http://www.youtube.com/embed/7lNVdQBkB3w

im doing the same dance as the fat kid right now

 

Way to go Achilles honor! I'm envious! But really happy for you. My MINI has been on Canadian soil for more that two weeks now and I still haven't seen him. With luck - Tuesday!

Buck

 

Congrats, Ah. Looks like your CAI and your MINI are arriving simultaneously! Have a great day tomorrow!

Annette

 

i know tomorrow is gonna be amazing.. but i dont think ill install the intake until maybe next weekend cause i still need to get the loaner drill bit

 

I recommend breaking the car in properly before changing anything. got mine the 21st of march and got 1700 miles on it already drove of the lot with 8 mines nice a broken in

 

where did you drive?

 

You can count mine on board, it has a long way north to go once it reaches port (Tacoma WA).

 

I'm green with jealousy knowing so many of y'all are getting ready to motor in your babies.
Green.With.Jealousy.

 

Mojodiva, I know exactly what you mean!!! I'm like that too!!!

 

Hey all. We ordered last Sunday and just found out this morning we are in Production with a scheduled completion date of 4/12. I think that will put us on track to catch the Toledo:

Here's our Spec:

PW/B Clubman S
Auto
Cloth, heated seats
Crome Int
Bluetooth/Ipod
Roof Rails
White turn sigs
Arm Rest
Blk Sports Stripes

Even though this is our third order, I'm just as excited and spending just as much time tracking!

 

Finally - I just found my car listed on the WW web site - two hours ago it was loaded on Faust and is scheduled to depart tomorrow! Must... calm... down....

 

My MCS is scheduled to finish production on 4/6...hoping that's early enough to make it onto Aida...on the way to the port in Brunswick, GA.

 

Picked up my baby today.. here's some pics (they messed up on the black headlight housings so they are switching them out for me and i already ordered new black rims from tirerack.com cause they also messed up on my rims [Not really liking mini of sterling that much anymore])



First mod

 

My goodness! How did you get a production date so quickly!!! I ordered March 10th and just NOW got the Scheduled for Production notice, but no date listed!

 

Messed up?? You mean they didn't build you the Mini you ordered?

 

no they got everything write but for some reason the black housings and rims didnt get put on the dealer invoice (meaning my MA messed it up) so i talked to the parts guy and got the prices of the two parts and they took that price off the car

 

Congrats Achilles! Sorry your MA messed up a bit. But don't lose sleep over it. If they took it off the price of the car, then you're probably going to do better at tirerack anyway.

 

Looks great, Ah! Congrats. So they are going to switch out the headlamp housing, too? Not the end of the world, then. At least they messed up something that can be easily remedied. And you'll probably find some black wheels you like even better at Tire Rack anyway. I got the black wheels, but I know I'll probably end up getting some from Tire Rack down the road since I like their selection MUCH better.
Annette

 

I see....ok. At least the thing they screwed up on can be remedied as BoCRon said.

Nice ride.

 

Very nice Achilles!

 

Well done Achilies!

Buck

 

Nice work Achilles!!! I will see you on 95 someday perhaps!!!

 

I guess it mostly depends on the dealer and their allotment of production slots. We were actually told we would be in Week 14 but were bumped to Week 15. It's all good though because I don't think we would have gotten on a ship any earlier.

Hang in there!

-Doug

 

I may as well dive in to the deep end...

First post. Hiya everybody! Its Tom from Santa Monica, having finally sold my C5 Corvette and taken the plunge into the Mini pool.

I've never owned a Mini, but I've been wanting one ever since I was in high school in the mid-'60s, during the years the Austin Cooper 1275's were sweeping the European rally circuit. I remember how I used to wait for every issue of Road & Track to read about how the Coopers were beating the snot out of everybody through the Alps. (The other favorite mag of the teenage me was Playboy, but for some reason I don't seem to remember if there were any Minis inside its covers, hmm.)

Yes, all this history dates me as a geezer, doesn't it? Hey, I only had to wait 45 years to get my paws on my teenage dream car, ha ha! (I do own another British car: a 1965 Lotus Elan S2. It is, of course, not running. My little um, project car.)

Anyhoo, I placed my Mini order on February 23rd, but did not get a build date for over a month. Now scheduled for production this coming week, and God am I getting antsy. How do you people stand this waiting?

Thanks to everyone who has posted. I have enjoyed reading along in this thread, it keeps me from going totally nuts while my Mini is moving along at the speed of a glacier...

A new Mini by the first of May? Perhaps, perhaps...

 

Congrats, Tom and welcome to NAM. I guess if you have to be tortured by the wait, you picked a great MINI. Looks like a stunning build in your sig. Just an FYI, Mini refers to the classic pre-BMW cars whereas MINI is the current line.
Looking forward to seeing yours when it arrives.

Annette