Was just told by my MA that Im in Week 13.

MCS JCW DS/W
JCW suspension
JCW strut brace
R99 with Goodyear Eagle F1's

I cant wait....

 

I must also be in Wk 13. 866-ASK-MINI says "complete by 3/24". Is that week 13? This will be my 2nd one. "Serial monogamy".

Bob

 

Big Cart, you're week 12 I believe. Week 14 is April 3-7. Lucky you.

Are you replacing or adding to your MINI collection?

Love the line: serial monogamy

SkateMom

 

Well, then... sorry to leave you folks...

Unlike some folks I know, I can't afford a car harem. So I came up with the term, "Serial monogamy".

Main Entry: 1se·ri·al
Pronunciation: 'sir-E-&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, consisting of, or arranged in a series , rank, or row <serial order>
2 : appearing in successive parts or numbers <a serial story>
3 : belonging to a series maturing periodically rather than on a single date <serial bonds>

Main Entry: mo·nog·a·my
Pronunciation: -mE
Function: noun
Etymology: French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Greek, from monogamos monogamous, from mon- + gamos marriage, from gamein to marry
1 archaic : the practice of marrying only once during a lifetime
2 : the state or custom of being married to one person at a time
3 : the condition or practice of having a single mate during a period of time <monogamy is common among birds>

Summary: "..Love the one you're with.."

I'm replacing my 2003 MCS. At 78000 miles, I decided that I could take a lot of depreciation for what the lack-of-warranty was costing me! My mechanic and Consumer Reports both claim that the early build issues (aka, component reliability issues) have been solved. I'll give it one more chance.

Bob

 

classic

Im waiting for an update, but I have been assured Week 13...we will see..

 

I just found in another forum that if the Owner's Lounge Order Details page isn't showing your order details, if you view the page source in your browser it sometimes has the details embedded in there even if the page is blank.
view menu -> source
You have to sort throgh a little code garbage, but it's there, copy it into MS Word and you can clean it up with a little search and replace...
MY expected delivery date got moved up from 29th to 26th, too bad the dealer is closed tomorrow...

 

BigKart, love your definitions. I bet you'd be good at creating the made-up names for new cars. I like "car harem" too. But since we only have MINIs it would have to be "MINI harem" for us.

The latest from the human at ASKMINI says my car will be complete on April 1st. That puts me on the cusp of week 13 and 14 so I don't know what thread I belong in. Its all good though. My MINI is about to be born!

SkateMom

 

Hey SkateMom..looks like we're in this together..I just called askMINI and they said my completion date has been moved up to April 1 from April 2...so I guess I'm in week 13.

Not sure if week 13 and April fools day completion is a good combination

Does anyone know how long it takes from completion to arriving at the dock? Looking at the shipping schedules, there is a ship leaving on 4/2 and the next one is not until 4/7...not sure if we can make it from the factory to the dock in time for the 4/2 sailing.

-gary

 

I've never gotten into naming cars... if it wasn't for needing to call them out of the street, I'd probably not name my pets! As it is, the pets are named after presidents. Lincoln died recently, but Grant is still going strong. I'm expecting that my next one will be Hilliary. <YIKES!>

By the same logic, I don't tend to yell at my cars either when they do something stupid, like spin out or crash... I sell in-car video equipment for racing, so get a lot of video back. I have found that not everybody holds to the same logic as me. I get a lot of, "Don't let my mom see that part...".

Bob

 

Naming cars:

I'm the opposite. My dad and I have been naming cars since I was a little girl. Some of them creative, some not. Some names stuck, others didn't. I also put great thought into the names I gave stuffed animals as a kid too. Pets have gotten the same treatment Therefore, naming our MINIs has been a given. I am in a dilema as to the name for my new one. I don't want a name that I've seen on the boards or owners lounge. I has to be a 'C' name, stupid I know, but the first MINI was Audrey, the 2nd was Bagheera, so it just seems that #3 has to start with 'C'. It would be a lot easier if I didn't place these unnecessary complications on myself.

I know, I'm a dork

SkateMom

 

Ok, I guess this means our MINIs are related. I had thought of the April fools day factor but not the week 13 aspect. You're right

As for the timing, I've read threads where the cars are on the dock awaiting transport the day of or the day after completion. I can't remember the timeline on our other cars. I'll have to do a search to see what it was. I know that you can start putting your VIN into the WW site and it will tell whether or not the car has been booked on a ship yet. That is, if it's booked on WW Lines. If it goes on NYK or another, it's more difficult to track.

Keeping fingers crossed for a WW ship, I need all the info I can get to continue to feed my obsession

 

I have finally come up with a name that sticks...

I name my yet to be born MINI, "LIAM"

A very English name, and after one of the more snarky lead singers of all time...

A pisstake? Maybe, but my LIAM will be a bruiser, a smokin, drinkin, make your ***** little brother do all the hard work while you make with all his model girlfriends type of track monkey car....that I use to drive to BART and Laguna Seca!

 

katmeho,

I like the name! Very British indeed. With your specs I think you've got the personality of your car down already Are you gonna race him?

We did Laguna Seca a couple weeks ago. In the rain. In fact Saturday morning there was snow on the Corkscrew. Crazy. Unfortunately, the whole field had dry tires on and the rain started just after the pace lap. It was a downpour for the majority of the race. The winners were obviously those with AWD. Our Bagheera was slipping and sliding like crazy. Always a good time though. Especially with a MINI!

Still don't have a name for my car.:impatient

SkateMom

 

Just called ASK-MINI. My car is in the paint shop today 3-31!

 

Joeypilot,

My car's in the paint shop today too! Love your specs! Is your car coming to the West coast or did you order from out of state? I ordered from Classic in OH, so it will only be on the ship for 9 days. A few days enroute to OH and ready for me to collect

SkateMom

 

OH SO EXCITED!!!!


ASK MINI = "Your vehicle is at the port and is awaiting vessel transportation"

Im built, painted and ready to go! Hope it gets on a boat that I can track!

Never got an email from MINI though, my MA emailed me my built on date

 

The Week 13 official delivery stats:

Who: Katmeho

Location: Bay Area, CA

Car: 2006 MCS JCW

Car Name: LIAM

Spec: DGw; Sport Chrono, R99's w/ Goodyear F1's; JCW suspension, JCW strut, audio aux input

Ordered Date: 3/06/06

Built on Date: 3/20/06

Shipped Date:

Delivery Date:

Vessel Name / Departure Date:

Port of Delivery: Port Hueneme, CA - picking up from San Deigo, CA

Miles at delivery:

Breakin complete Date:

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copy and paste above!

I would love to have everyone in our group post the same info so that we can celebrate everyones delivery....

Also, pulled this on the ocean cargo ships, if you are destine for a socal delivery, it may be on one of these:

SOUTHAMPTON08/04/2006 PORT HUENEME, CA29/04/2006 TRISTAN ED610-TST21 Book It SOUTHAMPTON18/04/2006 PORT HUENEME, CA11/05/2006 MADAME BUTTERFLY ED611-MBU23 Book It SOUTHAMPTON23/04/2006 PORT HUENEME, CA16/05/2006 DON QUIJOTE ED612-DOQ23 Book It SOUTHAMPTON03/05/2006 PORT HUENEME, CA26/05/2006 MAERSK TEAL ED613-MTE23 Book It SOUTHAMPTON11/05/2006 PORT HUENEME, CA03/06/2006 FALSTAFF ED614-FAL23 Book It SOUTHAMPTON18/05/2006 PORT HUENEME, CA10/06/2006 TOLEDO ED615-TDO23 Book It SOUTHAMPTON28/05/2006 PORT HUENEME, CA20/06/2006 TORRENS ED616-TRS23 Book It

Souce Link
http://schedule.2wglobal.com/AppSchedules/portList.do

 

And SkateMom,

I do plan on eventually racing LIAM, but not for a few years. Need to use him as a dual purpose daily driver and trackday car for a bit, save some money before I get a family S4 wagon or something, then I will have a family rocket and LIAM for dedicated track work. Then I will do some competition with him, SCCA, NASA, Phil Wicks, etc...

or maybe Ill just be content with my 15+ events a year at club days. Thats going to be good enough for me for atleast a few years till I really have LIAM under control....

 

It seems west coast deliveries are not using WW as the shipping line. A bunch of us in week 11 have been waiting a couple of weeks for a boat. I've only heard of one recent boat going to Port Hueneme, the Blue Hawk on NYK Line. It left 3/16. There appears to be another NYK Line boat leaving tomorrow morning, the Orion Diamond. If you're at the port today, you may make it on that one.

 

Thanks! Awesome information... hope I get on the boat in the morning...

 

Hey there, Week 14er here...also bound for Port Hueneme...anyone know why MINI doesn't contract with WW for their west coast ports? It just seems odd since WW has vessles that undergo west coast routes and the east coast ports are all serviced by them....perhaps a matter of cost?

 

I live 25 miles north of Seattle, in Everett. I ordered mine from MINI of Fife. Nice people there. Should be complete today. 4-1.

 

My latest update:

I really don't know what thread to post on. My car was complete yesterday and is now enroute to the port of exit. Nothing shows up on WW site when I input my VIN, but it may still be too early. I should end up on a WW ship as my car is coming into the New Jersey port.

SkateMom

 

Got a call from my MA today

My car is in transit! I got on the boat at the last minute! Because of this, Im thinking about doing this:

Pickup on May 8, drive to Vegas, party with LIAM, drive to LA and M7 tuning for new grills, drive to Santa Barbara and relax, drive home, having gotten through break in in 3 days before I ever get teh car home. Sleep at home and then hit Big MINI track day at Thunderhill on the 11th...


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The Week 13 official delivery stats:

Who: Katmeho

Location: Bay Area, CA

Car: 2006 MCS JCW

Car Name: LIAM

Spec: DGw; Sport Chrono, R99's w/ Goodyear F1's; JCW suspension, JCW strut, audio aux input

Ordered Date: 3/06/06

Built on Date: 3/20/06

Shipped Date: 4/1/06

Delivery Date: est 4/22/06

Vessel Name / Departure Date: NYK Orion Diamond 4/1/06

Port of Delivery: Port Hueneme, CA - picking up from San Deigo, CA

Miles at delivery:

Breakin complete Date:

 

Katmeho,

You must be thrilled. I ordered my MCS-JCW on Friday (Mar 31st) with Elysabeth@Brecht. I got my production number on wednesday, and she said that I should have a Week 16 build date (last week of April). Thanks again for the referral. At the very least I owe you lunch...

I love the name that you chose too. You have quite the imagination. I am still trying to come up with a name for mine.

BTW, what is "DG/w" in your spec? I'm assuming that it is the color, but I could not find a color that matches those initials.

Hopefully LIAM has fun on his little cruise.