Anybody else on the Madame Butterfly

[dbacon]

Thanks for the welcome guys. My specs...

Week 11 build

Space Grey
Fox Red
6-spd manual
ZPP
ZTP
Carbon leather trim
19" wheels w/performance tires
Enhanced premium sound
PDC rear
Satellite radio
iPod and USB adapter
Heated front seats

Shortly after delivery I'm getting Premier Clear Bra and F1 ceramic tint. The wait is brutal!!

db

[asaulo1]

welcome, dbacon. Which stealership are you getting your m3 from? can't believe that even the maersk wave was able to catch up to the madame.... oh well, I guess the agony continues....

[!Xoible]

hi! im here to keep you guys company. i been tracking the wrong ship all along lol

[dbacon]

Getting my car through Bob Smith Calabasas. My CA tells me it takes 3 - 7 days from when the vessel docks to when it gets to the dealer. Is this consistent with what others have experienced or what you've heard?

Mantis - following the wrong ship...that's too funny...sort of. have you found your future ride yet? i think i read that it docked. if true, you're closer than us on the Madame.

[dbacon]

Port Hueneme schedule that was updated yesterday still shows 04/17:

http://www.portofhueneme.org/documen...0411153837.pdf

Link to Port Hueneme homepage to look at updated schedules (under Business at the Port):

http://www.portofhueneme.org/home.php

[!Xoible]

Originally Posted by dbacon

Getting my car through Bob Smith Calabasas. My CA tells me it takes 3 - 7 days from when the vessel docks to when it gets to the dealer. Is this consistent with what others have experienced or what you've heard?

Mantis - following the wrong ship...that's too funny...sort of. have you found your future ride yet? i think i read that it docked. if true, you're closer than us on the Madame.

i got mine yesterday, already has 200 miles on it now

yah it takes like 5 days on average from docking to you holding the keys. my ship arrived last sunday, i got the car yesterday

[asaulo1]

sweetness, mantis... lucky guy saw the pics on your other thread... car looks great.... did you really change the wheels already? damn... your car should stand out in bimmerfest.... Congrats, man.

[JoB01]

Looks like my SG M3 Sedan is on the Madame Butterfly, too! Seems to be in good company! Can't wait for her to make port....

[!Xoible]

Originally Posted by asaulo1

sweetness, mantis... lucky guy saw the pics on your other thread... car looks great.... did you really change the wheels already? damn... your car should stand out in bimmerfest.... Congrats, man.

yep i changed them man... im pretty much done with mods now except lip, diffuser and *maybe* a drop.

how are you guys hanging??? seriously all the frustration with the wait went away when i saw the car. u hit the clutch and u forgot you even waited. car almost has 400 miles on it already, just cant stop riding.

THAT is why i went back to 6MT, there's something in there that captures my heart and makes me itch harsh to go back and drive again and again....

u guys hang in there, it's almost there guys, and it's worth it

[asaulo1]

thanks, mantis. I'm trying to keep cool waiting for my car.. hopefully next week.... but as of now, it's just whatever.... sure would want to see those wheels in person.... hopefully bimmerfest... happy driving...

JoB01 - welcome to the most impatient shipmates you'll ever have who's your stealership? what options?

[dbacon]

2W site says 04/21 now....WTF?!

[spn]

Originally Posted by dbacon

2W site says 04/21 now....WTF?!

Hi guys-I am over on the e90post tracking several ships (my car is on Hojin). As part of tracking Don Juan yesterday, I noticed that Madame Butterfly and Maersk Wind were both running late going through the Panama Canal. I have tracked lots of ships and this was very unusual for me to see. I learned tonight that the Panama Canal is really backed up with a surge of ships wanting to cross, so ships are having to wait a few days to get through. I happened to catch a pic of Madame Butterfly going through the Gatun Locks yesterday on the PanCanal web cams. See my posts here:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...=130988&page=7

She started her journey through Gatun very early in the morning yesterday and completed her passage through the PanCanal just after dinnertime last night. If you read through the Don Juan thread and look at the AIS screenshots I posted, you will see her on the map. She is now headed to SoCal. It generally takes six-seven days to get to SoCal from the Pacific side of the PanCanal. She really should reach SoCal around 4/19, but I don't know if she is going to San Diego or LA before PH. I haven't looked.

[asaulo1]

thanks, SPN.... sucks... it seems that this ship has taken longer than everyone else's. Originally, I think, Mantis - correct me if I'm wrong, the orig. date of arrival for the madame was the 14th (today) now it's a full week late.... oh well, I guess what else is new with this....

[!Xoible]

original was the 10th at the port, then became 17th or something

[dbacon]

Thanks SPN...that's the update we've been waiting for. Good to know she's still making progress towards PH. Although 2W now says 04/22. This is painstaking.

db

[asaulo1]

Originally Posted by dbacon

Thanks SPN...that's the update we've been waiting for. Good to know she's still making progress towards PH. Although 2W now says 04/22. This is painstaking.

db

yup... sure sucks especially now that the maersk wave would probably beat us to port hueneme by a day... oh well, what's us to do, right

[!Xoible]

vessel stalled still?

[asaulo1]

not sure... looks like from the 2w site, it's still scheduled for the 22nd... I pinged my CA and he said the same thing... although some good news, I guess, is that he did say he's throwing in the M mats for free....

[!Xoible]

lol rub it in bro hahahaha

if my CA doesnt make me happy im gonna make a scene man.

[asaulo1]

mornin, boys... where's out ship at?

[!Xoible]

it's on the way

is it in p canal yet??

[asaulo1]

last I heard it went through the p canal already... how's your car, bro? having a ball, aren't you? go ahead, rub it in, rub it in