It's also posted on the first page of this thread

 

Sending all good motoring vibes your way to help you get through what is clearly a painfully long wait (that scares the rest of us)!

MINI automated phone says ours is in production and will be finished on Nov. 7. Maybe that means that it will sail on one of these puppies to the East coast?

SOUTHAMPTON 09/11/2007 NEW YORK, NY 19/11/2007 PATRIOT
SOUTHAMPTON 13/11/2007 NEW YORK, NY 21/11/2007 BOHEME

"Let us pray". At least it will not have to face the extratropical storm now off the East coast that is being called the most powerful since the "Perfect Storm" of 1991.

Once she arrives, ours will be in the NJ facility for a while for at least the JCW aero kit paint and install ... no idea how long that will take. Would like it here before the first snow...

Onward, brothers!

 

*That* would explain why I couldn't find it! I've been looking through all the other week's threads.

~Neal

 

has anyones cars from week 45 showed up at port yet?

 

I haven't got my VIN to show up on the WW site yet. I did call the ASK MINI line tonight and their automated system let me know that my car was currently in the paint shop and should be done being built on November 3rd. I really hope they mean 2007, but of course if that's accurate then my car shouldn't be anywhere near the paint shop anymore.

I'm sure it'll be more clear when I call and talk to a person tomorrow morning.

~Neal

 

I guess it's time for me to check in. I ordered my car on Friday 10/26, had a VIN the next Monday, called Mini on Friday (for the third time ) and they said the car should be finished tomorrow (11/5). When you catch the dealer slots just right, they make these things fast!!!

I can't wait for it to get here, but I also need a little time to sell my current car. Here are the specs:

MCS
DS/B
White Turn Signals
Sport Package w/ Crown Spokes (will keep the tires, wheels will be replaced)
Sport Suspension
Cold Weather Package
Rear Fog Lamp
Rain Sensor and Auto Lights
Automatic AC
Anthracite Headliner
Leatherette
Nav
MFSW
Hi-Fi
Brushed Alloy

Now I'm just trying to decide on which wheels to get before the car arrives! Hmm, will it be Ultraleggera, R99, or Pro Race 1's...

 

I (finally) put in my order on 10/27 and my car flipped over from 'On Order' to 'Scheduled For Production' sometime yesterday between the Bengals losing and the Patriots winning.

According to my MA (and my own mad counting skillz) I'm in Week 45 (and scheduled to be completed on 11/9 according to the automated phone system), though it seems as if most of the Week 45 people were finished with production last week in week 44. Maybe I'm off by a week.

My specs are in my sig. December can not get here soon enough!

 

Talked to Doug on the phone this morning and he said that she's finished production today (11/5) and should be down to the docks in a day or two. So now I've just got to memorize my VIN and punch it into the WW cargo tracking site ( http://schedule.2wglobal.com/AppTrac...trackType=Auto ) a few hundred times an hour.

~Neal

 

just be carefull that you make yourself insane like myself. my car was done on the 1st and hasn't showed up in the system yet. good luck to ya.

 

Checked this am loaded onto the ship this AM

Booking Number : GBSOU579377

Vessel: FIDELIO Port of origin : SOUTHAMPTON

Voyage : ED744-FDE Port of Destination : PORT HUENEME, CA

LOADED ON VESSEL SOUTHAMPTON 05/11/2007 13:46
RECEIVED AT TERMINAL SOUTHAMPTON 02/11/2007 12:43
BOOKED SOUTHAMPTON 02/11/2007 10:02

 

congratulations

 

That's fantastic Minmor!!! I read the whole debacle you went through with the other car. Glad you are finally getting to the cruise!

Still no sign of my MINI as yet however. Fingers crossed. CANNOT seem to get the construction going on the CondoMINIum (a garage for my MINI) going yet-it's taking all my time and I don't get on here or do anything else. Just got a bid in and it looks like it is $43/square foot . Cripes, going to have to find a few ways to trim that down! I was hoping for $35/sq.ft. Hmm.

 

It must be my lucky day...car on the boat. Got a serious buyer coming to look at my current MINI...what gets better than that?

Good luck on your condoMINIum (that cracked me up)!

 

I called MINIUSA today and apparently my car is at the dock. I checked W&W, but no sign of it yet.

 

I had to reorder guys, so I'm not in the week 45 family any longer.
Good luck guys. It was fun while it lasted.

 

Whoa. Wha' happened?

 

Taking a job in England and the law requires rear fogs lights in that country.
$100 upgrade pre-assembly...a kings ransom at the dealership.

 

Sorry to hear you had to re-order...but good luck and ..England is awesome you will so love it and so much to see.

Wait where to I sign up to move to England for a job....

 

contract for the US government and your half way there

yeah...how often can one say...hey i'm going to Paris for the weekend, or maybe Amsterdam.

 

You are going to really enjoy yourself. My sister lived in Surrey(outside London) we visited her many times. My niece still there in London she is an editor for a magazine called Kerrang-it is a rock and roll mag.

When my sister lived there they really got to travel a lot- France, Switzerland..Canary Islands Spain etc.

Enjoy your time there and make the most of it...Hey maybe you can see the MINI factory in Oxford while you are there!

 

I was thinking of visiting the plant.

The dealer just called me...I won't be seeing my car 'til the end of December.

I will still track this car though...so i'll stick around.

 

hey Coop, what day was your car finished?
no one at miniusa will give me the time of day since it finished production on the 1st they told me thats as far as they can take it. the ol says its still in production. its not showing up on ww either.

 

i hope you don't miss the rear fogs on the new order
at this point you might wait for a '08? seriously though good luck with your mini and your job

 

I think I just found out why my mini isn't at the dock yet. apparently its in its fifth day of quality checks hmmmmm I wonder what is screwed up on it?

 

woohoo, today was my MCS's birthday, how do you guys find out what boats are leaving at what times? is there a special website to check?