I am doing the Mini Happy Dance!!!!!

 

Also was wondering how do you know its in the paint shop or body shop... does ASK-MINI say that or do you have to call and speak to a live person?

 

My car was an estimated completion date of August 23rd.

So far the changes in announcement on ASK-MINI have been...
8/22 - Body shop
8/23 - Paint shop
8/24 - Released to carrier/awaiting transport

Earlier today I got a "Your vehicle is in transit" message, although I ended up checking again later and it's now back to released/awaiting - so I may have typed my production number in wrong at some point.

 

Awesome thanks qrysdonnell

 

I told them I wanted them included at no cost.

 

 

Very nice Bazing! My sibling CM. Great color choice!

 

Of course I took them off as soon as I got home. They were very noisy.

 

I like yours too xenor! My last car was silver so I went with something totally different. I was regretting not getting the roof rails so now I'm not regretting it so much to hear of your experience. My 6'3, 200 pound son took it out for a drive and giggled like a little girl the whole time. It's a fun car.

 

Ahh..ok...i thought they just gave it ...i was like thats a great dealer...

 

Have you noticed the exhaust gurgle/pop in sport mode?. Definitely not as loud as my last car, but still fairly aggressive for a stock exhaust.

I installed LED bulbs in a bunch of interior spots tonight, so I already have the mod bug!

 

I have noticed and actually have turned the music down so I could listen! I haven't caught the mod bug yet but it's only a matter of time.

 

Congrats Xenor and Bazinga! Your CMs are wonderful!

 

called ASK_MNI today..they said I am in the paint & body shops in the next two days..and look good for 8/31 completion!! typically how long do the sit in the yard before boarding the train...i think we should ask mini to install cameras at key points and RFID tag them .. they do it at ski resorts you get an RFID attached and it snaps pics as you head down the hill http://myfleye.com/ ...would be great to see your Mini along all the steps!!

 

Shouldn't be long now! You'll have fun tracking it on a ship once it's on one.

They totally need RFID tags and pictures of the production stops.

 

If they had RFID tracking and pictures of the car, I don't know that any of us would get anything else done the whole time we were waiting for our cars.

NH_Countryman, sounds like your getting close to having a finished car!

 

hahah..it would be like those owl cams or polar bear cams.....look..shes getting her seats... look shes getting on the train...hey you driving the car treat her nice...as he screams at the screen

 

The MINIs are already RFID'd (or similar technology) at the factory. The production line basically begins with the transponder and then they pin all the bits relevant to that car to the transponder, starting with the right body panels. You end up with a complete MINI to custom spec.

 

Ok so we need to get that tech over there... that would be cool to see it at each stage

 

PUMPKINHEAD did we lose you???

 

Our Countryman arrived at the dealer today so I snuck over after work to take a sneak peek of the car in pre-prep condition . Car looks GREAT, even with all the packing material lol. Can't wait till Saturday until delivery

 

Very nice...congrats!

 

No, I'm not lost. I just moved over here:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-group-14.html

No need to get Angry Pumkin!

 

When I called ASK-MINI today < I got a new message from the one i got before . Your vehicle is being assembled - Estimated Completion Date is - August 31st. Previous to that it stated I was In Production ....

 

I broke down and emailed my MA ..this was his response