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tavis1 · Aug 19th, 2003, 06:34 AM

When I went on my MINI safarie In the LA jungle back in April, I put my name on the list at Long Beach as a backup knowing it was a 12 month wait just to order. Figureing I would get my car sooner out of state for msrp I still checked in every month as recomended. This month I got a surprise the guy told me to fax them my spec sheet next month or in october. I don't want to get my hopes up but, does that mean I will be able to order in less than the 12 month ETA? Anyone else experience this from Long Beach who ordered an "S"? If so how soon was it? He also said I was getting real close. Thanks in advance
Tavis1

OctaneGuy · Aug 19th, 2003, 07:36 AM

I too went the out of state route. I originally placed my order through Long Beach. Before that I was going to go with Nick Alexander except even with my $25K MC, they still wanted to charge me $1,500 on top of sticker. With Long Beach, they told me to fax my spec sheet right away, even though they said I wouldn't likely get a spot on the list for another 3 to 4 months. I waited 2 months, then discovered Roadshow MINI is Memphis. I got my order in the same day I called them. So now I'm going to pick up my car after 2 months of anticipation with Roadshow on Sept. 3! I would say if you want your car, go out of state!! Plus you can take a nice road trip back!!

AprilWhine · Aug 19th, 2003, 09:33 AM

Moved to the Southern CA forum, where you are more likely to get replies.

EBMCS03 · Aug 19th, 2003, 08:04 PM

Hummm April to Oct. that could be it... they say 12 months but i dont think its that long anymore now... Its been out for a while and many ppl drop out of the list. I guess u are getting lucky...

When i got on the list July 2002 they said it would be 6 to 8 months... and it was really 8 months... i would have had to wait till march to order the car. but then I won the Christmas raffel and got to order my car in January!! 2 months earlier.. so that was nice.

Fax in your order and ask them when u can order your car. see what they say. they did take my spec sheet earlier too just to put in file even when i wasnt able to order like in september.

tavis1 · Aug 21st, 2003, 05:34 AM

Thank you guys so much for the replies. I will keep my fingers crossed
Tavis1

EBMCS03 · Oct 1st, 2003, 01:32 AM

Any new update?

tavis1 · Oct 1st, 2003, 06:50 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by UCSDxB0i

Any new update?

UCSDxB0i, as you know I sent in my spec sheet in this month. I havn't heard anything yet. I am absoulutely climbing out of my skin! How did they contact you? I'm going nucking futs. I check my Email everyday, every time my cell rings I get nuts, as soon as I get home I check the answere machine and to be on the safe side when my wife gets home I ask "did they call ?" She roles here eyes and says "no". I check there web site daily to see if they got any cars in since I'm waiting on there allocation for this month. Its like waiting for the birth of a child. Do I sound sain? Anyway, October is here a new month. A month in wich theres the recall, both Itailan Jobs come out on DVD, and a denist apointment,to call Long Beach again and the rally. I called about the 16th of Sep. Do you think I should wait to Oct 16 before calling? I don't want to apear physco. Have you heard from Brave1? I have found an extra set of the johnny lightning IJ cars and bought them. Thanks
Tavis1

EBMCS03 · Oct 1st, 2003, 09:07 AM

Hahaha Hey travis... I totally understand... How they contact me? Lets see... it was Jan 4th... My wait was not up yet.. I was suppose to wait till Feb before I can actually place my order insane especially since i got on the list July 8th 2002. BUT

If any of you remembered that Long Beach during Christmas had a Christmas Raffle for a spot and early order for 1 cooper and 1 cooper s. The winners get to order their MINIs right away during the month of Januay. to get a raffle u have to spend $10 at their MINI store. every $10 u get 1 rafffle and so i went in there and bought $160 worth of goods... which came out to be 16 tix... hehe and of course the drawing was the day after christmas and the winner would be contacted... and i called the next day and Andrea told me that i didnt win but she said she was totally cheering for me during the drawing and was sad that i didnt get it. So oh well so much for that... but wait i;m not finish. heheh

So Jan 4th comes... Dave calls me and tells me i won the raffle and I'm like what? I didnt care I was happy and confused but didnt want to ask too many questons cuz he said i can order my car... heck. LOL but after confirming my specs i asked why. and he told me the the first winner didnt reply back after a week even after multiple attempts to contact him so they re-drew and I won! so i got to order my car 1 to 2 months earlier...

Thats my story... well i would say call and ask... ask when they will get u your production number... talk to tony hes the one that deals with all the orders... not anthony.... but Tony.

Hopefully what i said made sense.. its 2 am my brain works half way and i'm laying in bed in the dark typing LOL

tavis1 · Oct 2nd, 2003, 05:15 AM

Oh the agony of it all!! That is a pretty awsome story. Talk about lucky. I bet when the person figured they lost out they were kicking themselves pretty hard. O.k. then I shall try to call them tomorrow or friday. Thanks for the response and stay tuned to the same bat time same bat channel.
Tavis1

EBMCS03 · Oct 2nd, 2003, 05:26 AM

call call call call, call tomorrow... i dont want to wait till friday. Hahahah Notice how i said "I" dont want to wait till fri.

tavis1 · Oct 2nd, 2003, 05:34 AM

LOL hahahahahah. Yes I did notice hahahahaha. It all depeneds on how busy I am at work. even the miss's wants me to call and she is only luke warm about this car. My boss has said when the car arrives I can take the day off to go to the coast or Magic Mountain as long as I take him with me. Playing hooky with the boss---- thats wierd.
Tavis1

tavis1 · Oct 3rd, 2003, 06:12 AM

Hey UCSD, what a funy day. I'm working in Tehachapi today and I finish my job and me and this trainee I had with me go to the park to eat lunch. We are in the cab munching away and talking then coming in our direction comes this EB/W MCS! this town is the size of about 10,000. I wave as he drives by and he waves back and it even gets better. He flips a U and pulls in behind my truck. I jumped and went to talk to him ( I think I scarred him). We talked for a little bit come to find out he didn't know about the rally, MINI2.com, or about Bridger USA. He seemed intrested and might show up at the rally. Then I got back in the truck and told my trainee its a sign (everyone at work knows how finactical I am). With that I called Long Beach and...... was let down. They told me there alloctaion for this month was low and now it looks like it won't be untile Jan.-Feb. AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH CCCCCCCCRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm comming unglued.
Tavis1

EBMCS03 · Oct 3rd, 2003, 06:34 AM

AWWWWW ACK!!! Thats a bummer! maybe allocation will kick back up again?

tavis1 · Oct 3rd, 2003, 06:53 AM

I hope so. I read on Bridger USA they cut back production to do some factory mods I guess for the convertabels. I wonder if Bell View has any openings
Tavis1

EBMCS03 · Oct 3rd, 2003, 06:59 AM

huh what bell view openings? what was that u were trying to say on the other theread... i didnt quite get it. are u trying to say if its pushed till jan u wont be able to order/buy it?

tavis1 · Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:13 AM

Bell View is a famous nut house in NY. They send the best of the best there. No I will still buy MCS its just the wait is killing me! When I said commited I meant to an insane aassylum because I'm going crazy. Sorry for the confussion. So I'm looking at spring before the car would arrive.
Tavis1

EBMCS03 · Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:28 AM

oh ok... scared me for a bit thought u were going ot give up on the car... when did u get on the list again? I got on July 8th 2002 and got her home March 26th 2003.

tavis1 · Oct 4th, 2003, 05:42 AM

It was the begining of april of this year. Crevier called me today. The guy told me they had a used "S" IB/W with 106 miles on it. I told him I was only intrested in CR/W. He said no problem we can order you one today! I said great

I said is the mark up still $3500 ? He said no its moved up to $5000. UP? You have to be freaking kidding me! He tried to tustify it by saying " blue book is $1000 more than sticker." O.k. thats great and all but what about the other $4000 ? No wonder they can order today no one is buying from them.
Tavis1

EBMCS03 · Oct 4th, 2003, 06:10 AM

ya its not worth it... just wait... 2 months for $5000? I'll wait. save that $5000 for extra goodies or extra packages... thats what my dad kept telling me when i really wanted to order from out of state... He was like save that $1800 from shipping and get your self another package... and which i did... at first i wasnt going to get the premium package but then my dad said wait and get it. 2 months faster vs having extra stuff forever.

tavis1 · Oct 4th, 2003, 06:19 AM

Thats real good advice But it is so dam hard!

Aug 19th, 2003, 06:34 AM	#1
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 2,966 Offline	Could it really be.... Who else has bought a "S" from Long Beach When I went on my MINI safarie In the LA jungle back in April, I put my name on the list at Long Beach as a backup knowing it was a 12 month wait just to order. Figureing I would get my car sooner out of state for msrp I still checked in every month as recomended. This month I got a surprise the guy told me to fax them my spec sheet next month or in october. I don't want to get my hopes up but, does that mean I will be able to order in less than the 12 month ETA? Anyone else experience this from Long Beach who ordered an "S"? If so how soon was it? He also said I was getting real close. Thanks in advance Tavis1

Aug 19th, 2003, 07:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
OctaneGuy MINI2 Sr. & c3 President Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 550 Offline	I too went the out of state route. I originally placed my order through Long Beach. Before that I was going to go with Nick Alexander except even with my $25K MC, they still wanted to charge me $1,500 on top of sticker. With Long Beach, they told me to fax my spec sheet right away, even though they said I wouldn't likely get a spot on the list for another 3 to 4 months. I waited 2 months, then discovered Roadshow MINI is Memphis. I got my order in the same day I called them. So now I'm going to pick up my car after 2 months of anticipation with Roadshow on Sept. 3! I would say if you want your car, go out of state!! Plus you can take a nice road trip back!! Octane Guy c3:Lets Motor for a Worthy Cause ::: Or Find a MINI Motorer near you!

Aug 19th, 2003, 09:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Black Hills S Dakota Local Time: 01:05 AM Posts: 13,723 Offline	Moved to the Southern CA forum, where you are more likely to get replies. Global Moderator

Aug 19th, 2003, 08:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 6,949 Offline	Hummm April to Oct. that could be it... they say 12 months but i dont think its that long anymore now... Its been out for a while and many ppl drop out of the list. I guess u are getting lucky... When i got on the list July 2002 they said it would be 6 to 8 months... and it was really 8 months... i would have had to wait till march to order the car. but then I won the Christmas raffel and got to order my car in January!! 2 months earlier.. so that was nice. Fax in your order and ask them when u can order your car. see what they say. they did take my spec sheet earlier too just to put in file even when i wasnt able to order like in september. EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Oct 1st, 2003, 01:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 6,949 Offline	Any new update? EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

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Aug 21st, 2003, 05:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 2,966 Offline	Thank you guys so much for the replies. I will keep my fingers crossed Tavis1

Oct 1st, 2003, 06:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 2,966 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by UCSDxB0i Any new update? UCSDxB0i, as you know I sent in my spec sheet in this month. I havn't heard anything yet. I am absoulutely climbing out of my skin! How did they contact you? I'm going nucking futs. I check my Email everyday, every time my cell rings I get nuts, as soon as I get home I check the answere machine and to be on the safe side when my wife gets home I ask "did they call ?" She roles here eyes and says "no". I check there web site daily to see if they got any cars in since I'm waiting on there allocation for this month. Its like waiting for the birth of a child. Do I sound sain? Anyway, October is here a new month. A month in wich theres the recall, both Itailan Jobs come out on DVD, and a denist apointment,to call Long Beach again and the rally. I called about the 16th of Sep. Do you think I should wait to Oct 16 before calling? I don't want to apear physco. Have you heard from Brave1? I have found an extra set of the johnny lightning IJ cars and bought them. Thanks Tavis1

Oct 1st, 2003, 09:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 6,949 Offline	Hahaha Hey travis... I totally understand... How they contact me? Lets see... it was Jan 4th... My wait was not up yet.. I was suppose to wait till Feb before I can actually place my order insane especially since i got on the list July 8th 2002. BUT If any of you remembered that Long Beach during Christmas had a Christmas Raffle for a spot and early order for 1 cooper and 1 cooper s. The winners get to order their MINIs right away during the month of Januay. to get a raffle u have to spend $10 at their MINI store. every $10 u get 1 rafffle and so i went in there and bought $160 worth of goods... which came out to be 16 tix... hehe and of course the drawing was the day after christmas and the winner would be contacted... and i called the next day and Andrea told me that i didnt win but she said she was totally cheering for me during the drawing and was sad that i didnt get it. So oh well so much for that... but wait i;m not finish. heheh So Jan 4th comes... Dave calls me and tells me i won the raffle and I'm like what? I didnt care I was happy and confused but didnt want to ask too many questons cuz he said i can order my car... heck. LOL but after confirming my specs i asked why. and he told me the the first winner didnt reply back after a week even after multiple attempts to contact him so they re-drew and I won! so i got to order my car 1 to 2 months earlier... Thats my story... well i would say call and ask... ask when they will get u your production number... talk to tony hes the one that deals with all the orders... not anthony.... but Tony. Hopefully what i said made sense.. its 2 am my brain works half way and i'm laying in bed in the dark typing LOL EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Oct 2nd, 2003, 05:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 2,966 Offline	Oh the agony of it all!! That is a pretty awsome story. Talk about lucky. I bet when the person figured they lost out they were kicking themselves pretty hard. O.k. then I shall try to call them tomorrow or friday. Thanks for the response and stay tuned to the same bat time same bat channel. Tavis1

Oct 2nd, 2003, 05:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 6,949 Offline	call call call call, call tomorrow... i dont want to wait till friday. Hahahah Notice how i said "I" dont want to wait till fri. EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Oct 2nd, 2003, 05:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 2,966 Offline	LOL hahahahahah. Yes I did notice hahahahaha. It all depeneds on how busy I am at work. even the miss's wants me to call and she is only luke warm about this car. My boss has said when the car arrives I can take the day off to go to the coast or Magic Mountain as long as I take him with me. Playing hooky with the boss---- thats wierd. Tavis1

Oct 3rd, 2003, 06:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 2,966 Offline	Hey UCSD, what a funy day. I'm working in Tehachapi today and I finish my job and me and this trainee I had with me go to the park to eat lunch. We are in the cab munching away and talking then coming in our direction comes this EB/W MCS! this town is the size of about 10,000. I wave as he drives by and he waves back and it even gets better. He flips a U and pulls in behind my truck. I jumped and went to talk to him ( I think I scarred him). We talked for a little bit come to find out he didn't know about the rally, MINI2.com, or about Bridger USA. He seemed intrested and might show up at the rally. Then I got back in the truck and told my trainee its a sign (everyone at work knows how finactical I am). With that I called Long Beach and...... was let down. They told me there alloctaion for this month was low and now it looks like it won't be untile Jan.-Feb. AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH CCCCCCCCRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm comming unglued. Tavis1

Oct 3rd, 2003, 06:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 6,949 Offline	AWWWWW ACK!!! Thats a bummer! maybe allocation will kick back up again? EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Oct 3rd, 2003, 06:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 2,966 Offline	I hope so. I read on Bridger USA they cut back production to do some factory mods I guess for the convertabels. I wonder if Bell View has any openings Tavis1

Oct 3rd, 2003, 06:59 AM	#15 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 6,949 Offline	huh what bell view openings? what was that u were trying to say on the other theread... i didnt quite get it. are u trying to say if its pushed till jan u wont be able to order/buy it? EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:13 AM	#16 (permalink)
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 2,966 Offline	Bell View is a famous nut house in NY. They send the best of the best there. No I will still buy MCS its just the wait is killing me! When I said commited I meant to an insane aassylum because I'm going crazy. Sorry for the confussion. So I'm looking at spring before the car would arrive. Tavis1

Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:28 AM	#17 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 6,949 Offline	oh ok... scared me for a bit thought u were going ot give up on the car... when did u get on the list again? I got on July 8th 2002 and got her home March 26th 2003. EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Oct 4th, 2003, 05:42 AM	#18 (permalink)
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 2,966 Offline	It was the begining of april of this year. Crevier called me today. The guy told me they had a used "S" IB/W with 106 miles on it. I told him I was only intrested in CR/W. He said no problem we can order you one today! I said great I said is the mark up still $3500 ? He said no its moved up to $5000. UP? You have to be freaking kidding me! He tried to tustify it by saying " blue book is $1000 more than sticker." O.k. thats great and all but what about the other $4000 ? No wonder they can order today no one is buying from them. Tavis1

Oct 4th, 2003, 06:10 AM	#19 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 6,949 Offline	ya its not worth it... just wait... 2 months for $5000? I'll wait. save that $5000 for extra goodies or extra packages... thats what my dad kept telling me when i really wanted to order from out of state... He was like save that $1800 from shipping and get your self another package... and which i did... at first i wasnt going to get the premium package but then my dad said wait and get it. 2 months faster vs having extra stuff forever. EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Oct 4th, 2003, 06:19 AM	#20 (permalink)
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 2,966 Offline	Thats real good advice But it is so dam hard!