my ol says in production

 

Same here...so I suspect they will be finished this week.

I have no idea how long it takes to test the components and road testing...if any.

I think someone posted that the cars could sit at the port for a while and more so when they get to the states.

 

WOW! I am not the proud father of a happy, healthy VIN number. My car has moved from being "on order" to being "Scheduled for production." According to the FAQ over on MINI2, "Scheduled for production" actually means that production has began. Here is the codes and what each of them means:

037 Order is at BMW NA [ON ORDER]
087 Production Week Assigned
097 Order sent to factory
111 Order Accepted at factory
112 Order scheduled for Production
150 Production Started [SCHEDULED FOR PRODUCTION]
151 Body Shop Started
152 Paint Shop Started
153 Assembly Started
155 Production Completed
160 Released to Distribution
182 Released to Carrier [AWAITING TRANSPORTATION]
193 Arrived at Port of Exit [RECEIVED AT TERMINAL]
194 Selected for Shipment [LOADED ON VESSEL]
195 Shipped from Port of Exit [EN ROUTE]
196 Shipment Arrival [DISCHARGED]

Keep in mind, this FAQ doesn't appear to have been updated since I ordered my 04, but I doubt that much has changed. Here is my timeline from last time, to give you some sort of idea of how long everything takes:




15.OCT - 037 Order is at BMW NA [ON ORDER]
24.OCT - 111 Order Accepted at factory
27.OCT - 150 Production Started [SCHEDULED FOR PRODUCTION]

Sorry for the LONG post, but I hope that it helps!

 

I ordered mine last Thurs, in production Friday-to be complete 11/1. So since I am in CO....3-4 weeks for ship ride-1-2 days in VDC and week to get to Denver...estimated guess...week of December 10th.

I originally ordered early september...car compleed production quickly but sat on dock in Southampton(actually still there) since 9/28. Found out last week it was damaged and apparently there is a repair shop on the dock.

My MA promised quick re-order and so far it has been.

Hoping to catch the next ship(11/5/07)-all west coast ships leave on Monday.

This is bad I know way too much about this tracking business

Here's to an early delivery for all!!!!

 

My MINI contacted me through a dream last night to let me know it was going into production this week---- And when I got home this afternoon, there is an e-mail from my MA that my MINI is scheduled for production this week!!!! Tooo weird. I'm not complaining though, they're building her!

 

I am thinking constantly about my configuration now that the i's are dotted and t's crossed.

My major issue is transmission choice. My current car is five speed turbo with lsd. I sit in some traffic but the auto with no lsd has me wondering.....

 

Woohoo just called ASKMINI and got confirmed week 45, ordered last week Friday. They said production should be finished by the end of this week on my mini and road testing should begin. I have never had this kind of anxious waiting for a car before, little weird, must be because the mini was do damn fun to drive DS/B Sport package, LSD, and black interior. Man my mini seems naked compared to you other members, looks like I better start ordering some aftermarket stuff..

 

welcome to the week 45 club. Soon we will be tracking ships.

 

Welcome to NAM! Dark Silver and Black is a great combo! I hope you enjoy the tracking process!

 

who is expecting there mini to come to port in newyork?

 

We were discussing at work today how it would be super sweet to see your car built. Also to have the opportunity to install a few items you wanted before they finished it like new speakers, wiring and dynamat all before the factory installed the interior....we engineers live in a dream world

 

Goodluck all

The wait is painfull...but a serious and crucial part of owning a MINI
This will be my first...im week 41 build but wanted to say hi and that its really not a long wait...i ordered mine 9/29/07 and may be picking it up tomorrow

 

4 weeks...thats awesome!!!

 

Yep!!! it shocked me to after seeing on here how people had to wait atleast 2 months and sometimes 3....but that was the old days. Now MINI is fast
Also i am on the east coast so youd have to add a week extra on the boat for west coast

 

Ours is a Week 45 that is coming to NY.

This is painfully exciting (?)

 

Still no VIN number. I checked with ASKMINI again. They said that mine was still for production week 45 but no production date had been set yet. They told me to check back at the end of this week. I sure was hoping that my week 45 car would be produced early like the rest of this cars for this week. Oh well......the waiting pain continues.

 

Same here. I just called ASK-MINI and they said that it's a week 45 build, should be done by Thursday, Nov 8. No VIN yet, apparently it's generated when production starts. Online site says "on order". I hope she arrives before the snow flies.

I was able to change color on Monday .. went to Laser Blue all around .. MA said no problem as long as she's not in production and it has no impact on start date.

Picking out the color was the hardest part ... I love the '06 and '05 blues ... It got to the point that my wife said, "don't ask me about color again".

 

I understand the color debacle. I went from BRG to Blue to pepper white and back to BRG... The blue with the white roof would have been my first choice but not with black leather in texas. Too hot, I tried that in my 2002 rsx...

 

sweet car! it has some similarietes to mine

 

we are week 45 also, no vin yet, just says on order right now, this is the second try for us hopefully no problems this time

 

Excellent!

We drove from NW CT to Bennington, VT on Sunday in our '75 TR6. What a great fall roadtrip. Maybe we can get some MINI motoring in together in the not too distant future. I love the roads of western New England and we're out every weekend.

We ski Killington and Stowe throughout the winter, too.

 

I've got a VIN this morning!!! Yay!! Wooo-hoooo!!!!!!!!! Everybody, go check and see if you have a VIN today...

Hey Halifax- nice to meet another Trumpet owner/rider. I've got a 2006 Bonnie T100. It's a blast!

 

Still no VIN!! Congrats to the rest of you that got yours though!

 

OK, we received our VIN this morning. They said "production has started", meaning the "subassemblies are being queued up" and that it will be both in assembly and finished next week. The website is stuck at "on order". Let's hope that they won't be sitting on the dock for too long!

 

well some were told cars would be finished this week as well.