[td1439]

Originally Posted by M5wag

I think we are all being prepped for the same boat my east coast car hit ready for transport on 4/16

Sirius Highway is currently docked at Altamira per vesselfinder.com. That ship has moved BMWs in the past, so hopefully this is our ride to the states.

[M5wag]

Originally Posted by td1439

Sirius Highway is currently docked at Altamira per vesselfinder.com. That ship has moved BMWs in the past, so hopefully this is our ride to the states.

Does BMW still ship from Altamira, I saw in some threads they did it in 2023 but I’ve only seen cars go from Veracruz this year? Don’t get me wrong they can take it to any port if it gets the car on a ship 😂

[RightYouAreKen]

Fingers crossed for a quick delivery for you east coast guys! Mine is still showing ready for transport on the website and finally assembly in the phone app.

[td1439]

Originally Posted by M5wag

Does BMW still ship from Altamira, I saw in some threads they did it in 2023 but I’ve only seen cars go from Veracruz this year? Don’t get me wrong they can take it to any port if it gets the car on a ship ��

Not sure about the port - hard to find anything definitive about that.

EDIT: Two vehicle carriers, Eurasian Highway and Bravery Ace, are now docked at Veracruz.

[Blazer9547]

If I read this right, it looks like us west-coasters may get this ship on 4/27:
https://www.nykroro.com/customer/sch...|USNTD||VESSEL

[OGPedro]

Originally Posted by td1439

Two vehicle carriers, Eurasian Highway and Bravery Ace, are now docked at Veracruz.

A little googling tells me that Bravery Ace is probably our winner. She tends to do the US east coast l, and her most recent trip out of Veracruz went through New York and Baltimore (east of the FSK bridge mess)). Eurasian Highway usually goes south to Brazil.

Last trip, Bravey Ace spent about 2 days in Veracruz, left Veracruz on April 1, and arrived in New York on April 7.

ETA: NYK says that Global Leader arrives at Veracruz today and will be in Newark on April 29. My money’s on this one.

[RightYouAreKen]

Originally Posted by Blazer9547

If I read this right, it looks like us west-coasters may get this ship on 4/27:
https://www.nykroro.com/customer/sch...|USNTD||VESSEL

Nice sleuthing. Fingers crossed. Dont BMW generally discharge at Port Hueneme? I believe that’s what I read previously in the thread.

[td1439]

Originally Posted by RightYouAreKen

Nice sleuthing. Fingers crossed. Dont BMW generally discharge at Port Hueneme? I believe that’s what I read previously in the thread.

Yes, I've seen that port referenced multiple times, both here and on Reddit, for west coast deliveries.

[td1439]

Originally Posted by OGPedro

ETA: NYK says that Global Leader arrives at Veracruz today and will be in Newark on April 29. My money’s on this one.

There are a number of vehicle carriers expected to arrive at Veracruz soon:

- Global Leader 4/23
- Violet Ace 4/23
- Hoegh Manila 4/24
- Frontier Ace 4/25

Hopefully this means a lot of BMWs heading to both coasts!

[M5wag]

Originally Posted by OGPedro

A little googling tells me that Bravery Ace is probably our winner. She tends to do the US east coast l, and her most recent trip out of Veracruz went through New York and Baltimore (east of the FSK bridge mess)). Eurasian Highway usually goes south to Brazil.

Last trip, Bravey Ace spent about 2 days in Veracruz, left Veracruz on April 1, and arrived in New York on April 7.

ETA: NYK says that Global Leader arrives at Veracruz today and will be in Newark on April 29. My money’s on this one.

Any chance it would stop in Brunswick?

[OGPedro]

Originally Posted by M5wag

Any chance it would stop in Brunswick?

Global Leader is not stopping in Brunswick.

But Frontier Ace is! It arrives in Veracruz on 4/25, leaves on 4/26.
Jacksonville 4/30-5/1
Brunswick 5/1-5/2
Baltimore (east of the bridge mess) 5/4-5/5
Newark 5/6-5/7
Then back to Veracruz

If you do end up on Frontier Ace, after about a day, you can track it on the Mol Ace site using your VIN.

[Blazer9547]

We're a weird bunch.

I've personally witnessed friends not buy the make of car they expected to because the one they wanted wasn't available the day they wanted to buy. And at this rate, we're going to know the crew's lunch on delivery day.

[elprincep]

Guys, could you tell me if I can check the car status being from Spain? I don't know what is that genius you talk about. In my BMW app I can't see it.

Im new to this forum, I ordered a m240i in December and since February the car is built and waiting in Veracruz.

[td1439]

Originally Posted by elprincep

Guys, could you tell me if I can check the car status being from Spain? I don't know what is that genius you talk about. In my BMW app I can't see it.

Im new to this forum, I ordered a m240i in December and since February the car is built and waiting in Veracruz.

BMW Genius is a service you can call or email for status updates. People have had varying levels of success in obtaining useful information from them. Hopefully they can tell you what is going on because that is a long time at port.

Here is the BMW Genius website for BMW USA - not sure if there is a separate website for Spain, but if so, it should contain similar info. Phone number and email address are at the bottom. You'll need your VIN when you contact them.

https://www.bmwusa.com/owners/genius.html

[OGPedro]

Originally Posted by elprincep

Im new to this forum, I ordered a m240i in December and since February the car is built and waiting in Veracruz.

That’s a long time! I’m dying and my m240i was assembled in mid-March. It spent 4 weeks in final production, so I suspect that there we were both waiting for a part to come in.

If yours got unstuck this week, it’s possible that it’s scheduled for the Hoegh Manila, which leaves Veracruz on April 26 and stops in Vigo on May 24.

[harveydotnet]

mine was mar12 order rcvd.
now its on RFT since friday apr 19.
going to Edmonton

[elprincep]

Originally Posted by OGPedro

That’s a long time! I’m dying and my m240i was assembled in mid-March. It spent 4 weeks in final production, so I suspect that there we were both waiting for a part to come in.

If yours got unstuck this week, it’s possible that it’s scheduled for the Hoegh Manila, which leaves Veracruz on April 26 and stops in Vigo on May 24.

Who knows... And before going to Spain, the car has to first stop in Germany, I dont know why.

[td1439]

Originally Posted by OGPedro

Last trip, Bravey Ace spent about 2 days in Veracruz, left Veracruz on April 1, and arrived in New York on April 7.

ETA: NYK says that Global Leader arrives at Veracruz today and will be in Newark on April 29. My money’s on this one.

Bravery Ace is now in port at Altamira. Global Leader is being guided to a dock at Veracruz as I post this.

Originally Posted by Blazer9547

And at this rate, we're going to know the crew's lunch on delivery day.

lol true, mostly because the tracking system is so vague and lagged that we're reduced to tracking vessel carriers and speculating which ones our cars will be put on. As of today, all I know for sure is the same thing I knew on March 28th: my car is built. Is it at the factory? At the port? On a train? On a boat?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Ceolan]

So, my car is currently still in Ready for Transport status. However, my salesman still hasn't asked me for a deposit. Anyone know if this is normal or anything to be concerned about?

[Blazer9547]

Originally Posted by Ceolan

So, my car is currently still in Ready for Transport status. However, my salesman still hasn't asked me for a deposit. Anyone know if this is normal or anything to be concerned about?

Probably not, but now would be a good time to reach out and lock it down so you don't get into a weird situation where you're bidding for your own car. That said, these cars aren't super high compition and you probably have less to worry about than the dealership does. They'd far prefer you buy it on day one than they take it into inventory and have to deal with selling it more under MSRP + floorpllan costs.

[Baldilocks73]

Originally Posted by Ceolan

So, my car is currently still in Ready for Transport status. However, my salesman still hasn't asked me for a deposit. Anyone know if this is normal or anything to be concerned about?

Mine told me that once they have a VIN that I would be asked for a deposit.

[td1439]

Originally Posted by td1439

Bravery Ace is now in port at Altamira. Global Leader is being guided to a dock at Veracruz as I post this.

Global Leader has departed Veracruz and is underway to Newark, NJ. If anyone finds out their car is on that boat, let us know, especially in terms of your build date and time spent on RFT thus far. No change on my tracker, but I've read in many places that there's often no change until a ship has been underway for a day or two, and sometimes not even until it docks in the US.