Thanks to member gclabbe who created the original tracking information reporting system in 2010 and the recent thread by Trinitony in which he has been manually gathering data, we now have a new form-based system that we can use to enter our redelivery results.
There are always debates about this being English or Chinese origin. But, in my current world this is a common phrase. European Delivery is not.
Thanks to Jonathan for pulling me back, at least temporarily.
I've closed the old ED Survey which had it's last entry during 2010. And now created the more maintainable version of gForms survey. So when I disappear again, someone on the forum can keep in alive
The entire point is simple ... how long does it take to get your car ... your baby ... if you're like me, you entire existence ... back to you between drop off and pick up.
I started this just as a curiosity to burn off nervous energy. But it is a valid piece of data. One that ED fanatics and BMW should be interested in.
So, help all of the ED community. Tell us your story. Drop comment here or in the "other comments" at the end of the survey. Maybe with Jonathon's help, someone at BMW will be listening
So here we are at 40 days after drop off in Munich...there is now a designation of "Delivered From" which shows on the WW tracking site. Not sure how that is different from "Discharged" but its another step toward customs nonetheless...
So here we are at 40 days after drop off in Munich...there is now a designation of "Delivered From" which shows on the WW tracking site. Not sure how that is different from "Discharged" but its another step toward customs nonetheless...
LINER RELEASE PORT HUENEME, CA 16-06-2014 10:07:24
DELIVERED FROM PORT HUENEME, CA 16-06-2014 07:30:00 1
CUSTOMS RELEASE PORT HUENEME, CA 16-06-2014 00:00:00
DISCHARGED PORT HUENEME, CA 11-06-2014 16:05:00 1
LOADED ON VESSEL BREMERHAVEN 18-05-2014 15:09:38 1
RECEIVED AT TERMINAL BREMERHAVEN 16-05-2014 12:43:54 1
BOOKED BREMERHAVEN 12-05-2014 11:54:04 1
LINER RELEASE PORT HUENEME, CA 16-06-2014 10:07:24
DELIVERED FROM PORT HUENEME, CA 16-06-2014 07:30:00 1
CUSTOMS RELEASE PORT HUENEME, CA 16-06-2014 00:00:00
DISCHARGED PORT HUENEME, CA 11-06-2014 16:05:00 1
LOADED ON VESSEL BREMERHAVEN 18-05-2014 15:09:38 1
RECEIVED AT TERMINAL BREMERHAVEN 16-05-2014 12:43:54 1
BOOKED BREMERHAVEN 12-05-2014 11:54:04 1
LINER RELEASE PORT HUENEME, CA
16-06-2014 10:08:00
DELIVERED FROM PORT HUENEME, CA
16-06-2014 07:30:00
CUSTOMS RELEASE PORT HUENEME, CA
16-06-2014 00:00:00
DISCHARGED PORT HUENEME, CA
11-06-2014 16:05:00
LOADED ON VESSEL BREMERHAVEN
18-05-2014 15:09:38
RECEIVED AT TERMINAL BREMERHAVEN
16-05-2014 12:43:58
BOOKED BREMERHAVEN
09-05-2014 14:02:14
Not sure what goes on between "Discharged" and "Liner Release" which was a couple of days but things are moving at least in the right direction. I have my fingers crossed for delivery this Saturday but I'm not holding my breath given the wide variety of issues that could still pop up.
In the spirit of the new thread, here are my dates, the form has been completed...where do we see the aggregate results?
REDELIVERY TO ME, 6/14/14, 9:25AM
SHIP DATE and ARRIVAL AT DEALER, 6/12/14
VDC RELEASE, NJ, 6/10/14
LINER RELEASE NEW YORK, NY 30-05-2014 08:17:50
CUSTOMS RELEASE NEW YORK, NY 30-05-2014 00:00:00
DELIVERED FROM NEW YORK, NY 29-05-2014 20:30:00 1
DISCHARGED NEW YORK, NY 29-05-2014 20:00:00 1
LOADED ON VESSEL BREMERHAVEN 14-05-2014 20:13:59 1
RECEIVED AT TERMINAL BREMERHAVEN 13-05-2014 12:08:24 1
BOOKED BREMERHAVEN 06-05-2014 15:25:39 1
DROPOFF BLG Logistics, FRANKFURT 05-05-2014 0900
PICKUP AT BMW WELT,MUNICH 28-04-2014, 0930.
Still waiting for tracking info for my car. I thought the wait would be easier this time since I still have my old car, but it's not. 11 days since Munich drop-off.
Is anyone else on the Honor? Looks like it's been waiting just outside of Brunswick all day today. If you are on the Honor, have you gotten you PCD date yet?
I think you mean CA, who should have a history of knowing how best to get the information from the others. That is who I will be calling later this week.
OK, so here's an interesting one - my car was apparently loaded at Bremerhaven on 18-06 (today), yet the ship it is sailing on departed Bremerhaven on 14-06. See below for each listing:
Track and Trace:
LOADED ON VESSEL BREMERHAVEN 18-06-2014 15:18:28 1
RECEIVED AT TERMINAL BREMERHAVEN 12-06-2014 11:43:53 1
BOOKED BREMERHAVEN 04-06-2014 22:04:44 1
Today is 1 month since my car entered the VPC in NY/NJ. The good news is, the car has been released for shipping. The bad news is that was on Monday and it still hasn't left. It might be this upcoming Monday before my car is delivered to the dealership. Oh btw, that dealership is in the DC area. I then have to pay for the car to be shipped to Orlando.
In other news, I helped my mom order her 428i one week after I returned my car in Munich on April 26. Her car is arriving into Brunswick today. I have no doubt she will receive her car before I will mine.
Basiluf you are remaining calmer than I'd be able to with such a delay. I'd have pulled the remaining hairs out of my head by now........they owe you an explanation for the delay. In any event, it looks like you're close...wish you the best with the new ride!!! Let us know when it's in your garage!
Finally, after dropping off on June 6th, I have some tracking information.
Voyage Information
Shipping Line
WWL
Booking Number
DEBRH1218834
Voyage ID
CA426
Vessel
INDEPENDENCE II
Port Of Loading
BREMERHAVEN
Departure Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
24/06/2014
Bill Of Lading
DE1438401
Destination Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
09/07/2014
Thanks to Trinitony for some great suggestions about what we really want to learn from this data.
Some of the existing questions are now required:
Which city did you drop off your BMW?
When did your BMW get loaded onto the boat?
When did the boat arrive in port in the US?
And one more has been added to ask if you went via PCD in South Carolina.
If you've already taken the survey, few options:
1) Take it again and send me a note so I can cut the old entry
2) Send me a note with the missing info
3) Do nothing
I'm still contemplating how to get regular online updated data. Google is not very good at reporting on the customized data like "delivery date - drop off date" ...
And also trying to take the large number of entries we had from 2009 time and merge those into the current entries.
This time we build the clock that doesn't need so much winding.
Thanks to Trinitony for some great suggestions about what we really want to learn from this data.
Some of the existing questions are now required:
Which city did you drop off your BMW?
When did your BMW get loaded onto the boat?
When did the boat arrive in port in the US?
Do you want us to wait until we actually take delivery before doing the survey? Or should we go ahead and do the survey once we have a PC delivery date?
Will get you to the form now. If there's enough interest in this thing, I'll just go grab a domain name for it ... unless somebody already owns www.bmwedsurvey.com
Now have the contents from the prior survey imported to the "database" of results.
One request ... please, please check what you are submitting. Hard for the survey to detect that your delivery is before your pickup, etc. I end up scouring the data to find those and make a best guess at the mistake.
Meanwhile, there are no restrictions or suggested content in this version. This means it's wide open for ED from anywhere in the world ... even Canada :angel:
Total of 132 entries after the import. Only a dozen from modern times.
Here is my final info. I already entered it into the form
Welt delivery April 29th
Dropped off in Munich on May 05th
Booked on the Toreador
Liner release port hueneme, ca 16-06-2014 10:09:59
delivered from port hueneme, ca 16-06-2014 07:30:00 1
customs release port hueneme, ca 16-06-2014 00:00:00
discharged port hueneme, ca 11-06-2014 16:05:00 1
loaded on vessel bremerhaven 18-05-2014 15:09:38 1
received at terminal bremerhaven 16-05-2014 12:45:26 1
booked bremen 15-05-2014 11:35:28 1
Released from VPC on June 24th
Delivered to Dealership in Southern California on June 25th
Total time 51days,faster than I expected which is nice! Somehow I survived the wait.
Car arrived at port in California on 6/6/14
Car at dealership on 6/24/14. Dealership is Steve Thomas BMW in California.
Thank you for collecting the data. It was very helpful
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