Officially ordered my A91 edition

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My question still remains - if there are ships making port at multiple US sites, it seems like it would be easier to let cars off at earlier ports closer to final destinations than to carry that whole fleet of cars to Washington state first. I'll be the first to admit that I don't know much about how this process goes, but I do wish they had more transparency somehow. Seems like the dealers don't really know much either.
 
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My question still remains - if there are ships making port at multiple US sites, it seems like it would be easier to let cars off at earlier ports closer to final destinations than to carry that whole fleet of cars to Washington state first. I'll be the first to admit that I don't know much about how this process goes, but I do wish they had more transparency somehow. Seems like the dealers don't really know much either.
Not the same ship. Yours is leaving 8/7? Mine left 7/30.
 

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As of a few days ago, my dealer only told me it is set to arrive at port on 8/30. With you guys recently learning that your timelines were a little off, I'm wondering if they don't have the most accurate info.
 

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I don't get the impression the dealer system is super accurate anyway. I kind of suspect 8/7 is just a filler value too since it ran past the previous filler value (8/1) and didnt ship yet.

Not sure why you think all the cars go to WA. There are a few oorts and distribution centers in the country from which cars go to the dealer. I think it's safe to assume they use whichever is closest for any given dealer, road shipping aint free. Here's an article about the big bmw distribution center a bit north of LA.

https://bimmerlife.com/2018/08/11/a-rare-trip-inside-a-bmw-vehicle-distribution-center/amp/
 

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My bad - I should have clarified. I was basing my point on the trajectory of the Toreader, and my initial thought that my car would have been on that ship. I believe it was stopping in TX, CA, and then final stop was WA. So in my head, I was thinking that if dealers more towards the east coast had cars on that ship, they would undock at TX rather than WA.
 

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How do they know it's getting there the 25th? It's not even off the ship yet. I was told they can't see arrival date till it's on a truck headed to the dealer.
I have no idea, that’s just what they told me Monday. He said today as of right now there are only 6 allocated in the southeast also.
They seemed pretty sure my car was coming the 25th as they asked if they could keep it in the show room for a few days and I told them that the earliest I could pick it up was the weekend anyway. Maybe it will get pushed back, not to sure, but it would be kind of odd for them to just now get information on it Monday and it be wrong imo.
But I’m just along for the ride, I’ll get it when I get it haha!
 

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Got confirmation from my dealer that my car should be hitting the US on 8/10. Hopeful they don't keep them at port for long.
 

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Got confirmation from my dealer that my car should be hitting the US on 8/10. Hopeful they don't keep them at port for long.
That boat's called Liberty, if you wanted to watch it, though it's pretty much here. You can use this # to track it on any of those sites: 9310109
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ai...544/mmsi:367125000/imo:9310109/vessel:LIBERTY

On this site you can see it's delivering Toyotas & BMWs, just search vessel name Liberty
https://www.firstnynj.com/first/vessel-schedule-search.cfm
 

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i just got a text from my dealer saying that my a91 arrived state side but still no info on the rail cars shipping them out yet
 

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Hopefully they get to it! The wait is killing me haha
 
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im not stressin it....i already have convinced myself its gonna be delayed from covid...
It has been lol. They were supposed to be here in June. They arrived 8 am yesterday morning. My dealer requested it to be shipped ASAP to the dealership so im hoping it'll be here soon.
 

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Yeah, I've been waiting since early May and I'm definitely ready, so I can only imagine what it feels like having placed your order way before that. Definitely ready.
 
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Yeah, I've been waiting since early May and I'm definitely ready, so I can only imagine what it feels like having placed your order way before that. Definitely ready.
Me too! Got my financing in place, just waiting on the car.
 
 
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