According to the tour: 6 days a week, 900 cars a day, 4500 cars a week. Plant is open 22 hours a day.

The BMW plant in Munich runs the same too. Every car off of either line is pre-purchased. Amazing.

 

My car started production on 4/23 with an estimated comletion of 5/2. I'm getting a little nervous that my car will arrive to the dealer while on vacation for Memorial Day. I guess I will have a clear idea by this weekend if my car is able to get on a ship. Congrats to all the cars that are currently being transported to the states.

 

I'm with you on that. I'll keep good thoughts for both of us.

 

Who knows what damage could befall it sitting at the dealer?!

 

How do you know that level of detail? IE., the number of cars loaded and where they are going?

 

Just got confirmation my Countryman has made it to production with an estimated completion date of 5/10. This is moving way quicker than my 2005! Exciting to know that half way across the globe my car is coming to life. I hope it finds a ship quick as we are trying to beat the spring cleaning discount deadline of delivery by 7/1/2013.

 

According to Marinetraffic the Morning Claire has official departed (thankfully I'm on board this time) and is in route to Panama.

 

Mine just delivered to the dealer and it will be ready to pick up this evening. According to my MA, it has a 20mph block in the computer, so they load the regular program and any updates. The suspension has blocks in it and the car has plastic on it. Stuff I had not heard of. Anyway, I will be picking it up this evening. Woohoo!

 

All vehicles loaded at the same location going to the same destination have the same booking number. Once you have the booking number for a particular voyage and destination, you can search on it and find out how many vehicles are booked under that number. You can also do a wild card search for VINs and see what other vehicles are at the port and where they're going.

 

I'm in the body shop!!

 

Mines is in paint. The estimated completion is still 5/2. I was checking the shipping schedule and the next ship on WW heading to Baltimore is Tamesis on 5/9 with an arrival of 5/17. The car will sit around waiting for the ship for a few days but its moving along. I still have hopes of receiving my car from the dealer by 5/21. If not, I will have to wait and pick up on 5/28 after I get back from my vacation.

Sent from my iPhone using NAMotoring

 

Mines is in paint. The estimated completion is still 5/2. I was checking the shipping schedule and the next ship on WW heading to Baltimore is Tamesis on 5/9 with an arrival of 5/17. The car will sit around waiting for the ship for a few days but its moving along. I still have hopes of receiving my car from the dealer by 5/21. If not, I will have to wait and pick up on 5/28 after I get back from my vacation.

Sent from my iPhone using NAMotoring

 

Sounds like we're following almost parallel paths, mine is in paint too with a scheduled completion of today and mine will also most likely be at the dealer while I'm on vacation (in England!).

 

If the estimated completion date doesn't change after 5/2, try calling 866-ASK-MINI and ask to speak to a representative (forget the automated system!). You'll need to give them your production number and/or the VIN (can't remember which). When my car's ECD was several days past, I called and found out that it was already finished and on its way to the ship!

 

Similar story for me - I'm expecting mine at the dealer Thursday or Friday next week and I fly out the Saturday morning for ten days. Not sure yet whether I have the willpower or not to delay taking delivery until I get back. Even though it'd just be sitting in the garage anyway while I'm gone at least it'd be mine, finally.

 

I'm as enthusiastic to get mine next week as I was with the previous 2 MINIs. However with two scrambling youngins, work swampage, and Iron Man 3 to squeeze in between rides, the time is flyin' by...

 

I was in the body shop today so we're traveling through together. The next boat to NYC is 5/7, cutting it close but its possible.

 

Yay! A motoring buddy. Too bad we'll be crossing the ocean separately; I'm coming to Port Hueneme (CA)

 

Today is the day that my MCS lands in NY!

Now I twiddle my thumbs for a week or so until it's ready to be picked up.

 

Anybody with a MINI on the Asian King been able to find any updates on where the ship is at? Not that it makes a difference at all, just fun to track it, but haven't found any updates since 2 days ago.

 

My Coupe is on it's way to the docks today! Not booked on a ship yet that I can see, I'm kinda hoping it misses the May 7th boat out of Southampton because the next one isn't until the 12th and that fits much better with my hoped-for delivery schedule

 

Mine is on the Asian King as well. The AIS technology used for tracking only works within a certain range of a shore-based station, so there won't be another update until the vessel is closer to arriving here in Halifax. With a scheduled ETA at the local autoport of early Monday I'll probably start looking again for updates Sunday morning.

 

Paint shop! I can feel it getting closer!

 

the automated system said body shop for me today again and my date is the 4th. I wonder if I'm in the paint shop too - we're on the same track so that makes sense. All that really matters now is the ship!

 

My mini is faster than yours! I'm winning the race

Which ship are you hoping to make? Mine is the Tulane on may8