How do you know it's on the water now?

 

The e-mail said this:

We are happy to inform you that the factory has completed production on your 2004 Mazda RX-8, the car Edmunds.com described as " ...more willing at high rpm than even Honda's S2000 because of the rotary's phenomenal smoothness."

Your RX-8's Production Date: 20030602

At present, your Mazda RX-8 is being shipped from our Hiroshima plant in Japan to your local destination port. In about 3-8 weeks, depending on where you live and shipping schedules, the port will release your car and it will be on its on the way to the dealer! We'll let you know as soon as that happens so that you can make arrangements to pick it up.

I don't really believe the e-mail (seems like standard text) - it will probably make the boat this weekend if one is leaving then.

 

I guess the question now becomes when will the cars built 06/02 or 2nd allocation ones will get here. I'm interested if prulicidor's car is on water. I don't know if I can assume mine is going to be in that bunch (last five of VIN: 02626). My sequence # is up there, but I still hope for the best.

My dealer also has the first preorder (the original one that was ordered for me) scheduled for arriving 3rd week in July. I'll try to get the last 4 on that VIN as well, just for reference sake.

 

I tell you for sure your car is still in Japan. I have a vin number almost 1000 below and its still there. I believe the first boat to leave was for the East Coast so they had to be on board even easier. Sorry for the bad news. I keep waiting for some word on when the next ship sails for the US.

 

It is standard text and it is all true. The car is no longer at the factory its sitting at the dock in their shipping division/companies hands. 8 weeks gives them time to load a sail another boat (hopefully this weekend) and still get it to the east coast in time to distribute.

 

I have a 5/28 build and have VIN 826. 6 spd GT.

 

how come I havent gotten jack ****... I am mad at my dealership... idiots!!!

 

VIN 1759, build date 5/29.

 

VIN 2787 - I can find no information, no build, no ship, no nada..

Can anyone claim a higher number than mine?

 

Got my e-mail too. Build date 5/28 vin 1592 2nd allocation.
"on water" They are really comming!!!!

 

Based on this thread https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/west-coast-ship-schedule-5342/ it appears the boat left on 6/4 or 6/5, so perhaps some of the cars with 5/28- 6-/2 possibly made it on the boat eventhough the VIN status is showing as NEW???

 

I think we in the UK will be waiting a month or two for such e-mails.

We live in hope......

Chris

 

Mine shows "on Water" as early as 6/1 maybe earlier but that is the printout the dealer had. I would think that means "left the port".