Apologies if this topic has been covered in the past (my search didn't yield anything). When ordering my car, the dealer said that he had sold a car in the past to a gentleman who was able to track the build status of his car using the Porsche order number. I assume that this was done online. The dealer said the customer had more up-to-date information than he was able to obtain through normal dealership channels. Has anyone heard of such a thing? I understand that this can be done with BMW's (although I have never personally ordered one). Such info will greatly benefit those of us in the Waiters Club.......
Thanks!

 

I have a BMW 3 series on order, and the status can be tracked through their website www.bmwusa.com. Unlike what your're hearing, my dealer has access to much more current info. On a past Porsche order, my dealer was able to give me updates, likely before available via the web. Good luck.

 

As far as I know, only the dealers can track the order progress. There is a series of codes that indicate the build progress of your car and the dealer can log on and see how it's doing. But I don't think non-dealers have access.
Not to be too negative, but your dealer is BS'ing you.
I appreciate your "Waiter's Club" pain. Been there, done that and it's not fun. But the end result is well worth it. Good luck!!

 

Only a Dealer can track the production process through his on line PCNA e-DCS program. No way for you to access that without some serious hacking skills.

 

Talk about dealerspeak....what a story.

The only way to track the build process is on the dealers eDcs system.
If your salesperson is attentive he can really paint a picture of where the car is in the production cycle.

In the following post link are a couple of images of where my car was about two weeks ago...now its sailing towards San Diego

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-gt3-forum/313512-vin-very-soon.html

 

MJones:

What Vessel are you on and when is the Vessel expected?

 

When I ordered my E46M3 4.5 years ago I tracked its progress and you know what, it didn't get here any quicker. In hindsight, I wasted time. So with the 997S order, I didn't really care what the status was, where it was, etc. The dealer called me about 5 weeks after the order and said "What's up Ron, haven't heard from you - I just saw that your car is complete and will be shipped soon..." I said "let me know when it hits the US and you can schedule the delivery." He thought it curious that such a car / track enthusiast wouldn't be calling him weekly (or daily) as some people do and I told him I didn't want to waste his time, nor take up mine making the call.

 

Sagitarius Leader Arrives SAN DIEGO est 12-20

Port of San Diego shows Est Arrival of 12/19
Good link for West Coast waiters:
http://www.sdmis.org/schedule/

 

Good for you, I'd say very possible you will have it in time for X-Mas.

 

My salesman doesn't like to give the code. It makes me wonder.

 

You do have in hand a printed out pro forma invoice right

 

I have my pro forma from two weeks ago and I just received a new one today and the code is still the same. It's supposed to be a January build.

 

What is your present status code??

 

My code is mfgcnf.

 

You are looking for ORDPNO which means your car has been assigned a production number. It should come at any time for a January build