Your vehicle has been loaded to vessel EWA which is scheduled to arrive at HONOLULU on 01-05-2003

I've got some standing water in my trunk that I hope isn't too bad, but regardless I cant wait to finally get my hands on this thing.

Excellent! I bet you can't wait.

Post some pictures and some seat of the pants opinions as soon as you drive the car.

How in the world did water get in the trunk?

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Congrats!!

Just wondering, what port is the car being shipped out of?

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2001 VW Jetta TDI, 5 speed, daily driver
1991 Ford F-350, work in progress
1984 Ford F-250 4x4, 6.9l turbo diesel, 5 speed manual
Previous oilburners: 1980 IH Scout, 1984 E-350, 1985 M-B 300D, 1979 M-B 300SD, 1983 M-B 300D
Spark-free since 1999

Los Angeles...It took 2 weeks from drop off to loading. Why do you ask?
Aloha

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RT


1984 300D---Sold
1995 E420 - 106K - Brilliant Silver Metallic/Orion Gray --- Sold
1984 300SD - 151K Manganese Brown Metallic/Mostly Black --- Sold
1982 240D - 79K - Manila Beige/Palomino---Sold

I was just curious; I work for a tug/launch company in San Francisco, as a deckhand on the launch boats that serve container ships and oil tankers at anchor. There's a shipping company called Matson that does numerous runs between Hawaii and the Port of Oakland, and has a deck(s) for auto transport. I've helped transport crewmembers to a couple of their ships.

Again, I was just wondering Again, congrats!!

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2001 VW Jetta TDI, 5 speed, daily driver
1991 Ford F-350, work in progress
1984 Ford F-250 4x4, 6.9l turbo diesel, 5 speed manual
Previous oilburners: 1980 IH Scout, 1984 E-350, 1985 M-B 300D, 1979 M-B 300SD, 1983 M-B 300D
Spark-free since 1999

Yeah it's Matson---They seemed to be well-respected and fairly inexpensive. They charge 875 to and from Hawaii. I just hope it came under deck or containerized. They said 90% of the cars are shipped that way, but they could not guarantee it. My fingers are crossed...Aloha

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RT


1984 300D---Sold
1995 E420 - 106K - Brilliant Silver Metallic/Orion Gray --- Sold
1984 300SD - 151K Manganese Brown Metallic/Mostly Black --- Sold
1982 240D - 79K - Manila Beige/Palomino---Sold

From before 1900 on...had famous passenger liners like the Lurline and Malolo in the days before jets, as well as freighters.

CONGRATULATIONS 1STTIMER!!!! So, are we meeting at the Ward Starbuck's to admire each other's diesels??? I am just as excited as you thinking about that car on the freighter. I am hoping to post some pics of my Wunderwagen and we really need to get a Hawaii group started....