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      10-24-2024, 07:01 PM   #375
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This would be my dad bought his 911s as his retirement gift drove it everywhere rain, sun, fishing, to the hardware store...Sadly was totaled when he and my mom were rear-ended by suburban coming home from a movie.
ugh that sucks! what year was the 911? I really would love to have a 911 some day but I'm too scared. Mostly because I would probably need to purchase a used one and don't know enough to not get ripped off. I would need a Porsche Elmer to guide me.
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2010 I believe. It was an amazing spec Porsche racing green metallic and sand beige interior, manual transmission tons of options…..

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Oh boy I really want to see status change from at port to in transit tomorrow for the Oct 26th voyage..

This is going to be me all night, except the doll will be a model of my car.
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I got to the port, according to my garage, yesterday. What are the odds of my car making this weeks ship?
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I got to the port, according to my garage, yesterday. What are the odds of my car making this weeks ship?
Oh, gosh, that's so hard to predict. Let's hope for the best. It looks like there are quite a few November shipments if it misses this one. Is your destination, Baltimore?
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Oh, gosh, that's so hard to predict. Let's hope for the best. It looks like there are quite a few November shipments if it misses this one. Is your destination, Baltimore?
Yes Baltimore, then truck to NC.

Thanks. Hope everyone moves quickly.
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Well the TORTUGAS has left the Bremerhaven port about 4 hours ago. No update in myGarage, but I'm sure there is a lag. My fingers are still crossed. Anywho, you can track the vessel here: https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9319765

Tortugas can transport 6,354 vehicles
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Well the TORTUGAS has left the Bremerhaven port about 4 hours ago. No update in myGarage, but I'm sure there is a lag. My fingers are still crossed. Anywho, you can track the vessel here: https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9319765
I did a few free trials on MarineTraffic.com to track mine.
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I did a few free trials on MarineTraffic.com to track mine.
“Tortugas” really ought to be your boat, my man.
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Well the TORTUGAS has left the Bremerhaven port about 4 hours ago. No update in myGarage, but I'm sure there is a lag. My fingers are still crossed. Anywho, you can track the vessel here: https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9319765

Tortugas can transport 6,354 vehicles
There is definitely some lag - don't give up hope until a couple of days. Remember, you can also call the BMW genius line to ask them what ship your car is on. They were very helpful and eager when I called for my car back in February.
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regarding tracking: what sites to use now for west coast deliveries? tried the nyk site from the tracking thread, that link is dead...sorry, bene out of the loop for a bit regarding tracking....TIA
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regarding tracking: what sites to use now for west coast deliveries? tried the nyk site from the tracking thread, that link is dead...sorry, bene out of the loop for a bit regarding tracking....TIA

There are two links recently provided in previous few posts of this thread.
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I used to use this site once I knew the name of the vessel.

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels
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I used to use this site once I knew the name of the vessel.

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels
Doesn't that only provide AIS tracking?
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Doesn't that only provide AIS tracking?
Yes, but it was good enough for me. I didn't get mile by mile updates when it was in the middle of the Atlantic, but once it came close to the Panama canal, and then all the way up the West coast of the US, I got regular updates because it was close enough to land the whole way from that point on.
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Yes, but it was good enough for me. I didn't get mile by mile updates when it was in the middle of the Atlantic, but once it came close to the Panama canal, and then all the way up the West coast of the US, I got regular updates because it was close enough to land the whole way from that point on.
That makes sense. My ship went from Bremerhaven to South Hampton to Charleston and then through the Canal to Hueneme. I wonder if AIS would have worked from Charleston to the Canal.
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Well, there are currently 8 shipments scheduled from Bremerhaven to Baltimore during the month of November. If that bloody 540 isn't on one of these, God as my witness, I'm going to do "something" and escalate the matter with "someone", "somewhere". Even if it means messaging the CEO of BMW on my LinkedIn account. lol.
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Todd, you forgot to put the box of BMW parts and stuff on the desk too! Seriously I hope you get out of QC soon.
Lol the additional accessories arrived today. I didn’t even open them.
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Lol the additional accessories arrived today. I didn’t even open them.
My driveway bump stops are arriving today. So I can make sure the wife pulls her car in "All the way." I have a tandem carport, and if she doesn't I don't think my car will fit.
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My driveway bump stops are arriving today. So I can make sure the wife pulls her car in "All the way." I have a tandem carport, and if she doesn't I don't think my car will fit.
I had this data in my notes, as I wondered about size. I used the quintessential family car, the Honda Accord as my benchmark. The plus or negative is the G60s size relative to the Accord. Just for perspective:


Ground Clearance: (6.1 inches) + 0.8in
Height (59.6 inches) +2.4in
Width [without mirrors] (74.8 inches) + 1.5in
Width [with mirrors] (84.9 inches) -3.0in**
Wheelbase (117.9 inches) +6.5in
Length (199.2 inches) +3.5in

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