My production number isn't listed in the owners lounge yet. Sigh. I would suppose that means I don't have a production date. On the upside, some of you will be posting pics of your gotcha day very soon. I'll live vicariously through you for the next few months. And youtube reviews of the car....

 

We all know that feeling I never did get a production # or production date for seven weeks after I ordered. When I did find out that my SE was "in" production and could log into the OL the next day, production was complete and now waiting for transport carrier! It's a wild and crazy journey for sure OL is very inconsistent with updates, as we all have found out.

The good news is your about to experience an exciting and sometimes frustrating journey, but it will all be worth it in the end

 

Mine arrived at Baltimore this morning!

 

Fantastic, Congrats! It should only be a few more days to get to your dealer. Note, if you have port installed accessories, such as driving lights, it will take a few days longer.

Mine is about 1.5 weeks away from Baltimore, assuming the hurricanes cooperate.

 

Congratulations !


Mine took 5 business days to the dealership in MD after the vessel arrived at Port of Baltimore

 

Good to know! Hopefully I can pick mine up next Monday.

 

Yours may be delivered by Saturday. The vessel arrived on Friday afternoon and mine just sit at the port for US Custom until next Monday because the US Custom was off during the weekend. After the car was released from VDC, it took up to two day to the dealership


You may ask the dealership not to remove the door / tailgate sill protection cover if you want

 

MA just texted me. Car at dealership!

 

Nice! Congrats!

 

Beautiful!!!! :thumbs: Enjoy that ride home!!

 

Awesome! LOVE that color, bro! Enjoy the heck out of it.

My ship (Fedora) just made it to Brunswick GA. Next stop, Panama Canal, then Port Hueneme and the VPD at that port- supposedly on 10/1. Then some time there and trucking on to Denver. Middle of the month, I am thinking.

 

Thanks everyone. Have to wait until Wednesday to pick it up.

 

Awesome and I really like the roof matching too

You must be so happy to actually see it! Congratulations and keep us posted when you drive it home

 

Happy you're on US soil now Hope this month speeds by for you

 

Yeah, that was kind of cool of the MA to do that, without my asking. I did black roofs on my previous two MINIs. Thought I'd try a different look for my first CM.

 

It does look sharp in the Melting Grey How far are you from the dealership?
That was really nice of your MA to text a photo to you.

Hope I hear about mine soon. OL still shows "en route" but not counting on that for accuracy.

Take photos and be sure to give us a review when you can pry yourself out of your sharp looking ride

 

The dealership's only about 13 miles away.

 

Well the Polaris Highway was not lost at sea after all! It was suppose to dock in Jacksonville yesterday, but its location remained unknown for 6 days. This morning it finally updated outside the coast and has now reached the port.

One day behind schedule, but I'll take it.

 

My JCW landed in Baltimore on Friday afternoon via the Fedora. Delivery date for me to drive home is now the 28th. Still needs black line headlight and taillights as well as front and rear mud guards. Got my new set of winter tires in and am in a heated debate with tirerack about wheel fitment. Ordered a set of Sparco Assetto Gara in black under the guise of a 2017 BMW F48 X1 and told them it's really for a JCW F60. Got them to send one wheel to test fit.

 

Same boat ride over

What size wheels did you go with? 19's?

Also, I was told by my MA that I should just install the headlight and taillight rings myself because the dealer will charge at least an hour labor to do it. Might save you around $100 bucks

 

The Polaris has left Jacksonville and is on its way to Galveston for Friday!

I can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel...

 

 

18's. And the port is installing them. Stock 18's are 18x7.5. 51mm offset and I'm trying for winter wheels 18x8. 49mm offset. My tech and I both are 75% certain no clearance issues. Tirerack is 100% certain it won't work (even though they admitted they had not physically placed the wheel on an F60 yet)

 

I guess the question is will they fit around the JCW's Brembo brakes calipers. Those are larger than stock F60 brakes.

 

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That is where mine is headed! Nice.

My sales person is Victoria. She has been really good to work with.

I have some time to wait, but that's OK. Every paycheck worth of saving is a bigger down payment.