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      03-12-2015, 09:57 AM   #1
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Halifax to Montreal delivery time?

Hey guys,

The ship carrying my car is supposed to arrive in Halifax Monday. Any idea how long it will take to get to Montreal, and then the dealer?

Thanks
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      03-12-2015, 10:30 AM   #2
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about 2 weeks to toronto. dont think it would be significantly more for montreal.
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Mine is on that same ship (Tosca)... I really hope it doesn't take 2 weeks to get to Toronto!!
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Hey guys,

The ship carrying my car is supposed to arrive in Halifax Monday. Any idea how long it will take to get to Montreal, and then the dealer?

Thanks
So first it gets the inspection/arrival work at the vehicle centre in Halifax, then loaded onto a train and shipped.

From my thread on tracking a Canadian order, here was the relevant part of the timeline I posted:

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- Arrived in Halifax: November 20
- Left Halifax on CN: November 27
- Moved along but was held up in Winnipeg between December 3 and December 10
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...8&postcount=64

So my guess is around 10 days from arrival in port to delivery to montreal (taking a day or two off the time to Winnipeg as it moved all the way there without delays).

Of course, once it gets there, it has to go from CN to local trucking co, which is another 2-5 days depending on the shipping company and how much your dealership can push them to get a move on.

So....by the end of the month, you should be driving.
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      03-12-2015, 01:43 PM   #6
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Mine arrived on Tosca too .. axiously awaiting more details. Seems surreal actually.
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      03-12-2015, 03:23 PM   #7
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So first it gets the inspection/arrival work at the vehicle centre in Halifax, then loaded onto a train and shipped.

From my thread on tracking a Canadian order, here was the relevant part of the timeline I posted:



http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...8&postcount=64

So my guess is around 10 days from arrival in port to delivery to montreal (taking a day or two off the time to Winnipeg as it moved all the way there without delays).

Of course, once it gets there, it has to go from CN to local trucking co, which is another 2-5 days depending on the shipping company and how much your dealership can push them to get a move on.

So....by the end of the month, you should be driving.
Thanks for the info! My Bday is March 29th so hopefully I'll get it by then
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Thanks for the info! My Bday is March 29th so hopefully I'll get it by then
Nice. Happy birthday man.

Mine ended up being a slightly early xmas present.
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It took 7 days from the day thay unloaded my car in Halifax to the dealership in Qc city.They loaded my car on a truck in Halifax.It was Hansen's transport.If you are not finding your car on CN website try with your VIN here: https://www.lhf.com/
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It took 7 days from the day thay unloaded my car in Halifax to the dealership in Qc city.They loaded my car on a truck in Halifax.It was Hansen's transport.If you are not finding your car on CN website try with your VIN here: https://www.lhf.com/
Thanks for the link I'll check next week when the boat arrives :-)
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I would expect slightly longer than normal time frames getting out of the port and on to a train.

The port has been snowed in for weeks after our record February snow/ice and they are still running behind as far as I can tell. Halifax BMW has a black M3 at the port that has been there for weeks that they haven't been able to get. Weather has been better but another big snow storm expected Sunday that will likely delay things again.

The delay won't be the rail... it will be getting the car processed and out of the port.

I freaking hate Canadian winter
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I would expect slightly longer than normal time frames getting out of the port and on to a train.

The port has been snowed in for weeks after our record February snow/ice and they are still running behind as far as I can tell. Halifax BMW has a black M3 at the port that has been there for weeks that they haven't been able to get. Weather has been better but another big snow storm expected Sunday that will likely delay things again.

The delay won't be the rail... it will be getting the car processed and out of the port.

I freaking hate Canadian winter
That... Sucks. But hey with the winter we had, it is to be expected
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My M4 has been in Halifax for two weeks now and they just told me it's getting better and they might ship it next week or the week after but after that I think it's 2-3 days.
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This was taken in Halifax at a Mazda dealer.

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This was taken in Halifax at a Mazda dealer.

Yep... that's about it... hence slow times getting cars in and out the port.
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This was taken in Halifax at a Mazda dealer.
Wow, that's awful ... I don't feel quite so bad about having to wait until May/June for my car after seeing that.
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This was taken in Halifax at a Mazda dealer.

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This was taken in Halifax at a Mazda dealer.

Damn you really know how to lift these guys spirits!
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Damn you really know how to lift these guys spirits!
Does the fact we got 30cm of snow over night make these guys feel any better Still snowing this morning... the city is shut down... again.

Sucks for sure.
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Does the fact we got 30cm of snow over night make these guys better

Sucks for sure.
+16 here yesterday and all traces of winter so far gone I am about ready to swap back to the summer wheels......
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Damn you really know how to lift these guys spirits!
I went trough this waiting for my 08 M3 that was 8 weeks from ship drop off till being at the dealer in March of that year.Welcome to the realities of doing business in Canada in the winter.
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Does the fact we got 30cm of snow over night make these guys better

Sucks for sure.
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