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European Delivery and or Porsche Experience CenterThis forum to ask questions and get answers about collecting your Porsche in Europe or the outstanding Porsche Experience Center.
So, now comes the difficult task of waiting -- does anyone know the general lengths of time between returning the car and getting on a boat? I know the sailing time from Emden to San Diego would be generally 6-7 weeks. It'd be nice to have the car here of course, especially as I'm now paying for a car lease without a car!
Good to know about the Schlossgarten. We chose the Steigenberger because it was directly across from the train station, and I had to manage 2 small kids, 2 large rolling suitcases, 1 carry-on sized roller, 2 backpacks, a and a double stroller, all between myself and my wife! Amazingly, it all fit pretty well in the Macan
Steigenberger was OK, just thought the Schlossgarten was a little nicer. And a lot smaller. It was on the same street, just about a half block further from the train station. I did not park at either hotel. Just stayed at each the night before the ED pickups. Had no problems parking at hotels throughout the rest of our trip through Germany. Munich (hotel valet in their own underground space) Nuremberg (I parked it myself in a public garage but in a hotel specific area...with 24 hour hotel employee on site. I will admit I was a bit nervous with this one) and Dresden ( hotel valet in their own garage.) Then dropped the car at the Leipzig factory...a very positive experience.
Love the car!! Picking up my .1 Targa in June and can't wait!
How safe was the hotel parking?
1. Is it secure?
2. Safe from door dings?
3. Can you park it yourself or beholden to valets?
4. Is there space for me to apply temporary Xpel to the areas not being professionally done while I'm in Europe?
Thanks also for he hotel reco
See my hotel parking experience noted above.
I did not have any Xpel applied in Europe, I would have if I had thought about it ahead of time. Didn't have any road rash issues that I am aware of...only issue was at the factory in Zuffenhausen after delivery. Had to park it in the visitors lot at PORSCHE and they were doing some parking lot work at a lot just in front of it. When I returned a few hours later after factory tour and lunch, my front hood and windshield had some concrete slurry splashes on it!! Took it directly back to the delivery are and they cleaned it off. NOT where I expected to have any problems!
So, now comes the difficult task of waiting -- does anyone know the general lengths of time between returning the car and getting on a boat? I know the sailing time from Emden to San Diego would be generally 6-7 weeks. It'd be nice to have the car here of course, especially as I'm now paying for a car lease without a car!
You can ask Porsche Finance to modify the lease to remove the first payment and add it to the end of the lease, but if the shipping time is 6-10 weeks, you probably still end up paying for a month in which you don't yet have the car back.
Just got back last week from the Euro Delivery of my Targa 4S on April 26. This time stayed at the Schlossgarten, in my option way nicer than the Steigenberger. Have eaten at a small Italian place "Valle" this trip and on a previous MB delivery a few years ago. It's really good and about a five to ten minute walk from the hotels.
The aero on your car must be as good as the aero on this Porsche race car!
We took delivery this morning of our Macan S. So it took almost 2 months from drop off in Stuttgart to delivery in Los Angeles. Some odds and ends: they left our kid's car seats, warning triangle, first aid kit, and license plate in the car for us. Also a little trash was left over in the door pocket . Glad that it's here, now time for a road trip!
We took delivery this morning of our Macan S. So it took almost 2 months from drop off in Stuttgart to delivery in Los Angeles. Some odds and ends: they left our kid's car seats, warning triangle, first aid kit, and license plate in the car for us. Also a little trash was left over in the door pocket . Glad that it's here, now time for a road trip!
are Kids allowed in the Graf Zeppelin, I thought it was only 18+? love the blue
They were very accommodating to our children... They held my Amazon.de bought car seats and had them in our room before checkin, all staff were very friendly with them... We couldn't ask for better hospitality!
05-10-2016, 06:36 PM
