DMAC57,

Fantastic news!!!

 

The OL now says I'm En Route. My VIN doesn't show up on the WW site, so I'm guessing I may be on the Southern Highway headed for Charleston.

 

I'm showing up on OL as En Route as well. I guess that puts me on Southern Highway with the rest of the stragglers.

When is it scheduled to be in Charleston?

1. Hunsingeruk.........West Chester PA (7/19/08), Fedora 7/21
2. PWClubman Pilot...Germany (7/18/08), at dealer awaiting delivery (7/28)
3. Nancy 777...........Portland OR (7/18/08), Turandot 7/19
4. Janet MC........... Campbell CA (16/07/08) Aboard Turandot
5. Staticroute........ Indianapolis IN (7/22/08) Sitting at the dock
6. BostonJohn........ San Diego CA (7/16/08) -- On the Turandot
7. jgraham............. San Jose CA (7/19/08) - aboard the Turandot
8. Evanskarma.........Charleston SC (7/20/08) 7/25 on Southern Highway(fingers crossed)
9. Helenamini...........Helena, AL (7/17/08) On Fedora to Brunswick
10. SuperGreg..........Scottsdale, AZ (7/17/08) On Turandot
11. kiminchrg...........Memphis Tenn (7/16/08)
12. Invaliduser.........Baton Rouge LA (TBD)
13. Flytime..............Webster NY (7/16/08) -- At NYCPOA 7/26
14. BSUCardinalfan....Milwaukee WI (7/16/08)
15. Booklady............Seattle WA (7/17/08)-- On Turandot to Hueneme
16. speeddeacon......Oxford MS (7/16/08)-- Aboard the Caribbean Highway to Charleston
17. arok..................San Mateo CA (7/13/08)
18. evil command ctr. Cumby TX (7/14/08)Aboard the Caribbean Highway
19. kefour................DFW Texas (7/17/08)
20. Metalsmith..........Omaha NE (7/15/008)
21. PretzelLogic........Auburn ME (7/20/08) on Southern Highway
22. DMAC57.............Round Lake IL (7/16/08) on Southern Highway
23. LUXMini..............Seattle WA(7/15/08) - On the Turandot
24. brianjt................Morton Grove IL (7/15/08)
25. Double0..............Mystic CT (7/18/08) Booked on Southern Highway (7/25)
26. truK...................Oklahoma City, OK (7/15/08)Aboard the Caribbean Highway

SS/SS, premium, sport seats, gotham grey, MFW/bluetooth

 

1. Hunsingeruk.........West Chester PA (7/19/08), Fedora 7/21
2. PWClubman Pilot...Germany (7/18/08), at dealer awaiting delivery (7/28)
3. Nancy 777...........Portland OR (7/18/08), Turandot 7/19
4. Janet MC........... Campbell CA (16/07/08) Aboard Turandot
5. Staticroute........ Indianapolis IN (7/22/08) Sitting at the dock
6. BostonJohn........ San Diego CA (7/16/08) -- On the Turandot
7. jgraham............. San Jose CA (7/19/08) - aboard the Turandot
8. Evanskarma.........Charleston SC (7/20/08) 7/25 on Southern Highway(fingers crossed)
9. Helenamini...........Helena, AL (7/17/08) On Fedora to Brunswick
10. SuperGreg..........Scottsdale, AZ (7/17/08) On Turandot
11. kiminchrg...........Memphis Tenn (7/16/08)
12. Invaliduser.........Baton Rouge LA (TBD)
13. Flytime..............Webster NY (7/16/08) -- At NYCPOA 7/26
14. BSUCardinalfan....Milwaukee WI (7/16/08)
15. Booklady............Seattle WA (7/17/08)-- On Turandot to Hueneme
16. speeddeacon......Oxford MS (7/16/08)-- Aboard the Caribbean Highway to Charleston
17. arok..................San Mateo CA (7/13/08)
18. evil command ctr. Cumby TX (7/14/08)Aboard the Caribbean Highway
19. kefour................DFW Texas (7/17/08)
20. Metalsmith..........Omaha NE (7/15/008)
21. PretzelLogic........Auburn ME (7/20/08) on Southern Highway
22. DMAC57.............Round Lake IL (7/16/08) on Southern Highway
23. LUXMini..............Seattle WA(7/15/08) - On the Turandot
24. brianjt................Morton Grove IL (7/15/08)
25. Double0..............Mystic CT (7/18/08) Booked on Southern Highway (7/25)
26. truK...................Oklahoma City, OK (7/15/08)Aboard the Caribbean Highway
27. Sexualchocolate.....Miami, FL (7/19/08) on Fedora

This is taking forever. "FOORR EEVVVERRR" - Sandlot

 

Looking at the list and regions it looks as if all 29ers are underway or just coming into port. This is an exciting time. How many people in their travels are saying to themselves....it won't be long before I am driving this road in my MINI

 

Nope. My little Blue Dude is sitting waiting for a boat to the west coast....

 

Are you a 29er? The 29ers on the list were the first cars to get a lift across the pond and through the canal heading for the West Coast.

 

Are you sure? The Aida left on 7/30 headed for Port Hueneme. The next one, the Maersk Wind, doesn't depart until 8/12.

 

Yippie! It is on the Aida. I just noticed I copied the VIN down wrong. Off to the ship tracking site....

 

Howdy all. I was just checking around some of the other week groups, and it looks like the East coasters in week 28 are all taking delivery of their MINIS today and tomorrow (for the most part).

That means... in one week, some of us will already be driving our MINIS!!


Sorry left-coasters.

 

Arrrr!!! And to top it, we can't track the Turandot anymore.. Looks like I will be watching the Panama canal web cam all weekend
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now you feel my pain;p the fedora was untrackable until it showed up at nyc port today.

 

At least the schedule has not changed again. We should hit the canal this weekend and hopefully pass through without delay. I'm thinking she should be at the dealer and ready to drive home no later than Aug 16th.

 

Got an email from my MA the other day that mine should be arriving in the US today. Then it has to make its way to Texas. Delivery should be 8/11-8/12ish.

 

What ship were you on again?

 

Wonder if PWClubman is motoring yet?

 

If His Mini is arriving today in Charleston...then his has to be on the Caribbean Highway with mine,as it docked last night at 11pm and started unloading all them new Minis at 8am this morning.

I too then have to wait for it then to be truck to Texas (San Antonio in my case)

 

Are you a Week 29er too?

 

i just got really bad news. . .the manger at my dealership ( a long story as to why i was talking to her) says that it should not get to them until the last week in aug and me provably a week later than that. i was hoping to be driving by then
i am starting to regret this purchase. it is a shame that i have already waited so long

 

Something tells me once you are behind the wheel, you are going to be saying "What wait"?

 

Don't get discouraged...We are in this together...We are a support group.

 

Yep...Week 29'r down Texas way.

 

The added wait must be driving you crazy! Particularly when it has already made stops.

The Turandot is scheduled to arrive at PORT HUENEME, CA on 8/10. Hey! That's just 5 hours from Campbell, CA, no? There must be a few stops along the way... While the dealer will likely know best, I am surprised to hear that it will take a couple of weeks to arrive a the dealership.

Are you getting many dealer installed options? I understand that some require a third party vendor to install (like invisible bras).

I hope that your dealer has over-estimated the amount of time it takes from arrival!

Check posts from previous owners in the Bay area to get deliveries. They may confirm the estimate.

In the meantime, you can track Turandot's progress. It's next stop is in Panama on 8/2 and I understand that there are web cams for the Panama Canel.

Boy, the West Coast sure is a long way away when travelling via ship!

 

this waiting thing is not even so bad.. . .i am excited and all, but the dealer is ruining it for me. i got the we are too busy dealing with customers lecture today along with being hung up on. (this was my first call to the dealership, by the way)

 

Ouch! It really is unfortunate that some dealers lose their need to be helpful after the paperwork is signed.

While my dealer has been responsive to me, the responses have not shown much interest in meeting my needs post-sale.

It took two months for my car to go into production and during that time I was going batty not knowing what was going on. If all goes well at the VDC, I expect my car will be delivered a week or two after the estimated 10-12 week delivery date. For a Cabrio owner in the Northeast, the loss of a couple weeks of summer top-down driving is a bummer! Not sure if you can relate, being from sunny CA! :-)

I think their sales commission should be based on customer satisfaction at the time of delivery!