Thanks ScottyB!
But you know that means I won't be able to sleep tonight! - And from Saturday till when my car gets delivered my life will revolve around the Wallenius Wilhelmsen website!

No probs.

Me neither! I was a very happy chap last night :) ;)

I have been entering my VIN into WW every hour for the last day or so :p lol

5 odd weeks to go....... :D :D :p

Mine didn't show up on WW until it was the day it hit the docs, either. In the morning (GMT), it got "booked" and by afternoon had been received at the dock. Stuck waiting until 27/4 sailing, now.

Mine didn't show up on WW until it was the day it hit the docs, either. In the morning (GMT), it got "booked" and by afternoon had been received at the dock. Stuck waiting until 27/4 sailing, now.

Yaa. It makes sense being the company probably only hears about it once the cars actually there ready to go.

Makes hell though for us pawns waiting for some action :D :p

I did:

http://213.31.205.37/GLWebApps.AppTracking

Under track by cargo, click Auto.

Enter your VIN and thats it!

If its Week 17 prod. its probably done. Might even be sailing now like mine :D

:( :( :(

No luck for me I'm afraid ... I'm supposed to be a week 17 too. :bad: :bad: :bad: :bad:

Oh, what letters are your VINs starting with? Mine starts WMRE - - - - - - - - - - - :cool:

Oh, what letters are your VINs starting with? Mine starts WMRE - - - - - - - - - - - :cool:

WMWRE......

Thats strange.

:( :( :(

No luck for me I'm afraid ... I'm supposed to be a week 17 too. :bad: :bad: :bad: :bad:

Theres still 1 day left in the UK week, so it could still be around. It seems its only a few days for total, start to finish build.

Id be hoping it was done by tomorrow night anyway, as a quoted Week 17 build ends tomorrow....

That really surprises me that its not sitting in the boat next to mine minigolf...

I only have one "W" Scotty. ???

I only have one "W" Scotty. ???

Yeah.... :eek:

Are there any letters after that?

Mine is 17 digits total.

Yeah.... :eek:

Are there any letters after that?

Mine is 17 digits total.

Yeah I thought that was the case, pretty sure mine is only 16??? That might explain a few things. :confused: Will look into this further.

My VIN is: WMWRE32040TC12345 (I've just changed the last 5 digits).

Does anybody know a website that tracks the ship across the ocean, or am I just being a little obsessive!

My VIN is: WMWRE32040TC12345 (I've just changed the last 5 digits).

Does anybody know a website that tracks the ship across the ocean, or am I just being a little obsessive!

Hey! Yours is the same as mine almost! In theory, if these VINs make any sense at all, you should be on the same ship as me!

The WW tracking site tracks its progress across the sea, via an estimated time schedule. Just click the voyage number in the tracking window when you car shows up in it.

It tells you where when and at what time the ship is dicking at which ports etc, and an estimated time of arrival at your port.

Woo hoo, I'm in! I just inserted the missing "W" and voila ... I'm on the Boheme due to arrive in Sydney on 08-06-04. :D

http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/10863/31780_thumb.jpg (http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/10863/31780.jpg)

http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/10863/31781_thumb.jpg (http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/10863/31781.jpg)

:p :p :p

Woo hoo, I'm in! I just inserted the missing "W" and voila ... I'm on the Boheme due to arrive in Sydney on 08-06-04. :D

hehehe :D

Its like a Smart car or something... :p ;)

11-12 days after mine arrives :D

Me thinks its about time to start this thread up, must be some others recieving there MINI's in April; my spec expected end of April:

Mini Cooper IB/W
S-Spokes
Chilli Pack
Visability Pack
Tints
ASC+T
Alarm
No ICE!!!!!

Let the posting commence! :indi:

This cooper sounds nice. Have you heard anything yet from your dealer?

My Dealer just gave me a call that our cooper has just arrived into the dealership:
Mini Cooper SMG/B
16 inch star
Chilli Pack
Single CD, No ICE!!!!!
Manual Air con

But I can't get to it as I am on my hols. :confused: I wish my hols would end now so I can get my hands on her. :D

Woo hoo, I'm in! I just inserted the missing "W" and voila ... I'm on the Boheme due to arrive in Sydney on 08-06-04. :D

Hey Minigolf,
Your specs are very simular to mine, but my week17 car isn't popping up on the WW site yet!
My guess is you VIN number would be roughly: WMWRE32?40TC868?? - which is a little below mine!
Cheers!

I'm so excited! My Mini was finished today and it just showed up on the WW site!!! (It wasn't there an hour ago!) Booked on the AIDA leaving 4/28 - arriving in NYC on 5/6! When I checked a moment ago there were 207 cars under the same booking number! Is anyone else on AIDA?

I'm so excited! My Mini was finished today and it just showed up on the WW site!!! (It wasn't there an hour ago!) Booked on the AIDA leaving 4/28 - arriving in NYC on 5/6! When I checked a moment ago there were 207 cars under the same booking number! Is anyone else on AIDA?

Check for the asterix though. Some of those cars are probably not going to travel on that ship. I can't remember if the asterix means it is going or it's not going, but it explains it on the site somewhere.

My MCS was booked on 3 different ships before it got loaded.

Just want to give you fair warning. :( :)

WOOHOO! The attached is is what it looks like when your MINI comes off the boat on the other side :readme:! Hope he had a safe journey!

NY Terminal is only 2 hours from my dealer! I am so anxious.. this next week is going to be killer!

Hope to be united by next weekend!

http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/5152/31862_thumb.jpg (http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/5152/31862.jpg)

Very Cool Pocket Rocket.. Great news....
I also just checked the OL and both our MCS (one for the wife and one for me) are do into port 4/28 with estimated delivery dates of 5/5 for mine and 5/6 for hers. Not that these dates should hold but if they did I would say that from order date of 3/23 to delivery date of 5/5 is damn fast. The dealer still has to install the JCW on mine, but if I were to take delivery some time mid May I'll be a real happy camper. :D :D

My Mini began production on april 19, is it possible that it will be done in time to be on the ship which is leaving april 28, and arriving in new york or 5/5 or 5/6. Also how long does shipping actually take from southhampton, to either new york or new jersey. Mini told me about a month, I have been reading that its like a week from other posters, like jlmini, and pocketrocket. I am going to call mini today to see how production is going. im thinking perhaps mini tells the public longer than it really takes to get people off their backs, anyone with feedback please let me know. The excitement is killing me particularly since im driving a car that isnt safe to drive anymore, until i get my new baby, :green: :D

Dude, it will be tight but possible. If you do make it on the 28th it takes about 8-10 days to cross the pond depending if they go to MD before the NY port. It takes about 3-5 day to make it to the end of production, one day to the terminal and then it might sit for a few or more base on your dealers priority (slots) before making it on a boat. Check out the FAQ & DIY so you know how to track your MINI on the WW site. Just remember that the OL and WW sites suck as far as updates (OL being the worst, WW seems to update at least once a day). Ask Mini 18662756464 is also not as up to dated as they should be and once your MINI is a the Southhampton terminal forget about calling them at all.

Hope this helps.

Oh FYI forget about the Ocean Weather site to track your boat.. W.O.F.T. :D :D

Hey Minigolf,
Your specs are very simular to mine, but my week17 car isn't popping up on the WW site yet!
My guess is you VIN number would be roughly: WMWRE32?40TC868?? - which is a little below mine!
Cheers!

My VIN's numbers are a bit different in the middle and end in 869xx. Hopefully yours isn't too far away. :confused:

Cheers Liam

My MCS has finally popped up on the WW site!! Its booked onto a ship called "Boheme" leaving Southhampton on Friday 30/4/04.
Does anybody know the Oceanwatch.com call sign for this ship? or any other way of tracking this ship to Australia?
Cheers!!

When did u order your MCS, and when did it begin production, just curious as so I can estimate how mine is doing. Also anyone know how i can tell what step of production its in, if everything just tells me that its scheduled for production?

Check my post in the May thread, it explains my findings. :D

That is great news Tridome.. BTW .. what NJ dealer are you two working with and also have you considered joining the NYMINI or PhillyMINI groups? Fun events and great folks.. If you need more info on these groups just let me know.. We are strongly considering ordering another in Hyper Blue... we are going to see how the summer goes and how we feel about the car and then decide.. Will probably try to touch base with you toward end of summer to see how you are enjoying both.. There are a few people in the area that have two.. sounds like fun.. especially on drives and MINI meets!

http://members.roadfly.com/pocket_rocket/count.jpg
" Two MINI Coopers AH AH AH AH AH"

Craig

Very Cool Pocket Rocket.. Great news....
I also just checked the OL and both our MCS (one for the wife and one for me) are do into port 4/28 with estimated delivery dates of 5/5 for mine and 5/6 for hers. Not that these dates should hold but if they did I would say that from order date of 3/23 to delivery date of 5/5 is damn fast. The dealer still has to install the JCW on mine, but if I were to take delivery some time mid May I'll be a real happy camper. :D :D

Pocketrocket could you give me some more info on the NYMINI group, Im from Long Island, Thanks

Hi Pocket_Rocket, Were working with Morristown MINI. Small outfit, not as big as Prestige out of North Jersey, but the people seem great. Yeah the MINI groups seem like fun, thanks for the info, I'll have to check up on them. Might be absent from the forum until next week (going to VA on business).

Here from you all later.... :D :D