[jjclyde]

Originally Posted by bobert

Same here (...VD3...).

My wk 33 car is VA12xxx

The V indicates Leipzig.

I was wondering what would happen when they got to A12999. Perhaps they went to D3xxxx instead of continuing to A12300

[Nezil]

Yes, I figured that might be the case. It must have gone VA12999 to VD35xxx. The only weird thing about that though, is that my VIN is pretty close to VD35999. It's not 35999, but if they're sequential, they're going to run out of numbers soon again!

[jjclyde]

Originally Posted by Nezil

Yes, I figured that might be the case. It must have gone VA12999 to VD35xxx. The only weird thing about that though, is that my VIN is pretty close to VD35999. It's not 35999, but if they're sequential, they're going to run out of numbers soon again!

I got curious about this, so I did some poking around at VIN numbers on bimmer.work (hey, don't judge - it's overcast at the beach this morning!). Found the transition point from VA12* to VD35*:

VIN --- Model --- Prod Date (YYMMDD)
VA12952 M2 170908
VA12953 218 161004
VA12954 218 161008
VA12955 218 170628
VD35766 unassigned
VD35767 M2 170908

Interestingly, bimmer.work showed both of those Oct 2016 218i builds to be LCI interiors. Don't know what that means - just found it interesting.

It seems that models are assigned sequential blocks of numbers, but I could discern no obvious transition points among those blocks. For instance VB25200 is a 2005 318d.

[bollinm]

Originally Posted by Nezil

I've been using the WWL wildcard search to find M2s on vessels, but noticed that all of the VINs that the wildcard loads are different from mine.

Mine is of the format WBS1J5C58JVD3xxxx whereas every car on WWL right now is WBS1J5C58JVA1xxxx.

I've checked a VIN decoder, and everything looks right, and I was wondering if the sequence changed for W37. Does anyone else have a VD3xxxx VIN? Or are others VA1xxxx like every car on the WWL tracker.

I am a VD3XXXX also.

[Nezil]

Lots of boats in the docks today at Bremerhaven.

Tombarra is there, which has calls at Halifax, Baltimore and Galveston.

Morning Courier left last week, and had only 1 W36 car on it bound for Port Hueneme.

I'm hoping to get on Thalatta this Friday, but probably won't know if that happens until Monday next week.

<Bremerhaven date> --- <Port Hueneme date> --- <Ship> --- <Rout> ---<Line>

22-Sep --- 20-Oct --- Thalatta --- CD738-THA --- WWL
22-Sep --- 23-Oct --- Marguerite Ace --- 0072A --- MOL
27-Sep --- 21-Oct --- Equuleus Leader --- 096 --- NYK
29-Sep --- 26-Oct --- Tortugas --- CD739-TOR --- WWL
30-Sep --- 27-Oct --- Clover Ace --- 0062A --- MOL[/QUOTE]

[hoyasaxa]

Originally Posted by Nezil

Lots of boats in the docks today at Bremerhaven.

Tombarra is there, which has calls at Halifax, Baltimore and Galveston.

Morning Courier left last week, and had only 1 W36 car on it bound for Port Hueneme.

I'm hoping to get on Thalatta this Friday, but probably won't know if that happens until Monday next week.

<Bremerhaven date> --- <Port Hueneme date> --- <Ship> --- <Rout> ---<Line>

22-Sep --- 20-Oct --- Thalatta --- CD738-THA --- WWL
22-Sep --- 23-Oct --- Marguerite Ace --- 0072A --- MOL
27-Sep --- 21-Oct --- Equuleus Leader --- 096 --- NYK
29-Sep --- 26-Oct --- Tortugas --- CD739-TOR --- WWL
30-Sep --- 27-Oct --- Clover Ace --- 0062A --- MOL

Thalatta is expected on the West Coast 20 October, confirmed by a BMW ED rep, and I'm expected to be aboard.

[JB330Ci]

Originally Posted by Nezil

Lots of boats in the docks today at Bremerhaven.

Tombarra is there, which has calls at Halifax, Baltimore and Galveston.

Morning Courier left last week, and had only 1 W36 car on it bound for Port Hueneme.

I'm hoping to get on Thalatta this Friday, but probably won't know if that happens until Monday next week.

<Bremerhaven date> --- <Port Hueneme date> --- <Ship> --- <Rout> ---<Line>

22-Sep --- 20-Oct --- Thalatta --- CD738-THA --- WWL
22-Sep --- 23-Oct --- Marguerite Ace --- 0072A --- MOL
27-Sep --- 21-Oct --- Equuleus Leader --- 096 --- NYK
29-Sep --- 26-Oct --- Tortugas --- CD739-TOR --- WWL
30-Sep --- 27-Oct --- Clover Ace --- 0062A --- MOL

[/QUOTE]

Tombarra is sailing today, 09/18 for Galveston, the final destination. Hope mine got loaded onto her. I would know Wednesday when the cargo list is updated.

[ZPrime]

Automated-Genius still says that my car is awaiting release to carrier... Hoping maybe that's delayed and it made a boat today, but who knows. I completed production on 9/12, and real-live-Genius told me that the car did "QC" on 9/13 but I haven't heard anything else after that. :/

mine is also a VD3xxxx car.

The WWL search is only turning up a single "VD3" VIN (ending in 91) that I can see right now... Showing on Morning Courier.

[Nezil]

Automated Genius said on it's way to the port, actual person Genius said it arrived at Bremerhaven on Saturday, and is awaiting assignment to a vessel. I'm still hoping for Thalatta!

[Nezil]

What that means is... my car is somewhere in this picture:

[Tag]

Originally Posted by ZPrime

Automated-Genius still says that my car is awaiting release to carrier... Hoping maybe that's delayed and it made a boat today, but who knows. I completed production on 9/12, and real-live-Genius told me that the car did "QC" on 9/13 but I haven't heard anything else after that. :/

mine is also a VD3xxxx car.

The WWL search is only turning up a single "VD3" VIN (ending in 91) that I can see right now... Showing on Morning Courier.

You and I are in the same boat, figuratively. Mine completed on the 12th as well and I'm getting the same status via the automated system and when calling a Genius. My SA is also looking into it. Tomorrow will be a full week since it completed. Hope it's nothing to worry about and that it gets shipped out without delay. Sadly all we can do is wait for an update.

[ZPrime]

Originally Posted by Tag

You and I are in the same boat, figuratively. Mine completed on the 12th as well and I'm getting the same status via the automated system and when calling a Genius. My SA is also looking into it. Tomorrow will be a full week since it completed. Hope it's nothing to worry about and that it gets shipped out without delay. Sadly all we can do is wait for an update.

Or maybe they found a bad batch of something, caught it now, and something is being replaced... who knows.

[Tag]

Originally Posted by ZPrime

Or maybe they found a bad batch of something, caught it now, and something is being replaced... who knows.

I thought about that too, which seems plausible, but then saw other cars complete production before and after the 12th and have all left the factory. I have no idea.

[Nezil]

I feel bad for you Tag, mine completed on the 12th, and is already at Bremerhaven. Having said that, I'd rather have my car late and OK than on time with a fault!

Hope you get to the port sooner rather than later. On the plus side, there is more boats to the East coast than the West, so it shouldn't have cost you much time.

[jjclyde]

Originally Posted by ZPrime

Automated-Genius still says that my car is awaiting release to carrier... Hoping maybe that's delayed and it made a boat today, but who knows. I completed production on 9/12, and real-live-Genius told me that the car did "QC" on 9/13 but I haven't heard anything else after that. :/

mine is also a VD3xxxx car.

The WWL search is only turning up a single "VD3" VIN (ending in 91) that I can see right now... Showing on Morning Courier.

My query shows 2 VD3xxxx cars on Morning Courier. The other one ends in 780. Yours perhaps?

[dtmpower98]

Mybmw website shows that my car "has left the plant and is ready to ship" (8/18/17)

[importriders]

Originally Posted by dtmpower98

Mybmw website shows that my car "has left the plant and is ready to ship" (8/18/17)

Where do you see that kind of detail? MyBMW only shows 6 general steps that I can see. Nothing that specific.

[JB330Ci]

Tombarra is sailing today, 09/18 for Galveston, the final destination. Hope mine got loaded onto her. I would know Wednesday when the cargo list is updated.[/QUOTE]

Dang, missed the boat!

[dtmpower98]

Click on the box (step) that your car is in, and a little text bubble pops up that says in detail the status of the car.

[Nezil]

Originally Posted by JB330Ci

Tombarra is sailing today, 09/18 for Galveston, the final destination. Hope mine got loaded onto her. I would know Wednesday when the cargo list is updated.

Dang, missed the boat![/QUOTE]

Tombarra did indeed leave yesterday, and the list of vehicles loaded on it is quite large. You should be able to see now if your car is on it.

It looks like the WWL tracking data is 1 working day behind reality. I had assumed it was 3, but that was because Friday cars didn't show until yesterday, but yesterday's cars are showing today.

The automated BMW USA tracking seems to be 1 ~ 2 working days behind. Yesterday they told me that my car was on its way to Bremerhaven, and today they say it's arrived. Genius told me yesterday that it arrived on Saturday.

The MyBMW website shows my car 'Has left the plant and is ready to ship', but I only found out this morning (thanks to dtmpower98) that you could get additional detail from the site, so I'm not sure how behind it is.

[Aerosoul Bastard]

My car is here!!! Will get her thursday at my dealer! I'm so nervous

[Nezil]

By the look of it, all the cars on Tombarra are listed as 'Port of Discharge' for Halifax, NS. If that's correct, none of the cars on Tombarra are bound for the US.

Also left yesterday is the vessel 'Lake Superior', bound for New York. Only 6 M2s on that vessel.