Settling down for the long wait

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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by boff » Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:44 pm

Panther black looks awesome in the sun, but if i did get an rs6 i just wouldn't do that to it.

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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by RIV » Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:55 pm

Panther black looks awesome in the sun
+1 on that!! In direct sunlight it's stunning pictures don't do it justice

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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by miatang » Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:25 pm

boff wrote:Looks like the cars coming on the ships listed above are coming into sheerness problem is the date are quite a way out, so haven't got the schedules for this week . next week.

Is sheerness a good thing?
I think sheerness would be good given the problems at grimsby. Also bear in mind audi don't just use pwl so there could be other vehicle carriers going to other ports that aren't on the list

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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by miatang » Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:28 pm

RIV wrote:
Panther black looks awesome in the sun
+1 on that!! In direct sunlight it's stunning pictures don't do it justice
Seen a few panther black cars now and they all look amazing in the flesh. Looks like a good turn out for the box hill meet

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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by boff » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:13 am

Panther is very similar to porsche basalt -love that colour
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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by miatang » Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:32 pm

looks like I will definately have the car before the end of the month. Just in time for the bank holiday

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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by boff » Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:33 pm

Just debating wether I risk it and book a weekend away in cornwall.......
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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by miatang » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:07 pm

Has your car arrived at UK Port yet?

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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by boff » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:12 pm

Nope - I believe Ich bin Deutschland still
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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by miatang » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:49 pm

I think chances of before the bank holiday would be slim if it comes via Grimsby. Mine sat at the port for just over a week before it was put in line for transporting to dealer

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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by boff » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:53 pm

apparently sheerness is where it is going which is 55.8 miles from the dealer......
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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by miatang » Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:03 pm

Hopefully Sheerness doesnt have the backlog that Grimsby has

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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by boff » Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:05 pm

every day feels like a week - tick follows tock....
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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by boff » Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:21 pm

Being in IT myself - Audi could reduce the overhead on the Dealers by building an app that pulls the data from the system that the dealers check. Could be secured on a decent password, overlaid on google maps, etc etc. I guess not much different to the dpd parcel system or alike.

Then I wouldn't feel like a pain in the arse checking it all the time.

You could even run a device at the final stage so that it gives an image of the car as it begins it's journey, all automated onto one of those devices that the parcel guys use for the scanning of barcodes.
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Re: Settling down for the long wait

Post by nastro azzurro » Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:00 pm

My car is at Sheerness!
Should only be a week or so now!!

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