So you won't be surprised:

http://www.mini2.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1478927&postcount=19

:D

Yippee! :) For mine no tracking info available either and also acc. ASK-MINI in transit!!

Looks like you are on the andes highway with me. Expect our boat to be coming into SC on the 11th, Two days before the resolve!

Until I read these posts with the K-line info. I was tracking my Mini on the WW site like others. Mine was received at terminal at 3/23 15:31. I though it would sail on the resolve...but when I checked today, It said no traking info. :mad:

I saw the K-line info and am hopeful I'm on the Andes highway :rolleyes:

I feel better now.

Now I think I'm in the same boat as Caludia and Btdoyle.

Thanks :)

Thanks Kellzir. Actually, I check about every half hour, in between doing weekend tasks. :) So far, the NY port site doesn't show the CT as docked yet, but it was scheduled to enter port at noon. So, I think the site just hasn't updated and cars are rolling into the VDC as I type. :)

Since I'm also on the Cypress Trail with a 4/7 delivery date (which will be delayed a little while the JCW is installed) I'm watching the web sites closely today as well.

Check the WW site - it shows the NY destination in red. Probably a mistake unless they just slowed down and pushed all the cars into the water.

Until I read these posts with the K-line info. I was tracking my Mini on the WW site like others. Mine was received at terminal at 3/23 15:31. I though it would sail on the resolve...but when I checked today, It said no traking info. :mad:

I saw the K-line info and am hopeful I'm on the Andes highway :rolleyes:

I feel better now.

Now I think I'm in the same boat as Caludia and Btdoyle.

Thanks :)
Yep, if your boat is coming to the port at SC it is most likely on the andes highway. You can call askmini, it should say in transit if you are on in. from when your car was recieved at the terminal it looks like you fit into the right time frame. It was kind of nice to find out that I wasnt on the resolve because that means that my mini will be in my hands two days sooner.

Days till my mini hits the US: 9 days
Days till I should have my mini: 16 days.

Ask mini says my vehicle is in transit :D :D

Woohoo.

Okay I'm calm now :rolleyes:

Around here, diesel can be as much as 20 cents more per gallon than super.

Zip


With gas going up and our Mini's needing premium this is about the worse time for me to be jumping off the Diesel bandwagon. I got 45 MPG with the TDI.

So apparently, in the two days since being offloaded from the Takasago, my car has cleared the VPC and is released to carrier for transit to my dealer! Woo hoo! I got a nice e-mail from my MA today to set up an appointment for delivery. Since things went this quickly, i'm going to try to take delivery on the 6th (Wednesday) - we'll see if that works out or not, but the odds look good.

I'll still have to go out of town right after the MINI arrives, but at least I can drive it to the airport :)

Ben

..........

I'll still have to go out of town right after the MINI arrives, but at least I can drive it to the airport :)

Ben

...and come back to find the doors all dinged up..:eek:

So apparently, in the two days since being offloaded from the Takasago, my car has cleared the VPC and is released to carrier for transit to my dealer! Woo hoo! I got a nice e-mail from my MA today to set up an appointment for delivery. Since things went this quickly, i'm going to try to take delivery on the 6th (Wednesday) - we'll see if that works out or not, but the odds look good.

I'll still have to go out of town right after the MINI arrives, but at least I can drive it to the airport :)

Ben

Hey Ben! That's great news! Wow - your MINI must not have had to wait at the VDC very long before processing. That's cool!

If all goes well, mine is expected to be at the dealer on the 11th or 12th, but I really wish it would be more like the 14th because I don't want it sitting there all week until Saturday when I can pick it up!

Debbie

...and come back to find the doors all dinged up..:eek:

I fly out of Roanoke, Virginia (ROA). Our airport parking lot is probably smaller than your grocery store's parking lot. Our airport has six gates. (It had seven, but homeland security ate one of them to make more screening area.) I love it to death, it's a fantastic place to fly out of - but it's not somewhere where long term parking is a big security risk for your car :)

That said, I'm going to have family ride with me to the airport, then I'll have them drive the MINI back home. That way it can be protected while I'm gone :cool:

Now the Virginia Tech commuter lot - THERE'S a door dingfest! :eek:

Ben

And to reply to my own message, IT'S HERE!!!!!! The car is on the lot at Flow MINI! Delivery scheduled for Wednesday afternoon! Woo hoo!!!!! Sent in my requested dealer-programmable options... other than that, now it's just a waiting game.

Talk about fast... two days from offloaidng from ship to delivery to the dealer. This is GREAT news for those of you coming through South Carolina! :D

Ben

And to reply to my own message, IT'S HERE!!!!!! The car is on the lot at Flow MINI! Delivery scheduled for Wednesday afternoon! Woo hoo!!!!! Sent in my requested dealer-programmable options... other than that, now it's just a waiting game.

Talk about fast... two days from offloaidng from ship to delivery to the dealer. This is GREAT news for those of you coming through South Carolina! :D

Ben

That's great!

And to reply to my own message, IT'S HERE!!!!!! The car is on the lot at Flow MINI! Delivery scheduled for Wednesday afternoon! Woo hoo!!!!! Sent in my requested dealer-programmable options... other than that, now it's just a waiting game.

Talk about fast... two days from offloaidng from ship to delivery to the dealer. This is GREAT news for those of you coming through South Carolina! :D

Ben

Unbelievable! That's quick. One question though - why aren't you going to get it today?! :p

My boat docks on Monday. If I were to be as lucky, that would mean that I might be able to get mine next weekend, instead of the 16th. I'm trying not to get too excited based on your news [smiling from ear to ear] because I know how my luck is, but it does provide something to look forward to this week.

While in college I worked in one of the buildings behind Roanoke Regional Airport. I used to like to sit outside during my breaks at night and watch for planes. Obviously I didn't see as many as I would have had it been say the Charlotte airport, but it was still fun. :)

Does this make you the first one in the group to get their MINI? We will, of course, want to see lots of pictures! And if you happen to see a LY/B w/ a chrome grille getting pulled off of a truck Wednesday evening when you're there, be sure to let me know. :p

Debbie

I am on the Andes Highway with Claudia and bdoyle. Yippe. My MA also e-mailed me today telling me the good news and ASK-Mini says I am in transit. My VIN numbe also failed to now show up on the WW site. I hope we have clear and calm seas.

And to reply to my own message, IT'S HERE!!!!!! The car is on the lot at Flow MINI! Delivery scheduled for Wednesday afternoon! Woo hoo!!!!! Sent in my requested dealer-programmable options... other than that, now it's just a waiting game.

Talk about fast... two days from offloaidng from ship to delivery to the dealer. This is GREAT news for those of you coming through South Carolina! :D

Ben


Congratulations Ben. I'm happy for you. :)


Tom

I fly out of Roanoke, Virginia (ROA). Our airport parking lot is probably smaller than your grocery store's parking lot. Our airport has six gates. (It had seven, but homeland security ate one of them to make more screening area.) I love it to death, it's a fantastic place to fly out of - but it's not somewhere where long term parking is a big security risk for your car :)

That said, I'm going to have family ride with me to the airport, then I'll have them drive the MINI back home. That way it can be protected while I'm gone :cool:

Now the Virginia Tech commuter lot - THERE'S a door dingfest! :eek:

Ben

I have a national airport that I love to use in Newburgh, NY. Same deal. Very low key and unhurried. Once, a few years ago, I was on the first flight out at about 6:00 AM and I had to wait.....until they opened the terminal. I love living in the country. :)


Tom

All this talk of cars arriving is making me anxious!

So I was able to determine that my car is on the "Madame Butterfly"; it left Southampton on 3/27 and will arrive in NY on 4/4. But the destination for the booking says Charleston, CA and 4/9. Why doesn't it unload at NY (it's heading to Chicago, I'm picking it up there - too expensive in Calif.).

Anyway, it sounds like they are going through the Charleston VPC very quickly, so hopefully later this month!

Thanks,

Don

Don, the MB is pulling into the Public Berth 17 in NJ on 4/4 at 20:00

:D

Here's the link: NY shipping activity (https://www.firstnynj.com/)

. . . too expensive in Calif.).

Don
I came to the same conclusion, but I was able to purchase from Desert MINI in Las Vegas at MSRP. MINI of Murray (in Salt Lake) will also sell at MSRP with reasonable lead-time. Debbie Linge there is very helpful.

I really was appalled when I visited the dealer closest to me (MINI Of Concord) and told them that I was going to buy out of state if they couldn't come down to within shouting range of MSRP. They politely wished me good luck and said to be sure to come to them with any questions or warrantly work/service. They had absolutely no interest in dealing whatsoever.

The showroom was like a mausoleum, in the sense that there were people buying cars, but they sure didn't seem happy about it. But then, I wouldn't be happy either if I had to pay the dealer $2499 over MSRP just for the privilege of selling me a car.

:mad:

I guess this is the logical outcome of a quota system and high levels of demand here in the Golden State. If they can sell everything they're allocated, why bother to deal?

In case anyone's wondering, yes I spoke to East Bay MINI -- MSRP but a 12 month wait for an MCS. In Southern California there's two MSRP dealers -- South Bay MINI and Long Beach MINI. Long Beach has a 10 month wait for an MCS, South Bay about 4.

Desert MINI tried to get my car built in about a week, but it took them another week and a second shot at it to get the options right.

Should be less than two weeks before we pick up the car! By the time we get it home we'll be 2/3rds of the way through the break-in period!

:D

-- Roger

Roger - Very similar story (and where do you live, I'm up in Sonoma...)

Just on principle I won't pay over MSRP, and the drive back from Chicago is just fun to me. So I emailed every basically every Mini dealer in the country near a major metro area. I selected Patrick Mini in Chicago because a) they advertise with MotoringFile; b) 10% off accessories; and c) no hidden fees. One of the closer MSRP dealers had a $400 "documentation fee" that he "forgot to mention" -- deal killer. So far I'm very happy with the process and communication with Patrick. :)

Anyway, I understand that the MB is pulling into NY, but the WW Cargo Status History says:

Booking Number : GBSOU300160 Bill Number : GB294450

Vessel: MADAME BUTTERFLY Port of origin : SOUTHAMPTON

Voyage : EQ512-MBU Port of Destination : CHARLESTON,SC

If I'm reading this right, seems to me the mini is going to sit in NY, then head to Charleston? :confused:

Don

Yes that is right. It gets unloaded in SC not in NY. Thats just the port that the chicago bound minis go through.

Roger - Very similar story (and where do you live, I'm up in Sonoma...)

Just on principle I won't pay over MSRP, and the drive back from Chicago is just fun to me. So I emailed every basically every Mini dealer in the country near a major metro area. I selected Patrick Mini in Chicago because a) they advertise with MotoringFile; b) 10% off accessories; and c) no hidden fees. One of the closer MSRP dealers had a $400 "documentation fee" that he "forgot to mention" -- deal killer. So far I'm very happy with the process and communication with Patrick. :)

Anyway, I understand that the MB is pulling into NY, but the WW Cargo Status History says:

Booking Number : GBSOU300160 Bill Number : GB294450

Vessel: MADAME BUTTERFLY Port of origin : SOUTHAMPTON

Voyage : EQ512-MBU Port of Destination : CHARLESTON,SC

If I'm reading this right, seems to me the mini is going to sit in NY, then head to Charleston? :confused:

Don

Understood - thanks AprilWhine and btdoyle!

I'm planning on a 4/22 pickup - that's a week for the VPC and transit and a week for dealer prep, so hopefully everything stays on schedule and I can drive it back before the end of the month!

Hey all of you fellow March people,

As you all have probably done once or 50 times by now, I went yet again to the FAQs in here and read up on "What checks should be made when taking delivery?". This is appropriate as a bunch of us are close to picking up our 2500lb babies. My question to you all is; Is anyone aware of any updates to that particular thread? Are there any other things we should be on the lookout for as we are picking up our cars? AprilWhine, you have experience at this and I (as well as others I'm sure) would like your input on this. My wife and I plan on printing that thread out and trying to follow it to a T. (including taking a digital camera with us to photograph the car from many angles inside and out for a physical record of the cars condition)
Anyone else heard from owners about what they thought they should have looked out for on delivery day?
Thanks for any added suggestions y'all,
Randy

Sorry Randy, I think that FAQ is a moot point. I'm going to bounce on the seat, toot the horn, then drive it home the long way. :D

The car has a four year warrenty, I can't think of anything that would be wrong enough for me to turn it down. :) I've already bought one from Checkered Flag and it was immaculate.

Sorry Randy, I think that FAQ is a moot point. I'm going to bounce on the seat, toot the horn, then drive it home the long way. :D

The car has a four year warrenty, I can't think of anything that would be wrong enough for me to turn it down. :) I've already bought one from Checkered Flag and it was immaculate.
Well, I'd love to bounce on the seat but at 250 lbs, I don't want to hear any sickly cracking noises under me when I do that. (I'll leave that for the wife...she weighs a hundred and nothing)
I can't see us actually turning it down unless MAYBE they brought it out with a towtruck :mad: , but even then we would be too anxious to bother doing that. "It only has 3 wheels turning? No biggie, just hand us the keys!" :D
Oh, and as for going home the long way...we don't have a choice. Our drive will be a minimum of 3.5 hours if we used the Interstate and since our MA told us we should vary speeds when we can, we decided to take Rt 34 (in front of Bill Jaobs Mini) all the way to our town, making it a trip closer to 4.5 hours due to all the little towns we'll pass through.
Randy

Hey, I think I see my car!

http://www.neautoterminal.com/tour2_small.jpg (http://www.neautoterminal.com/tour2_big.jpg)

Click for a life size view.

Hey, I think I see my car!

http://www.neautoterminal.com/tour_small.jpg (http://www.neautoterminal.com/tour2_big.jpg)

Click for a life size view.
Yea, I see it. I think they scratched the mirror,didn't they? ;)

I think mine is three cars down and one row over. The one where all the birds in the harbor decided to use it as a target for a bombing run after eating. :mad:

Roger - Very similar story (and where do you live, I'm up in Sonoma...)

One of the closer MSRP dealers had a $400 "documentation fee" that he "forgot to mention" -- deal killer.

If I'm reading this right, seems to me the mini is going to sit in NY, then head to Charleston? :confused:

Don
Don,

I'm in Petaluma. Hi Neighbor!

:)

Someone else already told you the sad fact -- your car has to move further from Chicago before it gets put onto dry land. It'll get extra-special TLC at the Charleston factility, then it gets shipped off to Chicago. One (of many things) I don't know is whether they truck it all the way from South Carolina to Illinois, or whether there's a rail component somewhere along the way.

Anyone?

I too mentally fought with the $399 doc' fee (Ooooh, I got a dollar off! ;) ), and finally decided that I'd just suck it up and pay it. I'd spend at least that much (plus the additional time) driving back from further east. I contacted the folks in Denver, and they too wanted a $2500 ADM. The only other non-ADM dealer I found in the West was Sandia in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Up in Oregon and Seattle they're just as bloodthirsty as they are in California.

-- Roger

Roger - I'm in Petaluma too! (I say "Sonoma" as most folks know that as NorCal somewhere...we just moved here last April from SoCal).

Uh, that means there will be two HB/B MCS' in town??