Oh the memories! It was a long but fun process and when you're baby is with you it's so worth it all!

 

Love it! Looks great with the stripes!

 

So my status on the miniusa.com site has been at "awaiting transport" for a month now. On a hunch, I went ahead and used k-line to track my VIN and to my surprise found my car on the Turandot and nearing NYC. Hopefully the crew is safe, what with Sandy rampaging through the east coast yesterday. I'm expecting a huge delay at the NYC/NJ VDC, but it's totally understandable. I would rather see the ship's crew safe and sound and NYC/NJ get back on it's feet than moan and complain about my car getting here on time. So, all my best wishes and prayers go out to the crew of all shipping vessels and NYC/NJ!

 

Hey, my Countryman is also on the Turandot. I read up on the NY/NJ Port Authority page that the ports are all closed until further notice. From what gathered from other BMW forums is that the VPC is out of power, hence why the port is closed. I also read somewhere that all shipments have been re routed to the vpc in Baltimore. I checked on Marine Traffic (android app) and the turandot is currently offline. The
Last known location I traced was right off Boston. The ship should already be arriving by now, but I guess not anymore.

 

Yup. Those guys were right. NY/NJ Port of Arrival was removed from the Turandot's schedule. The page now shows Baltimore as the next destination. Below is a snapshot I took.

 

My dealer had this as an add-on charge as well, but I had them take it off, and they didn't complain. I think I told them before they applied it, but I'm not really sure. If the car hadn't come in on a Saturday, to be delayed until Monday, I'm sure they would have just applied it without my knowledge and insist I pay for it, since the IBEX thing was never disclosed to me. But since its cost was already factored into my financing deal, removing it just allowed me to get more accessories