[StanDiego]

As suggested, this thread is for posting info on the process of tracking your Z4 from factory to dealership.

Though some of the info is dated, I found this info from Bimmerfest to be helpful when tracking my delivery. Hopefully others here will post updates and corrections.

https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/b...ership.894728/

[Kevin45E]

Originally Posted by StanDiego

As suggested, this thread is for posting info on the process of tracking your Z4 from factory to dealership.

Though some of the info is dated, I found this info from Bimmerfest to be helpful when tracking my delivery. Hopefully others here will post updates and corrections.

https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/b...ership.894728/

Thanks for posting this. It is a great summary.

The United Road information for tracking from the US port to the dealership appears to be out of date. Does anyone have updated information on how to track this leg of the journey?

Also, FleetMon does not appear to have 14 day satellite trials anymore. MarineTraffic.com does offer a 7 day satellite trial. You can track the ship thru land based tracking until it gets out of range of European land. The 7 day trial will then cover until you get within range of North American land based tracking. The Professional package provides satellite tracking for one vessel at a time. This is normally billed at $828 for a year. Click on 7 Day Trial. It will need a payment method but it does not charge you as long as you "Unsubscribe" before the end of the 7 days. You can unsubscribe at any time and the plan will still be active for the remainder of the 7 days.

[GerryC]

Originally Posted by Kevin45E

Thanks for posting this. It is a great summary.

MarineTraffic.com does offer a 7 day satellite trial. You can track the ship thru land based tracking until it gets out of range of European land. The 7 day trial will then cover until you get within range of North American land based tracking. The Professional package provides satellite tracking for one vessel at a time. This is normally billed at $828 for a year. Click on 7 Day Trial. It will need a payment method but it does not charge you as long as you "Unsubscribe" before the end of the 7 days. You can unsubscribe at any time and the plan will still be active for the remainder of the 7 days.

Here's a trick I figured out on MarineTraffic.com to find the location of a ship without subscribing to satellite tracking.

Use the search box at the top to search for the ship by name. That will bring up a summary page for the ship. Click on the 'View on live map' button in the map window. That will switch to the live map with the ships last reported position. (It may or may not be satellite based source.) The window adjacent will show the ship data for the current route, including ETA and the age of the current position. Click on the 'Route Forecast' button. It will then show the forecast route from the current reported position to the destination along with a single untagged ship icon showing the current location.

[Kevin45E]

Took delivery of our Handschalter Z4 today. See pictures in Day One Pics post and initial driving impressions in My ‘25 M40 MT Order is In post. Here is the timeline for our journey. Hopefully this is a helpful guide on times to expect through the process. Your mileage may very.
2/19 Placed Order 047
3/4 Received Allocation
3/4 Order Accepted 111
3/5 Scheduled for Production 112
3/5 Production Begins 150
3/13 Exterior Body Assy Begins 151
3/14 In the Paint Booth 152
3/19 Entering Assembly Line 153
(Skipped) Assembly in Process 154
3/21 Quality Check
(Skipped) Final Assembly 155
(Skipped) Waiting for Transport 160
3/21 Awaiting Carrier Assignment 182
3/27 Dispatched From Factory 190
3/29 CA Texted That Car Is At Port
4/2 My Garage Shows At the Port 193
4/10 In Transit (Polaris Highway) 195
4/25 At Port in Baltimore
4/29 Finished Processing at VDC
5/1 Left Port in Baltimore
5/2 Arrived at Dealer
5/3 Took Delivery

[Thibs]

Originally Posted by Kevin45E

Took delivery of our Handschalter Z4 today. See pictures in Day One Pics post and initial driving impressions in My ‘25 M40 MT Order is In post. Here is the timeline for our journey. Hopefully this is a helpful guide on times to expect through the process. Your mileage may very.
2/19 Placed Order 047
3/4 Received Allocation
3/4 Order Accepted 111
3/5 Scheduled for Production 112
3/5 Production Begins 150
3/13 Exterior Body Assy Begins 151
3/14 In the Paint Booth 152
3/19 Entering Assembly Line 153
(Skipped) Assembly in Process 154
3/21 Quality Check
(Skipped) Final Assembly 155
(Skipped) Waiting for Transport 160
3/21 Awaiting Carrier Assignment 182
3/27 Dispatched From Factory 190
3/29 CA Texted That Car Is At Port
4/2 My Garage Shows At the Port 193
4/10 In Transit (Polaris Highway) 195
4/25 At Port in Baltimore
4/29 Finished Processing at VDC
5/1 Left Port in Baltimore
5/2 Arrived at Dealer
5/3 Took Delivery

My car has been sitting at Entering assembly line since April 25th and hasn’t moved. It looks like yours went pretty quick to the next step.

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by Thibs

My car has been sitting at Entering assembly line since April 25th and hasn’t moved. It looks like yours went pretty quick to the next step.

Seems like the updates don't happen very often. Don't be surprised if the next time you look it's sitting at the port or something. Well, maybe not that big of a jump, but don't be surprised at a pretty big jump.