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Ken30307 · Apr 7th, 2005, 12:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tom B

Ben,
Congratulations !

The OL just switched to "en route" and gives an "estimated delivery date" of 4/13.

Hey! That's next Wednesday. I better get some insurance quotes.

Is it too late to change the color on my order?

Tom

That's fantastic! You are on the Resolve...right? Charleston is just 5 days behind you guys! The OL just switched to "en route" here too..but with no estimated delivery date..but adding 5 days to yours..that puts me at 4/18....(fingers crossed)

erickvonzipper · Apr 7th, 2005, 12:40 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by monkeynet

Well the MB should arrive in Baltimore, MD today... only a few days left now

On a somber note, my wife told me to stop spending money on accessories last night

That's going to be hard!

The original post said, 'wife.'

Zip

erickvonzipper · Apr 7th, 2005, 12:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by gaminicool

Thought the March '05 group would enjoy this.

My friends think I'm crazy for buying accessories before I even have my Mini. What do you think? Have I lost it

Here's what I bought so far(Yes It's sitting in my house):

Two Mini oil filters
Two five gallon jugs of Castrol Synthetic (Yes, I'm going to do some oil changes)
Hydraulic car jack
Jack stands

Regarding the oil and such, aren't MINIS covered for everything including oil changes for like 3 years?

Zip

Tom B · Apr 7th, 2005, 12:50 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by erickvonzipper

Regarding the oil and such, aren't MINIS covered for everything including oil changes for like 3 years?

Zip

Yes.

Tom

Tom B · Apr 7th, 2005, 12:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ken30307

That's fantastic! You are on the Resolve...right? Charleston is just 5 days behind you guys! The OL just switched to "en route" here too..but with no estimated delivery date..but adding 5 days to yours..that puts me at 4/18....(fingers crossed)

Ken,
Yes. I'm on the Resolve. Hang in there. You're in the home stretch now.

Tom

erickvonzipper · Apr 7th, 2005, 12:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tom B

Yes.

Tom

Then why would they buy oil and filters and such?

Zip

Pamlico · Apr 7th, 2005, 01:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by erickvonzipper

Then why would they buy oil and filters and such?

Zip

Since the MINI uses synthetic oil which has different wear characteristics than petrolium, the recommendation is for oil changes at roughly 10,000 mile intervals, depending upon driving style, number of starts & stops, etc. The service indicator informs you when an oil change is due. Many people feel that this interval is too long and change it more frequently.

Tom B · Apr 7th, 2005, 01:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by erickvonzipper

Then why would they buy oil and filters and such?

Zip

I think only the "scheduled" maintenance is for free and MINI, I believe, schedules the oil changes every 10,000 miles.

Some people just aren't comfortable with that . I think i'm one of them.

Tom

Tom B · Apr 7th, 2005, 01:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by monkeynet

Well the MB should arrive in Baltimore, MD today... only a few days left now

On a somber note, my wife told me to stop spending money on accessories last night

That's going to be hard!

Tell her you'll stop buying accessories when she stops buying shoes. THEN RUN !!!!!!

Tom (I am not a sexist. I was just going for a laugh.

)

Tazminia · Apr 7th, 2005, 02:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tom B

Tell her you'll stop buying accessories when she stops buying shoes. THEN RUN !!!!!!

Tom (I am not a sexist. I was just going for a laugh.

)

Tom is a sexist! Tom is a sexist! (there..that oughtta get things started

)

I think I'm in a world of hurt here. The Mini is actually the wifes and she is the second coming of Imelda Marcos when it comes to shoes.

Also, I'm with you Tom about the oil changes. I expect to halve them for our car. (about 5000 miles or so) Call it old fashioned but I'd feel a lot better about it if I don't wait all 10,000.

jeffu · Apr 7th, 2005, 02:25 PM

I'm on the Resolve too. I'm in Texas, so it's coming in via Charleston. Is it me or did the Charleston date just slip by a day? I could have sworn it was due in on the 13th, now the WW site says the 14th.

Why can't they be early - that would be preferable

Tazminia · Apr 7th, 2005, 02:51 PM

Well, another update to be ambivolent about...OL says that the delivery date went up a day to this saturday. Sounds great but as I recall, my MA said the spoiler they are putting on will take an extra day and since that would be a sunday, I'm guessing monday is the extra day, hence tuesday...which would be nice but she is off that day and we really wanted to deal with her so wednesday? I could be delirious by then.

So near and yet so far....

btdoyle · Apr 7th, 2005, 03:23 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tazminia

Well, another update to be ambivolent about...OL says that the delivery date went up a day to this saturday. Sounds great but as I recall, my MA said the spoiler they are putting on will take an extra day and since that would be a sunday, I'm guessing monday is the extra day, hence tuesday...which would be nice but she is off that day and we really wanted to deal with her so wednesday? I could be delirious by then.

So near and yet so far....

I could put the spoiler on for you. I think i have some 2x4s and some plywood sitting around here somewhere. I have at least 4 colors of spray paint that you can get a "custom" paint job with

On a side note, i am hoping that by not this upcoming Monday but the Monday after, I will be able to take delivery otherwise i have to wait till that weekend before I can get to Naperville.

p.s. did I mention my spoiler gives you 10 extra hp?

crosebud · Apr 7th, 2005, 03:35 PM

Gosh, I can't believe it, but stuff in my life has actually kept me away from my MINI2 obsession in the last day or so! But wanted to pop back in to say Congrats to Ben! The car looks awesome!

I'm impressed with all the accessories people are buying. I've mostly been thinking of MINI gifts for my six year old nephew in the Netherlands. I'm getting him a MINI t-shirt and also this kind of cool toy called the Speedeez Mini Cooper Playset. It's a (red) MINI car which opens up, and inside there's a track with little tiny MINI cars you can race. I think this link will get you to it on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...017427-8196600

Looking forward to hearing good news from the rest of you!

Tazminia · Apr 7th, 2005, 03:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by btdoyle

I could put the spoiler on for you. I think i have some 2x4s and some plywood sitting around here somewhere. I have at least 4 colors of spray paint that you can get a "custom" paint job with

On a side note, i am hoping that by not this upcoming Monday but the Monday after, I will be able to take delivery otherwise i have to wait till that weekend before I can get to Naperville.

p.s. did I mention my spoiler gives you 10 extra hp?

Deal!!

I have some 16D nails here we can tack it on with too. And I even have some finish nails too, to help with streamlining it. (could be worth an extra 5hp)
Heck, I'm about ready to build a Mini out of styrofoam just to have one around the house.

Tazminia · Apr 7th, 2005, 03:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by bandrews

Hey, watch it, just because I have my toy doesn't mean I don't stop back by the March production group

Who's going to be next to take delivery?

Ben

You had better by stopping by...you are our source for all good things to come! (ok, not to the point of a Messiah complex, but you get the idea

)
BTW, aren't we waiting for more pics here? You wanna get on the ball here bub? Some of us are loving the notion that the Minis are slowly but surely trickling in. On an earlier post I mentioned my delivery date actually got moved up to this saturday so I am guessing most-if not all- of the Chicago Minis will be coming in about then. (I have to wait that extra day for the spoiler since we weren't bright enough to have ordered it from the factory) With any luck, this same time next week will have a boatload (pun not intended) of new Minis to view!
Now go put some miles on that thing...

rsinsheimer · Apr 7th, 2005, 04:05 PM

My car is scheduled to arrive at Port Hueneme today. I called ASK-MINI to see if it would know whether it had arrived, and was told that it was "At the port awaiting a shipping vessel."

Methinks their computer has busted a spring.

Since what it said yesterday was that it was en route, and the message has changed (however strangely) I'll choose to believe the "at the port" part and ignore the nonsense.

I talked to one of their live bodies, she repeated the mantra that once it leaves the port they have no idea as to the status of the car. I find that to be pretty bizarre, why would MINI have a computer system that can tell them when it's in the paint shop, but not whether the ship carrying the vehicle has arrived at the port?

I've been watching the posts about buying accessories -- is anyone getting the mudflaps? I don't understand why MCS's can only get them in the front, but I'm still awfully tempted. Since I have a dark color, mudflaps would probably keep a fresh wash looking fresh a while longer. Any thoughts?

And, Ben, we do need more pictures!

-- Roger

Tom B · Apr 7th, 2005, 04:34 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jeffu

I'm on the Resolve too. I'm in Texas, so it's coming in via Charleston. Is it me or did the Charleston date just slip by a day? I could have sworn it was due in on the 13th, now the WW site says the 14th.

Why can't they be early - that would be preferable

Well don't blame us New Yorkers.

The Resolve is leaving here on time. It's staying an extra day in Baltimore. I guess the crew want to get some of those famous crab cakes.

Tom (getting hungry. Hmmmm, crab cakes)

paulr · Apr 7th, 2005, 04:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by bandrews

Alright, guys and gals!!! It's here!

Hey Ben, I know this is a little late in the thread, but a big congratulations! Enjoy the ride!

-paul

paulr · Apr 7th, 2005, 04:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tom B

Tell her you'll stop buying accessories when she stops buying shoes. THEN RUN !!!!!!

Tom (I am not a sexist. I was just going for a laugh.

)

Tom, no problem

Actually, the sad thing is, I think I spend more money than she does

-paul

Apr 7th, 2005, 01:20 PM	#947 (permalink)
Pamlico Dead Man's Curve? Feh. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Local Time: 03:45 PM Posts: 1,176 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by erickvonzipper Then why would they buy oil and filters and such? Zip Since the MINI uses synthetic oil which has different wear characteristics than petrolium, the recommendation is for oil changes at roughly 10,000 mile intervals, depending upon driving style, number of starts & stops, etc. The service indicator informs you when an oil change is due. Many people feel that this interval is too long and change it more frequently. Last edited by Pamlico : Apr 7th, 2005 at 01:37 PM.

Apr 7th, 2005, 02:25 PM	#951 (permalink)
jeffu MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Houston, TX Local Time: 07:45 PM Posts: 61 Offline	I'm on the Resolve too. I'm in Texas, so it's coming in via Charleston. Is it me or did the Charleston date just slip by a day? I could have sworn it was due in on the 13th, now the WW site says the 14th. Why can't they be early - that would be preferable Jeff Ulrich

Apr 7th, 2005, 04:05 PM	#957 (permalink)
rsinsheimer Bruiser's Dad Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NorCal Local Time: 12:45 PM Posts: 152 Offline	Automated madness My car is scheduled to arrive at Port Hueneme today. I called ASK-MINI to see if it would know whether it had arrived, and was told that it was "At the port awaiting a shipping vessel." Methinks their computer has busted a spring. Since what it said yesterday was that it was en route, and the message has changed (however strangely) I'll choose to believe the "at the port" part and ignore the nonsense. I talked to one of their live bodies, she repeated the mantra that once it leaves the port they have no idea as to the status of the car. I find that to be pretty bizarre, why would MINI have a computer system that can tell them when it's in the paint shop, but not whether the ship carrying the vehicle has arrived at the port? I've been watching the posts about buying accessories -- is anyone getting the mudflaps? I don't understand why MCS's can only get them in the front, but I'm still awfully tempted. Since I have a dark color, mudflaps would probably keep a fresh wash looking fresh a while longer. Any thoughts? And, Ben, we do need more pictures! -- Roger

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Apr 7th, 2005, 12:16 PM	#941
Ken30307 mini mini mini.....MINI Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta GA Local Time: 03:45 PM Posts: 180 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tom B Ben, Congratulations ! The OL just switched to "en route" and gives an "estimated delivery date" of 4/13. Hey! That's next Wednesday. I better get some insurance quotes. Is it too late to change the color on my order? Tom That's fantastic! You are on the Resolve...right? Charleston is just 5 days behind you guys! The OL just switched to "en route" here too..but with no estimated delivery date..but adding 5 days to yours..that puts me at 4/18....(fingers crossed)

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Apr 7th, 2005, 12:40 PM	#942 (permalink)
erickvonzipper MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 137 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by monkeynet Well the MB should arrive in Baltimore, MD today... only a few days left now On a somber note, my wife told me to stop spending money on accessories last night That's going to be hard! The original post said, 'wife.' Zip

Apr 7th, 2005, 12:43 PM	#943 (permalink)
erickvonzipper MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 137 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by gaminicool Thought the March '05 group would enjoy this. My friends think I'm crazy for buying accessories before I even have my Mini. What do you think? Have I lost it Here's what I bought so far(Yes It's sitting in my house): Two Mini oil filters Two five gallon jugs of Castrol Synthetic (Yes, I'm going to do some oil changes) Hydraulic car jack Jack stands Regarding the oil and such, aren't MINIS covered for everything including oil changes for like 3 years? Zip

Apr 7th, 2005, 12:50 PM	#944 (permalink)
Tom B I am not in compliance. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orange County, NY Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 308 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by erickvonzipper Regarding the oil and such, aren't MINIS covered for everything including oil changes for like 3 years? Zip Yes. Tom

Apr 7th, 2005, 12:52 PM	#945 (permalink)
Tom B I am not in compliance. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orange County, NY Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 308 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Ken30307 That's fantastic! You are on the Resolve...right? Charleston is just 5 days behind you guys! The OL just switched to "en route" here too..but with no estimated delivery date..but adding 5 days to yours..that puts me at 4/18....(fingers crossed) Ken, Yes. I'm on the Resolve. Hang in there. You're in the home stretch now. Tom

Apr 7th, 2005, 12:58 PM	#946 (permalink)
erickvonzipper MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 137 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tom B Yes. Tom Then why would they buy oil and filters and such? Zip

Apr 7th, 2005, 01:20 PM	#948 (permalink)
Tom B I am not in compliance. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orange County, NY Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 308 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by erickvonzipper Then why would they buy oil and filters and such? Zip I think only the "scheduled" maintenance is for free and MINI, I believe, schedules the oil changes every 10,000 miles. Some people just aren't comfortable with that . I think i'm one of them. Tom

Apr 7th, 2005, 01:27 PM	#949 (permalink)
Tom B I am not in compliance. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orange County, NY Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 308 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by monkeynet Well the MB should arrive in Baltimore, MD today... only a few days left now On a somber note, my wife told me to stop spending money on accessories last night That's going to be hard! Tell her you'll stop buying accessories when she stops buying shoes. THEN RUN !!!!!! Tom (I am not a sexist. I was just going for a laugh. )

Apr 7th, 2005, 02:20 PM	#950 (permalink)
Tazminia 333...I'm only half evil Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 577 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tom B Tell her you'll stop buying accessories when she stops buying shoes. THEN RUN !!!!!! Tom (I am not a sexist. I was just going for a laugh. ) Tom is a sexist! Tom is a sexist! (there..that oughtta get things started ) I think I'm in a world of hurt here. The Mini is actually the wifes and she is the second coming of Imelda Marcos when it comes to shoes. Also, I'm with you Tom about the oil changes. I expect to halve them for our car. (about 5000 miles or so) Call it old fashioned but I'd feel a lot better about it if I don't wait all 10,000.

Apr 7th, 2005, 02:51 PM	#952 (permalink)
Tazminia 333...I'm only half evil Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 577 Offline	Well, another update to be ambivolent about...OL says that the delivery date went up a day to this saturday. Sounds great but as I recall, my MA said the spoiler they are putting on will take an extra day and since that would be a sunday, I'm guessing monday is the extra day, hence tuesday...which would be nice but she is off that day and we really wanted to deal with her so wednesday? I could be delirious by then. So near and yet so far....

Apr 7th, 2005, 03:23 PM	#953 (permalink)
btdoyle Mini Monger Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 241 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tazminia Well, another update to be ambivolent about...OL says that the delivery date went up a day to this saturday. Sounds great but as I recall, my MA said the spoiler they are putting on will take an extra day and since that would be a sunday, I'm guessing monday is the extra day, hence tuesday...which would be nice but she is off that day and we really wanted to deal with her so wednesday? I could be delirious by then. So near and yet so far.... I could put the spoiler on for you. I think i have some 2x4s and some plywood sitting around here somewhere. I have at least 4 colors of spray paint that you can get a "custom" paint job with On a side note, i am hoping that by not this upcoming Monday but the Monday after, I will be able to take delivery otherwise i have to wait till that weekend before I can get to Naperville. p.s. did I mention my spoiler gives you 10 extra hp?

Apr 7th, 2005, 03:35 PM	#954 (permalink)
crosebud MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Francisco Local Time: 12:45 PM Posts: 107 Offline	Gosh, I can't believe it, but stuff in my life has actually kept me away from my MINI2 obsession in the last day or so! But wanted to pop back in to say Congrats to Ben! The car looks awesome! I'm impressed with all the accessories people are buying. I've mostly been thinking of MINI gifts for my six year old nephew in the Netherlands. I'm getting him a MINI t-shirt and also this kind of cool toy called the Speedeez Mini Cooper Playset. It's a (red) MINI car which opens up, and inside there's a track with little tiny MINI cars you can race. I think this link will get you to it on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...017427-8196600 Looking forward to hearing good news from the rest of you!

Apr 7th, 2005, 03:38 PM	#955 (permalink)
Tazminia 333...I'm only half evil Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 577 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by btdoyle I could put the spoiler on for you. I think i have some 2x4s and some plywood sitting around here somewhere. I have at least 4 colors of spray paint that you can get a "custom" paint job with On a side note, i am hoping that by not this upcoming Monday but the Monday after, I will be able to take delivery otherwise i have to wait till that weekend before I can get to Naperville. p.s. did I mention my spoiler gives you 10 extra hp? Deal!! I have some 16D nails here we can tack it on with too. And I even have some finish nails too, to help with streamlining it. (could be worth an extra 5hp) Heck, I'm about ready to build a Mini out of styrofoam just to have one around the house.

Apr 7th, 2005, 03:43 PM	#956 (permalink)
Tazminia 333...I'm only half evil Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 577 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by bandrews Hey, watch it, just because I have my toy doesn't mean I don't stop back by the March production group Who's going to be next to take delivery? Ben You had better by stopping by...you are our source for all good things to come! (ok, not to the point of a Messiah complex, but you get the idea ) BTW, aren't we waiting for more pics here? You wanna get on the ball here bub? Some of us are loving the notion that the Minis are slowly but surely trickling in. On an earlier post I mentioned my delivery date actually got moved up to this saturday so I am guessing most-if not all- of the Chicago Minis will be coming in about then. (I have to wait that extra day for the spoiler since we weren't bright enough to have ordered it from the factory) With any luck, this same time next week will have a boatload (pun not intended) of new Minis to view! Now go put some miles on that thing...

Apr 7th, 2005, 04:34 PM	#958 (permalink)
Tom B I am not in compliance. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orange County, NY Local Time: 02:45 PM Posts: 308 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by jeffu I'm on the Resolve too. I'm in Texas, so it's coming in via Charleston. Is it me or did the Charleston date just slip by a day? I could have sworn it was due in on the 13th, now the WW site says the 14th. Why can't they be early - that would be preferable Well don't blame us New Yorkers. The Resolve is leaving here on time. It's staying an extra day in Baltimore. I guess the crew want to get some of those famous crab cakes. Tom (getting hungry. Hmmmm, crab cakes)

Apr 7th, 2005, 04:45 PM	#959 (permalink)
paulr Ramblin Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Local Time: 04:45 AM Posts: 188 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by bandrews Alright, guys and gals!!! It's here! Hey Ben, I know this is a little late in the thread, but a big congratulations! Enjoy the ride! -paul

Apr 7th, 2005, 04:48 PM	#960 (permalink)
paulr Ramblin Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Local Time: 04:45 AM Posts: 188 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tom B Tell her you'll stop buying accessories when she stops buying shoes. THEN RUN !!!!!! Tom (I am not a sexist. I was just going for a laugh. ) Tom, no problem Actually, the sad thing is, I think I spend more money than she does -paul

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