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I confirmed my 97 gts-t on the 30th of October and paid for it shortly. I have just been advised that the car won’t be on the ship leaving at the end of January, so the soonest it can leave is the end of February. That is four full months my car is sitting out in the open getting trashed by the elements.

Has anyone else had to wait this long? I am looking at 6 months from payment to driving it. I am really pissed I wasn’t given the option of my own container for a little more shipping.

This is a quote from the email I was given before I made payment..

"Your vehicle will be shipped by car carrying ship from Nagoya to Fremantle on the next available vessel. Shipping space is currently very limited, and the Nagoya wharf actually closed all last week as they were full, with no space available for second-hand cars on the current vessel to Fremantle. Nov departure is likely for a Dec arrival, although please be aware that it is possible that shipping could be delayed with an arrival in early January. The supplier will book your vehicle for shipping as soon as possible; the rest will depend on available space."

I don’t see anywhere where it says march arrival?????

What a ****ing joke!

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hey howsit goin

i had a few probs with my car, but in aus, so i can only imagine how pissed off you'd be waiting for something u havent even seen.

have you ever looked into the option of getting the car shipped by sea container, it only costs about $300ish and you pretty much are guaranteed to get it faster than normal car shipping.

i have a friend who is importing a few cars now, and he went to sea container option, because he said too much ****ing around with the "normal" way and your car is always guaranteed to be thrashed by the warfies.

oh btw, who are you going through atm? prestige?

whoever it is, get onto their asses, (which im sure you have), but keep bugging the ****ers.

lemme know, i can always ask my mate, hes over there now (or could be back by now not sure) wouldnt hurt.

cheers.

I confirmed my 97 gts-t on the 30th of October and paid for it shortly after including pre paid shipping.

Paying for the shipping that early is strange as we do pre paid if room on the boat is usually short but the bill comes a week after the boat has left.

Nagoya is a difficult port for some exporters, with a boat over Christmas cancelled not helping.

3 to 6 months is normal at the moment even for the big boys, it isnt as simple as they make it out to be.

Yeah i've bought my '89 R32 through a Perth company in early november and I am also still waiting on shipping from kawasaki to fremantle. It's really crap, makes it feel like you've ripped off really. Hopefully it will be on the Febuary Vessel.

Pre paid shipping is not required, and if so, this would indicate that you have a space.

you usually pay the shipping on arrival and clearance.

Someone is ripping you off..

If you have a good broker, they will be able to fight to get your cars on.

Last Nov I bought a 300Z and was told no room. After raising this with my broker, suddenly there was room!! Apparently they keep alot of space for larger shippers so a one car shipment is very low priority...

This is what your broker is paid for...to ensure the best possible outcome, not to take your money and then leave it till 'whenever'

Best of luck

Their is a reason that you save money importing you own car, it has it pit falls that are not all highlighted to you, you are told the good points so you spend money.

3 to 6 months just to get the car here is now common place and it wont get better, do you think the "Broker" you use will let you pay for the car when it arrives.

Paying for the shipping that early is strange as we do pre paid if room on the boat is usually short but the bill comes a week after the boat has left.

Nagoya is a difficult port for some exporters, with a boat over Christmas cancelled not helping.

3 to 6 months is normal at the moment even for the big boys, it isnt as simple as they make it out to be.

My invoice said pre paid freight!

I guess this means my new purchase will be on a boat sooner than expected.

I was concern after reading a LOT about people’s major disappointment in shipping delays.

Do roro ships mainly leave port at the end of the months?

My invoice said pre paid freight!

I guess this means my new purchase will be on a boat sooner than expected.

I was concern after reading a LOT about people’s major disappointment in shipping delays.

Do roro ships mainly leave port at the end of the months?

Pre paying can help as long as they pay for it, ask for proof of payment.

This is for K-Line http://www.kline.com.au/Schedule/CarCarrier.aspx

My r32 was bought about 2 weeks ago, and is leaving yokohama port today. I was recommended to pay the extra for container(shared), and it got packed onto a container for immediate shipping. should arrive end of feb *fingers crossed*

its worth the extra $$ .sorry to all who have to wait so long, i waited 4 months for my last car from japan.

I have read on these forums that yokohama is pretty well stocked with a back log of cars... How much extra was the container? I have read a bit into it, but no real comfirmed pricing.

Was Geoff your broker?

My car is getting loaded on Port Kanda bought with the aid of P.Motor Sport. I haven’t heard much about my port. But I got a great supplier who should be able to get it on a boat ASAP.

:cheers:

My r32 was bought about 2 weeks ago, and is leaving yokohama port today. I was recommended to pay the extra for container(shared), and it got packed onto a container for immediate shipping. should arrive end of feb *fingers crossed*

its worth the extra $$ .sorry to all who have to wait so long, i waited 4 months for my last car from japan.

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