Week 40 (9/28-10/4/08) Support Group
4th Gear
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From: Pacific NW
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4th Gear
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From: Charlottesville, VA
Haha, yes I really was training chickens. This was my fourth or so course with chickens and this time we basically did chicken agility. Our chickens had to climb stairs up this apparatus, go around a platform, go across a beam, go around another platform and then descend another set of stairs. Three other behaviors were put in this chain such as pulling on a rubber band, lifting and tossing a toy and doing a three way color discrimination such as pecking a particular colored cone off the end of the table. All of this in the end was tested without doing any luring and treating along the way and just one click and treat at the end with no other guidance. My chicken did it, whew. I was not sure that I would be able to get all the behavior by the end of the course. No, I don't NEED chickens to be able to do agility but I am a professional dog trainer and it helps me with my own skills: timing of the click, delivery of the reinforcement, and neutral body language so that our dogs are not reading more into our cues or I'm not inadvertently cueing with my body. Oops, sorry for all the off topic discussion, but it's a fairly cool and unique opportunity. Back to our desiring our MINIs now, hopefully it was a decent diversion for us for a second though.
Yeah, I'm hoping it shows up today or tomorrow, or else, I fear we'll get bumped to another ship. I just check again this morning (what's that called? MOCD? MINI OCD?) and no signs of a shop yet...
1st Gear
Joined: Oct 2008
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...so many facets of life I've never heard of. I never would have imagined a course like that, but it does make a lot of sense if you think about it.
Yeah, I'm hoping it shows up today or tomorrow, or else, I fear we'll get bumped to another ship. I just check again this morning (what's that called? MOCD? MINI OCD?) and no signs of a shop yet...
Yeah, I'm hoping it shows up today or tomorrow, or else, I fear we'll get bumped to another ship. I just check again this morning (what's that called? MOCD? MINI OCD?) and no signs of a shop yet...
4th Gear
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From: Pacific NW
Thanks LordRybo! I just called my MA to get some peace of mind but he said that XXX (some 3 letter acronym) is down and he could not confirm though on the printout that he has as of a week ago had all the correct options on it...so I'm guardedly optimistic. The headliner from others are posting can be retro fitted, but I know that the roof rails cannot. I have not heard of the roof rails not coming on the vehicles so hopefully the error is with the OL. (enter pic of smiley with crossed fingers).
1st Gear
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Ha...well, truth be told, I was pestering my MA weekly before the '09's began being built. Once I knew my baby was on the line.... I was hooked.
4th Gear
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From: Charlottesville, VA
I hope all you Clubman guys get your MINI's the way you ordered them. From the sounds of it, the headliners were back ordered and instead of waiting to build, they went ahead without them. How does that saying go again? "Better to ask forgiveness than for permission."?
4th Gear
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From: Charlottesville, VA
Anybody have any luck getting on a boat yet? I looked at the WW schedule this morning and now their ships are running a day behind. So instead of tomorrow and Friday, the ships are due in to Southy on Friday and Saturday.
4th Gear
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From: Sarasota, FL
Greetings from the week 41 group. Just checking in here to see whats happening with ship bookings.
My MINI was born 10/6 and is currently sitting on the dock. (scans the line looking for a place to cut in
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Anyone here arriving via Brunswick, GA?
My MINI was born 10/6 and is currently sitting on the dock. (scans the line looking for a place to cut in
)Anyone here arriving via Brunswick, GA?
4th Gear
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From: Charlottesville, VA
Greetings swflaboy and welcome to the waiting game. Some of our fellow week 40er's were lucky enough to just get out of the plant and catch the last boat, so some are gone, but the rest of us are hoping for one of the WW ships on either Friday or Saturday. I think most people here are having their MINI's dropped off in New York or they are heading out west. I didn't know Brunswick had a port. Do you know what line your's is shipping on?
4th Gear
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From: Sarasota, FL
Looking at the shipping schedules for K-line and WW, it looks like only WW services Brunswick. Anyone know this to be fact? There are ships leaving Southampton 10/10, 10/11, 10/14 arriving Brunswick 10/22, 10/27 and 10/28 respectively.
Neutral
Joined: Aug 2008
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Hello! I am happy to join the week 40 group. My MCS is on its way aboard the Courage. It has been a long wait but hopefully late next week I should be showing my MCS its new home. I am trying to get ready and find out what else I SHOULD get, things such as LoJack, extended maintenance, extended warranty, etc. Do you have any ideas? What are you all getting?
4th Gear
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From: Sarasota, FL
You might want to do a search of the forums regarding the extended maintenance/warranty plans. Cost can vary dealer-to-dealer. If you are set on buying one or both, remember you can shop other dealers for price. If I were to buy them, I would wait until my factory maintenance/warranty were expiring. The only way I would buy them at time of purchase is if I absolutely had to finance them when I took possession of the car. If that is the case, do some research on price and negotiate hard with your dealership for the best price.
2nd Gear
Joined: Sep 2008
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Just out of curiosity...what do you guys plan to do in terms of mods? Here is what I want to do, but I ask you guys what you think I should do first.
Replace chrome grill exterior ring with black one
Tint windows
Add racing stripes (Matte black with small Red accent stripes)
Tow hook
M7 Front Splitter
Eventually Black Wheels...but that will be awhile
What about you guys?
Replace chrome grill exterior ring with black one
Tint windows
Add racing stripes (Matte black with small Red accent stripes)
Tow hook
M7 Front Splitter
Eventually Black Wheels...but that will be awhile
What about you guys?
4th Gear
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From: Charlottesville, VA
Just out of curiosity...what do you guys plan to do in terms of mods? Here is what I want to do, but I ask you guys what you think I should do first.
Replace chrome grill exterior ring with black one
Tint windows
Add racing stripes (Matte black with small Red accent stripes)
Tow hook
M7 Front Splitter
Eventually Black Wheels...but that will be awhile
What about you guys?
Replace chrome grill exterior ring with black one
Tint windows
Add racing stripes (Matte black with small Red accent stripes)
Tow hook
M7 Front Splitter
Eventually Black Wheels...but that will be awhile
What about you guys?
I don't think I want to do anything major for a while. Maybe some tint. I want to do the tow hook too (mostly because I like the "pull here to inflate" decals). I'm thinking about replacing the scoop with a black one too, but I might wait and see if it melts first.
1st Gear
Joined: Oct 2008
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Just out of curiosity...what do you guys plan to do in terms of mods? Here is what I want to do, but I ask you guys what you think I should do first.
Replace chrome grill exterior ring with black one
Tint windows
Add racing stripes (Matte black with small Red accent stripes)
Tow hook
M7 Front Splitter
Eventually Black Wheels...but that will be awhile
What about you guys?
Replace chrome grill exterior ring with black one
Tint windows
Add racing stripes (Matte black with small Red accent stripes)
Tow hook
M7 Front Splitter
Eventually Black Wheels...but that will be awhile
What about you guys?
- new front speakers, likely component system
- I may look into a custom roof graphic
- ??? not sure...
After that.... we'll see!
4th Gear
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Pacific NW
Not planning on any big mods right off the bat, but I have a stubby antenna and an extra set of wheels already (same exact as what will be coming on the car -- I bought these on Craigslist when I thought I was getting the NFR and hence the non S and the spare tire).
As far as the extended warranty and service agreement, I am initially passing on both and will likely elect to purchase them down the road before the three year cutoff.
That's great that you guys are heading off on your boats and welcome new Week 40'ers!
As far as the extended warranty and service agreement, I am initially passing on both and will likely elect to purchase them down the road before the three year cutoff.
That's great that you guys are heading off on your boats and welcome new Week 40'ers!
4th Gear
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Charlottesville, VA
Not planning on any big mods right off the bat, but I have a stubby antenna and an extra set of wheels already (same exact as what will be coming on the car -- I bought these on Craigslist when I thought I was getting the NFR and hence the non S and the spare tire).
As far as the extended warranty and service agreement, I am initially passing on both and will likely elect to purchase them down the road before the three year cutoff.
That's great that you guys are heading off on your boats and welcome new Week 40'ers!
As far as the extended warranty and service agreement, I am initially passing on both and will likely elect to purchase them down the road before the three year cutoff.
That's great that you guys are heading off on your boats and welcome new Week 40'ers!