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eltel · Jan 31st, 2002, 04:37 AM

During a videoconference on Wednesday, the person at the other end in Sydney told me that there were a whole lot of MINIs sitting at Darling Harbour, so they are here!

Our demos have arrived and should be cranked up shortly.

A Victorian dealer I spoke to about 2 Jan said that he was expecting his first Coopers to be ready for customers in Feb. So the Melbourne drop off must have occurred as well.

It is now important that we learn how BMW/MINI Austrlaia handle any fault issues. It isn't going to be that easy to take it back to the dealer and get a swap without waiting for many months for the next shipload to come in.

By the way, OZ friends, have we the ability to 'reject' a car. My brother has tried that sort of thing in the past with Ford and Nissan and it is really a dealer thing.

Also do we have the Lemon Law that USA/NY have where if your car is off the road for x days within y miles you can get a replacement?

The MINI has landed!

snoopy · Jan 31st, 2002, 05:27 AM

They should have been drop off in Mel on Oz day.

The ship left Sydney on 30/1/02 at 11 pm. Due in Brisbane at 7.30 am on the 1/2/02. Might be some Demo S in the shipment, one can only hope. I was told that a S would be in Mel for the GP and car show.

If you are lucky you might see something driving around the streets of BMW(au) Head office in Mel?

Basil · Jan 31st, 2002, 06:51 AM

I really don't want to start thinking of rejecting the car before I've even got the damned thing yet.

Any chance of staying positive as far as the Australian MINI's are concerned ?

Good.......moving on.

Snoopy !!!

Any idea if BMW will have an S at the Brisbane Motor Show ?

snoopy · Jan 31st, 2002, 07:29 AM

Basil

I have been told we will have two MINI's. One will be a Oz spec car (might be a silver one

) the other will be a MINI for the Mel GP Cleb race.

Nice idea about having a S, but i think not. You know the same old story, NO NO NO NO the release is in March at the OZ GP race in Mel.

Basil · Jan 31st, 2002, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by snoopy
Basil

I have been told we will have two MINI's. One will be a Oz spec car (might be a silver one ) the other will be a MINI for the Mel GP Cleb race.

Nice idea about having a S, but i think not. You know the same old story, NO NO NO NO the release is in March at the OZ GP race in Mel.

Now i'm confused !!.

The Mel GP Celebrity racers will be using the Works Coopers shipped over arn't they ?........you saying they'll have an S running around the circuit in Melbourne ? Now that would be worth coming down for......

zoooooom · Jan 31st, 2002, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by eltel
During a videoconference on Wednesday, the person at the other end in Sydney told me that there were a whole lot of MINIs sitting at Darling Harbour, so they are here!

Our demos have arrived and should be cranked up shortly.

A Victorian dealer I spoke to about 2 Jan said that he was expecting his first Coopers to be ready for customers in Feb. So the Melbourne drop off must have occurred as well.

It is now important that we learn how BMW/MINI Austrlaia handle any fault issues. It isn't going to be that easy to take it back to the dealer and get a swap without waiting for many months for the next shipload to come in.

By the way, OZ friends, have we the ability to 'reject' a car. My brother has tried that sort of thing in the past with Ford and Nissan and it is really a dealer thing.

Also do we have the Lemon Law that USA/NY have where if your car is off the road for x days within y miles you can get a replacement?

The MINI has landed!

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT A NEW CAR????

WHAT ABOUT GETTING THE CAR ENJOYING YOUR CAR AND IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG WORRYING ABOUT IT THEN.

RELAX AND ENJOY.

Basil · Feb 2nd, 2002, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Basil
I really don't want to start thinking of rejecting the car before I've even got the damned thing yet.

Any chance of staying positive as far as the Australian MINI's are concerned ?

Good.......moving on.

Snoopy !!!

Any idea if BMW will have an S at the Brisbane Motor Show ?

Forget that. be as negative as you like. It's understandable after all.......

Crashandburn · Feb 2nd, 2002, 10:55 AM

Wedding night nerves. Good luck and ENJOY IT.

With any luck the early beta test cars here should have provided enough info for BMW to have sorted your cars before they were shipped.

Jan 31st, 2002, 04:37 AM	#1
eltel MINIstry of Fun Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eastern Suburbs, Mel Local Time: 12:24 AM Posts: 1,593 Offline	MINI has arrived in OZ During a videoconference on Wednesday, the person at the other end in Sydney told me that there were a whole lot of MINIs sitting at Darling Harbour, so they are here! Our demos have arrived and should be cranked up shortly. A Victorian dealer I spoke to about 2 Jan said that he was expecting his first Coopers to be ready for customers in Feb. So the Melbourne drop off must have occurred as well. It is now important that we learn how BMW/MINI Austrlaia handle any fault issues. It isn't going to be that easy to take it back to the dealer and get a swap without waiting for many months for the next shipload to come in. By the way, OZ friends, have we the ability to 'reject' a car. My brother has tried that sort of thing in the past with Ford and Nissan and it is really a dealer thing. Also do we have the Lemon Law that USA/NY have where if your car is off the road for x days within y miles you can get a replacement? The MINI has landed!

Jan 31st, 2002, 07:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
zoooooom MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Aberdeen,Scotland Local Time: 03:24 PM Posts: 2,467 Offline	Re: MINI has arrived in OZ Quote: Originally posted by eltel During a videoconference on Wednesday, the person at the other end in Sydney told me that there were a whole lot of MINIs sitting at Darling Harbour, so they are here! Our demos have arrived and should be cranked up shortly. A Victorian dealer I spoke to about 2 Jan said that he was expecting his first Coopers to be ready for customers in Feb. So the Melbourne drop off must have occurred as well. It is now important that we learn how BMW/MINI Austrlaia handle any fault issues. It isn't going to be that easy to take it back to the dealer and get a swap without waiting for many months for the next shipload to come in. By the way, OZ friends, have we the ability to 'reject' a car. My brother has tried that sort of thing in the past with Ford and Nissan and it is really a dealer thing. Also do we have the Lemon Law that USA/NY have where if your car is off the road for x days within y miles you can get a replacement? The MINI has landed! ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT A NEW CAR???? WHAT ABOUT GETTING THE CAR ENJOYING YOUR CAR AND IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG WORRYING ABOUT IT THEN. RELAX AND ENJOY.

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Jan 31st, 2002, 05:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
snoopy MINI2 Master Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: au Local Time: 12:24 AM Posts: 1,166 Offline	They should have been drop off in Mel on Oz day. The ship left Sydney on 30/1/02 at 11 pm. Due in Brisbane at 7.30 am on the 1/2/02. Might be some Demo S in the shipment, one can only hope. I was told that a S would be in Mel for the GP and car show. If you are lucky you might see something driving around the streets of BMW(au) Head office in Mel?

Jan 31st, 2002, 06:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Basil MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 12:24 AM Posts: 5,956 Offline	I really don't want to start thinking of rejecting the car before I've even got the damned thing yet. Any chance of staying positive as far as the Australian MINI's are concerned ? Good.......moving on. Snoopy !!! Any idea if BMW will have an S at the Brisbane Motor Show ?

Jan 31st, 2002, 07:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
snoopy MINI2 Master Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: au Local Time: 12:24 AM Posts: 1,166 Offline	Basil I have been told we will have two MINI's. One will be a Oz spec car (might be a silver one ) the other will be a MINI for the Mel GP Cleb race. Nice idea about having a S, but i think not. You know the same old story, NO NO NO NO the release is in March at the OZ GP race in Mel.

Jan 31st, 2002, 07:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Basil MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 12:24 AM Posts: 5,956 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by snoopy Basil I have been told we will have two MINI's. One will be a Oz spec car (might be a silver one ) the other will be a MINI for the Mel GP Cleb race. Nice idea about having a S, but i think not. You know the same old story, NO NO NO NO the release is in March at the OZ GP race in Mel. Now i'm confused !!. The Mel GP Celebrity racers will be using the Works Coopers shipped over arn't they ?........you saying they'll have an S running around the circuit in Melbourne ? Now that would be worth coming down for......

Feb 2nd, 2002, 06:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
Basil MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 12:24 AM Posts: 5,956 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Basil I really don't want to start thinking of rejecting the car before I've even got the damned thing yet. Any chance of staying positive as far as the Australian MINI's are concerned ? Good.......moving on. Snoopy !!! Any idea if BMW will have an S at the Brisbane Motor Show ? Forget that. be as negative as you like. It's understandable after all.......

Feb 2nd, 2002, 10:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
Crashandburn MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 03:24 PM Posts: 338 Offline	Wedding night nerves. Good luck and ENJOY IT. With any luck the early beta test cars here should have provided enough info for BMW to have sorted your cars before they were shipped.

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