Just got my latest update - still in the body shop. Headed to paint any day.

 

Their profit from sales of the car is what I'm referring to!

 

Just ordered mine this past weekend. 2012 Countryman S CS/CS, auto, premium, cold weather, sport w/18" anthracite wheels, adaptive xenons, H-K sound, bluetooth, black lounge leather, black door panels, polar gravity inserts, piano black accents. Will be one sweet ride after the window tinting, flat black viper stripes and flat black 4" exhaust tips are added. Will change out the rf's for all seasons probably Continentals.
Now comes the long wait...oh well save up more $$ for more upgrades/additions!
Thanks for the info I've received from reading the various posts/threads.

 

nice choice!

need more silver tops out there!

 

Thanks critterz, it was after seeing yours that finally made up my mind for the color. Was thinking about RG but no two look the same...brownish grey-taupe grey-etc. I think the light colors stay true to their hues.

 

Just got the word, production began yesterday. Yahoo!!!!!!!!! Probably get here by the middle of September (delivery date????)

 

I've been stuck on "in the paint shop" for about 3.5 weeks with an estimated completion date of Aug 16th (today). Has anyone else had the same status for a long time as well?

 

I was scheduled for production from 7/21-29, body shop 7/30-8/15, changed to paint shop 8/16.. to be completed today?

 

Me too! What gives?

 

I called Ask MINI this morning and the automated system now says "awaiting transport". Phew.. Either that was the longest paint job ever, or the status was just bunk.

wokNroll--- did your status get moved as well?

 

'Awaiting Transport' was the longest part for me...something like 2-3 weeks to get from the factory to the port.

You're on the down hill side now, though.

 

Someone from the MINI Mind Erasure squad will contact you shortly. They do not like it when someone cracks the code.


Sealy - Who still belives everything they tell me.

 

The reason for the delay in the body shop is due to the factory being shut down for the first 2 weeks of August. They failed to mention that it was sitting in the body shop by itself waiting for the workers to get back!

That's why a normal 8-day production took more like 30 days for some of us. Be happy though...the workers came back Monday and production is back in business...

 

Yep, I just checked and it's now been "released to carrier and awaiting transport to a port of exit". Phew indeed!

 

Ours has been in the "scheduled for production" since 21 July and no change. I called the MA and that is all they have too.

 

Only change I've seen in my status is a bump up in estimated completion date from 8/19 to 8/18. Means my countryman should be done tomorrow, but haven't had any status updates like "in paint shop" or "body shop".

 

Just called ASK MINI and have great news Estimated completion date of our baby is August 19th. Maybe we will take delivery by the middle of September. Now to watch it the rest of the way. Owners Lounge still says scheduled for production. but no date yet. They really are behind online.

2012 CM Light Coffee Black roof and mirrors,steptronic, split rail, sunroof, HK cold weather and probably many accessories after delivery,

 

European factories usually close for 3-4 weeks during the month of August.

 

CM51, my baby was scheduled for completion today. Yesterday, the system still said it was in production. When I called a little while ago, it said it was in the paint shop with today still being the completion date.

Hopefully tomorrow it will say it's awaiting transport or something.

 

Ladybug officially has a status of 190..."Dispatched from AG."

This is the status that it will remain at from the point that it departs the factory until it updates to status 193..."Arrival at port" when it is off the train and ready for the ship. According to Kevin, my sales manager, this can take anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks.

Then another 2 weeks until she's home!

 

Laurenmini - Just checked this morning and same here, status just changed to in the paint shop with a completion date of today.

Laurenmini and minilauren, we should start calling you two bluelauren and redlauren or maybe just Mickey and Ladybug to keep from mixing you two up.

 

We know that Laurenmini is somewhere in Virginia and if minilauren would let us know what state she is in, the confusion might just disappear.

 

Just called and ours is getting painted.

 

Awaiting transport to the port! Very excited.

 

+1

In other news, checked today and my CMS is in the paint shop, scheduled to be completed today.