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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by namvet66
The last word I got was from my MA who said he would call when Goliath comes in.

He did however ask me if I wanted to pick Goliath up Friday 10/13...so who knows.
Oh man! Wasn't your estimate 10/10?
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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Yes we have estimated date of 10/10, but MA said they always have to add 1 to 2 days to that before it get to their dealership.

I'm ready to motor.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by namvet66
Yes we have estimated date of 10/10, but MA said they always have to add 1 to 2 days to that before it get to their dealership.

I'm ready to motor.
Got ya! Last night when we were seeing our MA she checked the status and it was released to a truck and on its way to Chicago. It's about a 20 hour drive I think...So, with any luck it should be in by late Thursday or even Friday afternoon! Again, with any luck!

Also ready to Motor!
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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I'm dyin here MAN :impatient
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Bosevii501
We went and met with our MA last night...We had our current car valued for trade-in and talked about the final stages of this darn wait! The trade-in value wasn't as good as we were hoping for but they are going to wholesale the car so I wasn't too surprised. But, they offered us enough to not be a deal breaker and since we've been trying to sell it on our own with no interest we just decided to do it the easier way!
I'm curious about the details of your trade... since I will be trading in to the same dealer. Care to shoot me a message offline?
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by aiiee
I'm dyin here MAN :impatient
no news aiiee? what state are you in?

this crossing the ocean part is getting to me. I can't think about much else besides long road trips.

okay, to take our minds off things (and perhaps we covered this already, but I don't remember) is anyone getting the iPod adapter? I've been looking at Denison's DICE, which is similar to the BMW/Mini one, but supposedly slightly better because it displays track info on the radio unit. So far, I can't find any car audio installers around here that know anything about it. I suppose my Mini dealer might install it if I bought it, but their installation prices are whacked.

namvet66 and Brad... make sure you get some pictures upon delivery... we need to live vi"car"iously through you!
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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mini_dreams: nothing specific, my MA assures me it is common for the truck to arrive a day or two after the date in the OL.

Good luck w/ Ipod adapter. I don't have an ipod but I do have an MP3 player and very much looking forward to having 100 CDs of music at my fingertips
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteCarDude
I'm curious about the details of your trade... since I will be trading in to the same dealer. Care to shoot me a message offline?
Message sent!
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mini_dreams
namvet66 and Brad... make sure you get some pictures upon delivery... we need to live vi"car"iously through you!
Love the vi"car"iously line!

We'll be sure to post pics! If all goes as planned (probably wont! LOL) we'll be picking Gus up on Saturday or Monday. If it's Saturday I think we are going to take a little weekend getaway to St. Louis or maybe up to WI. In preperation of Gus coming home we took Monday off!

 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 01:56 PM
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Picked up today, I was planning on Friday but my business trip was cancelled, so I was motoring by 1 PM!
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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Oops
 

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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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and tc4653 wins ( first of wk 38 to actually lay hands on an actual car )

If you get a chance, lets see a pic, even though we know what a wk 38 MINI looks like I haven't seen one yet .
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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Just got a message back from my MA. Should have my MINI by the end of the month. 2 weeks and 2 days away.

The back wiper parts is going to be fixed so I don't have to worry about leaking.

The chrome tips are standard on all 06 MINIs. But if you get the aero kit, you need to add the sport chrome tip to make it look right.

Come on Integrity get over to the US!!
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by aiiee
and tc4653 wins ( first of wk 38 to actually lay hands on an actual car )

If you get a chance, lets see a pic, even though we know what a wk 38 MINI looks like I haven't seen one yet .
It's nasty weather here today (I still enjoyed the drive), it had 10UK miles and 10US miles when I picked up. It now has 200 miles. I'll take pictures when the sun peeks out.
My MA was great, he actually picked me up at the airport (27 miles from the dealership). Several freebies and just an overall great guy.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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Way to go tc4653.

I am still waiting and hoping for a Friday or Saturday pick-up date. I have not heard from my MA today so I don't know if it got to the dealership or not.

Congrats, please drive a few miles for me.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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GOOD FOR YOU TC4653! I'm so jealous!

Yeah, post some Pics! Hopefully the rest of us get ours on Friday or Saturday!
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 03:24 PM
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Just got off the phone, my MA called to say that estimated delivery date to dealership has been move from10/10 to 10/13, so I probbably will not take ownership until next week, oh well good things are worth the wait, but DARN IT
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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congrats tc4653! champagne for all. looking forward to seeing it.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 06:42 PM
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For those who don't want to wait, here's an after dark garage shot!
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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I checked out the larger version in the gallery. Very sharp, enjoy the road
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by tc4653
It's nasty weather here today (I still enjoyed the drive), it had 10UK miles and 10US miles when I picked up. It now has 200 miles. I'll take pictures when the sun peeks out.
My MA was great, he actually picked me up at the airport (27 miles from the dealership). Several freebies and just an overall great guy.
Hey, what ship were you on?? When did your ship hit port???
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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my Owner's Lounge finally updated to "En Route"

not that it really matters since I know it is on the Integrity, but any progress in this interminable wait is welcome.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by aiiee
I checked out the larger version in the gallery. Very sharp, enjoy the road
Cheers! I know I will.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Bosevii501
Hey, what ship were you on?? When did your ship hit port???
Maersk Wind. Landed 5 October, left DC 7 October, arrived at the dealership 9 October, motoring on 11 October.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 05:17 AM
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I checked out pics on your gallery. Great looking car, thanks for sharing. I hope next week I'll have mine.

Have fun, be safe and take care.
 
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