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[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by Worra

Hell yes. I emailed my CA to get the VIN and any shipping info so we can track the boat. Might need a new thread for this - not that it could possibly be any more fun than Greg & Co.'s Toreador thread

Whoa, you're finally on a boat?! You can get your VIN off the BMWUSA site if you want in a lil trick I learned. I wrote about it in who knows what thread at this point, but basically when you're logged in there, say you want to edit/delete your car, and then it asks you something like, are you sure you want to delete ________________ and it provides the last 7 I think of your vin. You can then plug that into a vin decoder to get the full vin and check that everything was put on there correctly, colors, options, etc.

I believe you aren't allowed to start a boat thread until you find 3 people on your boat. =P And then if they just find 3 people...

[Worra]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Whoa, you're finally on a boat?! You can get your VIN off the BMWUSA site if you want in a lil trick I learned. I wrote about it in who knows what thread at this point, but basically when you're logged in there, say you want to edit/delete your car, and then it asks you something like, are you sure you want to delete ________________ and it provides the last 7 I think of your vin. You can then plug that into a vin decoder to get the full vin and check that everything was put on there correctly, colors, options, etc.

I believe you aren't allowed to start a boat thread until you find 3 people on your boat. =P And then if they just find 3 people...

Ah, got the VIN, thanks. Now where does that plug in on the W&W or NYK sites? I've tried a few fields but it's not having it.

[Kouper]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

I believe you aren't allowed to start a boat thread until you find 3 people on your boat. =P And then if they just find 3 people...

Hmmm...I'd say that sounds like a pyramid scheme, Greg, except I think it's actually an inverse pyramid scheme -- everyone will be spending so much time tracking their boat that no one will be earning any money!

[Worra]

Of COURSE today is my CA's day off

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by Worra

Ah, got the VIN, thanks. Now where does that plug in on the W&W or NYK sites? I've tried a few fields but it's not having it.

NYK doesn't have cargo searching. For W&W, going off of memory, should be under like customer centre, then something that says cargo ID and you plug in your VIN # as the cargo ID. Note that it takes several days to show up on there though. Think it took ours 4-5 days maybe before it showed up in their cargo.

Originally Posted by Kouper

Hmmm...I'd say that sounds like a pyramid scheme, Greg, except I think it's actually an inverse pyramid scheme -- everyone will be spending so much time tracking their boat that no one will be earning any money!

Nothing wrong with a pyramid or inverse pyramid scheme...so long as you're on the right part of the pyramid. O=|

Ironically, I gotta get back to work defending a bank in an ALLEGED ponzi scheme by one of their clients.

Congrats on finally getting on a boat Worra. Now enjoy the lovely, all inclusive 25-day cruise.

[Worra]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

NYK doesn't have cargo searching. For W&W, going off of memory, should be under like customer centre, then something that says cargo ID and you plug in your VIN # as the cargo ID. Note that it takes several days to show up on there though. Think it took ours 4-5 days maybe before it showed up in their cargo.



Nothing wrong with a pyramid or inverse pyramid scheme...so long as you're on the right part of the pyramid. O=|

Ironically, I gotta get back to work defending a bank in an ALLEGED ponzi scheme by one of their clients.

Congrats on finally getting on a boat Worra. Now enjoy the lovely, all inclusive 25-day cruise.

Thanks everyone, I'll give it a few days before trying to search with my VIN - my CA said the boat trip is about 28 days, so here's to the next stage of waiting!

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by Worra

my CA said the boat trip is about 28 days

That's especially true if your boat is afraid of the Panama Canal or captain appears to suffer from claustrophobia.

You have an idea of what boat it is on? Also, depends on how many stops it makes, as sometimes they stop in San Diego and/or Long Beach to drop other stuff off before heading to Port Hueneme.

[Worra]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

That's especially true if your boat is afraid of the Panama Canal or captain appears to suffer from claustrophobia.

You have an idea of what boat it is on?

No idea on the boat yet, my CA is out today and my VIN isn't working for tracking purposes. Maybe Fume can find out

[IEDEI]

i hope this is not my boat right now!

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

i hope this is not my boat right now!

No, don't worry, it's probably this one:





Juuust kidding. Those are all pics of the same boat, the infamous Tricolor.

Wait, don't worry, they're coming to get it, everything should be fine!

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

No, don't worry, it's probably this one:





Juuust kidding. Those are all pics of the same boat, the infamous Tricolor.

Wait, don't worry, they're coming to get it, everything should be fine!

just a random search yielded this. EEK!!!!!

[Worra]

Well thanks Greg, I'm going to have nightmares about this until the boat docks in CA.

[IEDEI]

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

just a random search yielded this. EEK!!!!!

Oh that'll buff right out. And I don't like white cars. hahaha.

Sorry Worra! Blame IEDEI! He started it with the pic of the Tricolor, which was clearly one of the sections they cut out of it as that's how they did it - cut like huge sections out like cheese and then put them on the docks to recycle the 20 tons of metal in there. If it makes you feel any better, a bunch of volvos and saabs were ruined. And it was in 2003 after hitting another boat. Pretty sure you're safe now.

Or I'll just blame Kouper for having me pay it forward, though he'll probably deny all knowledge. hahaha.

Plus Worra, I think you might be on an NYK Lines boat. =)

[Kouper]

Geez, I go to lunch for an hour and come back to all this high seas adventure, predictions for record storms next week and the likelihood that Worra's car is going to need some extra PDR and buffing out by the dealer -- if it even makes it to the dealer!

Way to learn from EGR valve-gate and pay it forward, Greg. But then, I wouldn't know anything about that other than the rumors I heard...

[Worra]

Originally Posted by Kouper

Geez, I go to lunch for an hour and come back to all this high seas adventure, predictions for record storms next week and the likelihood that Worra's car is going to need some extra PDR and buffing out by the dealer -- if it even makes it to the dealer!

Way to learn from EGR valve-gate and pay it forward, Greg. But then, I wouldn't know anything about that other than the rumors I heard...

Haha!

The only NYK boat that looks like it could have been close on the schedule is the Hoechst Express but looking at the boat's path, that seems wrong.

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by Kouper

Geez, I go to lunch for an hour and come back to all this high seas adventure, predictions for record storms next week and the likelihood that Worra's car is going to need some extra PDR and buffing out by the dealer -- if it even makes it to the dealer!

Way to learn from EGR valve-gate and pay it forward, Greg. But then, I wouldn't know anything about that other than the rumors I heard...

That'll teach you to go to lunch. Worra's car will be fiiine. He doesn't have any known shipmates at this time, so we're just giving him a feel for what it's like to have his own boat thread and all the hijinks involved in the madness of the wait at sea.

And for IEDEI for starting it, here's his song of the day, replacing "I'm on a Boat":

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by Worra

Haha!

The only NYK boat that looks like it could have been close on the schedule is the Hoechst Express but looking at the boat's path, that seems wrong.

It's not Hoechst as that's not a car shipping boat, that's a container ship.

Let me find the link because the port of hueneme lists their schedule of incoming boats a few weeks out to help you cross reference.

Ya, it's only projecting out right now til the 13th.

http://www.portofhueneme.org/documen...l_schedule.pdf

[Worra]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

That'll teach you to go to lunch. Worra's car will be fiiine. He doesn't have any known shipmates at this time

I'd bet money that Fume is on the same ship as I

[Fume]

Originally Posted by Worra

Of COURSE today is my CA's day off

I emailed my CA to see if he can give me info on what the ship name is but he usually takes a day to respond.

Oh and the info on the site updated:

[Fume]

I asked my CA and I got this tracking info:
NYK
Vessel: CENTAURUS LEADER
Voyage No: 68
Est. Departure: 8/30/13
Est. Duration: 28
Actual Departure: 8/30/13
Port of Arrival: Port Hueneme, CA
Est. Arrival: 9/27/13

Interesting that it actually departed on 8/30 although it just got updated on the website today. If it does get to Port Hueneme on 9/27, does anyone know how long it stays at the port before being transported to the dealer?

[gregthegr8]