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OK all the Australian's ordering Grands please post here.
Lets try to have a common thread for discussing our orders and more important our jeep when they eventually get here.

I am hearing different ETA's around.
I will try and make a list in this first post with our orders and ETA's
and then the delivery.

Sorted by order date

F500 ________Laredo QL Colour? ___________Ordered February 6th _ETA April May ______now no one knows Recieved 5th August
gmangoau ___Laredo Bright Silver ____________Ordered February _____ETA May/June ____Now ? Recieved 24th August
efracer ______Limited QL Dark Charcoal ______Ordered late February _ETA ? ____________was August now 20th of July updated 20th June
tim ________ Laredo __ Red ______________Ordered March 13th__ETA May 13th _____now ETA ? order mishap not delivered was promised last Friday. 13th May Jeep changed it to silver, now has canceled order.
OzTJ _______Overland _Mineral Grey _________Ordered march 18th __ETA June July
Deserthucker _Overland Mineral Grey __________Ordered March 18th _ETA June _________now Late September VIN 3rd June D1 recieved 9th September
Coffeman ____Laredo __Stone White _________Ordered Late March __ETA NOW ________Now mid May
EchucaBarry __Laredo Stone White ___________Ordered 12th May _____ETA July/August 18th August ship arrival
Enforcer _____Overland Mineral Grey __________Ordered may 13th ___ETA Mid to end July revieved before mine on the same ship
Spentan _____Overland Blackberry / White gold _Ordered May 13th ____ETA mid to end July
lzhou _______Limited V6 Black _______________Ordered March 19 ____ETA July ________Now first week august
just4fun ____Overland V8 ? __________________Ordered May 7th ____ETA August/September Recieved 8th September
WK2JGC ____Laredo CRD __Mineral Grey _______Ordered July 13th ____ETA end September
Magoomba__?______CRD__Bright Silvere_______Ordered ?___________ETA ?
nigelh________Overland V8 True Blue, Saddle/Black, Towkit_______Ordered Mid Dec__________ETA Fremantle 31/March___ Del Mid April
 
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#2,048 ·
That's bullshit. The VIN is used by the dealer to identify stock allocations from Chrysler. They would have been given the pins as soon as they were advised what
 
#2,049 ·
Sorry, that should have read that the dealer would have been given the VIN numbers as soon as they were advised of their allocation from the factory. If you don't mind spending $30, sign up here as a level4 supporter and use your order number to obtain the build sheet which will include your VIN.
 
#2,050 ·
I thought the vehicle kicked off in Australia with the VON - the number starting with E as posted earlier.
The vehicle gets a VIN as it obtains an assembly line order. I think I am saying pretty much the same as Selous above.

I believe the VON will work in the tracking system.
Try asking your dealer for the Chrysler order number.

I have to add my dealer wouldn't ever come to the party and stuck to the line he didn't have a number reference. I know that to be incorrect but wasn't prepared to get into a bunfight so early in our relationship. My choice.
 
#2,051 ·
Yes the VON/order number with the E comes before the VIN.

The VIN is not allocated until the build is cued.
I believe the VIN is not allocated until the engine is assigned to the build.
Milous would Know more about this.
Think he has posted somewhere else at what stage the VIN is allocated.
 
#2,052 ·
The point is Pora's vehicle is in Australia from his earlier posts. The dealer is spinning shit if he claims he doesn't have the VIN by now.
 
#2,055 ·
Welcome to Jeep Garage. You need I think 10 posts before you are allowed to use the PM (private message) service. If you just post your request in the tracking order sticky just below this Milous should respond, he will add you to the Tracking members only threads (found on the home page) once your vehicle is built send Milous a PM and he will PM you the build sheet. Otherwise just make a few more posts and PM milous

good luck
 
#2,059 ·
Picked up ours this afternoon. 13k on the clock.
Dunno how it works but in the rain the headlights came on and the wipers did their own thing.
Drives very nicely.
 
#2,063 ·
I H=haven't had a problem yet, 1600km on the clock , will be doing another 2400km in a couple of weeks for easter so i will have a look then.

On another note does anyone have a crunching feeling from their lumbar support? i can feel mine crunch and pop while driving sometimes?
 
#2,102 ·
The ship 'TAMERLANE' is unloading in Port Kembla now, my Overland is on that ship, due in Fremantle, 31st March.

Rgs

Nigelh
 
#2,070 ·
Don't expect it anytIme soon if it is going through prixcars at Minto

My overland went there on 28/2 and there is still no indication from them when they will get around to putting a compliance plate on and releasing it. Must be a pretty big backlog.
 
#2,071 ·
Our Laredo was held by AQIS in Brisbane for 25 calendar days - once it was released to Prixcars it was done in 3 days and on a truck to the dealer.
Another 5 days there to fit a tow bar and reversing camera.

At the moment it is back with the dealer because the RH side rear door locks only intermittently. It also has a burnt out taillight globe and the lift gate interior lights don't work.
The door lock has to be fixed because it can be locked sometimes but if you grab the handle and try several times it may or may not come open. Can't really be trusted in a carpark. Yep the alarm goes off!!
The rear tow hook was removed when the bar was fitted and that is supposed to be refitted before we get it back as well.
Bit frustrating because the dealer has had it longer than we have.....
 
#2,082 ·
You can expect a wait of approx 2-4 weeks after the cars are disembarked off the ship. Melb and Syd seem to be the worst.
Generally the cars get cleared from the wharf within 2 days, then go to Prixcars for quarantine inspection and the fitting of compliance plates. That is where the holdup generally lies.
Once the cars clear Prixcars, it generally takes a few days to reach the dealership, and another few days for the dealer to fit any accessories you ordered.
 
#2,084 ·
The dealer rang me today and has been told that my car will be released from Prixcar today or tomorrow morning and transported for delivery. Looks like I will be picking it up on Friday afternoon. The dealer was also extremely apologetic regarding the delay and grateful for my patience, so he offered to compensate me for the delay. I wonder what he has in mind? Pretty decent of him as the delay has been out of his control. Goes to show that stamping one's feet and whining doesn't always get results.

He's previously agreed to slushmats. What should I hit him up for? I was thinking maybe sidesteps or discounted servicing. Any other suggestions?
 
#2,085 ·
The dealer rang me today and has been told that my car will be released from Prixcar today or tomorrow morning and transported for delivery. Looks like I will be picking it up on Friday afternoon. The dealer was also extremely apologetic regarding the delay and grateful for my patience, so he offered to compensate me for the delay. I wonder what he has in mind? Pretty decent of him as the delay has been out of his control. Goes to show that stamping one's feet and whining doesn't always get results.

He's previously agreed to slushmats. What should I hit him up for? I was thinking maybe sidesteps or discounted servicing. Any other suggestions?
When you arrive to collect the car look totally shocked and say.... That isn't a SRT8 !
 
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