chap, what does your OL say? click the review status part...

 

your jokes are so witty hahaha

 

I believe your dealer does the drilling once it gets there. My MA explained it to me prior to leaving the dealership the day I ordered so I e-mailed him a few days after my MINI was completed and told him I'm getting the No-Holes LBP. He said he'll make a note not to drill the front.

 

according to the OL, i am still En Route, that thing is soo far behind.

your car is slow and can't keep up with Altoid haha... what is your cars name by the way?

 

i guess i should remind my dealer that I live in DE and don't need a front plate.

 

Dang DChap, Altoid is not the only one that's fast. The handler is too!

 

Ooooh I want my 100th post to be really special.

 

has anyone noticed that iTrader thing under there name? What is that?

 

chap, after you get to the part that says enroute in the ol, click the option on the left that says "review order detail"

what does it say there for you?

dang, no fair! *kicks dirt!

 

PA doesn't have front plates either... if i remember correctly, you ordered from Ottos...

 

says en route

 

oh yeah, its Jersey that have front ones not PA.... haha thanks.

 

*expletive*

 

i didn't have to get anything installed there like your car did

 

true..but my MA said it wasnt even in the door yet... it is still at the port...

*sigh

 

oooo, well its not over till the fat lady sings haha. Anyway, i feel far worse for Starry than you haha. Hers hasn't even left England yet as far as we know.

 

Joining our crew?

 

ratings for online transactions (like ebay feedback), i'ts very useful when you're buying/selling in the marketplace.

 

ahhh gotcha, thanks.

 

I guess its possible, but Robo voice doesn't even say that I'm at port.. so I've been sititng at the factory for a week?! How would you even know if you were on Kline anyways?

 

1) Your MA says "you're on XYZ Boat" and you look at the list that OWG generates and figure out what line that is

OR


1) Enter your VIN on the W&W site...if it's not there, go to step 2.

2) If your MA says you're on a boat, enter your VIN on the W&W site

3) If you're on a boat and NOT on W&W website, then by process of elimination, you're on K-Line!

(at least that's what I've deduced!)

 

I found out that i was on the western highway from my MA but i also called the Charleston office of KLINE to verify that my VIN # was on that boat and LO AND BEHOLD I am sailing on the high seas!!!! go to www.kline.com and click on uper left hand under schedules an that will give you an APPX. of when it will reach its destination!!!

 

What phone # did you use? With the lack of info that my MA is giving me, I'm ready to try anything!

What was that conversation like? Did the person on the other end of the phone think you were joking, or was it something that you could sense they had dealt with before?

 

Yeah, Altoid is almost home!!

 

Ahhh..! I knew my 100th post would be special as I have found a very good topic for it!

Here goes:

My MA e-mailed me just an hour ago with this for a Subject:
"Your new MINI is on the boat!!!"

And then he went ahead and posted the Asian Chorus shipping details etc etc. My MA is awesome, he gets back to me asap whenever I have questions re: other options and installations for Peewee [and that is a LOT!]. The only time I had to ask him about the production was how long will it take for the little arrow to move from "Scheduled for Production" to "Awaiting Transport" because most of the time, I'm getting the info here in our thread! I didn't have the heart to tell him that I'm way ahead of him..

But he did give me some websites to pass the time, one of which is the thread for Port Hueneme VDC here on NAM. Here's the rest of his e-mail:

The big unknown factor which we have no control over is how fast the MINIs are released from Port and shipped by truck to the Dealership. Once it arrives at port, I'll get a regular update which I'll let you know when it will be ready for pickup.

Here's an article written on how to track your Mini's production, shipping and delivery:
http://motoringfile.com/2005/05/13/mini_production_38_shipping_timeline/

NOTE: MINI utilizes three different shipping companies: K-Line, WW & NYK

http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shiplocations.phtml

BMW & MINI VEHICLE PROCESSING CENTER:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21112&highlight=vpc

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The one about Motoring File is not familiar to me so might as well read something new.

Ttyl guys! Gotta work tonight. Sorry if this is long. Hah! Told you my 100th post would be special!