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swamos · Apr 15th, 2003, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IML337
From the time the boat docks until the time the keys are in your hand is about 10-14 days?

But if the stealership in Canberra, there might be another day or two of time putting it on a trucking and getting it down there from Sydney?

Sometime you can be unlucky, though. Our car was in Brisbane for three weeks before we got it.

MrMow · Apr 16th, 2003, 12:00 PM

I find this all a bit strange, I walked into my dealer and got pretty much the exact car (Cooper S) I wanted (DS/B, leather, 17s and thats it) 5 or 6 days later, he had a big list of variously specced cars available...

Are they THAT hard to get everywhere else? Or did I just get lucky?

I know there was a choice of Red, DS, Silver, BRG..

Boo · Apr 16th, 2003, 04:43 PM

I think you can jag it depending on what is happening around the country.. Also, it depends on whether a dealer with a car on the floor is willing to give it up or wait to sell it themselves...

Harry Morant · Apr 16th, 2003, 05:46 PM

I think you can know too much - the more you surf these forums the more you want an optioned up car. There was one on the showroom floor when I ordered mine but it didn't have DSC, xenons or the auto climate. Methinks we're fussy beasts.

FLiPSiDE · Apr 16th, 2003, 06:05 PM

i waited 3-4 weeks after mine had arrived in the country because the dealer ordered the wrong wheels on it and they had to get a car from melbourne to get rims off only to have it damaged on the way up and sent back 2 melbourne to be fixed before the dealership could get the car, and put the rims off that onto mine.. oh dear.. what a drama that was

oh and i placed my order 9 months before that.. a good 6 months before they went on sale i think?

i think now the wait wouldnt be so bad because dealers have cars in stock. back in the good old days of pre orders and prespecs.. u either took the only spec they offered and got it quick.. or u waited for your custom baby to come in..

it was all well worth it tho, u'll have a smile from ear to ear for weeks on end

Harry Morant · Apr 16th, 2003, 07:58 PM

Speaking of smiles ear to ear - I think that its important to tell your work mates that you've got a new MINI otherwise they'll think you've been getting lucky in another kind of way

IML337 · Apr 16th, 2003, 08:02 PM

you should have seen how much I was yelling and carrying on in the office when my (originally ordered) car appeared on the shipping website as being booked on a ship!

*EVERYBODY* knew!

Harry Morant · Apr 16th, 2003, 08:38 PM

Heh - I'm asked a few times a day where my car is. I think they're amazed that I know where it is and what the sea state is. What is amazing really is just how much info is available if you know where to look. Aparts from the shipping line details, each Port has arrivals and departures, where its berthed etc etc and other sites have ship tracking, wave heights and met data. I just love technology.

MrMow · Apr 17th, 2003, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Harry Morant
Speaking of smiles ear to ear - I think that its important to tell your work mates that you've got a new MINI otherwise they'll think you've been getting lucky in another kind of way

What happens if you just got a new mini and you have been getting lucky! I reckon your head would flip over backwards (like Canadians in South park

)

Boo · Apr 17th, 2003, 11:35 AM

Me, Melody and the Mini... the perfect menage de tois

MrMow · Apr 17th, 2003, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Boo
Me, Melody and the Mini... the perfect menage de tois

Hope you have leather dude, Minis can make a hell of a mess!

swamos · Apr 17th, 2003, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Boo
Me, Melody and the Mini... the perfect menage de tois

OMG backseat drivers

alistaircooke · Apr 17th, 2003, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Boo
Me, Melody and the Mini... the perfect menage de tois

so I guess Melody did see your "pre-nup" comment

btw - when I recently asked a good friend of mine who is patiently waiting for his Cooper R/W to arrive, whether he was going to put anything on the roof his response was:

"The kids"

:-)

Harry Morant · Apr 17th, 2003, 06:23 PM

Lets see now - I've a wife and three kids.....sorry kids one of you has to go!!!

warped · Apr 17th, 2003, 07:55 PM

And my girlfriend thinks I've got problems

And I haven't even got my MINI yet

Boo · Apr 18th, 2003, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by warped
And my girlfriend thinks I've got problems And I haven't even got my MINI yet

She hasn't seen nothing yet

Wait till she sends you out for milk and you arrive back after 45mins saying "What??"

Harry Morant · Apr 19th, 2003, 06:01 PM

It left Melbourne today and is now heading for Sydney - time to get off that boat!!!!

Boo · Apr 19th, 2003, 06:42 PM

Starting to get excited??

I remember when mine got off the boat and my dealer told me to call on Monday to see whether it would be ready Tuesday or Wednesday...
I called Monday at about 2pm full of anticipation that it would be ready Tuesday and they said ..
"Actually, they just wheeled it into the showroom. You can pick it up at 4 if you want"
I was so happy i started jumping around the unit doing the big Woohoooooo

It was a great day

Harry Morant · Apr 19th, 2003, 06:57 PM

Excited - I'm fit to burst. Best I have one or two single malts to calm the nerves. Definately time to get the insurance organised. I can't believe its now so close.

Harry Morant · Apr 21st, 2003, 08:35 PM

Unloaded in Sydney at 1:54pm - now for the hardest bit of the wait.

Apr 16th, 2003, 04:43 PM	#23 (permalink)
Boo Sponsor and Widget Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nth Beaches, Sydney Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 1,735 Offline	I think you can jag it depending on what is happening around the country.. Also, it depends on whether a dealer with a car on the floor is willing to give it up or wait to sell it themselves... The original SWORKS

Apr 17th, 2003, 11:35 AM	#30 (permalink)
Boo Sponsor and Widget Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nth Beaches, Sydney Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 1,735 Offline	Me, Melody and the Mini... the perfect menage de tois The original SWORKS

Apr 18th, 2003, 02:20 PM	#36 (permalink)
Boo Sponsor and Widget Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nth Beaches, Sydney Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 1,735 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by warped And my girlfriend thinks I've got problems And I haven't even got my MINI yet She hasn't seen nothing yet Wait till she sends you out for milk and you arrive back after 45mins saying "What??" The original SWORKS

Apr 19th, 2003, 06:42 PM	#38 (permalink)
Boo Sponsor and Widget Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nth Beaches, Sydney Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 1,735 Offline	Starting to get excited?? I remember when mine got off the boat and my dealer told me to call on Monday to see whether it would be ready Tuesday or Wednesday... I called Monday at about 2pm full of anticipation that it would be ready Tuesday and they said .. "Actually, they just wheeled it into the showroom. You can pick it up at 4 if you want" I was so happy i started jumping around the unit doing the big Woohoooooo It was a great day The original SWORKS

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Apr 15th, 2003, 10:31 PM	#21
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 4,985 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by IML337 From the time the boat docks until the time the keys are in your hand is about 10-14 days? But if the stealership in Canberra, there might be another day or two of time putting it on a trucking and getting it down there from Sydney? Sometime you can be unlucky, though. Our car was in Brisbane for three weeks before we got it.

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Apr 16th, 2003, 12:00 PM	#22 (permalink)
MrMow MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 183 Offline	I find this all a bit strange, I walked into my dealer and got pretty much the exact car (Cooper S) I wanted (DS/B, leather, 17s and thats it) 5 or 6 days later, he had a big list of variously specced cars available... Are they THAT hard to get everywhere else? Or did I just get lucky? I know there was a choice of Red, DS, Silver, BRG..

Apr 16th, 2003, 05:46 PM	#24 (permalink)
Harry Morant The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 830 Offline	I think you can know too much - the more you surf these forums the more you want an optioned up car. There was one on the showroom floor when I ordered mine but it didn't have DSC, xenons or the auto climate. Methinks we're fussy beasts.

Apr 16th, 2003, 06:05 PM	#25 (permalink)
FLiPSiDE I am Jacks wasted life Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 566 Offline	i waited 3-4 weeks after mine had arrived in the country because the dealer ordered the wrong wheels on it and they had to get a car from melbourne to get rims off only to have it damaged on the way up and sent back 2 melbourne to be fixed before the dealership could get the car, and put the rims off that onto mine.. oh dear.. what a drama that was oh and i placed my order 9 months before that.. a good 6 months before they went on sale i think? i think now the wait wouldnt be so bad because dealers have cars in stock. back in the good old days of pre orders and prespecs.. u either took the only spec they offered and got it quick.. or u waited for your custom baby to come in.. it was all well worth it tho, u'll have a smile from ear to ear for weeks on end

Apr 16th, 2003, 07:58 PM	#26 (permalink)
Harry Morant The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 830 Offline	Speaking of smiles ear to ear - I think that its important to tell your work mates that you've got a new MINI otherwise they'll think you've been getting lucky in another kind of way

Apr 16th, 2003, 08:02 PM	#27 (permalink)
IML337 saving the world Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 2,931 Offline	you should have seen how much I was yelling and carrying on in the office when my (originally ordered) car appeared on the shipping website as being booked on a ship! EVERYBODY knew!

Apr 16th, 2003, 08:38 PM	#28 (permalink)
Harry Morant The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 830 Offline	Heh - I'm asked a few times a day where my car is. I think they're amazed that I know where it is and what the sea state is. What is amazing really is just how much info is available if you know where to look. Aparts from the shipping line details, each Port has arrivals and departures, where its berthed etc etc and other sites have ship tracking, wave heights and met data. I just love technology.

Apr 17th, 2003, 07:37 AM	#29 (permalink)
MrMow MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 183 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Harry Morant Speaking of smiles ear to ear - I think that its important to tell your work mates that you've got a new MINI otherwise they'll think you've been getting lucky in another kind of way What happens if you just got a new mini and you have been getting lucky! I reckon your head would flip over backwards (like Canadians in South park )

Apr 17th, 2003, 11:37 AM	#31 (permalink)
MrMow MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 183 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Boo Me, Melody and the Mini... the perfect menage de tois Hope you have leather dude, Minis can make a hell of a mess!

Apr 17th, 2003, 12:12 PM	#32 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 4,985 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Boo Me, Melody and the Mini... the perfect menage de tois OMG backseat drivers

Apr 17th, 2003, 01:38 PM	#33 (permalink)
alistaircooke C'mon you Spurs! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Shore Local Time: 07:17 AM Posts: 121 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Boo Me, Melody and the Mini... the perfect menage de tois so I guess Melody did see your "pre-nup" comment btw - when I recently asked a good friend of mine who is patiently waiting for his Cooper R/W to arrive, whether he was going to put anything on the roof his response was: "The kids" :-)

Apr 17th, 2003, 06:23 PM	#34 (permalink)
Harry Morant The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 830 Offline	Lets see now - I've a wife and three kids.....sorry kids one of you has to go!!!

Apr 17th, 2003, 07:55 PM	#35 (permalink)
warped JCW No. 1459 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Neutral Bay, Sydney Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 869 Offline	And my girlfriend thinks I've got problems And I haven't even got my MINI yet

Apr 19th, 2003, 06:01 PM	#37 (permalink)
Harry Morant The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 830 Offline	It left Melbourne today and is now heading for Sydney - time to get off that boat!!!!

Apr 19th, 2003, 06:57 PM	#39 (permalink)
Harry Morant The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 830 Offline	Excited - I'm fit to burst. Best I have one or two single malts to calm the nerves. Definately time to get the insurance organised. I can't believe its now so close.

Apr 21st, 2003, 08:35 PM	#40 (permalink)
Harry Morant The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 830 Offline	Unloaded in Sydney at 1:54pm - now for the hardest bit of the wait.

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