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Posting for those of you that are waiting for your new car.
This post applies to the US. I believe Canada and UK are currently rolling out TYD as well.
General observations:
My Porsche site has a 4 step process. Order Created. Production Scheduled. Production Completed. Done. TYD has 14 steps with TYD having more detailed steps. Expect the two to be in some cases out of sync.
TYD estimated dates are always on Fridays. Think of it as the nearest Friday to what will be eventually actual date.
Expect dates to shift regularly in either direction, forward or backwards.
Service unavailable - at times you may see this message. Service may in fact be unavailable but confirm by clicking again on the link you received via email.
Umbrella man - Typically appears when updates are being made but not always. In my case it appeared when dates were updated for scheduling production and actual start of production. Umbrella man may be around for hours or days.
When TYD advances from one phase to next, it will advance the phase but will still show ESTIMATED date. A process seems to run at night where it will actually update to ACTUAL and the correct date.
In TYD, click on everything, red dots, dates, information icons, there is info there.
Disclaimer: There are a lot of outliers to what is described in this post.
Step comments:
Order Created:
This is the date your order was created and will update every time you make changes. No need to worry if that happens, Make sure you look at the configuration and that it is still correct.
Change Freeze Point Reached:
This is the deadline to make changes to your configuration. Do not wait. Freeze dates are known to move up without notice, Always have a configuration you are willing to live with.
Time between this phase and previous phase can be anything. Depends on the date of your allocation
Scheduled for Production:
Date when your production start date is firmed up
Time between this phase and previous phase I have found to be approximately two weeks
Start Production:
Your car is being built.
Time between this phase and previous phase about a week,
Production Completed:
Your car has been built.
Time between this phase and previous phase used to be 3-4 days. Recently (in ’22) it has been a few weeks.
Ready for transport:
Your car is getting ready to head out to Emden via train.
This phase will usually occur the same day or next day as the previous phase.
In Transit to Emden:
On its way.
This phase should occur within a week of the previous phase.
Arrival to Emden:
Your car has arrived at Emden.
This phase is likely to occur within a day or two of the previous phase with delays due to weekends.
On Vessel:
Your car has been loaded. In this forum or on the other Porsche site you should be able to get a hold of a schedule. If you have identified a vessel you think you will be on and you see it depart, don’t panic. Updates to this phase usually occur the day or the day after the vessel actually departs.
Time between this phase and the previous phase is a big variable. As little as a few days to a month. It depends on whether you are going to East Coast, South or West Coast and I suspect prioritization of dealers. You really won’t know until you are on the vessel.
On the map that sits in the background, after a few days of being in this phase you will actually be able to see your vessel moving. I have confirmed this is based on actual data. If you click on the vessel, you can get speed / direction. You can also zoom in and out.
Vessel Entering Port Channel:
This phase is supposed to happen when the vessel is arriving at its destination. I have never seen this phase update on its own. It will usually update at the same time as the next phase.
Time between this phase and the previous phase. Depends on where you are headed. See comments in next phase.
Entry Port:
Your car has arrived to its destination port.
This phase and the 'Vessel Entering Port’ will usually happen at the same time. How long this phase takes depends on what port you are headed to. Davisville: ~12 days, Baltimore: ~13 days, Jacksonville: ~16 days, San Diego: ~27 days.
Vessel time is affected by weather and port traffic so dates above could be longer. Apparently vessels sometimes sink or encounter bad weather. Hold your breadth. For those of you that have been tracking your vessel on one of the many sites, expect your vessel to be cruising along only to stop right before it gets there. It is either waiting for a pilot, tug boats or a pier. It could be out there for a few hours or a few days.
Port Processing:
Your car is being processed at port. This may be as little as just going through paperwork but believe it or not parts are sometimes installed at port. You may sit in the phase for as little as a day or two or weeks.
Time between this phase and previous phase should be a few days.
En Route To Porsche Dealer:
Your car is on a truck or train.
Time between this phase and previous phase is a few days up to weeks. It will depend on what needs to be done at port and then wait for transportation. In some cases your car will make it to the dealer before this phase updates on TYD.
Arrival Porsche Dealer:
It’s here! But not so fast, dealer still needs to prep your car which can be as short as a day but may take longer if there is a hold on the car for parts or updates.
This post applies to the US. I believe Canada and UK are currently rolling out TYD as well.
General observations:
My Porsche site has a 4 step process. Order Created. Production Scheduled. Production Completed. Done. TYD has 14 steps with TYD having more detailed steps. Expect the two to be in some cases out of sync.
TYD estimated dates are always on Fridays. Think of it as the nearest Friday to what will be eventually actual date.
Expect dates to shift regularly in either direction, forward or backwards.
Service unavailable - at times you may see this message. Service may in fact be unavailable but confirm by clicking again on the link you received via email.
Umbrella man - Typically appears when updates are being made but not always. In my case it appeared when dates were updated for scheduling production and actual start of production. Umbrella man may be around for hours or days.
When TYD advances from one phase to next, it will advance the phase but will still show ESTIMATED date. A process seems to run at night where it will actually update to ACTUAL and the correct date.
In TYD, click on everything, red dots, dates, information icons, there is info there.
Disclaimer: There are a lot of outliers to what is described in this post.
Step comments:
Order Created:
This is the date your order was created and will update every time you make changes. No need to worry if that happens, Make sure you look at the configuration and that it is still correct.
Change Freeze Point Reached:
This is the deadline to make changes to your configuration. Do not wait. Freeze dates are known to move up without notice, Always have a configuration you are willing to live with.
Time between this phase and previous phase can be anything. Depends on the date of your allocation
Scheduled for Production:
Date when your production start date is firmed up
Time between this phase and previous phase I have found to be approximately two weeks
Start Production:
Your car is being built.
Time between this phase and previous phase about a week,
Production Completed:
Your car has been built.
Time between this phase and previous phase used to be 3-4 days. Recently (in ’22) it has been a few weeks.
Ready for transport:
Your car is getting ready to head out to Emden via train.
This phase will usually occur the same day or next day as the previous phase.
In Transit to Emden:
On its way.
This phase should occur within a week of the previous phase.
Arrival to Emden:
Your car has arrived at Emden.
This phase is likely to occur within a day or two of the previous phase with delays due to weekends.
On Vessel:
Your car has been loaded. In this forum or on the other Porsche site you should be able to get a hold of a schedule. If you have identified a vessel you think you will be on and you see it depart, don’t panic. Updates to this phase usually occur the day or the day after the vessel actually departs.
Time between this phase and the previous phase is a big variable. As little as a few days to a month. It depends on whether you are going to East Coast, South or West Coast and I suspect prioritization of dealers. You really won’t know until you are on the vessel.
On the map that sits in the background, after a few days of being in this phase you will actually be able to see your vessel moving. I have confirmed this is based on actual data. If you click on the vessel, you can get speed / direction. You can also zoom in and out.
Vessel Entering Port Channel:
This phase is supposed to happen when the vessel is arriving at its destination. I have never seen this phase update on its own. It will usually update at the same time as the next phase.
Time between this phase and the previous phase. Depends on where you are headed. See comments in next phase.
Entry Port:
Your car has arrived to its destination port.
This phase and the 'Vessel Entering Port’ will usually happen at the same time. How long this phase takes depends on what port you are headed to. Davisville: ~12 days, Baltimore: ~13 days, Jacksonville: ~16 days, San Diego: ~27 days.
Vessel time is affected by weather and port traffic so dates above could be longer. Apparently vessels sometimes sink or encounter bad weather. Hold your breadth. For those of you that have been tracking your vessel on one of the many sites, expect your vessel to be cruising along only to stop right before it gets there. It is either waiting for a pilot, tug boats or a pier. It could be out there for a few hours or a few days.
Port Processing:
Your car is being processed at port. This may be as little as just going through paperwork but believe it or not parts are sometimes installed at port. You may sit in the phase for as little as a day or two or weeks.
Time between this phase and previous phase should be a few days.
En Route To Porsche Dealer:
Your car is on a truck or train.
Time between this phase and previous phase is a few days up to weeks. It will depend on what needs to be done at port and then wait for transportation. In some cases your car will make it to the dealer before this phase updates on TYD.
Arrival Porsche Dealer:
It’s here! But not so fast, dealer still needs to prep your car which can be as short as a day but may take longer if there is a hold on the car for parts or updates.
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