All aboard the MADAME BUTTERFLY
just got from my MA
[FONT=Arial]The port in Oxnard is full of cars right now, so the delay of 3 days is for the purpose of leaving room for the additional MINIs and BMW that are coming in.....[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]The port in Oxnard is full of cars right now, so the delay of 3 days is for the purpose of leaving room for the additional MINIs and BMW that are coming in.....[/FONT]
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Martinez, CA
Damn!!!!!!! 
Oh well, the price we pay for wanting something that is in high demand. Guess I'll be making a few more trips by the dealer to drool. 
Hopefully we'll be rollin' by the end of April though.
Oh well, the price we pay for wanting something that is in high demand. Guess I'll be making a few more trips by the dealer to drool. Hopefully we'll be rollin' by the end of April though.
Last edited by RussKeys; Apr 15, 2008 at 09:23 PM.
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From: Yuma AZ
The average elapsed time for the trip from the Pacific anchorage at the canal to Port Hueneme is 175 hours. Speed is approximately 17kts. Then, if your MINI just requires routine proccessing it will take about 10 days to get to your dealer. If your MINI requires more than routine processing, it will be a longer wait.
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From: Martinez, CA
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From: NorCal
Nice!! I love the look of that kit, but I think I'm going to start with tint and the clearbra...then engine mods. After the break in time, of course. 
I'm looking forward to pics of everyone's babies on here!
I'm looking forward to pics of everyone's babies on here!
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Martinez, CA
I'm thinking that the 20 is a Sunday and they probably don't work on Sundays so that is why our cars won't be offloaded until Monday 21st. Yeah it sux but look at it this way, only one week to go. Hopefully they'll have those docks clear and our cars can go right to the VDC and be processed. I'm remaining optimistic and thinking that most of us should have cars arriving at the dealers by the end of next week. Supposedly the VDC processes some 600 cars per day.
Hang in there gang. We're all in the same boat
Pun intended.
Hang in there gang. We're all in the same boat
Pun intended.
2nd Gear
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Martinez, CA
This for damn sure doesn't make any sense now 
. It doesn't take 13 days to get from Panama to So Cal, the weather can't be an issue and my whole no docking or unloading cars on Sunday theory is shot to hell. There has to be a reason but we'll probably never find out. I'm starting to get mad too. Going by the dealer and looking at the cars on the lot is getting old too and it makes me want mine more.
. It doesn't take 13 days to get from Panama to So Cal, the weather can't be an issue and my whole no docking or unloading cars on Sunday theory is shot to hell. There has to be a reason but we'll probably never find out. I'm starting to get mad too. Going by the dealer and looking at the cars on the lot is getting old too and it makes me want mine more.
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Joined: Mar 2008
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This for damn sure doesn't make any sense now . It doesn't take 13 days to get from Panama to So Cal, the weather can't be an issue and my whole no docking or unloading cars on Sunday theory is shot to hell. There has to be a reason but we'll probably never find out. I'm starting to get mad too. Going by the dealer and looking at the cars on the lot is getting old too and it makes me want mine more.
. It doesn't take 13 days to get from Panama to So Cal, the weather can't be an issue and my whole no docking or unloading cars on Sunday theory is shot to hell. There has to be a reason but we'll probably never find out. I'm starting to get mad too. Going by the dealer and looking at the cars on the lot is getting old too and it makes me want mine more.
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Joined: Feb 2008
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My car is on the MB as well, ordered on Feb 22... and as luck would have it, I'm going to be away on business travel from April 21st to May 5!
But the kicker is that out of all places in the world, I will be about 10 miles away from Southampton!!
I'll be in Hursley to be precise, a tiny little town that houses the IBM development site in the UK
So regardless of all these delays, I will most likely be away when my MC gets to my dealer.
On the upside, I plan to make it to the shipping yard in Southampton and see if I can spot any minis out on the yard.
But the kicker is that out of all places in the world, I will be about 10 miles away from Southampton!!
I'll be in Hursley to be precise, a tiny little town that houses the IBM development site in the UKSo regardless of all these delays, I will most likely be away when my MC gets to my dealer.
On the upside, I plan to make it to the shipping yard in Southampton and see if I can spot any minis out on the yard.
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Studio City, CA
Just maybe these boats are slotted to come into port like planes are when they land. Just maybe there is no room for the cargo untill that date. Just maybe a month form arriving at Southhampton to getting to Oxnard is just too long. Just maybe the Madame B. is.....LOST AT SEA!
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From: Seattle, WA
MANZANILLO PANAMA 09/04/2008
PORT HUENEME, CA U.S.A. 22/04/2008
I'd like to think the PH schedule is more accurate but ... I'm not getting my hopes up.