[rak299]

I have read conflicting things about the trip from Bremerhaven to the west coast. (The vin starts with WBA so I assume German build) Do the cars always travel entirely by ship or do some stop on east coast and travel by train? Is 30 days port-to-port a good rough estimate, or does the transit time depend on carrier and other things? It isn't urgent, but I am trying to coordinate the getting rid of 2 cars about the time the replacement comes.

The car is just in production this week, so I realize it won't get here tomorrow.

Thanks

[eluded]

Yes. Sometimes they go all the way around the Horn but not very often.

[cfm56d7b]

4-6 weeks is a reasonable estimate for transit from Bremerhaven to Port Hueneme. I have not seen cars being unloaded on the East Coast and shipped via rail to the West Coast. It would be highly unlikely.

[claykin]

VIN starting with WBA does not guarantee Germany build. Look at 11th character of VIN, if it's N then car is SA build.

A, F & K is Munich. E, J & P are Regensburg.

[rak299]

Thanks. I thought trucking sounded unlikely (too many ways to damage it) BTW, 11th character of VIN is "K", which seems like Munich.

[BillsGirlGina]

My 11th character is G...anyone know where that would be from?

[goj]

Shipping by boat is actually the cheapest way of getting cars across the globe so that's why they do that.