Oh yeah. Well SOME of us are. The rest are total posers :-)

I'm with the Integrity group, and lucky enough to be near NYC and so the first stop after crossing the pond. It looks like it will get into port between midnight-3am Monday ...

How awesome!

 

I was a week 16 production also.

 

Woohoo! Cliffjumper was loaded on the Independence II at 11:19 this morning!

 

EAST coasters Group A // ABOARD INTEGRITY // DEPARTED 04/19/08 // ETA 04/27/08:
-filet0fish
-jkling17
-majorbill11
-MBX5
-peter314
-ShaggyMike
-subdude

EAST coasters Group B // ABOARD ELEKTRA // DEPARTED 04/23/08 // ETA 05/02/08:
-fenwayscout (Honorary 16'er)

EAST coasters Group C // ABOARD WESTERN HIGHWAY // DEPARTED 04/21/08 // ETA 05/01/08:
-JLL319

SOUTH CENTRAL coasters // ABOARD INDEPENDENCE II // DEPARTED 04/26/08 // ETA 05/11/08:
-danhen
-doogs
-kevnallen

WEST coasters // SOON TO BE ON TURANDOT // DEPARTING 04/28/08 // ETA 05/19/08:
-bd_stance
-booyun
-eron
-hcubed (Honorary 16'er)
-Magpie
-Satsloader
-SeattleMini
-sfomini
-steaming79
-SteveJ

 

So I'm guessing Integrity must be in port? Anyone have any other way to track our cars once they make it to land?

 

It looks like Ollie has been loaded onto the Turandot!!! But its not showing that the boat has left. Was it supposed to leave yesterday Pacific time?

Did you west coasters all get on the boat? Hope so.

 

I was wondering the same thing. Other than being a pain in the a$$ and calling the dealer every couple hours....

Jim

 

your MA won't even know until the truck departs the VDC and nears the dealership. all they can tell you is if its at the VDC and if there's going to be a delay due to repairs being done on your MINI (which is a worst case scenario).

you're almost there...i predict you guys to get your cars in less than a week unless the cloverfield monster destroys stuff.

 

so when is the TURANDOT leaving? Wasn't it supposed to leave today (or yesterday)? I checked the WW website and it still says 'booked' but nothing further.

 

later today...it won't be too long now....

 

The TURANDOT departed today about two and a half hours later than originally scheduled. My mistake in stating that it would leave yesterday, I guess I was too eager.

I don't know how to track it now. AISLIVE no longer has free accounts and I looked up the call sign (SGBA) to track it on sailwx but it shows it being off the coast of Japan on 17-Mar. If anyone knows another way to track it, I'd love to hear it.

In case you are interested, here is some information on the ship:




has a capacity of 5,846 cars or a combination of 2,959 cars and 485 trucks. TURANDOT is a sister ship to DON JUAN and TITUS. The ship is built to the highest class of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping with the following designations: +100 A1 Vehicle Carrier, movable decks, deck No. 4, 6 and 8 strengthened for Roll on Roll off cargo + LMC, UMS and IWS.
M/V TURANDOT
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Length over all 199.10 m
Beam, moulded 32.26 m
Air draft 47.40 m
Height to upperdeck 32.98 m
Draft, design/max 9.5/11.02 m
Deadweight at maximum draft 22,815 MT
Gross Tonnage 55,598 GT
Net Tonnage 23,033 NT
Stern ramp width 7.00 m
Stern ramp height 5.00 m
Stern ramp capacity 105 t
Number of car decks 13 (of which 3 are hoistable)
Capacity deck area 52,433 m2

Capacity of car units* 5,846
Capacity of cars/trucks 2,959/485
Engine KHIC MAN B&W 8S 60MC 14.7 MW
Basic complement 15
Built 1995, Daewoo Heavy Industry Ltd, Okpo, Korea
Call sign SGBA
IMO Number 9070450
Flag Swedish
Owner Wallenius Lines AB, Sweden

Operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
*RT 43 units (one RT43 unit = 7.40 m2)

 

It takes a while for the ships to show upon sailwx...the Independence II left Southampton yesterday (4/27) at 20:00, and didn't show up on the tracking site until 4/28 @ 18:00. It's now in open ocean . But, it's a long time 'til 5/11.

 

This is how I'm tracking Turandot, not real time, but pretty good so far..

http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ship...t-9070450.html

Bill in Pacific Grove

 

I just happened to notice the site shows Turandot's position being southeast of Southampton, when it would have been in and out of the port and southwest by now.. Looks like that site shows position 1&1/2 to 2 days behind. Work has kept me from keeping a closer eye on it, maybe someone else can confirm this?

Bill

 

(sorry for the delay in the update...i just got mario kart for the wii)

EAST coasters Group A // ABOARD INTEGRITY // DEPARTED 04/19/08 // ETA 04/27/08:
-filet0fish
-jkling17
-majorbill11
-MBX5
-peter314
-ShaggyMike
-subdude

EAST coasters Group B // ABOARD ELEKTRA // DEPARTED 04/23/08 // ETA 05/02/08:
-fenwayscout (Honorary 16'er)

EAST coasters Group C // ABOARD WESTERN HIGHWAY // DEPARTED 04/21/08 // ETA 05/01/08:
-JLL319

SOUTH CENTRAL coasters // ABOARD INDEPENDENCE II // DEPARTED 04/26/08 // ETA 05/11/08:
-danhen
-doogs
-kevnallen

WEST coasters // ABOARD TURANDOT // DEPARTED 04/28/08 // ETA 05/19/08:
-bd_stance
-booyun
-eron
-hcubed (Honorary 16'er)
-Magpie
-Satsloader
-SeattleMini
-sfomini
-steaming79
-SteveJ

 

Thank you, Bill.

 

We made it onto the boat! I wasn't snoozing, we just got back from the Snowball Rally in MY car. The whole time my wife would comment on how much fun the roads would be in HER new car. I agreed.

We were on the boat at 2:05pm. Who was last on? They should be first off, right?

 

-filet0fish, -majorbill11,-MBX5, -peter314,-ShaggyMike,-subdude

Did any of you buy at Princeton MINI? If so, then we should be set to take delivery on the same day - has anyone heard anything from their dealer on when this might be?

Jeff

 

Hello all. I was posting in week 17 but I am on Independence II so I guess I should be in here. Hello danhen, I see you are from Grand Rapids. I live in Allendale. I bought my mini from Bill Jacobs how about you?

 

Sorry I'm using Towne Mini in Williamsville NY. I was at the dealer yesterday my MA said maybe as soon as Friday for the car to arrive in Williamsville

 

Nope, mine is heading to MINI O' Towson.

I'm happy to see they finally got my Clubman off the boat this morning:

DISCHARGED NEW YORK, NY 29/04/2008 07:44

 

Hey there. I ordered mine through Motor City Mini, Detroit area. Look forward to waving at you!

 

EAST coasters Group A // ABOARD INTEGRITY // DEPARTED 04/19/08 // ETA 04/27/08:
-filet0fish
-jkling17
-majorbill11
-MBX5
-peter314
-ShaggyMike
-subdude

I've got an update - our cars have made it through customs and are now waiting for their place on trucks to be delivered to the dealerships for final prep and delivery.

 

I'm in the Detroit area as well, and ordered at Motor City Mini. Looks like there's a solid Michigan showing for a summer of motoring.

 

sweet man, thanks for the update, i better go get my financing all finished up from the credit union tomorrow