USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[guntherguerra]

My dealer saying early to mid November. This estimate began September, got told October, now November.

Not sure if its believable.

Star motor cars - Houston

Vin 4143

 

[boisecrawfords]

Mine is an i4, #4613, west coast (Idaho) delivery. I asked my dealer if he had any info and again said he'll need to talk with someone else at the dealership and get back to me. Just crickets from him.

At this point I am thinking it will be March 2025. The fact that they haven't started shipping i4s to the States yet, AND I am west coast, AND CARB cert is still TBD, I'm just tired of getting my hopes up so need to mentally push the date out beyond what is logically reasonable.

Hindsight I should have just bought a boat.

 

[Hell4Leather]

My dealer saying early to mid November. This estimate began September, got told October, now November.

Not sure if its believable.

Star motor cars - Houston

Vin 4143

i4 or V6? If i4 they still have to wait for the EO from CARB which should have happened by now. If a V6 then probably sooner rather than later.

 

[guntherguerra]

i4 or V6? If i4 they still have to wait for the EO from CARB which should have happened by now. If a V6 then probably sooner rather than later.

I4 sorry, forgot to specify

 

[Hell4Leather]

I4 sorry, forgot to specify

Yea, that’s not your dealers fault…..you’re at the speed of California bureaucracy. I can tell you that posters on another thread have been told Spring 2025 for their FE i4’s. These are folks in the NE.

 

[parasaran]

Does anyone know what the rough port-to-dealer timeline is for west coast?

Apologies - I didn't phrase my question properly. I meant to ask: for people who have taken deliveries, how long did it take for the car to reach the dealership from the time it landed in Baltimore?

 

[Nova]

Another small shipment of US and Canadian cars arrived on 10/12/2024. Still just V6 cars. No I4. Click on the image below to see the VINs:

 

[DigDugLotus]

My dealer saying early to mid November. This estimate began September, got told October, now November.

Not sure if its believable.

Star motor cars - Houston

Vin 4143

Another small shipment of US and Canadian cars arrived on 10/12/2024. Still just V6 cars. No I4. Click on the image below to see the VINs:

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Appreciate the updates. I4’s have to be soon…..

 

[boisecrawfords]

Yea, that’s not your dealers fault…..you’re at the speed of California bureaucracy. I can tell you that posters on another thread have been told Spring 2025 for their FE i4’s. These are folks in the NE.

I don't care whether you are conservative or liberal, you should still be fired up about this...

CARB is a perfect example of why people hate the government. CARB has absolutely zero priority to their actual mission statement of certifying vehicles. This is proven with their complete disregard for schedule regarding the Emira (and I'm sure many other models). And take a look at CARB's website...they have THIRTEEN ARTICLES about DEI (including in Spanish), plus flow charts and graphics about how they are addressing systemic racism. Imagine how much they could get done if they took these same resources and put them toward their actual purpose of vehicle certification.

I love this excerpt from their site, "CARB has committed to increased accountability by communicating what we are doing to advance racial equity and address environmental justice with the public and the CARB Board."

I would have thought recommitting to increased accountability on certifying cars would be a better statement, but I'm just an ignorant conservative from Idaho.

Vision for Racial Equity | California Air Resources Board

en español CARB commits to just social change by working at all levels within the organization and externally to address environmental injustices and advance racial equity in the achievement of its mission. CARB works toward a future where all Californians breathe healthy and clean air, benefit...

ww2.arb.ca.gov

 

[Hell4Leather]

I've compiled all of the VINs I could find for the US and Canadian Emira shipments. What's missing is that I could only find 99 of the 150 VINs for the first shipment dated 12/1/2023. So this list is incomplete. This list will be updated as new shipments arrive.

Mine is there!!!

 

[Hell4Leather]

Apologies - I didn't phrase my question properly. I meant to ask: for people who have taken deliveries, how long did it take for the car to reach the dealership from the time it landed in Baltimore?

Did anyone answer this question? I’m a bit curious myself.

 

[EHmira]

Did anyone answer this question? I’m a bit curious myself.

It took 2 weeks to get it up to Canada from Baltimore, with a June build.

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

Apologies - I didn't phrase my question properly. I meant to ask: for people who have taken deliveries, how long did it take for the car to reach the dealership from the time it landed in Baltimore?

There have been so many variables, since cars started getting delivered, from the initial CARB cert delays to the bridge collapse, that dock to dealer times have varied widely and wildly. For me, I feel I got extremely lucky in many ways. The boat carrying my Emira docked in Baltimore May 13. It was the first boat with Emiras let through after the bridge collapse was partially cleared, so my car didn't experience the additional delay of arriving in Newark and having to be trucked to Baltimore. My dealer in So Cal received the car on June 1, so this was about 3 weeks. For others at that time, the wait was much longer, as I saw times up to 2 months or maybe more. For reference, there were 113 US-destined Emiras on the boat carrying my Emira on May 13, so on the high side compared to other arrivals, possibly making my wait a bit longer. Now that things have settled down, I would say 2 weeks is possible with 3-4 weeks a more realistic expectation to avoid disappointment.

 

[Hell4Leather]

There have been so many variables, since cars started getting delivered, from the initial CARB cert delays to the bridge collapse, that dock to dealer times have varied widely and wildly. For me, I feel I got extremely lucky in many ways. The boat carrying my Emira docked in Baltimore May 13. It was the first boat with Emiras let through after the bridge collapse was partially cleared, so my car didn't experience the additional delay of arriving in Newark and having to be trucked to Baltimore. My dealer in So Cal received the car on June 1, so this was about 3 weeks. For others at that time, the wait was much longer, as I saw times up to 2 months or maybe more. For reference, there were 113 US-destined Emiras on the boat carrying my Emira on May 13, so on the high side compared to other arrivals, possibly making my wait a bit longer. Now that things have settled down, I would say 2 weeks is possible with 3-4 weeks a more realistic expectation to avoid disappointment.

How long did your dealer have it before it was PDI’d and ready for you to pick up

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

How long did your dealer have it before it was PDI’d and ready for you to pick up

Not sure of the exact timing but it wasn't long at all, especially considering I instructed my dealer to not wash nor detail my car in any way (which was the admonition I got from my PPF shop who would be doing the paint correction before PPF). The dealer informed me on Wed May 29 that the car was "on the way" and would arrive in the next few days. As I was out of town, scrambling for flights to come in to pick up the car, I arranged to pick it up the following Wednesday, June 5. On Saturday June 1, my dealer informed me that "The car is here. It has already gone through our pre-delivery inspection and received the necessary software update. Detail starting today and will surely be ready for you to pick up on Wednesday!" At which point I had to remind him (again!) that I didn't want the detail. So I believe the PDI and software update were done within 24 hours of them receiving my car. But bear in mind, this was Eurocar in Costa Mesa, CA, a much smaller dealer than many, and significantly smaller than Galpin. So the number of cars they had to process coming in at that time you could count on less than 2 hands. And that may have had something to do with the quick turnaround on PDI. So YMMV.

 

[parasaran]

Not sure of the exact timing but it wasn't long at all, especially considering I instructed my dealer to not wash nor detail my car in any way (which was the admonition I got from my PPF shop who would be doing the paint correction before PPF). The dealer informed me on Wed May 29 that the car was "on the way" and would arrive in the next few days. As I was out of town, scrambling for flights to come in to pick up the car, I arranged to pick it up the following Wednesday, June 5. On Saturday June 1, my dealer informed me that "The car is here. It has already gone through our pre-delivery inspection and received the necessary software update. Detail starting today and will surely be ready for you to pick up on Wednesday!" At which point I had to remind him (again!) that I didn't want the detail. So I believe the PDI and software update were done within 24 hours of them receiving my car. But bear in mind, this was Eurocar in Costa Mesa, CA, a much smaller dealer than many, and significantly smaller than Galpin. So the number of cars they had to process coming in at that time you could count on less than 2 hands. And that may have had something to do with the quick turnaround on PDI. So YMMV.

Thank you for the detailed answers! My car is on a truck heading to the dealership. Can't wait!

 

[boisecrawfords]

Thank you for the detailed answers! My car is on a truck heading to the dealership. Can't wait!

Congrats! I also bought mine from Park Place, but I ordered the i4 so per David at Park Place I am still TBD, with no information available whatsoever. Hopefully they're being a bit more proactive with you.

 

[Hell4Leather]

Thank you for the detailed answers! My car is on a truck heading to the dealership. Can't wait!

FWIW. My car arrived in Baltimore on 10/12 and was loaded on a truck today 10/22. Dealer states it takes two days to transport, 2 days to PDI, and 2 days to PPF if I want.

Speaking of, is PPF with ceramic coating on top worth the cost?

 

[Emira Fan]

FWIW. My car arrived in Baltimore on 10/12 and was loaded on a truck today 10/22. Dealer states it takes two days to transport, 2 days to PDI, and 2 days to PPF if I want.

Speaking of, is PPF with ceramic coating on top worth the cost?

If youre interested in CC, checkout the XPEL Fusion product. It comes from the factory with CC

 

[Rupes]

If youre interested in CC, checkout the XPEL Fusion product. It comes from the factory with CC

STEK does too.