Crappy news! I hope the lay-off is just "temporary" like they say. Sorry for everyone who's "in production" as well.

 

Hey chowdah I just checked out your sig....is there anything that you DIDN'T ORDER?

you're the reason there's no parts for left for Week 24 and 25!

OWG for Chair!

 

I vote OWG!

 

I vote OWG also -Motor!

 

Well we didn't manage to get on the ASAIN CHORUS. We weren't a standby on the list - I guess they were having loading problems.

It could be worst - could be a week 24 or later. At least MINI can execute a proper shutdown of the line that will speed a restart.

 

Man, that friggin sucks! I hope the layoff is VERY temporary. Guess that it what makes us week 23ers special...luck! Still no news of Sneaker and his ferry across the pond. Waiting on my MA for news. Let's hope that he made the Western Highway!

 

Yay I made the top 10 post list? Sweet!
Hey OWG- you're on here early today!

 

Awe... sorry to hear.

 

Hey MINIMalistnam and cooperfan1024, great to have you aboard too! Sorry for the late reply, just catching up... I think we'll see a couple more folks chime in on the S.N. Highway since AskMini is so delayed. it's going to be a great cruise. The pond looks clear and we have a good ship under our wheels. Let's party!

 

I'm right at the end of production too.... I was supposed to be finished yesterday, but im sure that's changed now

 

NVM!!! Robo-voice says im complete and waiting to be released!! I guess I could still be affected then..

 

cooperfan1024

Great! I ordered from the Woodlands since I'm working near there. How about you? I notice you also have a fine ride in a quite beautiful color. I'll update my profile with my options so we can compare.

 

I think my options are too much to put in my sig hahahahaha

 

Let's hope that MINI does not hold outgoing completed cars due to this shutdown. If they pay for the entire ship's worth of cargo regardless of whether they fill it or not, maybe they would hold the ship at port until their production started back up and they could fill the ship!

 

OWG - very sorry to hear you didn't make the A.C.

I also cast my vote for you as reunion Chair!

 

Yay!

 

Grrrr I can't believe it. Maybe you'll get on the Western highway today!

 

"MOTOR!!!"

That's my vote for OWG as chair for the reunion next year. I just hope it's close to the East Coast.

 

Question of the day and just another thing help grow the Week 23 thread:

Once you clear inspection at the VDC what happens if there's only a couple of Mini's that are going to your specific city? Since the Mini's come into the VDC grouped by ship, is there a chance they would wait to transport your car to your dealership only when the truck gets a full load? Would you have to then wait for the next ship to drop off more Mini's that are going to your city so that the car carrier gets full? Maybe it's not a problem because we here on the forum only see a small portion of the cars that come into the VDC and that they never have a issue with getting full loads on the car carriers. Or, maybe they don't wait for full loads and they just send what they have available at the time. Hmmm....

 

Good question. My MA says about a week to go from Charleston to here in the Midwest, but also that it varies or or less because it can 'get hung up' in Charleston. If I were shipping new cars, I would wait to fill the car carrier, esp with $4 gasoline..

Another vote for OWG for the reunion chair from the 7th place 'poster' guy.

 

MINImalistnam

That's what I was thinking too. It may not matter in our case because we we have two ships coming into Charleston close to each other. Also, Since Mini is BMW owned, maybe they would truck Beemers and Minis in the same carrier.

 

Maybe BMWs are loaded onto the trucks with the MINIs? I dunno.

 

look at me, forging the way, leading the board.... hmm is that a good thing, or does that mean that I just have no life.

 

Been contemplating this -

The ships haul on a circuit - not all of the cargo belongs to one manufacturer. Like a shark they have to keep moving, evey day not hauling is a revenue loss. Infact they haul anything that rolls and fits under the decks overhead. They drop off and pickup at every port - Every time I drive through Baltimore I see a bunch of Jeeps awaiting ships.

Sooo... the ability to move used construction equipment and other opportunistic cargo will increase.

 

I don't think it matters whether or not there's a full load... the ships already have schedules and they keep those schedules.