Mileage upon delivery?
08-28-2015, 11:06 PM
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Why would the dealership need to drive the car 15 miles ?
Unless it was dropped off at a different dealer and then went to your dealer which I doubt ?
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Ed
08-28-2015, 11:42 PM
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08-29-2015, 12:19 AM
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Like... Hey Joe ya wanna test drive this baby ?
Meanwhile,... all of us are like ... We can't go over 4500 rpm before the break-in etc .. taking care of it like a baby
I am sure I am just being hyper critical...
08-29-2015, 12:46 AM
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Mileage upon delivery?
My car had 18km, or roughly 11 miles.
My salesman said only two people drove the car at the dealership. He drove it from the truck to the service bay, and then the tech drove it around the dealership to clear the messages and set everything up.
This is my first Porsche, so I don't know if any of the stuff from my salesperson was accurate. But, I trust him - maybe naively.
My salesman said only two people drove the car at the dealership. He drove it from the truck to the service bay, and then the tech drove it around the dealership to clear the messages and set everything up.
This is my first Porsche, so I don't know if any of the stuff from my salesperson was accurate. But, I trust him - maybe naively.
08-29-2015, 01:51 AM
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I work for the company that runs the Port of San Diego (National City is the actual town). I'll make sure I record how many miles mine has before it gets loaded on the truck 
I see every possible Porsche here coming off the ships. Quite a sight. There's a full body shop here. Most people think when they buy a brand new car that it hasn't gone through a body or paint shop or had repairs. Not the case.
I see every possible Porsche here coming off the ships. Quite a sight. There's a full body shop here. Most people think when they buy a brand new car that it hasn't gone through a body or paint shop or had repairs. Not the case.
08-29-2015, 02:11 AM
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I work for the company that runs the Port of San Diego (National City is the actual town). I'll make sure I record how many miles mine has before it gets loaded on the truck
I see every possible Porsche here coming off the ships. Quite a sight. There's a full body shop here. Most people think when they buy a brand new car that it hasn't gone through a body or paint shop or had repairs. Not the case.
I see every possible Porsche here coming off the ships. Quite a sight. There's a full body shop here. Most people think when they buy a brand new car that it hasn't gone through a body or paint shop or had repairs. Not the case.
Hey if I give you the VIN can you see if its there
Mine probably fell off the gangplank ....
08-29-2015, 02:13 AM
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My car had 18km, or roughly 11 miles.
My salesman said only two people drove the car at the dealership. He drove it from the truck to the service bay, and then the tech drove it around the dealership to clear the messages and set everything up.
This is my first Porsche, so I don't know if any of the stuff from my salesperson was accurate. But, I trust him - maybe naively.
My salesman said only two people drove the car at the dealership. He drove it from the truck to the service bay, and then the tech drove it around the dealership to clear the messages and set everything up.
This is my first Porsche, so I don't know if any of the stuff from my salesperson was accurate. But, I trust him - maybe naively.
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08-29-2015, 02:47 AM
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I sent you a PM with information on your car.
It arrived yesterday and it was purified this morning. Purified means it was scanned and confirms it is physically here. It is not allocated to a dealer yet.
And there's a hold on the car.
It hasn't received a Customs Clearance yet either.
It arrived yesterday and it was purified this morning. Purified means it was scanned and confirms it is physically here. It is not allocated to a dealer yet.
And there's a hold on the car.
It hasn't received a Customs Clearance yet either.
08-29-2015, 02:59 AM
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I sent you a PM with information on your car.
It arrived yesterday and it was purified this morning. Purified means it was scanned and confirms it is physically here. It is not allocated to a dealer yet.
And there's a hold on the car.
It hasn't received a Customs Clearance yet either.
It arrived yesterday and it was purified this morning. Purified means it was scanned and confirms it is physically here. It is not allocated to a dealer yet.
And there's a hold on the car.
It hasn't received a Customs Clearance yet either.
When there is a hold on the car does that mean there is something wrong with it or just needs to be cleared by customs?
Is there a time frame that this is usually done in i.e from this point forward it takes xxx days ?
Thanks again for your help
Best regards
Ed
08-29-2015, 03:17 AM
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Your awesome Thanks so much ...
When there is a hold on the car does that mean there is something wrong with it or just needs to be cleared by customs?
Is there a time frame that this is usually done in i.e from this point forward it takes xxx days ?
Thanks again for your help
Best regards
Ed
When there is a hold on the car does that mean there is something wrong with it or just needs to be cleared by customs?
Is there a time frame that this is usually done in i.e from this point forward it takes xxx days ?
Thanks again for your help
Best regards
Ed
I don't know if there's a standard time. I have noticed that lots of GT4's have been delayed due to a tail pipe modification. However that may have been in the past and the future ones go out quicker.
Customs clearance should happen pretty soon. The port operation works on weekends so its possible there may be some progress on Monday. I'll keep an eye on it for you.
08-29-2015, 04:12 AM
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No I think those are standard holds they put on Porsches. Porsches are "special" in that they have a human double and triple check everything so they put them on hold automatically so they don't get shipped accidentally. We have accidentally mis-shipped super high end Porsches to the wrong dealers and the dealer that receives the car won't give it back. There are 14,000 cars on the ground here at any given time from Hondas, Mazdas, Lamborghinis, VW's, etc and everything moves at a frenetic pace. There's a railhead to bring cars up from Mexico and out to Texas. And of course trucks and vessels coming in and out.
I don't know if there's a standard time. I have noticed that lots of GT4's have been delayed due to a tail pipe modification. However that may have been in the past and the future ones go out quicker.
Customs clearance should happen pretty soon. The port operation works on weekends so its possible there may be some progress on Monday. I'll keep an eye on it for you.
I don't know if there's a standard time. I have noticed that lots of GT4's have been delayed due to a tail pipe modification. However that may have been in the past and the future ones go out quicker.
Customs clearance should happen pretty soon. The port operation works on weekends so its possible there may be some progress on Monday. I'll keep an eye on it for you.
Amazing
Thanks for explaining that
Yes I heard about that tail pipe thing, and was hoping it was not on the later cars.
Thanks again for all your help
Best regards
Ed
ps Now I can sleep tonight !
