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Some nice new builds shown above - congrats all!
Still awaiting news on my build, which shows as manufacturing complete as of Dec14 2023. It was supposed to be on a boat late Dec, and last update is Jan 25, but no updates received since Dec 14. Things understandably delay, but almost 90 days beyond orignal delivery date and spend way too much time thinking about this car!
In TYD, I see the message “The next milestone is in sight” with a circular icon.
Has anyone seen this icon and message in TYD before?
What does it mean?
My car is currently at Port Eden in Germany, awaiting transport to the U.S.
Usually, TYD displays an estimate of the number of days till delivery. However today, that estimate was replaced by this circular icon.
Hi, I woke up this morning to do my daily status check and saw the same icon ("...next milestone is in sight") on my TYD. My C4S finished build on 01/15, left the factory on 01/16, and arrived in Emden last Wednesday 01/17. The original Emden departure date was 01/31 (late January like you); Now it's TBD. When I was looking through the VW shipping schedule (PWL), I see there are no ships planning to drop cars off on the West Coast in Feb or Mar. The only two ships Violet Ace and Siem Confucious leaving on 02/03 and 02/08 are only going as far as Houston and Veracruz. My guess behind the icon is that the logistics people are trying to figure out either when the next available ship pickup is (I hope it's not months) or trying to figure out how to truck the cars from Houston to the west coast. Purely my guess. A fellow poster mentioned I might end up on the Glovis Cosmos since it has a planned stop in Benicia but it's not due to arrive in Emden until March (!).
OMG I would love to get pictures of my build once it starts, I had several builds over the years and never had that luck I would be more excited seeing the build then actual receiving the car lol
It would be inefficient, logistically challenging, and costly to selectively load cars onto the carrier. It would create more bottlenecks to pull vehicles from the queue than to just let them flow in order of arrival.
The only thing I can think of, if your car is in a storage facility, is that perhaps there was a bottleneck a few weeks ago just after your car was produced. As a result, the storage facility filled up, and they have to work their way to the back of the facility… last-in, first-out order.
That's good logic there and I forgot to answer, it's going to Houston. I'm not sure what that warehouse looks like. If anyone can get pictures that works be awesome!
Woke up to a surprise this am as my Shark Blue T started production 5 days early and 12 days early from the initial TYD dates. Expecting delivery in Atlanta in Mid-March (which hasn't moved at all)
That mirrors my experience.
My 911 should be on its way to Emden as I type.
Scheduled to arrive Atlanta (Perimeter Porsche) 3/1/24 ‼️
3/1/24 is a perfect delivery date. Mine was originally 1-14-24. It left production 12/18 and was on a boat 12/19 (per TYD for what it's worth). My boat has made 3 stops, GB, Canada, Baltimore and the next stop is in Mexico. It's currently scheduled to arrive in Houston 1-30-24. With any luck I might see it by 2-15-24. I'm actually pleased with the delay and wouldn't mind if it pushes into early March when the winter weather is likely to break for good here in the mid-South
I started getting the same vague “next milestone is in sight” message yesterday just as my car arrived at Jacksonville. At first I thought it was just due to uncertainty around the amount of time it would take for customs and inspection but now that I see it’s affecting lots of people at all stages of production I suppose it’s something else. Time to sit and wait…
I started getting the same vague “next milestone is in sight” message yesterday just as my car arrived at Jacksonville. At first I thought it was just due to uncertainty around the amount of time it would take for customs and inspection but now that I see it’s affecting lots of people at all stages of production I suppose it’s something else. Time to sit and wait…
My 992 was reported completed assembly on 1/21/24 and delivery at my dealer was scheduled for 3/1/24.
Then this morning delivery at the dealer was updated to 4/15/24 ‼️‼️‼️
Well, @audi4t it may or may not be a glitch based on possible shipping and labor action issues in Germany. Its all good though - could be in my shoes. Allocation July 15, 2023 with 89 days until delivery. Today, I sit here 91 days until delivery (Apr 23, 2024) with a car that was built 43 days ago on Dec 14, 2023. We've nicknamed the GTS "The Lemon" in my household.
Hi, I woke up this morning to do my daily status check and saw the same icon […] Are you on the west coast?
@Marin Vizsla,
Interesting…My car arrived at Port Emden on January 15th, and yours arrived two days later on the 17th, and we both have the same message in TYD.
I am on the east coast. Although we are on different coasts, we have both spec’d the C4S. 😊
Does anyone know if west coast bound ships dock on the east coast first, before progressing through the Panama Canal?
[…] Allocation July 15, 2023 with 89 days until delivery. Today, I sit here 91 days until delivery (Apr 23, 2024) with a car that was built 43 days ago on Dec 14, 2023. We've nicknamed the GTS "The Lemon" in my household.
@Marin Vizsla,
Interesting…My car arrived at Port Emden on January 15th, and yours arrived two days later on the 17th, and we both have the same message in TYD.
I am on the east coast. Although we are on different coasts, we have both spec’d the C4S. 😊
Does anyone know if west coast bound ships dock on the east coast first, before progressing through the Panama Canal?
@PSPorsche - When I ordered my 2019 Cayenne, I still lived in the Bay Area at the time so the port of entry was (nearby) Benicia. My Cayenne was transported on the Grand Venus and I definitely remember the ship stopped in Baltimore first. Other than Baltimore, I don't recall if the ship stopped at another east coast port before coming through the Panama Canal.
Since you live on the east coast, the mystery deepens behind this latest status. Per PWL Shipping, the Siem Confucius shows it will leave Emden on Feb 8, arrives in Davisville RI on Feb 20 and then Jacksonville on Feb 24. Between the two of us, I would have thought you will have better odds than me of departing. It's strange there are no ships to the west coast docking at Emden within the next couple of weeks. The waiting....
01-22-2024, 07:42 PM
I would be more excited seeing the build then actual receiving the car lol
