[matt_435xi]

Ahoy! My F30 is currently waiting in cold Munich for a ride up to Bremerhaven to catch a 25 day voyage to Port Hueneme, California before arriving in sunny Arizona! Who else is headed to the West Coast on March 10th? -- The Asian King is the next ship out of Germany to the West Coast, departing March 10 and stopping at some local European shipyards before heading to the new land.

[DrivenByE30]

Setting sail

I thought the Asian King was selling something interesting for my F30 ...


PS: which website do you go to in order to check for those information?
when my car will be ready for shipping, where do i go to check on its daily status?

Thanks in advance!

[DrivenByE30]

wow very very cool!! Thanks MaC & Matt !

No wonder i didn't know about it, my car hasn't gone into production yet...

[matt_435xi]

don't forget to download the iPhone App!

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/iphone.aspx

[matt_435xi]

the ASIAN KING is currently underway, her last stop was in Italy.

[matt_435xi]

here is a pic of the ASIAN KING.
that day....."The sea was angry my friends. Like an old man trying to take soup back at a deli."

[bl@ster]

Is it wrong to wish for the Tortugas instead of the Asian King for my car? Tortugas is a majestic lady while the Asian King is tired and rusty.

[matt_435xi]

Originally Posted by bl@ster

Is it wrong to wish for the Tortugas instead of the Asian King for my car? Tortugas is a majestic lady while the Asian King is tired and rusty.

as long as my F30 arrives on time and safely i don't care if it was on a raft pulled by a tug boat.

[bl@ster]

Originally Posted by matt_335Ci

as long as my F30 arrives on time and safely i don't care if it was on a raft pulled by a tug boat.

I suppose you're right. God, I've got a sickness. Just watched this Youtube vid of the Asian King sailing set to music. LOL Check it out.

[matt_435xi]

Originally Posted by bl@ster

I suppose you're right. God, I've got a sickness. Just watched this Youtube vid of the Asian King sailing set to music. LOL

after about 30 seconds of the trance music i think i saw my car on the top deck? it looked like a bunch of sailors were sitting on the hood drinking German beers.

[DrivenByE30]

LOL... this is extreme (slow) boat watching, and i thought we were bad for checking on our car's order

i cant' believe there are people out there just watching those boats and taping them too..

I guess that's why they start hearing mermaids' voice calling...

[matt_435xi]

Originally Posted by Entropic Artist

So your car gets picked up on March 10th from Germany and it will take 25 days to get to Arizona?

no it will take 25 days from Germany to California. i figure another week after that before it arrives at my dealership.

[svache]

Originally Posted by bl@ster

Is it wrong to wish for the Tortugas instead of the Asian King for my car? Tortugas is a majestic lady while the Asian King is tired and rusty.

Don't jinx my ship with that wish lol!

Originally Posted by DrivenByE30

i cant' believe there are people out there just watching those boats and taping them too..

You might be surprised to learn that it is as much as a hobby for a lot of people as plane watching is =)

[bl@ster]

0mfg, just got word that my car is en route. Looks like I may be peacing out from the Asian King thread and hopping onto the Tortugas thread. Checking with my CA now to be sure!! W00t w00t w00t.

[Weaselboy]

Originally Posted by matt_335Ci

don't forget to download the iPhone App!

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/iphone.aspx

Mine is sitting at the port also. Looks like we're both waiting for the Asian King.

If my wife catches me tracking a ship on the iPhone app, she will have me committed. She already gives me an odd look when she hears me dialing the BMW 800# over and over.

[bl@ster]

Turns out my car is actually on the Tortugas. Best of luck on your voyage, guys!

[matt_435xi]

today our ASIAN KING was in Port Livorno, Italy. The Port of Livorno is located on the Tyrrhenian Sea in the northwestern part of Tuscany. The Port of Livorno has one RoRo terminal with a total length of 1,741 m, a land area of 477,060 m2, storage capacity of 6,000 cars and a transshipment capacity of 1,200,000 units per year. There were Lambroghinis, Ferraris, Masaratis loaded on the ASIAN KING on their way to the Fatherland to trade for BMWs and Porsches (ok i got carried away with the last sentence).

Port of Livorno:

[svache]

Haha nice job, Matt. Our two threads are going to be the most awesome ever


edit: btw, just imagine you're not going to be on that ship but on another one

[matt_435xi]

Originally Posted by svache

Haha nice job, Matt. Our two threads are going to be the most awesome ever


edit: btw, just imagine you're not going to be on that ship but on another one

just imagine your car gets delayed in Cali and you don't receive your F30 until after your lease is up.

[matt_435xi]

We are approaching the port of Sagunto. This port has an annual traffic capacity of 10% of the entire port of Valencia – the largest port in Spain. Sagunto's main cargo is liquefied natural gas; three million tonnes of gas are shipped per year due to the regasification plant located nearby. Around 70% of the port's current traffic consists of iron and steel products and the rest of fertilizers, construction materials, timber and perishable products.

[shoptb]

Originally Posted by bl@ster

I suppose you're right. God, I've got a sickness. Just watched this Youtube vid of the Asian King sailing set to music. LOL Check it out.

Wow. Just wow.

[svache]

Originally Posted by matt_335Ci

just imagine your car gets delayed in Cali and you don't receive your F30 until after your lease is up.

that's actually very likely lol, especially since I return my x5 before the lease is up lol


So far we're having a 20 hour delay in Southampton.. seems to be some pirates :S