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MagicRat · Mar 25th, 2006, 12:26 PM

I just wanted to ask all my fellow aussie mini owners. How did you deal with the wait between ordering your car and it showing up?

It’s only been 2 weeks since i put the deposit on and I am struggling!!!!

I have read and re-read the sales brochure and accessories booklet and specs so many times i am wearing out the pages and i have done so much research on ipod options and mods i am getting to the point of information overload.

So i really need to know how others dealt with the waiting period.

For the record my Parklane is slated for a June arrival i am told.

Thanks

Mark

aussiesupermini · Mar 25th, 2006, 12:40 PM

Yoga works wonders, so do Pirate runs, u r more than welcome to come join us even if u don't have your mini yet.

Welcome to Mini2 as well.

IML337 · Mar 25th, 2006, 12:53 PM

Think about people like me who waited 6 months for a Cooper S, then 8 months for a Golf GTI, and you'll feel better...

Otherwise, grab a demo to drive every now and then from the dealer

Tigger, Eeyore & Roo · Mar 25th, 2006, 12:53 PM

Give yourself a project that's difficult to complete in the time available; I had to clear out the garage of around 10 year's build up of junk, build a shed to move my work bench in to and paint the garage floor all in time before the MINI arrived.

The time flew by so fast, with every spare minute flying by trying to get the garage finished in time that, when they phoned to say that the car was ready a week early, I even had to ask them to hang on until the original date as I wasn't ready for it!

Just pick a project that needs two more weeks than you have available to complete and before you know it, they will be on the phone asking you to collect your MINI!

Tigger.

MagicRat · Mar 25th, 2006, 01:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tigger, Eeyore & Roo

Give yourself a project that's difficult to complete in the time available; I had to clear out the garage of around 10 year's build up of junk, build a shed to move my work bench in to and paint the garage floor all in time before the MINI arrived.

The time flew by so fast, with every spare minute flying by trying to get the garage finished in time that, when they phoned to say that the car was ready a week early, I even had to ask them to hang on until the original date as I wasn't ready for it!

Just pick a project that needs two more weeks than you have available to complete and before you know it, they will be on the phone asking you to collect your MINI!

Tigger.

Thanks Tigger, its funny you should bring up that subject as I have a good 40 - 50 years of miscelanious crap in the garage to sort out as the house i live in belonged to my grand-parents before they died and the garage is not in a state to house a new car at present.

One of the hardest things I have had to deal with is the shock of my friends when i told them what i was getting. They couldn't belive that I was getting an import as i am one of the biggest holden nuts around. 12 months ago i would have laughed at anyone who said i would be buying a import, but when you fall in love with a car its imposible to resist.

Tigger, Eeyore & Roo · Mar 25th, 2006, 01:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MagicRat

Thanks Tigger, its funny you should bring up that subject as I have a good 40 - 50 years of miscelanious crap in the garage to sort out as the house i live in belonged to my grand-parents before they died and the garage is not in a state to house a new car at present.

One of the hardest things I have had to deal with is the shock of my friends when i told them what i was getting. They couldn't belive that I was getting an import as i am one of the biggest holden nuts around. 12 months ago i would have laughed at anyone who said i would be buying a import, but when you fall in love with a car its imposible to resist.

There you go, a perfect reason to clear the garage out and 40-50 years of gunge should easily keep you fully occupied! I worked on the basis that it's pointless storing a garage full of rubbish of negligable value whilst leaving a brand new MINI outside

Tigger.

OZChris · Mar 25th, 2006, 09:04 PM

Hi Mark

I sympathise with your dilemma as I recently waited 4 months for our new S.

I found lots of time on MINI2 sort of helped, plus I think that your garage 'project' will keep you busy. If you get a chance, please join us on a clubMINI run.

All that said the time will pass really quickly

Chris

n00b · Mar 26th, 2006, 04:45 AM

Keep ordering parts online will soothe the pain

bigturtle · Mar 26th, 2006, 04:54 AM

Oh this one is so easy! All you need to do is to talk endlessly about your new car and bug the crap out of anyone within listening distance. They'll soon get sick to death of hearing about it and do everything thay can to sooth the wait, just to shut you up.

Well, it worked for me.

WORKSRACER · Mar 26th, 2006, 05:45 AM

You know whats worse is actually knowing the dealer has your car and giving you excuses its not ready because they want to take their time and make sure its perfect!
Yeh sure you mean we sold your parts and we need to wait to get more in or your car was damaged in transit and we need to fix it is probably the truth especially when they tell you it had a day and a half work only on it and they had put a priority on the car as well.
Im almost ready to start knocking heads.
cheers
michael

KPKalle · Mar 26th, 2006, 06:28 AM

Surfing MINI2 is the only thing that comes close to easing the wait

Mom's Mini · Mar 26th, 2006, 07:02 AM

I agree with KPKalle, I must check out the site at least 3x a day. I've ordered a couple things on-line, cubby tray and a glovebox organizer, that rush is over so I'll have to shop again. I have written on the calender the days till the car is suppost to arrive, next to the day's dates....only 35 more sleeps.

Yes, my family and friends just roll their eyes now when I mention the car. Maybe I've talked too much about it?

You think?

I downloaded and printed out the 2005 owner's manual off the Motoring File site http://motoringfile.com/ , bottom right hand corner. There isn't a 2006 yet but I think they are pretty similar. At least you can learn a lot about the car ahead of time, so when you get in it for the first time, all the buttons, toggles, switches, etc. are all familiar.

You could join your local Mini club and plan on attending some meets.

In the end it's just a very painful wait but as I've been told and believe...it will be all worth it when you take delivery of your car!!!

Magictux · Mar 26th, 2006, 08:22 AM

I waited five and a half months and in that time read a lot of stuff on these forums and went on a few MINI runs..

I had a 'shrine' set up with a bunch of models and thought the waiting would never end. We took delivery ten and a half months ago which really surprises me when I think about it. The time will pass and you'll be driving your new car around forgetting all the pain of waiting and getting delivery... A bit like childbirth really!

minigolf · Mar 27th, 2006, 05:33 AM

Just bloody deal with it okay!!! … most if us did.

Haha, just kidding. The best part about the wait is remembering how easy it was once your car arrives. Sadly, that will make no sense to you just yet, and may even sound like a heartless thing to say … but trust me, it does actually make sense. Or at least, driving your MINI will make it make sense.

In the meantime, stick around here, meet a few MINI2ers at various runs. We're generally only too happy to help an owner-in-waiting through the pain as most of us have been there once or twice before. I waited about 3 1/2 months for my MINI, then a kangaroo jumped into it just 3 weeks after delivery (relatively minor damage fortunately) and I had to wait another 7 weeks for it be repaired.

That said, owning my MINI has been a blast and I wouldn't change anything. I can even laugh at the kangaroo incident now.

Cheers Liam

MiniFr34k · Mar 27th, 2006, 05:37 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by dairyboy

Keep ordering parts online will soothe the pain

ROFLMAO!!!!

Sejanus · Mar 27th, 2006, 06:31 AM

I obessively followed the car's progress through production online and then tracked it at sea and then went stark raving mad when it sat at the port in Southern California for a week. But hey, whatever works for you.

AndrewH · Mar 27th, 2006, 07:14 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sejanus

I obessively followed the car's progress through production online and then tracked it at sea and then went stark raving mad when it sat at the port in Southern California for a week. But hey, whatever works for you.

That sounds familiar - my car has been sitting in Sydney now for 3 weeks waiting to hitch a ride to Canberra

But it will all be worth it in the end

Smurfn · Mar 27th, 2006, 08:16 AM

Mini2 certainly helps

WORKSRACER · Mar 27th, 2006, 09:50 AM

Well here's a update i just worked out how to track it from TNT and found out the dealer took delivery on the 14th of March (this month) and its still not ready! Tommorow im going to have to give one of those phone calls i guess.
I hate being lied to.

cheers
michael

n00b · Mar 27th, 2006, 11:39 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by WORKSRACER

Well here's a update i just worked out how to track it from TNT and found out the dealer took delivery on the 14th of March (this month) and its still not ready! Tommorow im going to have to give one of those phone calls i guess.
I hate being lied to.

cheers
michael

And I thought you liked your dealer so much you wouldn't mind recommending them?

Mar 25th, 2006, 12:26 PM	#1
MagicRat MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 15 Offline	Advice please: How to deal with the wait!!! I just wanted to ask all my fellow aussie mini owners. How did you deal with the wait between ordering your car and it showing up? It’s only been 2 weeks since i put the deposit on and I am struggling!!!! I have read and re-read the sales brochure and accessories booklet and specs so many times i am wearing out the pages and i have done so much research on ipod options and mods i am getting to the point of information overload. So i really need to know how others dealt with the waiting period. For the record my Parklane is slated for a June arrival i am told. Thanks Mark

Mar 25th, 2006, 12:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tigger, Eeyore & Roo I'm Back! My Classifieds Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kernow, near England Local Time: 08:02 PM Posts: 4,572 Offline	Give yourself a project that's difficult to complete in the time available; I had to clear out the garage of around 10 year's build up of junk, build a shed to move my work bench in to and paint the garage floor all in time before the MINI arrived. The time flew by so fast, with every spare minute flying by trying to get the garage finished in time that, when they phoned to say that the car was ready a week early, I even had to ask them to hang on until the original date as I wasn't ready for it! Just pick a project that needs two more weeks than you have available to complete and before you know it, they will be on the phone asking you to collect your MINI! Tigger. Unintimated and I'm back!! For sunshine, fun and Cornish Pasties: New MINI Kernow Cornish Oggy Run 2009!

Mar 25th, 2006, 01:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tigger, Eeyore & Roo I'm Back! My Classifieds Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kernow, near England Local Time: 08:02 PM Posts: 4,572 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MagicRat Thanks Tigger, its funny you should bring up that subject as I have a good 40 - 50 years of miscelanious crap in the garage to sort out as the house i live in belonged to my grand-parents before they died and the garage is not in a state to house a new car at present. One of the hardest things I have had to deal with is the shock of my friends when i told them what i was getting. They couldn't belive that I was getting an import as i am one of the biggest holden nuts around. 12 months ago i would have laughed at anyone who said i would be buying a import, but when you fall in love with a car its imposible to resist. There you go, a perfect reason to clear the garage out and 40-50 years of gunge should easily keep you fully occupied! I worked on the basis that it's pointless storing a garage full of rubbish of negligable value whilst leaving a brand new MINI outside Tigger. Unintimated and I'm back!! For sunshine, fun and Cornish Pasties: New MINI Kernow Cornish Oggy Run 2009!

Mar 26th, 2006, 06:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
KPKalle Knight of the Round Table Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Midhurst, Sussex Local Time: 08:02 PM Posts: 21,579 Offline	Surfing MINI2 is the only thing that comes close to easing the wait Global Moderator

Mar 27th, 2006, 05:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
minigolf Blue is the colour! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canberra, Australia Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 13,849 Offline	Just bloody deal with it okay!!! … most if us did. Haha, just kidding. The best part about the wait is remembering how easy it was once your car arrives. Sadly, that will make no sense to you just yet, and may even sound like a heartless thing to say … but trust me, it does actually make sense. Or at least, driving your MINI will make it make sense. In the meantime, stick around here, meet a few MINI2ers at various runs. We're generally only too happy to help an owner-in-waiting through the pain as most of us have been there once or twice before. I waited about 3 1/2 months for my MINI, then a kangaroo jumped into it just 3 weeks after delivery (relatively minor damage fortunately) and I had to wait another 7 weeks for it be repaired. That said, owning my MINI has been a blast and I wouldn't change anything. I can even laugh at the kangaroo incident now. Cheers Liam Sabine Schmitz: Fear disturbs your concentration.

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Mar 25th, 2006, 12:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
aussiesupermini Poker Pirate Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chrome City Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 979 Offline	Yoga works wonders, so do Pirate runs, u r more than welcome to come join us even if u don't have your mini yet. Welcome to Mini2 as well.

Mar 25th, 2006, 12:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
IML337 saving the world Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 2,931 Offline	Think about people like me who waited 6 months for a Cooper S, then 8 months for a Golf GTI, and you'll feel better... Otherwise, grab a demo to drive every now and then from the dealer

Mar 25th, 2006, 01:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
MagicRat MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 15 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tigger, Eeyore & Roo Give yourself a project that's difficult to complete in the time available; I had to clear out the garage of around 10 year's build up of junk, build a shed to move my work bench in to and paint the garage floor all in time before the MINI arrived. The time flew by so fast, with every spare minute flying by trying to get the garage finished in time that, when they phoned to say that the car was ready a week early, I even had to ask them to hang on until the original date as I wasn't ready for it! Just pick a project that needs two more weeks than you have available to complete and before you know it, they will be on the phone asking you to collect your MINI! Tigger. Thanks Tigger, its funny you should bring up that subject as I have a good 40 - 50 years of miscelanious crap in the garage to sort out as the house i live in belonged to my grand-parents before they died and the garage is not in a state to house a new car at present. One of the hardest things I have had to deal with is the shock of my friends when i told them what i was getting. They couldn't belive that I was getting an import as i am one of the biggest holden nuts around. 12 months ago i would have laughed at anyone who said i would be buying a import, but when you fall in love with a car its imposible to resist.

Mar 25th, 2006, 09:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
OZChris MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 2,507 Offline	Hi Mark I sympathise with your dilemma as I recently waited 4 months for our new S. I found lots of time on MINI2 sort of helped, plus I think that your garage 'project' will keep you busy. If you get a chance, please join us on a clubMINI run. All that said the time will pass really quickly Chris

Mar 26th, 2006, 04:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
n00b Twincharge??? My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 2,283 Offline	Keep ordering parts online will soothe the pain

Mar 26th, 2006, 04:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
bigturtle Oh God, what have I done? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 301 Offline	Oh this one is so easy! All you need to do is to talk endlessly about your new car and bug the crap out of anyone within listening distance. They'll soon get sick to death of hearing about it and do everything thay can to sooth the wait, just to shut you up. Well, it worked for me.

Mar 26th, 2006, 05:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
WORKSRACER MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: caste hill Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 178 Offline	You know whats worse is actually knowing the dealer has your car and giving you excuses its not ready because they want to take their time and make sure its perfect! Yeh sure you mean we sold your parts and we need to wait to get more in or your car was damaged in transit and we need to fix it is probably the truth especially when they tell you it had a day and a half work only on it and they had put a priority on the car as well. Im almost ready to start knocking heads. cheers michael

Mar 26th, 2006, 07:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
Mom's Mini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver Local Time: 01:02 PM Posts: 74 Offline	I agree with KPKalle, I must check out the site at least 3x a day. I've ordered a couple things on-line, cubby tray and a glovebox organizer, that rush is over so I'll have to shop again. I have written on the calender the days till the car is suppost to arrive, next to the day's dates....only 35 more sleeps. Yes, my family and friends just roll their eyes now when I mention the car. Maybe I've talked too much about it? You think? I downloaded and printed out the 2005 owner's manual off the Motoring File site http://motoringfile.com/ , bottom right hand corner. There isn't a 2006 yet but I think they are pretty similar. At least you can learn a lot about the car ahead of time, so when you get in it for the first time, all the buttons, toggles, switches, etc. are all familiar. You could join your local Mini club and plan on attending some meets. In the end it's just a very painful wait but as I've been told and believe...it will be all worth it when you take delivery of your car!!!

Mar 26th, 2006, 08:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
Magictux -Mr T- Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Goulburn NSW Oz Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 1,819 Offline	I waited five and a half months and in that time read a lot of stuff on these forums and went on a few MINI runs.. I had a 'shrine' set up with a bunch of models and thought the waiting would never end. We took delivery ten and a half months ago which really surprises me when I think about it. The time will pass and you'll be driving your new car around forgetting all the pain of waiting and getting delivery... A bit like childbirth really!

Mar 27th, 2006, 05:37 AM	#15 (permalink)
MiniFr34k fr34king n00b! My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sydney Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 2,173 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by dairyboy Keep ordering parts online will soothe the pain ROFLMAO!!!!

Mar 27th, 2006, 06:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
Sejanus MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Sacramento Local Time: 12:02 PM Posts: 4,380 Offline	I obessively followed the car's progress through production online and then tracked it at sea and then went stark raving mad when it sat at the port in Southern California for a week. But hey, whatever works for you.

Mar 27th, 2006, 07:14 AM	#17 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 4,181 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Sejanus I obessively followed the car's progress through production online and then tracked it at sea and then went stark raving mad when it sat at the port in Southern California for a week. But hey, whatever works for you. That sounds familiar - my car has been sitting in Sydney now for 3 weeks waiting to hitch a ride to Canberra But it will all be worth it in the end Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Mar 27th, 2006, 08:16 AM	#18 (permalink)
Smurfn Smurfing Around Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newcastle, NSW Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 42,149 Offline	Mini2 certainly helps http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheezelsmurf/

Mar 27th, 2006, 09:50 AM	#19 (permalink)
WORKSRACER MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: caste hill Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 178 Offline	Well here's a update i just worked out how to track it from TNT and found out the dealer took delivery on the 14th of March (this month) and its still not ready! Tommorow im going to have to give one of those phone calls i guess. I hate being lied to. cheers michael

Mar 27th, 2006, 11:39 AM	#20 (permalink)
n00b Twincharge??? My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 2,283 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by WORKSRACER Well here's a update i just worked out how to track it from TNT and found out the dealer took delivery on the 14th of March (this month) and its still not ready! Tommorow im going to have to give one of those phone calls i guess. I hate being lied to. cheers michael And I thought you liked your dealer so much you wouldn't mind recommending them?

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