06-22-2021, 02:28 PM | #353 |
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Satellite ship tracking
There are several free websites where you can locate your ship when it's within ~20-40 nautical miles of a land station. Land-station AIS is only useful for telling you when the boat is moored or very near a port.
If you are a fanatic who wants to track your boat between ports—which it will be most of the journey—you need a satellite AIS service. Others have mentioned:
If you're willing to pay $16.50-$33 for 1-2 months worth of subscription for stalking the boat carrying the vehicle you ordered, MarineTraffic is a great option. If you are a true cheapskate (which your buying a BMW M argues against, unless you're spending your last $33 on the car), and your boat's going to be transiting for >14 days, free tracking requires you to sign up for multiple serial free trials. 14 days Fleetmon + 7 days MarineTraffic are probably enough for a voyage from Bremerhaven to the US East Coast, but won't get you through the Panama canal to the US West Coast. VTExplorer.com will give you a 3 day free trial, so now you're up to 20 days. Still not enough for many destinations. I found a service that provides free satellite tracking, with no sign-up, no time limit, and no credit card required. MyShipTracking's free service provides only the most basic info, but does provide real-time satellite location updates. https://www.myshiptracking.com/ Last edited by Publius; 06-23-2021 at 09:23 AM.. |
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07-26-2021, 10:13 AM | #355 |
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Any way to tell if its built in US or Europe Plant?
I have an X5 that entered production last week and says it will be complete "AUG 7th".
Hooray! - But I live in New Jersey / New York City area. So shipping from Europe is probably much longer than the U.S. Plant in South Carolina. Anyone have insight? Or experience following this delivery on the East Coast US? I REALLY can't wait. I have so many trips coming up and I need it. |
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07-26-2021, 10:31 AM | #356 | |
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07-26-2021, 12:24 PM | #357 |
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07-28-2021, 07:32 PM | #358 | |
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Ps. Idk if those cars need to stop at port also? Anyone knows |
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07-29-2021, 10:10 PM | #359 | |
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Some times they tell you the reason for it being held at port, some times they don't.
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03-29-2024, 03:19 AM | #361 |
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If we did not talk about pricing during ordering can we still negotiate pricing upon arrival? After all deposit is refundable when I asked. Not used to ordering cars lol last time I ordered one was an rs3 and only got 2k off.
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