[jlivingood]

Well, drove the S today over at Don Rosen's. Fun, fun, fun!! Can't wait till I get my very own!

The dealership was quite busy (I was there around lunchtime) with many people in the store for pre-scheduled test drives. Perfect day for it.

After my test drive, I asked about the list and the wait, etc. I was told previously that I was #64 on "the list" - without noting if it was a combined Cooper/Cooper S list or just the Cooper S list.

I learned today that the # you get is on either the Cooper list OR the Cooper S list, meaning that they are not combined lists. That said, however, they expect that I will definitely have a car by end of year and most probably in the fall.

If someone walked in today to buy and S, the wait would be a year and a half!!

So, back to the S list. Their first 30 Cooper S cars will be pre-spec'd. The expect to get those 30, to be built shortly, in June. Those on the list will have the choice of taking a car as it comes in - and may say no thanks, I'll wait for my car as ordered or I will take it. If they don't take it, the next one up the list is called. They thought they'd see both - some people will take something right away if it is close to their spec and some will wait for the car to arrive as-ordered.

After the first 30 arrive, they expect to receive approximately 12 Cooper S cars per month. And while they did not acknowledge this, I would expect that the # may be higher if other dealers are not yet open for business (namely Otto's). If the math works out, I can expect a car in September or October. Then again, that may just be optimistic of me and I should expect something more like October / November.

Guess we'll see!

Jason