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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 05:59 AM
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All Aboard the Don Juan... 6/25/08

I finally got on board any one else?
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 06:10 AM
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 06:35 AM
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Dang! I think I missed this boat as well. No tracking info, and I scrolled through the numbers under your booking and didn't see it either.

 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 06:39 AM
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I woke up and it was listed, tomorrow it was completed a week ago :(
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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Yeah I may be waiting another few days if they do the same thing to me. I saw several people who had JUST finished production and got on the boat yesterday though, so I don't know what their method is.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 06:57 AM
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Yeah I may be waiting another few days if they do the same thing to me. I saw several people who had JUST finished production and got on the boat yesterday though, so I don't know what their method is.
Crazy, but that week is a long wait :(
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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Yeah I may be waiting another few days if they do the same thing to me. I saw several people who had JUST finished production and got on the boat yesterday though, so I don't know what their method is.
I think their orders were before ours, even though their production wasn't. But I could be wrong.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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Well I'm glad I have company in the 'waiting for transport' club.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 08:55 AM
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LOL seems i was waiting too long
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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I'm on!

As far as how they decide who gets on what boat, I'm sure there is a highly complicated computerized supply-chain management system that tries to balance the final destination with the ship's schedules, the order of the production numbers, etc. It probably takes into account projected dealer volume and cars that are currently in production going to the same dealer as well as the availability of transport trucks and dealer allocations.


Or maybe they just have a dart board...
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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I am with the Dart board method anyone else on with us??
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 05:12 AM
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Mines loaded on vessel
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 06:21 AM
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Mine is also loaded on the vessel.

They must be serving free drinks on the Don Juan.

My car just got on board and it's already loaded.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 06:36 AM
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Mine is also loaded on the vessel.

They must be serving free drinks on the Don Juan.

My car just got on board and it's already loaded.
And you keep trying to get in my trunk
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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The ship tracker now shows the Don Juan at the dock right across from the QE2......cool beans!!
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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Here's the pic:
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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very cool what time do we leave?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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The ship is sailing yea!!!!!
 
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 06:52 AM
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How long does it take to get from the port to the dealer?

What I am really tryign to ask is, how long do the cars sit around at the port getting prepped and waiting to get on the transport trucks?

Mine will be in Brunswick on July 9th and it could be at my dealer in a couple of hours if they could just drive it right from the boat to the truck.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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The VDC will keep them a day or two, then off to the dealer who will keep them another day or so........Mine hits the 9th too planning on pick up by the 15th
 
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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Doesn anyone have the address for the port in Brunswick. I'd like to take a look at the aerial images on Google...
 
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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Doesn anyone have the address for the port in Brunswick. I'd like to take a look at the aerial images on Google...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...=16&iwloc=addr
 
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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So...they have a few cars parked there, hih?
 
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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Wow, I just put in "London" and zoomed in. I see a BRG (or maybe black - It's hard to tell) MINI with a white roof on Ouseley Road. I was looking at a silver one with a black roof but I lost it.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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LOL lots of cars
 
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