Delivered after over 1 year of waiting - My Production Estimated Dates vs Actuals

[Hirschaj]

Updated on Dec 12.

I thought people would be interested to see the estimates vs actuals as production progresses. I ordered a CT4 on Nov 11, 2021. My dealer (Porsche Austin) had an allocation for a January build that I was able to reserve with a $5K deposit. I'll list all the steps shown in TYD with estimates and update the actuals as they occur (assuming TYD functions properly).

TYD Journey Steps:
- Change Freeze Point Reached - Dec 16 Est. - Dec 16 Act.
- Scheduled for Production - Jan 14 Est. - Jan 10 Act.
- Start Production - Jan 21 Est. - Jan 17 Act. <-- VIN assigned at this stage
- Production Completed - Jan 28 Est. - Jan 21 Act.
- Ready for Transport - Jan 28 Est. - Jan 21 Act.
- In Transit to Emden Port - Jan 28 Est. - Jan 24 Act.
- Arrival Emden Port - Jan 28 Est. - Jan 25 Act.
- On Vessel - Feb 4 Est. - Feb 10 Act.
***Extra Step for a select few lucky individuals*** - Fire aboard vessel - Feb 16 Act. <- FML

********************** Original estimates that will never happen due to fire **********************
- Vessel Entering Port Channel - Feb 25 Est.
- Entry Port - Feb 25 Est.
- Port Processing - Feb 25 Est.
- En Route to Porsche Dealer - Mar 11 Est.
- Arrival Porsche Dealer - Mar 18 Est.
********************** End original estimates that will never happen due to fire **********************

My original build disappeared from TYD for a day and was replaced with this new build. Looks like I get to start all over again.
- New Order Created - Feb 22 Act.
- Change Freeze Point Reached - Apr 29 Est. - Apr 30 Act.
- Scheduled for Production - May 20 Est. - May 19 Act.
- Start Production - Jun 3 Est. June 24 Est. - July 7 Act.
- Production Completed - Jun 10 Est. Jul 1 Est. - July 13 Act.
- Ready for Transport - Jun 10 Est. Jul 8 Est. - July 13 Act.
- In Transit to Emden Port - Jun 17 Est. Jul 8 Est. - July 13 Act.
- Arrival Emden Port - Jun 17 Est. Jul 8 Est. Jul 22 Est. - October 7 Act.
- On Vessel - Jun 24 Est. Jul 15 Est. Aug 12 Est. Nov 4 Est. Nov 18 Est. - October 28 Act.
- Vessel Entering Port Channel - Jul 15 Est. Aug 5 Est. Nov 25 Est. Dec 9 Est. Nov 18 Est. - Nov 20 Act.
- Entry Port - Jul 15 Est. Aug 5 Est. Sep 2 Est. Nov 25 Est. Dec 9 Est. Nov 18 Est. - Nov 20 Act.
- Port Processing - Jul 15 Est. Aug 5 Est. Sep 2 Est. Nov 25 Est. Dec 9 Est. Nov 18 Est. - Nov 20 Act.
- En Route to Porsche Dealer - Jul 29 Est. Aug 19 Est. Sep 9 Est. Nov 25 Est. Dec 16 Est. Nov 25 Est. - Nov 29 Act.
- Arrival Porsche Dealer - Jul 29 Est. Aug 19 Est. Sep 9 Est. Nov 25 Est. Dec 16 Est. Nov 25 Est. - Nov 30 Act.

Some photos from the configurator of what's being built...

These production photos appeared on July 19 on the website. These are actual photos of my Mamba Green CT4 being built...

 

[WuffvonTrips]

Thanks for sharing. Mine will be at least 3 months behind yours, so I've put this thread on Watch and look forward to seeing your updates.
Mamba and black look great.

 

[Hirschaj]

Ugh, it looks like my car has broken down by the side of the road before I even got it! I've been in the "In Transit to Emden Port" stage all day with the location shown in the screenshot below. This is not starting off well

 

[WuffvonTrips]

Can you tell how far it has travelled from the factory? Can you find the location on Google Earth imagery? Perhaps it's been taken to a staging area for onward group transport (possibly even by rail). Hopefully other forum members can comment from personal experience.

 

[Hirschaj]

Can you tell how far it has travelled from the factory? Can you find the location on Google Earth imagery? Perhaps it's been taken to a staging area for onward group transport (possibly even by rail). Hopefully other forum members can comment from personal experience.

Based on the imagery from Google maps, the car stopped to play some golf ?

Looks like TYD is down right now so I don’t have any position update yet today.

 

[Hirschaj]

TYD is back up and my Porsche is still on that damn golf course. Must be a tough course

 

[WuffvonTrips]

TYD is back up and my Porsche is still on that damn golf course. Must be a tough course

I knew this thread would be informative but it's already exceeded my expectations for entertainment.

 

[Hirschaj]

The golf vacation has ended and the Porsche has finally made it to port. Unfortunately it missed the roro that left port yesterday headed for Houston ? Time to sit in Emden for at least a few weeks.

Looks like the Felicity Ace will be the next roro making it’s way from Emden to Houston. That ship is scheduled to arrive in Emden on Feb 6.

 

[Ambroos]

@Hirschaj our cars have almost the exact same dates, I'm 1-5 days ahead of you on the early steps, and my production was complete 1 day ahead of yours. Emden transit times are identical. Mine's going to be on Glovis Sonic to Benicia (and then on to Seattle, expected April 1st and I hope that's not a joke).

 

[Hirschaj]

@Hirschaj our cars have almost the exact same dates, I'm 1-5 days ahead of you on the early steps, and my production was complete 1 day ahead of yours. Emden transit times are identical. Mine's going to be on Glovis Sonic to Benicia (and then on to Seattle, expected April 1st and I hope that's not a joke).

Oh wow, our cars were probably on the line together. Hopefully neither of ours have to sit in port for too long. I’m thankful to be taking delivery through a Gulf of Mexico port instead of anywhere on the west coast. That extra wait would be rough on me.

 

[jld1]

Thanks for this. So it will only take 2 months from start of the build to delivery? Dealers here are telling me 6 months...!

 

[Hirschaj]

Thanks for this. So it will only take 2 months from start of the build to delivery? Dealers here are telling me 6 months...!

All I can do is share the timeline for my vehicle. My dealer had an allocation for a CT4 that was not reserved by anyone else yet and I jumped on it. Full schedule is shown in my original post.

 

[SteveTaycan101]

@Hirschaj our cars have almost the exact same dates, I'm 1-5 days ahead of you on the early steps, and my production was complete 1 day ahead of yours. Emden transit times are identical. Mine's going to be on Glovis Sonic to Benicia (and then on to Seattle, expected April 1st and I hope that's not a joke).

May I ask how you know that your car will be on the Glovis Sonic to Benicia? My car has been at Emden for 2 weeks now and, while I am hoping to be on the Sonic this week, I have no way of confirming that. Thanks

 

[jld1]

All I can do is share the timeline for my vehicle. My dealer had an allocation for a CT4 that was not reserved by anyone else yet and I jumped on it. Full schedule is shown in my original post.

Yes, well noted. Just expressing my surprise. 2 month turn around is far quicker than what I'm hearing around my area.

 

[Ambroos]

May I ask how you know that your car will be on the Glovis Sonic to Benicia? My car has been at Emden for 2 weeks now and, while I am hoping to be on the Sonic this week, I have no way of confirming that. Thanks

There's a shipping schedule here: https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/march-2022-us-deliveries.8909/page-6#post-129185

With my estimated delivery date (April 1st) and the estimate for vessel in port (March 11th), those dates match up very well with the schedule for Glovis Sonic. Glovis Sonic is currently in Bremerhaven, likely loading up non-VW group cars (BMW, Mercedes, ...). Next stop will be Emden, and then on to the US West Coast.

It's not a certainty, but it's very likely.

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