email yesterday 6/28 it's completed. According to Progress report I'll be arriving at German port on 7/4 and leaving the next day on 7/5. Anyone else have a one day turnaround at German port or is this a pie in the sky probability. 🤔

RedBiker

Most likely pie in the sky probability 😀

robopp

Leaving the next day after getting to Emden is the default behavior. There's a very very very small chance that's accurate, but the only way to tell is if there's a boat at Emden on that day that's going to your home port.

Cartod

Curb your enthusiasm. 😀

Just J

On a more serious note in light of these lengthy delays at the port, at what point do they start do become problematic where you might require some kind of repair or possibly even find it best to refuse the vehicle?

For example, after sitting for two months or more at the port, are the tires at risk for flat-spotting and so you should insist on fresh tires before accepting the car? At what point has their been risk of battery damage from having it run all the way down, so that you should insist on a battery replacement before accepting the car?

And do they put fuel stabilizer in at the factory? If not, after two months in port and another month in transit the gas could be bad - should you refuse the car?

With a sticker price of over a quarter of a million dollars in some cases, accepting a car in anything less than perfect condition is unacceptable.

robopp

Good questions. Obviously, you should do what you feel comfortable with, but since the '24 models have a ~10K base price increase there's no way I'm going to refuse my car regardless of how long it has sat. With that said, I assume Porsche is intimately familiar with how long cars can sit before running into issues with the various subsystems. It's also possible (I would think very likely) that the gas they put in it is ethanol free and/or has stabilizer. Plus, we'll have four years of warranty so anything breaks it's on Porsche.

johnohara

Yup but it happened to me ... I was "DONE" 40 days after my elevator shot. Luckily I got on a boat shortly after arriving at port...

vintage38

After waiting a extra two months in production, may enthusiasm was curbed along time ago. 🤣

Just J

That's fine as far as refusal goes, but I still wonder what the timelines are for a reasonable expectation for something like battery or tire replacement before picking up the car. Sure, these might be covered under warranty, but if battery failure or tire performance issues are likely, why put myself in the position of having to deal with them after taking possession when it would be reasonable to expect Porsche, through the dealer, to address those ticking time bombs before taking delivery?