I just called the hotline and got an unexpected good morning surprise. My mini is in transit. So if you were awaiting transit and are on the Western side of the US, check your status. my ship is the Turandot with an expected travel time of 22days (date of departure 3-17):

 

That's great, Steve. Congratulations!

Anyone know approximately how long the trip is from England to the East Coast? I live in Connecticut. Not sure if the arrival port is Baltimore.

 

According to a post on this site, trave1 to Balt is 17 days on WW shipping.
If you have your order number call the hotline 1.866.275.6464..follow the prompts to get to a person after the automated order tracking. They will tell you the ship name. then go to http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/search.phtml
to track it.

 

Thanks for the info, Steve. Is the "Order Number" different from the "Production Number"?

 

same thing...you can also lookup by VIN

 

Thanks Steve.

 

Just tracked my ship, the Grand Pioneer. The Hot Line told me the ship left England on March 13th and it should take 10 days to get to Baltimore. So I'll check back with them on Monday for a new report, as it should arrive on Sunday.

I'm now hoping for an early April delivery.

 

I would say, VERY early April.....we expect reviews and pictures...no skimping

 

Found a couple of photos the ship my MINI is temporarily snuggled up in.

 

Trust me Steve, I will post lots of pictures and there definitely will be more than one review. The key is going to be if I can stay out of the car long enough to do even one review.

But I promise to do a few reviews. Motor/performance. Exterior. Interior. Suspension/ride. Comfort. Features. Quality.

 

I love that the storage on that ship is all inside....no cargo carriers stacked 100 high.

 

Here is a picture of the beast transporting my baby:

 

ever see this video of how they load the cars on the ships....scary, but impressive

 

Actually Cobrabob, I just found some live video of your ship

 

Where do people find this stuff? That's hilarious in a mangled sort of way.

 

You rascal!!!!!!!!!

 

Cobrabob, you have to promise me to squeal the tires in front for good ole Crosby High since its in your back yard (my alma-mater)

 

Crosby High? Wow, Steve, definitely a small world. I live only 10 minutes away and go by that area at least once a week. Crosby is not far from Costco, Waterbury.

 

Taught my 15 year old daughter how to drive stick on my 09 mini in the Crosby parking lot