She's on the way

[Don Coffey]

Great news. Although the waits hard, it make the arrival so much more special. Looking forward to the pics 

Don

[PeterL]

The garage will think I am mad taking the photos in the show room

[Don Coffey]

Ha ha, I know we like to see the pictures, but we're happy to let you get home first.  ::) 

Don

[PeterL]

She is now sat at the docks in the USA.  Lazy bastards get your yank arses into gear and get my car here.  oops sorry I meant whilst I understand your requirements to meet union regulations and complaince for coffee and doughnuts I would very much appreciate you putting my car first.  Thank you.  I just noticed I missed a load of spec off, I will update it as son as I have the order sheet in my hand.

[535dboy]

[quote="PeterL"]
She is now sat at the docks in the USA.  Lazy bastards get your yank arses into gear and get my car here.  oops sorry I meant whilst I understand your requirements to meet union regulations and complaince for coffee and doughnuts I would very much appreciate you putting my car first.  Thank you.  I just noticed I missed a load of spec off, I will update it as son as I have the order sheet in my hand.
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Slow boat now!

[huck]

Reading this thread, I'm getting impatient and I've already got my car! 

When you get it, we can perhaps arrange a mini-NW meet?  I'm assuming you're near me as you spotted my car in John Lewis.

[Chompers]

[quote="PeterL"]
She is now sat at the docks in the USA.  Lazy bastards get your yank arses into gear and get my car here.  oops sorry I meant whilst I understand your requirements to meet union regulations and complaince for coffee and doughnuts I would very much appreciate you putting my car first.  Thank you.  I just noticed I missed a load of spec off, I will update it as son as I have the order sheet in my hand.
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As I suggested in my earlier post, the dealer would have been doing well to get your X6 for the end of the month. Given that its still in America, I would say there little/ no chance of that happening now. It takes around 9-12 days for the carships to cross the Atlantic. You then have clearence at Southampton, transport from Southampton to Thorne. The X's are then striped of transportation covers, given a check over book packs are added and then allocated to the transport companies for delivery to the dealers. Given that every dealer in the country will be trying to hit the March targets, transports are strected to the max towards the end of the month.

[535dboy]

Yup and being an X the will automatically assume drugs are involved somewhere and impound it.

[X5Sport]

3rd post down on this thread gives you the links to identify the ship you are on and you can then follow your car as long as the transporter ship is within 200 miles of the coast......

Non-geeks may ignore..

MV Mignon is due to leave Charleston today....arrives Soton on the 31st.  UK Cars clear Customs in Bremerhaven so it goes there first.

Richard

[Chompers]

@PeterL

Please don't take the last 3 posts as spoil sport posts, well not mine and X5's anyway  ::) just trying to give you as much info as possible 

[535dboy]

What drug dealers use X model BMWs.

My next door neighbour used to be drug squad!

[PeterL]

You have doomed me OMG I might have to wait one more week  )

[Chompers]

[quote="PeterL"]
You have doomed me OMG I might have to wait one more week  )
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I'm sure it will be well worth the wait when ever it turns up :drive: >:D

[Don Coffey]

You will soon forget the extra wait once you get the X! 

Don

[Benstan]

and presumably an extra month's road tax if you collect at the beginning of April, rather than end of March    Every cloud has a silver lining and all that!