My MA called and informed me that my MINI will be ready for delivery before the end of the month!!

Too bad I can't purchase it till around mid-october due to my current lease

 

No, not redlining it -- just cruising along with the flow of traffic. I wasn't driving; I was in the passenger's seat. And I was trying to sleep and the noise of the break-down woke me up. So I probably missed the best parts of it.

 

k3v1n, why can't you you turn in your current lease a couple weeks early? I assume cost which is understandable but I'm actually turning in my wifes X3 probably 3 weeks early. The Mini and BMW dealer in Charleston are side by side and I've already made the final lease payment on the X3. I obviously need to pay for the Mini but I will transfer the tags and start insurance the same day I exchange cars.

 

Oh trust me I'm already turning it in early! My lease actually ends Nov 4th but I'm going to turn it in probably 3 weeks early as well!

 

Ok, here's total retarded if I've ever seen.... Just got off the phone with my MA about my car. A Mini rep was in Ralph Schomp and confirmed that BMW made a mistake and dropped 8 2010s (headed for Colorado as Priority 1 sales) in NJ a few days ago. These 8 cars, got loaded onto the Faust in Southampton by mistake (another BMW blunder), then realized this ship wasn't going to PH.

So....BMW wouldn't process these 8 cars through the NJ VDC, because it would "mess up logistic counts". So they hired a truck to take these 8 cars (including mine) from NJ to PH in Cali to be processed. Then after they're processed, they go back on another truck and head to Denver. So my car gets to travel 4000 miles on land without spinning a wheel. Even Schomp Mini argued that it would've made more sense to process them through the VDC in NJ, then take them to Colorado.

Here's the kicker....BMW wasn't even going to tell my dealer of this transportation screw up... they only found out through a one-on-one visit with a rep.

So I guess my car and 7 others are due to arrive at the PH VDC tomorrow (Sept 25th).

 

2 weeks to go....

 

I'm not trying to be a wet blanket - but, you need to talk with your MA to verify you will actually be able to take delivery of your 2010 MINI as soon as you think. When I picked up my 2009 MINI on September 26th, my MA told me that all the 2010 MINIs were going to be held at the VDC until November. I asked him if that applied to the customer-ordered cars, and he said it was ALL of them.

I hope he is wrong. I see no reason to hold the customer-sold cars for another month or more. I guess it makes sense to hold the rest of the 2010 cars to allow the dealers to sell down their inventory of 2010 cars.

 

Mine was released from the distribution center yesterday and is on the way to the dealer and it's a 2010.

 

Just got an email from my rep (Sterling, VA) and my Mini is there!! He said he's going to get it processed in the next day or two and I can pick it up Friday night!

eric

 

Same here. Just got the call my 2010 has been released from the VDC and assigned to the trucking company to bring it to Colorado. Probably next week sometime when I finally get it.

 

10Zero- Was yours released fom PH? or the VDC in NJ? because I assumed we were on the same boat however mine still is "in transit" according to ASKMINIs automated system.

 

Good luck with the next week for you are going to need it as your heart my stop when it finally gets there. Take it easy and enjoy your ride I sure enjoy mine.

 

we d appreciate some photos of your 2010 mini when you pick it up. if you notice any changes from the 2009 model, please let us know. thanks

 

AWESOME NEWS!! I just checked OL and it says my MINI is finally at the VDC! It now has a "Estimated Delivery Date" of 10/3!! I'm so excited!

 

Mine is at the dealer and I will pick it up tomorrow at 1:30.

 

I just checked OL again and it updated with the "Estimated Delivery Date" of 10/1/09! Weird considering my MA hasn't called or anything...

 

Take lots of pics!!!

 

Finally catching up...Flew to Maine to help my daughter drive back to Colorado, and just got back today....

So did you get your car???? Gotta post some pics. I got a call Tuesday evening from my MA, saying my car was released from the VDC Tuesday. OL is showing a delivery date of tomorrow (10/3). But I'll still be waiting a few days since the dealer will be tinting the windows, clear bra, and sport exhaust tips. Figuring I'll get mine next week sometime.

 

And yours??? Got some pictures yet?????

 

No call from the MA yet that its arrived and/or ready. I'm getting some dings and stuff fixed on my almost-expired BMW lease this week. After thats done i'm turning it in and getting the MINI in one visit (since its a BMW/MINI dealer). We'll probably be getting our cars around the same time

I keep seeing more and more Minis on the road lately and its making me angry I don't have mine yet! I want to wave at them already, but I can't without looking like a creep

 

OL updated again! My order is officially complete!

 

Picked up my new 2010 Clubman S yesterday. I'll post pictures tomorrow but have been too busy driving. Wow what a great car, even better than what I anticipated. The interior is on par with my 335i convertible and the ride and handling are great. Already trying to install a cable for the built in Sirius antenna which didn't go well. There was supposed to be a box under the passenger seat in the front but they must have changed it for 2010 because there's nothing but carpet under the seat and a very small vent for air conditioning so I'm SOL on that. I'll post pictures tomorrow while watching my Browns get pounded.

 

congrats!! cant wait for the pics! did you happen to finance through MINI? and if so, was there any special rates on the 2010s?

 

Picked up my 2010 Cooper S yesterday around 4:30pm. Couldn't stop smiling the whole way home. In fact after going out to dinner the wife and I ran home and threw the dog in the backset and drove some nice windy country roads in the dark. What a fun, amazing car! Today he gets a bath with all the Prima stuff I ordered last week.

Only one negative in the whole process, 5.25% interest rate. Ughh..gonna refinance soon with our bank hopefully soon.

eric

I'll try and upload some pics today!

 

was your financing through MINI financial services? is this the best rate they offer even for people with high FICO scores?