I picked mine up last night - it was ready on the 13th, but I was out of town, so port -> dealer was only 3 days.

I already did the first "mod", hopefully last one, too - replaced the chrome grill trim with JCW black trim and put chrome blinkers to clean up the headlights.

Love the buttwarmers and PDC. Smartphone prep was a waste.

Pictures should be up in couple of hours.

 

Picses:

http://picasaweb.google.com/zoltiz/MINICooperSClubman

 

OOOOOoooohhhh. Very nice!!

I don't see too many clubmans on the road and the ones I do see are usually CR, so it's nice to see your PW. I really like the way it looks from the back, with the trim combination.

Thank you for posting pics.

 

Zoltiz . . . Looks like we are going to be twins! I'm so jealous. Planning on picking mine up on the 28th! Enjoy!

 

Pacific Breeze still scheduled to arrive in Port Hueneme tomorrow: http://www.portofhueneme.org/documen...0213110328.pdf

Just heard from my MA and she said no change yet, delays due to weather and I should have it in San José around the 23rd - 25th!

 

I just heard back from MA regarding the oil leak and it isn't a gasket after all. The leak is coming from a plug on the engine block. Of course they have never seen this problem before and are working with the engineers to determine the appropriate parts.

Congratulations Zoltiz the Clubman looks amazing. The Pepper White is such a classy color!

 

Made my delivery appointment with my MA today for 9AM on 2/28! Woohoo!

 

Has anyone been able to track the Pacific Breeze of late? I've started to wonder if it really is a phantom ship. I need to relax, obviously.

 

The Pacific Breeze had been a phantom ship all the way from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea. I'm surprised Noddy was able to get position and scheduling information after it left the Panama Canal's tracking range, and I doubt we'll see much of her until Port Hueneme (unless she skirts near shore around San Diego, maybe).

The Pacific Breeze had been slotted for Feb. 18th (tomorrow) since before it left Southampton. It showed up a day or so late in the Caribbean, then waited a long while before being let through the canal. I think Noddy's latest info of the 20th is more likely to be accurate.

 

Noddy, any news on Pacific Breeze's position today? My MA still thinks its arriving today.

Thanks,
Michael

 

Southern Highway (Kline) is on schedule! Currently grabbing lunch in Jacksonville, then onto Charleston to unload our new MINIs tomorrow!!! Our new babies are in US waters!

 

Wooooo hoooooo !!!!!

Pacific Breeze made it within AIS range ! She is ~40miles SW of Ensenada...
http://www.marinetraffic.com

Never been THAT close !!!

Chris.

 

Nice catch! Thanks for watching! ETA is listed as 5:00 on 2/19 UTC, or about 9PM tonight Pacific time!

 

Anyone know of a webcam at Port Hueneme Harbor? I've been looking but can't find one...

 

Woohoo! I found the website I will be checking every hour now hahah. I hope she manages to not go head on into that other ship going south!



edit: she managed to avoid the other ship and is making a break for the port!

 

Great work guys, now we have to find a way to track the trucks we are going to be loaded on. Can we get a spy into the VDC ?

 

Looks like we're due in Port Hueneme tomorrow (the 19th) at 5am (local time?).

 

5AM UTC - which should be 9PM pacific...

Crap, I think we killed the marinetraffic website...I'm getting a service unavailable error now.

 

straight west of Tijuana now (UTC time is 2/19/2009 4:30:38 AM)

I think it may be 5am local time. That's in the neighborhood of making sense with where the boat is and how fast it's moving.

 

Where are you seeing this? I can't get on the marine traffic website :(

 

http://ais3.siitech.com

 

Southern Highway is on the move. On schedule for Charleston tomorrow!

Any others out there on Southern Highway?

 

marinetraffic.com is back up.

 

I'm guessing mine is on U.S. soil, and having lights/alarm installed... no word from my MA though, and the owner's lounge thing isn't worth checking.

 

Southern Highway is currently pulling into Port Charleston at 12 Knots.

The weather is Sunny and 64 degress. Welcome to America!