I'm in the paint shop today and still expected to be finished tomorrow....it seems like the assembly portion is the last day of production. (??)

 

Yep... the actual build doesn't take too long at all. One day to piece the body together. One day to paint it. One day to assemble it.

Mine was done and QC'd by noon Oxford time today. It was in the paint shop yesterday.

Have you watched the video on the Owners Lounge that follows a car through beginning to end. Interesting. They say that the interior is assembled in something like 57 minutes.

Jeremy

 

So they knew which ship you'd be on just after they started building yours. Interesting. I put my VIN in WW site and they do NOT have a record of me. Based on the early bookings theory, that means that I must be on K-Line.

I wonder if others would see their VIN show up on WW just after production started, rather than wait until production is finished.

 

OK we made the Maersk Wave
Loaded on vessel 20/06/2008 14:02
Should be in Port Hueneme on July 10th!!!
Then Aero Kit and Strut Brace- AND HOME!!!

 

Did not show on WW til after received at terminal

 

Hey Beeman,

You show "loaded" with date and time, I only see "booked" and "received". Do you see these as well? If so, Nessie is not loaded, yet

Andy

 

What day did you complete production?

 

Booked-07/05
Received at Terminal 19/06
Loaded on vessel 20/06/2008 14:02

 

Ordered 5/29, Production start 6/10, Prod complete 6/19, received at port 6/20 (1 AM). "Nessie": BRG/BRG/Tuscan Beige, Clubman, Sport, Premium, Auto

Andy

 

Hoping for the Emden since it arrives in Charleston two days before the Courage. *crossed fingers*

 

Looks like that if you have convermed Received you should get on, but ship is in port one day only,then off to panama.

 

Hum have the same dates as them my vin shows nothing?????????

 

Hmmm, mine also completed production on 6/19 but I have not gotten past that step. I was really hoping for the Maersk Wave as well as I am on the west coast and the next boat looks like it doesn't leave for another 10 days (the Undine).

 

There's nothing you can do about it, but it sure is frustrating knowing that if your car was finished one day sooner you could have the car 13 days sooner!
(the Maersk leaves 10 days sooner and is only a 20, not 23 day voyage like the Undine) Oh well, that's just the luck of the draw.....

 

No kidding, it is a bummer especially because my original production completion date was 6/18. Oh well, will just have to kick back and wait a couple more weeks.

 

Where the heck is the Maersk headed?! 20 days! I hope not to the US. I was thinking it was only a week at most across the pond?! No?

 

It's first stop is actually Manzanillo (via the Panama Canal) and on to Port Hueneme, California.

W&W Line Schedule.

 

It only takes about a week to get from England to New York ("across the pond"), but sometimes the ships stop in NY, Baltimore, Charleston, Brunswick Ga., etc. So it actually takes 13-14 days to go to Charleston with the stops.

These ships are on very tight schedules.....I imagine it's not like a shopping mall parking lot at the docks....there are no "extra parking spaces" for a 600 foot giant if it's late or early.

 

Week 25er's don't feel bad if you aren't on a ship yet. I'm a week 24 and not on a ship. I'm hoping today or tomorrow but the waiting SUCKS!!!
If you are on a KLine ship I don't think there is a way to track it but you could get the car 2 days sooner.

**edit** I just found out I am almost on my way!!! Boat leaves tomorrow!! Gets to Charleston July 5th! Almost on the 4th of July :D
RECEIVED AT TERMINAL SOUTHAMPTON 12/06/2008 14:25 BOOKED SOUTHAMPTON 07/05/2008 09:46

 

I am hanging in there and hoping

 

** UPDATED **

WW now shows Nessie's status as loaded on the Maersk Wave

LOADED ON VESSEL - SOUTHAMPTON - 20/06/2008 16:29

 

AndyOfLinux:

I'm right there with ya! Lucky you, yours doesn't have as far to go as mine once it hits Stateside.

 

So, I have entered assembly, all set for completion tomorrow. I even tried to talk the ASK-MINI rep into holding the boat for me. My theory was, you don't want to send a ship out half empty and I'm sure since production is behind they can't fill all the spots. No dice. I guess I'm waiting until July 21st for my Mini to hit Hueneme.

 

In the body shop, finally!

 

our MCSa, CR, B hardtop, black bonnet stripes, checkerboard mirrors, 17'' crown spoke wheels, armrest, red rooster color line, piano black, anthracite headliner, xenons .... we can't wait!!!!