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Old 02-21-2013, 04:37 PM   #2101
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Fantastic news mate. Definitely remember you from the other forum. Congrats on your new car arrival. :happy0180:
Thanks mate. From the ur pickup date, i guess ur ship might be bishu highway? Which might arrive in 3 march. So, 1+ weeks before it comes, hang in there....
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My tracker updated to 'scheduled for production'
No build date sadly.
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Old 02-21-2013, 08:43 PM   #2103
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My tracker updated to 'scheduled for production'
No build date sadly.
That will show a month and it WILL happen that month - next it will move to 'in production', so it's all happening now! I assume it's March
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That will show a month and it WILL happen that month - next it will move to 'in production', so it's all happening now! I assume it's March
Yeah, production in March. Do you know when the tracking will show the production date?
Ive read over your older comments, and know your dealer told you your production date.
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Yeah, production in March. Do you know when the tracking will show the production date?
Ive read over your older comments, and know your dealer told you your production date.
Going back, on 23/11 my tracking moved to 'Scheduled for production' then on 30/11 it showed 'estimated latest pick up date' as 7/2, then on 26/12 it went to 'In production' and was built on THAT actual day, originally was to be 21/12

28/12 Dealer said it was on it's way to Yokohama but did not leave on the ship until around 14/1 and arrived Brisbane 29/30 Jan for unload

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Going back, on 23/11 my tracking moved to 'Scheduled for production' then on 30/11 it showed 'estimated latest pick up date' as 7/2, then on 26/12 it went to 'In production' and was built on THAT actual day, originally was to be 21/12

28/12 Dealer said it was on it's way to Yokohama but did not leave on the ship until around 14/1 and arrived Brisbane 29/30 Jan for unload

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Thank you Zero, that helped a lot! :happy0180:
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Thank you Zero, that helped a lot! :happy0180:
No sweat! I found that once the car was loaded onto the ship my tracking updated within a matter of hours, same for the unloading in brisbane and then on the day it was transported to the Dealer 100km west mine updated around 3pm and at 3.25pm the car was about to be unloaded outside the Dealership! The 'estimated latest delivery date' was the date to the Dealer and not the date for me - that can change a couple of days each way depends on shipping, weather etc
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No sweat! I found that once the car was loaded onto the ship my tracking updated within a matter of hours, same for the unloading in brisbane and then on the day it was transported to the Dealer 100km west mine updated around 3pm and at 3.25pm the car was about to be unloaded outside the Dealership! The 'estimated latest delivery date' was the date to the Dealer and not the date for me - that can change a couple of days each way depends on shipping, weather etc
I'm sure I will be tracking the ship, gives me something to look forward to/waste time while I wait for it
I think it will just be good to know a more accurate time frame of when I may have it. I'm expecting it will be late April to early May.
How are you finding finally having your car Zero?
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I'm sure I will be tracking the ship, gives me something to look forward to/waste time while I wait for it
I think it will just be good to know a more accurate time frame of when I may have it. I'm expecting it will be late April to early May.
How are you finding finally having your car Zero?
Drove it home Thursday 14th, then back to the Dealers on the Saturday to collect the car I went out in, so 600km first 3 days, since then around the block twice!! Hopefully this weekend I will get a chance to go for a drive, storms forecast which normally means I don't go too far from home, hail can happen here and I don't take risks!

So far still getting used to it, reminds me at times of flying a 747!! So much to watch!
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'Sirius Leader' now heading for Port Kembla!! Currently off the NSW mid North Coast

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/def...tery=-26.50471

Worth the wait everyone!!

Did my 'coffee run' this morning, bright and sunny [forecast from later today is for around 300mm of rain over 3-4 days!!]. Took the 86 this time but talk about paranoid!! Why is it that when there are 50-60 car spaces and you park right away from everyone, within 2-3 mins you have someone either side? GRRRRRRRR!!!! I got my coffee and departed!! Nice 50km run, found that in100kph freeway before I knew it I was 120 and having to back off!! Love the digital speedo set in the tacho on the GTS as I find the 'normal' speedometer very hard to read while driving - any others found that?
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Drove it home Thursday 14th, then back to the Dealers on the Saturday to collect the car I went out in, so 600km first 3 days, since then around the block twice!! Hopefully this weekend I will get a chance to go for a drive, storms forecast which normally means I don't go too far from home, hail can happen here and I don't take risks!

So far still getting used to it, reminds me at times of flying a 747!! So much to watch!
How did you find the long trips? Comfortable?
Hail is one of my concerns, I don't have a garage to store it.
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Old 02-23-2013, 01:20 AM   #2112
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How did you find the long trips? Comfortable?
Hail is one of my concerns, I don't have a garage to store it.
Excellent!! Like a Lexus, you simply DON'T get tired!! Longest is only 200km but even then after 2 hours or so it's still great

Go check with 'SuperCheap', they have hail covers for around $230 or so, I have one for the MX5 that lives outside, had it a couple of years back when I had four cars, now down to three! You can get it over and attached in 2-3 mins and I weight it down with a couple of tyres - maybe a little big for the MX5 but it does the job, lucky only had light stuff here in that time BUT, 2007 they were tennis ball size!

Not sure what your area is like but I have a lady round the corner, if it looks real bad then she comes around and says 'bring the car round and put it in my garage!!' I can squeeze three under cover with just the tip of the boot hanging out so long as one MX5 goes right to the back wall and I remove a few things to allow that

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How did you find the long trips? Comfortable?
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I'm 6'4" and usually after a long drive my back is in agony. Not in this baby though! Just did a 2hr drive to see (show off to) my parents and then return. Absolute comfort the whole time, arrived home energized!

Almost home and I saw this... never smiled so much to see a warning sign!
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Nice one Sacs!! I didn't get much of a chance to drive mine this weekend, so it sits in the garage! I didn't take it to the track [to watch] yesterday as the weather was foul and I didn't want to get the valve caps dirty after polishing them! No, heavy rain so decided against it!

Lady ex work who ordered mid July and told delivery December 2013 got a call last Friday and hers will be in Brisbane and ready early to mid March, so it must be on a ship now! She's very happy!
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