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Spoolin' · May 1st, 2002, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sdmidget
Thanks for the info Mini101

How did you deal with the memory options re: the remote (i.e., door locks, boot opening, 'follow me home lights', etc.)??

Follow me home lights?

photon · May 1st, 2002, 01:21 PM

yeah, what are "follow home" lights?

anyway, i wonder if all the black MINIs a previous poster is talking about being on the lot are spoken for?

i already ordered my MINI, but, the production date has already been pushed back a week ... and i'm geeking for my new wheels. ... if they had a black one with xenon lamps and sport seats, ...

(also i'm hoping my old jetta holds out during all this time =))

-john

sdmidget · May 1st, 2002, 01:30 PM

Follow me home lights

"Low beams light up for a short time after the engine has been switched off" [quote from pg.41 of the Owners Manual]
Owners Manual is available to view on the MINIUSA site - someone here has already downloaded it as a pdf.

GizzmoGeek has it on his website

http://www.jeanfarmer.com/

mini101 · May 1st, 2002, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sdmidget
Thanks for the info Mini101

How did you deal with the memory options re: the remote (i.e., door locks, boot opening, 'follow me home lights', etc.)??

Didn't know any better but to take it with the default settings.

The door locks are fine -- one click to open driver's side, two clicks to open both doors and the boot. May need to go in and have them change the daytime running lights setting -- rather just leave the light switch in the on position all the time.

Making adjustments would probably add to the 20 minute time line I experienced.

mini101 · May 1st, 2002, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by photon
yeah, what are "follow home" lights?

anyway, i wonder if all the black MINIs a previous poster is talking about being on the lot are spoken for?

i already ordered my MINI, but, the production date has already been pushed back a week ... and i'm geeking for my new wheels. ... if they had a black one with xenon lamps and sport seats, ...

(also i'm hoping my old jetta holds out during all this time =))

-john

Not sure, but I think a couple of the black MINI's at Don Rosen may be unspoken for. This is based on a fairly cryptic conversation with one of the sales guys, but if you give them a call I'm sure you can find out.

The MINIs that appear to be not yet sold have very basic equipment packages, with an MSRP of $17,500 to $18,000. So certainly no sport seats or xenon.

photon · May 1st, 2002, 03:35 PM

oh well, gotta keep waiting then, i suppose....

is anyone else trading in an older car? did don rosen give you a good deal?

i'm trading in my 1991 jetta with 141K..it's in mechanically sound condition (very new clutch, properly maintained , etc) but, alas, it's an old car and you don't generally get much on them from a trade-in.

-john

mini101 · May 1st, 2002, 03:56 PM

Doubt that Don Rosen will give much of anything in the way of trade on a '91. Their used car lot is almost exclusively much newer, so they'd just send yours to auction.

They made me a laughable offer on my '96 Integra -- $6,500. I sold the car on my own for $9,250.

DR nicely did a courtesy trade for me, so I saved a bunch in sales tax.

jlivingood · May 1st, 2002, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mini101
DR nicely did a courtesy trade for me, so I saved a bunch in sales tax.

Pardon my ignorance but what is a courtesy trade?

Jason

sdmidget · May 1st, 2002, 09:05 PM

I didn't bother trying to trade in - have an '86 Isuzu Pickup (121,000 mi)

to get out of the garage in the next 10 days (it has my MINI license plate on it). May end up donating it as a tax writeoff.

MadAboutMINI · May 1st, 2002, 10:57 PM

I've got a '93 Sentra SE-R that I need to sell/trade. If anybody is interested, let me know.

mini101 · May 2nd, 2002, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jlivingood

Pardon my ignorance but what is a courtesy trade?

Jason

No pardon needed, I didn't know what it was until the Don Rosen used car guy told me about it (after making a low ball trade in offer to me)

Works like this:

I found a buyer for my car and brought the car and the buyer to the dealership. Dealership took the car in "trade" for the price I've sold it for and then immediately delivers the car to my buyer for that price. I save the sales tax on the value of the trade in, the person I'm selling the car to gets the paperwork done efficiently. And Don Rosen gets kudos for customer service.

jlivingood · May 2nd, 2002, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mini101
I found a buyer for my car and brought the car and the buyer to the dealership. Dealership took the car in "trade" for the price I've sold it for and then immediately delivers the car to my buyer for that price. I save the sales tax on the value of the trade in, the person I'm selling the car to gets the paperwork done efficiently. And Don Rosen gets kudos for customer service.

Wow - that's very cool. Did you do this at the exact same time you picked up your new MINI? Or is this something that can be done a few weeks or more before you car comes in?

Maybe it's something I'll look into for my 98 New Beetle.

Jason

mini101 · May 2nd, 2002, 02:42 PM

Did the trade about two weeks before my MINI arrived. Check with Alex to set the process up once you have a buyer. Then again, a 98 New Beetle might be of interest to DR for their used lot so you might get a good trade-in offer without the hassle of selling the car yourself.

photon · May 3rd, 2002, 12:31 PM

my MINI has now moved from "on order" to "scheduled for production"!!

here's a time frame for you guys who are anxiously waiting on your order:

i placed my order in the very beginning of april

after about a week amos had the production #. i logged into the MINI site and it showed my MINI as "on order" with an estimated build date of 5/10

last friday it was still "on order", with an estimated build date of 5/17

today it switched to "scheduled for production 5/17"

so it took a month and a week, roughly, to go from ordering to being scheduled to be built.

excited!
-john
1991 jetta carat 141K

jlivingood · May 3rd, 2002, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by photon
my MINI has now moved from "on order" to "scheduled for production"!! so it took a month and a week, roughly, to go from ordering to being scheduled to be built.

Wow - very cool. Congrats!

At your prompting, I just logged into the MINI Owner's Lounge myself. And I am glad I did! It seems like the system updates on Fridays or something!

My MINI, ordered earlier this week, just went from "On Order" without any estimated production date - to an estimated production date of June 7th!

How cool. I have heard about 4 weeks from production to delivery from dealer (in some cases, up to 6 weeks for us east coasters). That'd be wild if it showed up sometime around the 2nd week of July - it's when I get back from my honeymoon. I'd get to start the next stage of my life with both a cool new wife and a cool new car!

Jason

PS -- Any updates on the Jingu Maru? I hear a bunch of MINIs from this and other dealerships are on the boat!

Nowhere · May 3rd, 2002, 07:14 PM

I stopped by Don Rosen on Wednesday to drive the Cooper again. More fun than the first time

My younger brother also joined in on the fun... Got to see the new additions that were mentioned here - the flat screen tv showing the car in action and the CD rack for people to select some tunes for the test drive. They also had a bunch of Indi Blue and Black Mini's sitting out front, must have been from a new shipment as they still had the plastic on the seats.

I already had put down a deposit for a regular Cooper, but for some reason my order wasn't sent in for a May build. Maybe I didn't fit into their monthly allocation? Or maybe they just don't like me

it wasn't really explained to me why...

I guess I have to wait another month and rely on mini2.com for my daily dose of stories and pictures

MattK · May 3rd, 2002, 07:44 PM

Glad to see that some of you in the 60+ club have speced your S's. At #85 that's encouraging. Did any of you request the non "brushed aluminum" interior details? That's all I've seen on the S's and am not too fond of it and prefer the straight silver painted metal components. It's not detailed on miniusa.com but I thought I read that others were spec-ing theirs that way.

MINIAC · May 3rd, 2002, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jlivingood

My MINI ... just went from "On Order" without any estimated production date - to an estimated production date of June 7th!

Just checked in at the "Lounge", and my 'S' also has an estimated Week 23 build

sdmidget · May 3rd, 2002, 08:48 PM

Soon here!!

My Cooper disembarked from the Jingu Maru on May 1st. According to the Owners Lounge it is now at the VPC.

Still saying 5/10 delivery date

ArticM3 · May 4th, 2002, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nowhere

I already had put down a deposit for a regular Cooper, but for some reason my order wasn't sent in for a May build. Maybe I didn't fit into their monthly allocation? Or maybe they just don't like me it wasn't really explained to me why...

Chris, the first is true. You were not in the may allocation. Don't worry, I couldn't even get my best friend in it. However, july cars will have Xenon again...I know you wanted those.

Tony

May 1st, 2002, 01:15 PM	#101
Spoolin' MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Doylestown, Pennsylvania Local Time: 02:26 PM Posts: 261 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by sdmidget Thanks for the info Mini101 How did you deal with the memory options re: the remote (i.e., door locks, boot opening, 'follow me home lights', etc.)?? Follow me home lights? Waiting, officially, since July 12, 2001. C'mon July 2002! Indi Blue Cooper S, White roof, Bonnet stripes, Lapis blue leather, Premium, Sport, and Winter packages. Is December here yet?

May 1st, 2002, 01:21 PM	#102 (permalink)
photon MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA (USA) Local Time: 03:26 PM Posts: 181 Offline	follow me home lights? yeah, what are "follow home" lights? anyway, i wonder if all the black MINIs a previous poster is talking about being on the lot are spoken for? i already ordered my MINI, but, the production date has already been pushed back a week ... and i'm geeking for my new wheels. ... if they had a black one with xenon lamps and sport seats, ... (also i'm hoping my old jetta holds out during all this time =)) -john

May 1st, 2002, 01:30 PM	#103 (permalink)
sdmidget MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lancaster, PA (USA) Local Time: 02:26 PM Posts: 929 Offline	Follow me home lights "Low beams light up for a short time after the engine has been switched off" [quote from pg.41 of the Owners Manual] Owners Manual is available to view on the MINIUSA site - someone here has already downloaded it as a pdf. GizzmoGeek has it on his website http://www.jeanfarmer.com/ 2002 BRG/W [BRidGet] traded in on 2005 Jet Black/White/White Cooper [?name?] 2005 #1 wrecked by SUV on 6/03/05 2005 Jet Black/White/White Cooper (2005 #2) [?name?] picked up on 6/24/05 Last edited by sdmidget : May 1st, 2002 at 01:36 PM.

May 1st, 2002, 03:19 PM	#104 (permalink)
mini101 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Local Time: 07:26 PM Posts: 33 Offline	Took it with the default programs Quote: Originally posted by sdmidget Thanks for the info Mini101 How did you deal with the memory options re: the remote (i.e., door locks, boot opening, 'follow me home lights', etc.)?? Didn't know any better but to take it with the default settings. The door locks are fine -- one click to open driver's side, two clicks to open both doors and the boot. May need to go in and have them change the daytime running lights setting -- rather just leave the light switch in the on position all the time. Making adjustments would probably add to the 20 minute time line I experienced.

May 1st, 2002, 03:22 PM	#105 (permalink)
mini101 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Local Time: 07:26 PM Posts: 33 Offline	Mini available in black Quote: Originally posted by photon yeah, what are "follow home" lights? anyway, i wonder if all the black MINIs a previous poster is talking about being on the lot are spoken for? i already ordered my MINI, but, the production date has already been pushed back a week ... and i'm geeking for my new wheels. ... if they had a black one with xenon lamps and sport seats, ... (also i'm hoping my old jetta holds out during all this time =)) -john Not sure, but I think a couple of the black MINI's at Don Rosen may be unspoken for. This is based on a fairly cryptic conversation with one of the sales guys, but if you give them a call I'm sure you can find out. The MINIs that appear to be not yet sold have very basic equipment packages, with an MSRP of $17,500 to $18,000. So certainly no sport seats or xenon.

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May 1st, 2002, 03:35 PM	#106 (permalink)
photon MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA (USA) Local Time: 03:26 PM Posts: 181 Offline	available MINIs... oh well, gotta keep waiting then, i suppose.... is anyone else trading in an older car? did don rosen give you a good deal? i'm trading in my 1991 jetta with 141K..it's in mechanically sound condition (very new clutch, properly maintained , etc) but, alas, it's an old car and you don't generally get much on them from a trade-in. -john

May 1st, 2002, 03:56 PM	#107 (permalink)
mini101 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Local Time: 07:26 PM Posts: 33 Offline	Trade in Doubt that Don Rosen will give much of anything in the way of trade on a '91. Their used car lot is almost exclusively much newer, so they'd just send yours to auction. They made me a laughable offer on my '96 Integra -- $6,500. I sold the car on my own for $9,250. DR nicely did a courtesy trade for me, so I saved a bunch in sales tax.

May 1st, 2002, 06:36 PM	#108 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 07:26 PM Posts: 808 Offline	Re: Trade in Quote: Originally posted by mini101 DR nicely did a courtesy trade for me, so I saved a bunch in sales tax. Pardon my ignorance but what is a courtesy trade? Jason Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

May 1st, 2002, 09:05 PM	#109 (permalink)
sdmidget MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lancaster, PA (USA) Local Time: 02:26 PM Posts: 929 Offline	I didn't bother trying to trade in - have an '86 Isuzu Pickup (121,000 mi) to get out of the garage in the next 10 days (it has my MINI license plate on it). May end up donating it as a tax writeoff. 2002 BRG/W [BRidGet] traded in on 2005 Jet Black/White/White Cooper [?name?] 2005 #1 wrecked by SUV on 6/03/05 2005 Jet Black/White/White Cooper (2005 #2) [?name?] picked up on 6/24/05

May 1st, 2002, 10:57 PM	#110 (permalink)
MadAboutMINI MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Local Time: 02:26 PM Posts: 97 Offline	I've got a '93 Sentra SE-R that I need to sell/trade. If anybody is interested, let me know. Dave ------- 1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R 1999 VW Passat Wagon 2002 MINI Cooper S (I hope!)

May 2nd, 2002, 12:43 AM	#111 (permalink)
mini101 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Local Time: 07:26 PM Posts: 33 Offline	Re: Re: Trade in Quote: Originally posted by jlivingood Pardon my ignorance but what is a courtesy trade? Jason No pardon needed, I didn't know what it was until the Don Rosen used car guy told me about it (after making a low ball trade in offer to me) Works like this: I found a buyer for my car and brought the car and the buyer to the dealership. Dealership took the car in "trade" for the price I've sold it for and then immediately delivers the car to my buyer for that price. I save the sales tax on the value of the trade in, the person I'm selling the car to gets the paperwork done efficiently. And Don Rosen gets kudos for customer service.

May 2nd, 2002, 10:54 AM	#112 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 07:26 PM Posts: 808 Offline	Re: Re: Re: Trade in Quote: Originally posted by mini101 I found a buyer for my car and brought the car and the buyer to the dealership. Dealership took the car in "trade" for the price I've sold it for and then immediately delivers the car to my buyer for that price. I save the sales tax on the value of the trade in, the person I'm selling the car to gets the paperwork done efficiently. And Don Rosen gets kudos for customer service. Wow - that's very cool. Did you do this at the exact same time you picked up your new MINI? Or is this something that can be done a few weeks or more before you car comes in? Maybe it's something I'll look into for my 98 New Beetle. Jason Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

May 2nd, 2002, 02:42 PM	#113 (permalink)
mini101 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Local Time: 07:26 PM Posts: 33 Offline	Courtesy Trade Did the trade about two weeks before my MINI arrived. Check with Alex to set the process up once you have a buyer. Then again, a 98 New Beetle might be of interest to DR for their used lot so you might get a good trade-in offer without the hassle of selling the car yourself.

May 3rd, 2002, 12:31 PM	#114 (permalink)
photon MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA (USA) Local Time: 03:26 PM Posts: 181 Offline	"scheduled for production" my MINI has now moved from "on order" to "scheduled for production"!! here's a time frame for you guys who are anxiously waiting on your order: i placed my order in the very beginning of april after about a week amos had the production #. i logged into the MINI site and it showed my MINI as "on order" with an estimated build date of 5/10 last friday it was still "on order", with an estimated build date of 5/17 today it switched to "scheduled for production 5/17" so it took a month and a week, roughly, to go from ordering to being scheduled to be built. excited! -john 1991 jetta carat 141K

May 3rd, 2002, 01:07 PM	#115 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 07:26 PM Posts: 808 Offline	Re: "scheduled for production" Quote: Originally posted by photon my MINI has now moved from "on order" to "scheduled for production"!! so it took a month and a week, roughly, to go from ordering to being scheduled to be built. Wow - very cool. Congrats! At your prompting, I just logged into the MINI Owner's Lounge myself. And I am glad I did! It seems like the system updates on Fridays or something! My MINI, ordered earlier this week, just went from "On Order" without any estimated production date - to an estimated production date of June 7th! How cool. I have heard about 4 weeks from production to delivery from dealer (in some cases, up to 6 weeks for us east coasters). That'd be wild if it showed up sometime around the 2nd week of July - it's when I get back from my honeymoon. I'd get to start the next stage of my life with both a cool new wife and a cool new car! Jason PS -- Any updates on the Jingu Maru? I hear a bunch of MINIs from this and other dealerships are on the boat! Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

May 3rd, 2002, 07:14 PM	#116 (permalink)
Nowhere MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NJ Local Time: 03:26 PM Posts: 59 Offline	I stopped by Don Rosen on Wednesday to drive the Cooper again. More fun than the first time My younger brother also joined in on the fun... Got to see the new additions that were mentioned here - the flat screen tv showing the car in action and the CD rack for people to select some tunes for the test drive. They also had a bunch of Indi Blue and Black Mini's sitting out front, must have been from a new shipment as they still had the plastic on the seats. I already had put down a deposit for a regular Cooper, but for some reason my order wasn't sent in for a May build. Maybe I didn't fit into their monthly allocation? Or maybe they just don't like me it wasn't really explained to me why... I guess I have to wait another month and rely on mini2.com for my daily dose of stories and pictures

May 3rd, 2002, 07:44 PM	#117 (permalink)
MattK MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ambler, PA Local Time: 07:26 PM Posts: 16 Offline	Glad to see that some of you in the 60+ club have speced your S's. At #85 that's encouraging. Did any of you request the non "brushed aluminum" interior details? That's all I've seen on the S's and am not too fond of it and prefer the straight silver painted metal components. It's not detailed on miniusa.com but I thought I read that others were spec-ing theirs that way. 88 XJS 94 Honda VFR 98 Dodge Caravan and 2-8/9 Kids

May 3rd, 2002, 08:37 PM	#118 (permalink)
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 11:26 AM Posts: 8,615 Online	Re: Re: "scheduled for production" Quote: Originally posted by jlivingood My MINI ... just went from "On Order" without any estimated production date - to an estimated production date of June 7th! Just checked in at the "Lounge", and my 'S' also has an estimated Week 23 build

May 3rd, 2002, 08:48 PM	#119 (permalink)
sdmidget MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lancaster, PA (USA) Local Time: 02:26 PM Posts: 929 Offline	Soon here!! My Cooper disembarked from the Jingu Maru on May 1st. According to the Owners Lounge it is now at the VPC. Still saying 5/10 delivery date 2002 BRG/W [BRidGet] traded in on 2005 Jet Black/White/White Cooper [?name?] 2005 #1 wrecked by SUV on 6/03/05 2005 Jet Black/White/White Cooper (2005 #2) [?name?] picked up on 6/24/05

May 4th, 2002, 08:25 AM	#120 (permalink)
ArticM3 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lafayette Hill, Pa Local Time: 07:26 PM Posts: 168 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Nowhere I already had put down a deposit for a regular Cooper, but for some reason my order wasn't sent in for a May build. Maybe I didn't fit into their monthly allocation? Or maybe they just don't like me it wasn't really explained to me why... Chris, the first is true. You were not in the may allocation. Don't worry, I couldn't even get my best friend in it. However, july cars will have Xenon again...I know you wanted those. Tony

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