melman911

I know this has probably been asked a 1000 times but......any way to track a car once you have a VIN.

Moogle

Short of calling your dealer every day, no

BMW's system is far superior in this respect!

Try to take your mind off it (I know I know, it's impossible, I've been there too).

Here is a general timetable of how Porsche's order system works.

http://www.986faq.com/3-0/default.asp
and
http://www.toolworks.com/bilofsky/boxster/orders.html

(old but still relevant)

Two or so weeks from where you are now (PRDPNT) - you should be at ONVESL - depending on shiping schedules. Which mean's your car is on the way to the (I assume) USA.

From there, you can get a vessel name either from your dealer, or by digging with the shipping company.

From THERE, you can track the vessel by its callsign using third party tracking like

http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/tallships.phtml

it generally takes about 3 weeks, and another week or two after that to complete PDI and reach the dealer.

So you are looking at about 2 more months, +/- a week.

Hope that helps! Hang in there.

MJones

You need the ONVESL date to track
PCNA supplies the dealer with vehicle shipping notices that list ship and port ETA by ONVESL date.

Edgy01

You can also get a sort of progress report if you're on the west coast with the Panama Canal schedule. Can be used to judge whether the port estimate is in the ballpark.

http://www.boydsteamship.com/daily_traffic_report.htm

This report changes all the time.

melman911

Ok...on the boat!! How long from Bramahaven to Georgia? Then to Texas.....any idea?

Edgy01

You can do the math, using Google Earth for some distance estimates. Take the distance between Bremerhaven and the Georgia port and then divide by about 20 knots a hour--24 hours a day. (Do it all in knots (speed) and the distance in nautical miles).

That's pretty for an ETA particularly if you know the departure date from Germany.

melman911

Update. The car is on a ship called the Viking something. Left on the 14th. Salesman said it's going to get to Georgia on the 26th. Sound about right? Any way to track the ship?