[z51vett]

Is it me or is transportation taking to long in the USA not just the boat ride time. The corvette forum guys are screaming about GM going to rail and the amount of time it now takes to get a car to them over a month in some case's. Thank God mine only took 2 weeks was posted up that Pa is just now getting cars that made it to the states Oct. 16 that's almost 2 months if GM would like to sell these cars they need to figure out how to take time out of the system. In other words why not have a ship already loaded pickup the SS and come on to US instead of dropping them off in Japan letting them sit while the other ships pickup cars from other places or at least have a ship ready to go as soon as the SS's arrive so they can be loaded and sent on there way. Once in US they need an inspection which is good then they are ready to ship but if you have to wait for a full rail car to go across country you are stuck. Or they get part way and wait for train going there way. They need to fill the system up and keep it going.
z51vett
Doug:thumbsUp:

 

[Navy Lifer]

They gotta recoup some of that extra cost for the Alcoa wheels....!

 

[kathyb3]

I agree. We found out that our car is in the US since Nov 7th and we STILL don't know why we don't have it YET!!!

 

[SlingShot]

I think what the problem is, the logistics of multible manufactures going to many different countries plus the states. I've only dealt with ordering and waiting on Camaros for the past four years. Even with them it took basically a month to go from Oshawa to Tampa. Rail cars and trucks don't move unless they are full or have multi cars for the next way point.

Thankfully they charge the same destination of $900, whether it comes from the states, Canada, or Au.

 

[2074]

Thankfully they charge the same destination of $900, whether it comes from the states, Canada, or Au.

Think about it ... $995 to go from Australia to the dealer somewhere in the US ... common sense tells me the general is loosing money on the shipping so they are going to go the cheapest way which of corse will be the slowest!

Time = Money in the shipping biz.

 

[bpoirier]

Ours arrived very early on either the first or second ship and we still have not gotten our car yet. The waiting is sure getting old.

 

[jat63]

Think about it ... $995 to go from Australia to the dealer somewhere in the US ... common sense tells me the general is loosing money on the shipping so they are going to go the cheapest way which of corse will be the slowest!

Time = Money in the shipping biz.

If we have a car shipped from the states to au it's 3k

 

[Commodoreman2000]

If we have a car shipped from the states to au it's 3k

I'm wondering if GM may be getting a good deal on shipping from Aus? Like back loading in trucking. The ship would be heading back to Japan empty otherwise so why not make a little money for the return trip rather than no money.

 

[z51vett]

I agree. We found out that our car is in the US since Nov 7th and we STILL don't know why we don't have it YET!!!

I think it has to do with the fact that they need full rail cars going to the region. That is just a guess I saw pics of cars quite a few still sitting in rail yard. Each rail car holds 15 cars so that could be it but how often does GM get cars in from South korea that could be loaded on to make full load. Or they may not have enough rail cars to do the job.
Other things quality hold flat tire, dead battery are just some of the problems. I bought a z06 out of Ca and it took almost 6 weeks to get here.
z51vett
Doug