How long from Port to Dealership?

Amethyste · 02-29-2008, 12:24 AM

Well - I am strarting to get itchy!!!
My car arrived at the Baltimore port on 2/17 - was discharged on 2/18. So right now it has been 11 days. My dealer is about 400 miles away from the port - in Lynnfiled MA. What is usially the typical wait time until it gets there?
When I called my delearship - they had no clue and they also told me that the information I got from the Wallenius site wasnt right - they didnt even know who they were and what they were for. Well, I did type in their website the VIN# they have given me. So I know its here!

**SmartCard** · 02-29-2008, 04:57 AM

...is what that is! Who knows? From what we've read, you would be led to believe there are still January deliveries at port! (....although I don't really think that's the case any longer - at last I hope so!) So, initially it seemed like cars were sitting around up to a month at port, but you'd think once they get their s**t together (just like any other manufacturer), they SHOULD be able to clear them out of port within a weeks time, and then no more then a week on the truck.

Amethyste · 02-29-2008, 05:32 AM

Wasnt the reason why they sat at the port for a while was because a lot of dealerships were not ready quite yet?

randyzimmer · 02-29-2008, 06:39 AM

Mine came in on the Medea and I had it a week later.
Last I checked, same day I drove it home, it hadn't been reported as discharged from the ship yet.
My best (hopefully wrong) guess is if your car was with mine on the same ship, it got damaged somehow and is waiting for repair.

**SmartCard** · 02-29-2008, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Amethyste

Wasnt the reason why they sat at the port for a while was because a lot of dealerships were not ready quite yet?

yes, in some cases.....randy's is the first post that I've seen of a quick turnaround - that IS good news!!

FWOIII · 02-29-2008, 07:40 AM

My car arrived in Baltimore on 1/10 and it arrived at the dealer on 1/31. Who knows what takes so long, VPC handles things after it is discharged from the ship till it's put on Percision Transport. Our dealer has gotten 1 car for February so far, but was allociated 7 for the month. So, 6 could appear today.

Amethyste..hang in there...I know you're excited.

randyzimmer · 02-29-2008, 07:41 AM

here's the cargo report from a minute ago:

Status Port Time(dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm) LOADED ON VESSEL BREMERHAVEN 04/02/2008 14:58 RECEIVED AT TERMINAL BREMERHAVEN 04/02/2008 14:53 BOOKED BREMEN 28/01/2008 11:32
so it still hasn't been officially discharged from the boat but I got it 2/25 and it arrived at smart-Buffalo 2/22.

FWOIII · 02-29-2008, 07:49 AM

So it left Germany Feb 4th and you got it 3 weeks later....Pretty Good!

meaux61 · 02-29-2008, 09:29 AM

My car got to the dealership on Tuesday and they did not call me. I called today and they told me that it was there.

Meaux

Bremer Speck · 02-29-2008, 09:51 AM

Wallenius, a Ro/Ro car carrier, shows a transit time of 14 days between Bremerhaven and Baltimore. Given this is a weekly service and that each vessel discharges hundreds of cars every time, I believe it is reasonable to expect that processing all these cars takes a while. Typically, every car is being inspected after discharge to make sure there are no damages. We also know there was some kind of a mechanical problem that needed fixing, which adds to the time the cars spend in the terminal. There are only so many car carrier trucks to deliver Smarts to the dealership, so all in all, I would say that 2-3 weeks should be considered reasonable, between the time a car is discharged and delivered to the dealer.