Factory Visit

[Tonyrec]

How many people have been lucky enough to go on a Mini Factory visit and was it as good as it sounds?

[KPKalle]

Yes and yes And I'd go again at the drop of a hat. Highly recommended

[minicabrio]

It's better than it sounds...

I've been round on three tours now and I'll never tire of watching those HUGE robots welding up the frame of a MINI.

[Tonyrec]

Sounds like i should get one organised. I might even be lucky enough to see my car being built.

[minicabrio]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonyrec (original)

Sounds like i should get one organised. I might even be lucky enough to see my car being built.

You never know... try to get a build week or date then see what the tours office can do

http://www.mini2.com/forum/faq.php?f...aq_plant_tours

[I love MINI, Laura]

Yes I went and Yes it was brilliant! I went for a VIp launch day along with a few MINI2 Friends! It was brilliant! More insight in to the life of a MINI and what it goes through to become! Plus you get to see some exciting things like when we went new colours of the R56s were on the production line! Very exciting! They were also building the clubman production lines!

[Rakey]

Yes and Yes too

Highly recomend it if you want to understand the amount of work and effort that goes into our great cars

Like Laura I went to the R56 VIP day, so we saw it been built first, and then a talk about the changes and the new model.

But the time before that I went to the Factory Fun Day, which was just as the Convertible had started so got to see that too before it was on sale

[wheyaye2]

Yes, definitely!

Went to the one organised for the R56 VIP day. I'm not sure if the tour taken is any different from the others, but I would guess they are all the same. Anyway, it's an excellent tour, well worth it if you get the opportunity.

[*Vikki*]

yes and yes! been twice now brilliant!

[Minnie Mouse]

Yep I was lucky enough to go on the VIP launch day too and it was my first factory tour!

I highly recommend going along as it was really interesting!

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Ive been and am going again soon, emailed them yesterday, they sent me the info again but they are not taking bookings until after 15th Jan.

Its brilliant!

[Jordan210]

Iv been 2 times. Once just befor my car was made in July then like the load of other people went on the VIP launch day too

I all ways like going

[Jeff Spangle]

Not been to the Mini factory, but I have been to Hams Hall which is BMW's 4 cylinder engine plant. That place is spotless.

[JG02JSG]

Not been, but by what everyone is saying is worth a trip i think it would be a nice day out is anyone going to be organising one shortley ? or is it a matter of keepinmg my eye out on the forum ? if so i would be intrested

[sef]

I went to the VIP event... Excellent day out... Well worth going to see exactly how the cars are built... I would definitely go again...