I spoke to some one at ask mini today and i found out that my car shipped out on the 23rd on the Independence and the guy told me that he thinks that i could have my car by the 9th. I odered the car from philadelphia so it doesn't take more then like 3 hours to get to dealer from the port. Does anyone think this is possible or does anyone have any thoughts about this.......oh and is anyone else on the Independence

I spoke to some one at ask mini today and i found out that my car shipped out on the 23rd on the Independence and the guy told me that he thinks that i could have my car by the 9th. I odered the car from philadelphia so it doesn't take more then like 3 hours to get to dealer from the port. Does anyone think this is possible or does anyone have any thoughts about this.......oh and is anyone else on the Independence

It sounds completely reasonable. I checked WW out of curioosity and the Ind. is due in to NY on 9/2. That leaves a week to get through the VPC and to the dealer. Once it it gets to be 9/2 start calling your MA - they will have updated info then as to you expected delivery date. Good luck! :D

Well, I found out from the MA yesterday that my expected date in to the dealer is now 8/30. But it could reasonably be anywhere from Mon 8/30 to Saturday 9/4 as they have 40 :eek: Minis coming in on two or three trucks. So I am still in the land of the unknown. :rolleyes: :D

Oh, and I think I may have my existing car sold - for what I'm asking no less! It'll be great if it all comes together at the same time and I have enough money to pay my existing lien and pay sales tax on the new Mini! *keeping fingers crossed* :D

Hi Everyone,

Some good news. I got a call yesterday from my MINI Dealer and they said my MINI "APPY" is on a truck and due to arrive today or tommorow, so I should have her by tuesday.

My MINI was on the Patriot that arrived in Charleston on the 23rd of this month, so if yours was on the same ship they are moving pretty fast out of the VPC.

;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

Appy,
Mine was aboard the Patriot as well and my estimated delivery according to owners lounge has been updated to be 8/29, which is sunday. unfortunately, the dealer is closed on sunday. doh! I will ring the dealer today to see if I can pick up early.

My MINI was on the Patriot that arrived in Charleston on the 23rd of this month, so if yours was on the same ship they are moving pretty fast out of the VPC.

I'm glad to hear that someone else thinks things are moving fast for the Patriot shipmates. I thought I was being a little over anxious and very skeptical of my EDD of 8-29.

Now, my 'Labor Day weekend pickup' dream will probably be a reality! Awesome!

A case? What do you do, lawyer?

-mike

Not a lawyer. I'm a forensic scientist for the Medical Examiner Division of the Oregon State Police.

I'm on the Freedom too!!

Have you been tracking it??

Use http://www.sailwx.info....go under "ship search", then "find specific ship by callsign"

Freedom's call sign is wdb5483...Right now it's N43, W21, right in the middle of the Atlantic :cool:

MadisonMini,
Thanks for the tracking info. I shall chart its progress across the pond. I haven't heard of any more big storms on the east coast, so it should be a straight shot. :p

Thanks,
John

Classic just told me they received a shipment of 4 MINIs today, unfortunately mine wasn't one of them.

The wait continues...

fs-mini, mlebeau - do you guys know if any of those are ours? I just emailed Julie to ask her... hopefully, she sends some pics our way..... it would be a nice end to a crappy week (work and all that stuff)...... at least, I can dream of my baby being there already... ready to be loaded on the truck on the way to Daddy ;)

No time to stay and chat, but MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER! Julie sent me pics and everything, and it looks AWESOME! :D I will post pics and stuff later today, gotta help my girlfriend as she gets her wisdom teeth pulled today so I have some other obligations first. :)

-mike

mike - you lucky guy... did she say if 1 of those that arrived were mine? I can't wait......

Not a lawyer. I'm a forensic scientist for the Medical Examiner Division of the Oregon State Police.

Wow. Like CSI / Dr. Kay Scarpetta stuff?

No time to stay and chat, but MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER! Julie sent me pics and everything, and it looks AWESOME! :D I will post pics and stuff later today, gotta help my girlfriend as she gets her wisdom teeth pulled today so I have some other obligations first. :)

-mike

Well, knowing how awful my experience was when I had my wisdom teeth pulled, you'll be busy for a while! But when you get a chance post your piccies so we can all see. Hope the gf isn't in too much pain and heals quickly. :(

Man, I'm so excited I had to bring my laptop and find some wireless at the oral surgeon's office while I wait for my gf to be done with her surgery. :) I'm attempting to get the pics from my webmail now and post them, hehe. speed_racer, thanks for the kind words, it looks like she has about the least complex case possible so hopefully she'll do alright through all of it. Alfredo, no Julie didn't say who else was there. I'll take a second look at the pics she sent to see if there's any PW/B cars though. ;)

Expect pics in a few min.

-mike

Here are the pics! All 3 pictures that Julie sent me of my new baby!

Gallery: http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/gallery_19677.html

WOW!!! That's great.... I guess I can't see mine in the pics but I am keeping my fingers crossed..... there's a Chili Red one there... anyone has that? That's a great looking car..... Congrats, Mike....

Hay Mike, congrats, finally you can see your car. Hope I can see mine in the next weekend. Can't wait to see them both in person. :D

Thanks guys! Yeah it was thrilling to wake up to those pictures. :) I knew it would be like this, I've seen other HB/B cars but for some reason your own always looks better. :) Joey, sorry your car wasn't in the shipment. I hope you'll be able to get some pics soon! :D

-mike

I'm hanging in there, Mike. I asked Classic if they receive more than one shipment a day and they said not usually.

Congrats on the first pics, Mike. Your baby looks great! :D

Thanks Sportty! :D

-mike

well, got an email from Julie at Classic and alas, mine wasn't in the same group that got delivered this morning with Mike's car.... oh well... the wait continues......

Sorry to hear it Alfredo, but you've got to be there soon! Besides, we're all going out the same time anyway, so nothing to worry about. :)

-mike

Mike, may be you can start "cut & paste"ing your own image into your baby in this pic ...
http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/19677/42180_thumb.jpg (http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/19677/42180.jpg)
of yours to start imaging you've started motoring already ... j.k. :D

May be I will do that too once I got the pics. :D

Mike, may be you can start "cut & paste"ing your own image into your baby in this pic ...
http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/19677/42180_thumb.jpg (http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/19677/42180.jpg)
of yours to start imaging you've started motoring already ... j.k. :D

May be I will do that too once I got the pics. :D

Haha, yeah, I work with a bunch of designers who I'm sure would gladly photoshop me into that picture... but I think I'll try to hold off. ;) hehe..

-mike

Help me out folks! The WW site shows that Frieda's VIN is definitely on the Freedom, and shows that the Freedom left Southampton on 8/24, due to arrive in Charleston on 9/3. However, the Port of Charleston schedule of the next 30 day arrivals does NOT show the Freedom. What does this mean????? HELP!!! - :confused: :confused: :confused: -

Help me out folks! The WW site shows that Frieda's VIN is definitely on the Freedom, and shows that the Freedom left Southampton on 8/24, due to arrive in Charleston on 9/3. However, the Port of Charleston schedule of the next 30 day arrivals does NOT show the Freedom. What does this mean????? HELP!!! - :confused: :confused: :confused: -

I noticed the same thing when I went to the Charleston web site. I hope it is just an oversight :confused:

I recall that happening to someone else as well. Their ship only showed up on the Port of Charleston site a few days before it was due to arrive. If you've gotten the data elsewhere that it's due on the 3rd, I think you can safely trust that. :)

-mike

For those tracking, I ordered my red MCS July 10, went into production Aug 12, awaited transport Aug 22, and now, Aug 27, en route! Yea! Looks pretty much on average queue for a 2 month delivery... I try not to get too excited about these things, but, guess I should now try to figure out what boat we're on?

Anyone else just go from awaiting transport to en route to East Coast (NYC likely)? We can chant "no hurricanes this week!" together.

Max

:D