Hudson Leader

[bassplayer]

Hey Captmat,
That's great!! I was told last night that there are only three of us on that truck. The dealer said that we were extremely fortunate since the bottleneck at the dock is so bad.

[JimMini]

After seeing my status change yesterday from "en route" to "at the distribution center", and my estimated delivery date changed from 8/21 to 8/30 I began to think it just might be here for the long weekend, and then it happened about 1 o'clock....the phone rang and it was my sales rep saying my car was in and when would I like to pick it up !!!

Tomorrow at 2:30 is the appointed time

Try as you might you won't wipe this smile off my face,
I hope others who have waited on this thread get "the call" soon !

Motor time approaches at long last !

[stanMINI]

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Be sure to come back and describe your pick-up experience, OK?

Picked up the car yesterday. It was a great experience. Everyone at Baron was efficient, courteous and friendly. I has some schedule changes and ended up showing up a few hours early and they rolled with the changes and got me processed through without a hitch or any grousing.

I managed to by an extra $350 worth of extras, including 13 baseball caps. The car is great. I had a super ride home avoiding the interstates to meet the break-in requirements. I can't wait until the 1200 miles are over so I can open it up a little.

To those still waiting, the pain of the wait fades quickly once you get behind the wheel.

Thanks to Gabe, Liz and Melinda at Baron.

Stan

[catalyst]

Stan -

You sound like one happy camper. It's good to know that Baron came through as one would expect and hope.

Were you able to have the various "comfort features" programmed (remote window/roof opening, etc.)? If so, was that done at delivery, or was it done in advance?

Enjoy your car!

[RedCooperS]

The other thread was closed and I couldn't reply. My car is still in the VPC and probably won't be shipped until next week. My complaint to BMW of NA seemed to work, I got a call from headquarters in NJ this afternoon offering to reroute another car from another dealer if I wanted. I told them just to get the one I ordered out of the bottleneck in NJ. Good luck with yours and let me know how it went with the dealer and how you like the car.

[JimMini]

We picked up our MINI Cooper today at Keeler and returned home with our "Baby" what a sweet ride....can't wait until the breakin is over. As it is the traffic behind is gone after the cloverleaf, and the MINI isn't event trying hard...what a blast ! Going to throw some pics into the gallery of the pickup and few vanity shots after.

http://www.mini2.com/gallery/persona...allery=JimMini

Jim

[catalyst]

Jim -

Thanks for posting some pictures of your Pepper White beauty. It *really* is one fine looking vehicle!

[stanMINI]

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Were you able to have the various "comfort features" programmed (remote window/roof opening, etc.)? If so, was that done at delivery, or was it done in advance?

That wasn't done. I think they were having equipment problems, or maybe my early arrival caused a problem. We are going to take care of that next time I am in KC.

BTW - Here is a pic.