[metlslug]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tazminia

Thank YOU for starting this thread. Or shall we agree...support group.
It sure gave us all a chance to bond on one way or another, gripe to each other and generally hook up with fellow inmates...err..future MINI owners!
Just a thought..we might wanna shorten the name to MINI-anon though
Oh, and Congrats on picking up your new MINI later this week! (yes, pics are required )

YES! "MINI-Anon" it is. Please grant me the serenity to hold out 4 more days, and the courage to keep it under 4500 RPM's for the first 1200 miles.

[Kellzir]

Quote: Originally Posted by metlslug

Hi everyone, just wanted to tell you all that I am SO PROUD of this enormous thread that I started! It's not so much the March 2005 Production Group, but really the March 2005 Awaiting-Their-MINI's-Co-Dependency-Support-Group .

What would I have done without this thread? Good think this support group does exist!

[Kellzir]

Well I had to share pictures, since we all enjoy looking at them. My MA sent these to me. It won't hold me over. Too bad I might have a good month until the car comes, that means I will get to share photos again.

[Kellzir]

Monkeynet - the shirt looks great, the one where there is 3 minis on the front. but no hood scoop? LOL Just Kidding.

[ryanelp80]

I GOT IT!!!! I GOT THE CALL!!!!!

In a little over 3 hours I should be driving my new, shiny Pepper White MINI home from the dealership!!!!

So, this probably means you other West Coasters shouldn't be too far after me!!!!!

Slowly, but surely we are ALL getting our beloved MINI's!!!!!


whatever colors they may be!!!

[Tazminia]

[quote=ryanelp80]I GOT IT!!!! I GOT THE CALL!!!!!

In a little over 3 hours I should be driving my new, shiny Pepper White MINI home from the dealership!!!!

QUOTE]
Sheesh, you are too relaxed about such an exciting event. You wanna be a little happier acting? hehehe
P.S. CONGRATS!!

[crosebud]

Quote: Originally Posted by btdoyle

My mini is green
I just want to be seen

Im not going to get it today
thats what my MA's got to say

I like shiny things a lot
my car will sparkle on the lot

See, i just cant get over waiting
this is the part i knew i would be hating

please MINI gods, give safe passage
i do not want any blockage.

My MINI is pepper white
I quess I like to travel light

Don’t think I’ll see my lightie for weeks
Thru the Panama Canal it must squeak.

It’s hard to sleep for all the waiting
For me, it is so very frustrating

Call me carzy, call me extreme
But the MINI sparkles in my dreams

Please MINI gods, safe passage thru Port Hueneme
Which no one, I think, can pronounce anyway.



Congrats to those receiving the calls! Looks great, Kellzir!

[dpacker]

Quote: Originally Posted by rsinsheimer

I think I see a couple of patterns here -- couples buying two MINIs, I guess this suggests that some folks have issues with sharing.



Also, you'll note that the ladies are willing to wait for exactly what they want, whereas the men need/want immediate gratification, so they buy off the lot. Typical.

In our case, it was more an issue of jealousy (okay, maybe the sharing thing too). As soon as I decided that I was going to replace my car with a MINI, my husband started looking for a MINI. Now, get this - had I bought anything else, he wouldn't have a MINI. But he said that I wasn't going to have a MINI without him having one. And you're correct, he bought his off of the lot when he saw one that appealed to him. Me, I thought it would be much more cool to have something that from the day it was built was intended just for me. Maybe that's just a girl (or psychology professor) thing. And, I thought the whole waiting and tracking thing would be cool too. WHAT WAS I THINKING?! Just kidding. This has been a good experience, and I'm a little over 7/8 of the way there, so not too much longer now.

[Ken30307]

Okay..now how wierd is this..according to the WW website...the Resolve has left Baltimore and now is on it's way to....Baltimore. Are there two ports there? At any rate..it's still uspposed to be in Charleston by the 14th... Got my "auto up" chip today, my glovebox organizer..still wating on my boot liner...and oh yeah...MY MINI!!

[dpacker]

Quote: Originally Posted by ryanelp80

I GOT IT!!!! I GOT THE CALL!!!!!

In a little over 3 hours I should be driving my new, shiny Pepper White MINI home from the dealership!!!!

So, this probably means you other West Coasters shouldn't be too far after me!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS! Reading your message made me excited...and I'm not getting my MINI today! I'll be very anxious to see pictures tonight. CONGRATULATIONS!

And CONGRATULATIONS to you too Taz! Hope your train ride and your trip home go well. That is going to be one long train ride, waiting to get your MINI. It's so exciting...everyone is getting their MINIs!

Hyper - does that mean you got a call today too?

I was quickly scanning messages today, so if I missed anyone who got good news today, CONGRATULATIONS to you too!

Have a good night everyone!

Debbie

[rsinsheimer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kellzir

Too bad I might have a good month until the car comes, that means I will get to share photos again.

I don't understand -- these are pictures of someone else's MINI that your MA sent you?

That's just cruel.



Happens to be the same color combo I'm getting, though the webspokes were out of my league, price-wise. So therefore it makes my eyes happy.

[erickvonzipper]

Quote: Originally Posted by rsinsheimer

I think I see a couple of patterns here -- couples buying two MINIs, I guess this suggests that some folks have issues with sharing.



Also, you'll note that the ladies are willing to wait for exactly what they want, whereas the men need/want immediate gratification, so they buy off the lot. Typical.

In '95 I bought a Saturn, and my wife bought a Saturn.

In '03 I bought a Monte Carlo, and in '04 my wife bought a Monte Carlo.

In '05 I am buying a MINI . . . =o) (Who knows?!)

Zip

[Tazminia]

Quote: Originally Posted by rsinsheimer

I don't understand -- these are pictures of someone else's MINI that your MA sent you?

That's just cruel.

I agree 100%! The really sad thing is...we don't mind it! Think about it for a moment...
We order our cars and then we look at other MINI photos as much as we can, to the point of pain knowing we can't get our own yet. (Thank stevenjc for this line of reasoning) We put ourselves through this pain willingly ! I think that borders on masochism myself, but I'm hardly objective in my thinking. I looked at absolutely every MINI pic I could, especially the ones with my color combo (CR/W).
Now THAT'S cruel...

[Kellzir]

Quote: Originally Posted by rsinsheimer

I don't understand -- these are pictures of someone else's MINI that your MA sent you?

That's just cruel.



Happens to be the same color combo I'm getting, though the webspokes were out of my league, price-wise. So therefore it makes my eyes happy.

Tazminia & rsinheimer-

NO It is my car! I live in CA and I bought out of state to avoid mark-ups. There is a group of people from CA that ordered from the same dealership, so the truck will bring our MINIs at the same time. The reason why it will take about a month is because some of the people's cars are just arriving to the port.

[dpacker]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tazminia

I agree 100%! The really sad thing is...we don't mind it! Think about it for a moment...
We order our cars and then we look at other MINI photos as much as we can, to the point of pain knowing we can't get our own yet. (Thank stevenjc for this line of reasoning) We put ourselves through this pain willingly ! I think that borders on masochism myself, but I'm hardly objective in my thinking. I looked at absolutely every MINI pic I could, especially the ones with my color combo (CR/W).
Now THAT'S cruel...

I may risk exposing my level of obsession with this admission, but here goes. Before ordering my MINI, I spent a couple of hours each night looking at the galleries on this site. Not just some of them, but every last one of them. And then, I went through all of the MINI resumes in the OL.

Debbie

[Tazminia]

Quote: Originally Posted by dpacker

I may risk exposing my level of obsession with this admission, but here goes. Before ordering my MINI, I spent a couple of hours each night looking at the galleries on this site. Not just some of them, but every last one of them. And then, I went through all of the MINI resumes in the OL.

Debbie

I might have one on ya Deb...when we called our MA to finally order our MINI, she looked in her computer and found our names from a year ago. Everything was basically the same as back then too. Same color, same type (non-S) and same extras...
Only now, when we are less than 48 hours from picking our car up, are we having second thoughts about color choice. (go figure, huh) We fear getting up there and falling in love with all the OTHER colors available to us. (hence thinking ahead to the next MINI)
Oh we are a sad lot indeed.

[AprilWhine]

I see you guys have been busy posting while I was away! Hurrah, I get my car in two more days!

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[Tazminia]

WB Aprilwhine! Uhh..lemme get this straight though..you were away for a while (yes we missed you) and you STILL took top honors? I AM IMPRESSED
Also, I think you counted mine and multiplied by 2 to come up with that answer.
Either way..it sounds like we both get to play with our new toys VERY soon!
Congrats to ya April.
See ya on the road...

[Kellzir]

Hey AprilWhine. Congrats hopefully 2 days go by fast! Although we have ben posting more, we staill haven't beat your postings, and you took a mini break from us

[Ken30307]

A good friend of mine just finished my mix CD to play in my MINI when it arrives...he title it "MINI Cooper, I love you"

I'm not supposed to play it until I'm driving home from the dealer...no clue what's on it..but he promised no banjo music.

On another note...my home renovations are going smoothly...there's a huge hole in my sunroom..and the carpenter is adding flood lights to guide my MINI into the driveway. Did I tell you my neighbors are accusing me of fixing up my house BECAUSE of my MINI?