US Customs holding pattern..
12-10-2019, 03:05 PM
#1
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
US Customs holding pattern..
Anyone have any idea how long it takes to clear a car thru customs in the US? Car arrived in port last Friday and there is no way to track it or how long it takes to get thru.. I called the port and they gave me a "I don't know.." answer..
Any recent Bay Area experience?
Any recent Bay Area experience?
12-10-2019, 05:47 PM
#2
RL Community Team
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Give it at least 2 weeks. If it arrived on Friday, you've got a ways to go yet.
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12-10-2019, 09:26 PM
#3
Instructor
Mine is in Jacksonville port right now. So close yet so far! I’ve gone through a lot of posts here and people say it ranges from 1 day to 3 weeks or so. Porsche’s official estimate is 2-3 weeks to dealer after being unloaded from ship, according to an email they sent me. The dealer said once it’s released from port it should take 3-7 days in my case. Sometimes the trucks wait for several cars to be fully loaded, etc. I’ve also read about cars that get stuck longer at port given they got damaged during transport and will be fixed before transport to dealer. At this point the dealer will have the most info but even they are a little blind on a lot of specifics. I would say the hardest part of the wait. And I already got to drive my car in Europe so I’m twice as anxious to get it once and for all!
12-11-2019, 12:44 AM
#4
Mine arrived in Port of San Diego on October 31st and was at the dealer in Los Angeles on November 7th, so 1 week in my case.
Unfortunately my car is STILL at the dealership almost 5 weeks later, waiting to get a defective airbag system fixed.
This has been my WORST new car purchase experience ever. My first Porsche and probably my last.
Unfortunately my car is STILL at the dealership almost 5 weeks later, waiting to get a defective airbag system fixed.
This has been my WORST new car purchase experience ever. My first Porsche and probably my last.
12-11-2019, 01:26 AM
#5
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Mine arrived in Port of San Diego on October 31st and was at the dealer in Los Angeles on November 7th, so 1 week in my case.
Unfortunately my car is STILL at the dealership almost 5 weeks later, waiting to get a defective airbag system fixed.
This has been my WORST new car purchase experience ever. My first Porsche and probably my last.
Unfortunately my car is STILL at the dealership almost 5 weeks later, waiting to get a defective airbag system fixed.
This has been my WORST new car purchase experience ever. My first Porsche and probably my last.
12-11-2019, 03:58 AM
#6
Instructor
Mine is in Jacksonville port right now. So close yet so far! I’ve gone through a lot of posts here and people say it ranges from 1 day to 3 weeks or so. Porsche’s official estimate is 2-3 weeks to dealer after being unloaded from ship, according to an email they sent me. The dealer said once it’s released from port it should take 3-7 days in my case. Sometimes the trucks wait for several cars to be fully loaded, etc. I’ve also read about cars that get stuck longer at port given they got damaged during transport and will be fixed before transport to dealer. At this point the dealer will have the most info but even they are a little blind on a lot of specifics. I would say the hardest part of the wait. And I already got to drive my car in Europe so I’m twice as anxious to get it once and for all!
12-11-2019, 09:49 AM
#7
Instructor
Because the car came from European Delivery, someone at PCNA just sent me an email telling me the ship, ETA at both ports and timing after it’s dropped off. Honestly I’m hoping the 2-3 weeks they quoted is the standard conservative response they give.
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12-11-2019, 09:53 AM
#8
Instructor
Mine arrived in Port of San Diego on October 31st and was at the dealer in Los Angeles on November 7th, so 1 week in my case.
Unfortunately my car is STILL at the dealership almost 5 weeks later, waiting to get a defective airbag system fixed.
This has been my WORST new car purchase experience ever. My first Porsche and probably my last.
Unfortunately my car is STILL at the dealership almost 5 weeks later, waiting to get a defective airbag system fixed.
This has been my WORST new car purchase experience ever. My first Porsche and probably my last.
Hopefully they get their act together and fix it soon.
12-11-2019, 09:11 PM
#9
Advanced
Stuck in Houston
My base 911 is stuck in the Port of Houston. Scheduled delivery was 12/20. New delivery mid February. I was told the Taycan's are also stuck. Supposedly, the base engine has yet to be certified by the EPA and they have no timeline to do that. What a crock
12-11-2019, 09:31 PM
#10
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Same here..stuck in Jacksonville since 11-4. This is brutal
12-11-2019, 09:37 PM
#11
Burning Brakes
12-11-2019, 09:41 PM
#12
My car was due in 9 November. My salesman called me a week early on Thursday and said my car just arrived at the Port of Houston and was I ready to get it. I was like "why do you think I've been calling you everyday?" I picked my car up on Saturday because of the time they needed to do the pre-delivery checks and the paint protection stuff. He got the car the same day of arrival.
12-11-2019, 09:42 PM
#13
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
yeah, I heard the base engine is still waiting on EPA.... but the S isn't ... why 1-2 weeks... only our over bloated government can justify this somehow.