Good Evening from Southern California!
Just got in from our road trip from Texas to Upland,Ca. so I thought I'd check my inventory report. The second boat has docked at Port H and the third boat has left Japan for the westcoast. a lot of your rx's just got a little closer. flying back to texas in the morning and back at the store on monday and should be able to check some vin's if ibfubar is out of touch. ya'll have a great weekend.

So is anyone able to go down to the port and SEE the boat or the cars or what's going on down there? Man I'm drooling to know. Let's send in the papiarazzi!!!!

Budadman and Ibfubar, you guys are great - thanks for all the info. Way cool

Boowana,

Do you know why boats for the east coast are so far behind the west coast boats. There are a lot of folks that ordered in the "first allocation" on the east coast (vin <2000) whose boat just left and cars will not hit dealers until mid Aug.

At the current rate, west coast will have 6 boats to the east's three by second week of July.

I know you have had some insight in the past. But, just some reasonable explaination would be nice :o)

Thanks,
Roachman

i would guess b/c the boats have to travel all the way to the panama canal then up the east coast.

Originally posted by Farsyde
i would guess b/c the boats have to travel all the way to the panama canal then up the east coast.
I think he meant more why 3 boats have already departed for west, while east's 2nd has only just departed.

I don't have any insight into why the east coast is behind the west. My understanding is that the boats are laoded according to what's on the dock. once their filled (and they do carry other stuff), they head to sea. The trip to the east coast might take an axtra three to four days but that's it. I think you'll see cars showing up shortly.
:p

Originally posted by TybeeRX-8


Now, the last 4 digits, 6927, seem to tell me this car will be built sometime in '04 or later! But, the SM says that all the cars with the NAV system which he's ordered have numbers that start with "6" in the last four digits! Go figure?



I dont know if I'd go along with what your dealer is saying - I ordered mine, GT 6spd w/ NAV, and the last four are 2177. I guess I'd just take what the dealer says with a grain of salt.

Originally posted by TybeeRX-8
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Now, the last 4 digits, 6927, seem to tell me this car will be built sometime in '04 or later! But, the SM says that all the cars with the NAV system which he's ordered have numbers that start with "6" in the last four digits! Go figure?



It better not be signifying a NAV, because my car is 66XX something, and I didn't order it.

1. elara, don't worry, the last 5 digits are a sequence number.
2. Tybee, don't worry, my VIN is 04981, and my car was built on 6/17, and is "on the water".

Ifubar or budaman, mind checking on my VIN again (lower right corner), if mine shows a status of "on water", that would probably mean alot of other 2nd allocation east coast orders are on water, as well. Thanks in advance.

Good Morning All
Back in Texas!
Checked you Vins in case Ibfubar hasn't checked elsewhere and here are the results.
Status 30 @ Port
Vins: 2025 & 2134

Status 20 ON Water
Vins: 4883,4484,5469,3695 & 4772

Status 10
Vin: 2626 sorry RXTreme

Vin not found:6927 More sorry Tybee

Also, RX's bound previously for Midlothian have arrived and should be sent to dealers by end of week!

Today is Mazda's closeout so I'll be doing RDR's and other Mazda stuff today, but will try to check in every so often in case anyone else needs a vin run. Will try to check them today.

Budaman: My dealer is in Arlington, do you think I may get my car this weekend? How about you guys, will you have yours this weekend? Austin is only a few hours from Midlothian. I have gone to Midlothian Tuesdays and Thursdays, could not see anything from the outside. Guard said he did not know anything; he took down my license number for asking.

Since California is not driving their cars, still looks like Mazda is holding back for a launch.

Originally posted by budaman Status 20 ON Water
Vins: 4883,4484,5469,3695 & 4772

:D :D :D That just made my day :D :D :D

Originally posted by brownchiro
Since California is not driving their cars, still looks like Mazda is holding back for a launch.

Which begs the question, How stupid is a National Launch with no type of promotion?

Getting yours from Hiley, huh? They are at Midlothian and I hear they should go to dealers by end of week. I think some are going to have a great 4th of July!

I did a drive by of the Tacoma Port. I counted about 25 cars lined up to be loaded onto rail cars. Being it was Sunday, not much happening.

I would suspect that they would move out today. None of them appeared to have any port options installed, but that is my speculation due to no spoilers on any of them.

Shouldn't be too long now.

Originally posted by budaman
Getting yours from Hiley, huh? They are at Midlothian and I hear they should go to dealers by end of week. I think some are going to have a great 4th of July!

:) Sure would be nice!!!!:)

Originally posted by budaman

Status 20 ON Water
Vins: 4883,4484,5469,3695 & 4772


Made my day also, YOU THE MAN!, uh Buda...man

Doesn't look like the Port Jersey boat has hit yet.
Vins: 1130 & 0748 are still showing a 20

Vin: 6064 is a 10

Vin: 2177 is a 30; Boozehound, if yours was on the second Port H boat you should see it in about 2 - 3 weeks. if it was on first boat you should see it by weeks end.

Status 10 Vin: 2626 sorry RXTreme

So let me get this straight before I go cuss out my dealer: The second east coast boat, the one POE: NJ has left Japan and is on its way, but mine is not on it. Am I right? Or has this boat not left Japan yet? I need to know so I can start looking for another RX-8 at another dealer.

Originally posted by budaman

Vin: 2177 is a 30; Boozehound, if yours was on the second Port H boat you should see it in about 2 - 3 weeks. if it was on first boat you should see it by weeks end.

Thanks, I appreciate it. Here's to hoping it squeaked on to the first boat. :D

budaman, could you update me on the status of 3022?

Thanks!,

Rocky

Hi Budaman,

Could you please check mine too? ending 2170.
Hopefully, it should be either on port or on water.

Thanx!

Woooohooo!
RX's have finally reached Hawaii

RXnut, yours is at the port in Honolulu!

Zoom44, yours is on the boat that should hit Port H on the 8th and Tacoma on the 10th or 11th. Yours is bound for Tacoma.

I'd be happy to pull the others, but I need full Vins

bong, yours is at Port Hueneme

rxnut, 2433 & 2513 are probably at a luau with yours. 7588 doesn't exist yet.

Cooooooool thanks..

Did you learn the trick to cut and pasting the car info on the forum?

No I haven't figured it out yet. I'm used to working on a MAC and haven't got all the differences down yet using windows. if you'll P/M me your fax #, I'll fax it to you. Fax machines I got down!

thanks buda!