Yes. it will be my first as my wife's birthday gift. We planned to buy an All4 petrol model but changed to the hybrid one due to the tax benefit

 

Has anyone else's order progressed? We still have no VIN or production date after over 3 weeks of waiting.

 

So my status is weird. On the phone with ask Mini they say it shows starting production 5/18 with projected completion 6/2. What is weird is no updates on the status during the process. He said normally you see progression as it goes through body, paint, assembly, etc. this is the 1st run on US spec HEPV's so maybe that is what's driving it. He suggested I check back Friday to see it it's progressed.

 

Well today was projected production completion but completion has now been bumped out a week to June 8th. Did confirm SE's for North America are launching as Model year 18's and the that Ethel will be an 18.

 

Now you can configure the Hybrid model from the Mini USA web site. Carplay is part of the Technology Package or Fully Loaded Package and can not be ordered alone. Some modifications such as MINI Driving Mode and new fuel level display are shown

 

Will be intresting to see what I end up with. Maybe one of the few 18's without the updates or who knows.

 

Based on the Mini USA site, the mpg is around 28. My sales said the mpg was 43 from his training. That is a big difference.

 

All gas, the MPG is 28. MPGe is 65. In reality, the actual MPG you get will depend greatly on how you drive, where, what speeds, outside temperature, whether you charge it all the time or not...

 

Completed production today and is awaiting movement to the port. Now the tracking begins

 

Does anyone else have a VIN number yet for their hybrid order? We put a deposit/order in back in mid-May but we still don't have a VIN number and can't track our production number yet.

 

Ethel unloaded from the boat in Baltimore today their were 70 mini's from Born on the bill of lading with mine the only Hybrid was mine the rest were 2017 vin's.

 

Went to the local dealership to test drive the 2018 Hybrid CM with a Technology Package.It was delivered to the dealership yesterday and may be the first one in the Washington DC area. Drove in either eMax or Save mode and the acceleration was great. It was quiet in the eMax mode. In the mixed model, the engine was kicked in around 45 mph. The charge cable is big and long and a bag is included to organize it

The charge station will be set up at the dealership and they may just get 3-4 hybrid CM this year. Mine will be in production in two weeks and it is worth waiting

 

They measured the dealership here up for a charge station a few weeks ago. Number for all of US is only 417 so it will only be a few per dealer. That is the color mine was on the original dealer order until they modified it.

I am quite bummed about not saving any dollars on fuel. Will have to start logging the mileage to see what we actually get. It's 12 miles into town. I average 27 with Lucy day in and day out and jump above 30 on linger drives.

I have my insurance card and am ready to go when it gets here. $69 per month just adding on to all of our other polices. Lucy is down to $41 per month.

 

The savings is based on the average mpg of 26 and really depends on the driving hehavior. You can check the details:


http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find....n=sbs&id=38863


The map from the navigation system will show the nearby charging stations

 

A VIN was assigned and it will be scheduled for production on 7/13. We put Advanced Driving Assist and Chrome Interior to the order at the last minute

 

Congrats. On getting your number and date. I don't think they have coded the new Born, NL factory in the system yet but all F60's and BMW X1's are being built there and shipping from Zeebrugge. The line in Oxford is not being changed to build F60's.

 

First time post. To-be-first-time-owner of a Mini with a deposit in at the local dealer for the next S E All4 chassis.

I cant wait to see photos of Ethyl, as that build is very similar to what I am looking at locking in!

Thanks to to the forum and members for all the useful info and posts.

 

You may check any nearby dealership to test drive a CM SE if possible and check other non-SE CMs in stock so that you will have ideas to change your order if needed


I think many dealerships got the same or similar SE as a demo like I test drove under $40K to attract potential customers. At least two dealerships in the DC area have the same configuration without sunroof

 

I test drove one the other day and I was supremely impressed. It was the base model.

 

The status shows that my SE is in production now and will be completed on 7/13

 

Thanks for the link! It wasn't there for the longest time. A one to two mpg hybrid bump from the S ALL4 and JCW is fairly sad and the miniaturized gas tank really puts a huge dent in range but I guess that's the way with most all of BMW's hybrids, eh?

 

Yeah, I noticed that too -- every one of the five local DC/Baltimore dealers have an identical SE on the lot -- a not quite "bare bones" ~$39,700 Melting Silver Metallic.

 

For me, my daily driving is under 20 miles and I plan recharging every night so I probably won't use the internal combustion engine but once every couple days. I'd imagine my mpg will be extremely high when averaged out, although I will be using a bunch of KW of electricity. The range of roughly 300 miles is in the same ballpark as my FJ Cruiser, and that doesn't bother me much.

 

If you treat it like a regular Hybrid plus a $4000 tax credit, you may not disappoint about the gas consumption. Also You can park and charge your car temporarily on reseved parking lots with charging stations if parking lots are full

I was surprised that the 1.5-liter Turbo engine ran smoothly while I test drove with 3 passengers. If you can find a BMW Group Corporate Sales Program from the company you work with, you may receive an incentive as much as $1500

 

I don't see the SE ever bridging the ~150 mile range gap that comes from the nearly 6.5 gallon larger fuel tank unless you're hypermiling or maximizing short range electric-only runs. Besides, MINIs aren't really meant to be babied like that.

Also remember that a tax credit only works if you owe Uncle Sam money on your tax return and you don't get any more tax credit than what you owe.