Welcome aboard tonik and Cliquot. You're just in time to enjoy some gambling and fine beverages... as we could hit US soil as early as tomorrow, and certainly this weekend.

Though my MINI had fun on its transatlantic cruise... it is starting to get a little rambunctious, and wants to come home.

 

Hi All! I'm another one of y'all - waiting for the Southern Highway to dock in NYC. My MCS is aboard that, and I can't wait for it to get here. I'm still trying to decide on a name for it. Any advice?

 

Welcome Kris......what did you order. When did you complete production?

 

Anyone get a track on Southern Highway yet......she is due into Newark on Sunday right?

 

I got a Chilli Red MCS, hard-top. Requested a black roof, with black racing stripes. Splurged on the nav system, premium package, cold-weather package, and stability control.

I ordered 7/7, and was expecting a long wait. But when I talked to 1-866-Ask MINI, they said it was in transit already. Woohoo! How do I find out the day the car completed production?

No track on the Southern Highway quite yet. The PANYNJ doesn't seem to have any details on their web-site.

 

CONGRATS on your order and quick turn-a-round time. We will be motoring in no time now.

 

Welcome aboard, and congrats on the MINI.

As for the name... a lot of folks seem to go for British names. I always thought that really common names are funny for a MINI, like Bob or Dave, etc...

 

I was actually thinking Sally - but I was waiting to hear the voice on the NAV first. Maybe that will inspire me with a name

 

Southern Highways has arrived at NYCPOA!!

8/2/200814:35SOUTHERN HIGHWAYPAVEH 2008 UNKNOWN188.0 12892 MJEFFREY3EOJ8 19.8 48229

http://traffic.nymaritime.org/default.aspx

 

That is a day early right????

 

Yes, a day early! Too bad the NYC VDC didn't operate on the weekends... Now our MINIs will sit on the docks again for a couple of days. I am tempted to drive down there to see if I can spot it! It would be cool to see it being driven off the vessel!

 

Let us know when SH departs. I am wondering if she will stay in port for the evening and give the crew some liberty, or make way for Charleston as soon as she is done unloading?

 

I'm so excited, I can barely wait! Soon I'll be motoring in a new Mini

 

A day early? The SH must have had all her sails out coming across the Atlantic.

Anyone Know if the SH has left NYC yet?

 

Looks like she got underway at 2:35 p.m. yesterday afternoon. She is still scheduled to pull into Berth 3 in Charleston on August 7.

 

Alright! So now, for those of us at NYC, just a few days of waiting at VDC, and then off to our dealers.

My MA advised that either Friday or Monday should be feasible... obviously, I prefer Friday!!

 

Unfortunately, I can't find any live tracking of Southern Highway. The Google Maps version of Vessel Tracker (which has a 24 hour delay) no longer shows her, so it appears she has departed. That said, the web version of Vessel Tracker, also delayed, shows her at dockside in NYC. SAIL-WX web site has never tracked her, to the best of my knowledge. SIITech.net currently isn't showing any vessels in NY.

I would suggest that you monitor the SIITECH.net site in Baltimore on the 4th (it scheduled to arrive on the 5th) in case it is a day ahead of schedule.

 

I found her on a tracker. It was updated at 13:53 GMT and shows her in the Chesapeake Bay.
http://mobile.vesseltracker.com/mobi.../startSite.jsp

 

The tracking of the vessel is pretty loopy!

The same site, via the main page (not the mobile link) shows the ship in NY Harbor.

http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ship...y-9338632.html


I haven't spoken to my MA yet about an estimated delivery date. I will give a call on Monday to see if they have any more information. I would be psyched to get it by the weekend! Crossing my fingers!

 

Anybody picking up their MINI in Nashville? My MA there said that once the cargo ship docks in Charleston it's less than a week. Holy *****! This is excruciating!

 

She is just south of Annapolis now.

 

Looks like she dropped anchors(s) at the same position I reported last time.

 

Still at anchorage this morning.

 

The OL still shows the status as en route...at least for me. Has any one else had their status change to "at distribution center"?

 

Not yet... Also, left a message with my MA. I am getting too anxious!!

I am just crossing my fingers that that there are no issues during the QA at the VDC...

It has been so long since I ordered... I hope that delivery date is by this weekend...