OK getting desperate now I'm using spy satellites now to see if my car is done
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=51.7293873...18&l=0&m=a&v=2

 

I'm going out to get drunk so my brain thinks about something else.

 

K, so I flew back from Vegas 2 days ago so that I could be here to get my car. Cleared everything with my upper ups that I was going to be gone for 10 days so that I could finalize some things and then drive back with some stuff.

Yesterday, find out that my company needs to have me back in Vegas asap. I rant and rave, **** and moan, pout and cuss at a Vice President. He says to me that if I don't get back to take care of my track, when I get back there on the 18th, a hostile take over of my division from another division might leave me jobless. What a crock.

Well, he calls me back and tells me that they have arranged everything for my return trip.......wait.........here it comes........Sunday! will be on the big Corporate Jet with the top 5 guys for the company, CEO, CFO, COO and a bunch of other C-something people so I should feel privledged that as a department director to be included in that group.

I am furious about this situation. I flew back just so that I could pick up my car and drive it back to Vegas. Well, my Mini sales team is working with me on this. I dropped my trade-in off today (06 MCS) and when the car gets to the dealership on Monday, they will Fed Ex my paperwork to me so that I can sign all the docs and Fed Ex them back. They will then park my car in the warehouse until I can get back to Orlando in a couple of weeks and pick her up.

I am just sick to death about this.

 

Just copied my spec sheet info here:

Model: 0914 JCW Hardtop
Color: 851 Chiil Red Paint
Upholstery: ATE1 Carbon Black Checkerted Cloth
Options:
ZCW - Cold Weather Package
313 Power folding mirrors
314 Heated mirrors and washer jets
494 Heated front seats
ZPP - Premium Package
249 Multi-function steering wheel
403 Dual pane panoramic sunroof
534 Automatic air conditioning
1CA CO2 relavant vehicles
329 Black bonnet stripes
383 Roof and mirror caps in black
522 Xenon headlights
5AA Rear fog lamp
655 Satellite radio with 1 year subscription
6FD MINI HiFi Sound System
6ND Bluetooth and USB/iPod adapter
785 White turn-signal lights

Net total: 32,600.00
Destination: 650.00
Total Suggested Price: 33,250

Should be arriving sometime late next week. Gets to the VDC on 7/14/08

 

Oh man... sorta negates the whole "1st to order, 1st to be made, 1st to be received" thing. I feel for ya...

 

I feel as desperate as you.... i gotta wait 2 month for 08 MCS... when 09's are rolling off... mine will be the only 2008 on the boat i bet

 

dpranouskes, I feel for you mate, can only imagine how I would feel and I know we're all as excited as each other to get our cars this week.

 

Hopefully the new owners pictures and impressions will get you through it.. and it's going to be just as exciting when you see your own car for the first time. I'm going to get to drive mine from the dealer to the body shop and then loose it for a week while they stripe and clear shield it, so I'll be visiting here as often as you I expect. Should we start a new thread for the new arrivals?

 

Doc, I noticed you have a comment in your sig about a factory vacation, according UK MINI owners the plant does not shut down for vacations. There is however a retooling and maintenance period which is usually two weeks in late July.

 

And that we did. Too bad we can't go and do that now considering it's the day of and we haven't heard anything from our MA!

 

Well said Miss. Has anybody heard anything about taking delivery today? It's not looking good for us I don't think.

 

Check it out the first review:

http://www.drivers-republic.com/news...08ce0ac&page=1

 

That can't be right 40mpg combined driving?! If its close to that I'm a happy camper.

Too bad about the ELSD, and torque steer. Hopefully, they'll find a solution to make it better or at the very least, disable it so we can put in a Mech. LSD

 

remember that is a UK review their gallon is different than ours.

Here is another one I think this is new also. And I had not seen this video yet. Not as much gripping in this review.

 

I think that 40mph is based on the British Imperial Gallon which is
more that a U.S. Gallon.
It is a shame about the torque steer the reviewer found in road test car.
I trust BMW has done the research and howework well on the JCW cars and
this torque steer isn't as bad as the reviewer says. If so, BMW/MINI will
have some software upgrades for us soon. At least it should be correctable.

 

Didn't see a link to the video.
But here's another review and he also talks about the torque steer:

http://motortorque.askaprice.com/rev...tch-review.asp

 

AUTOCAR
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/...-Works/233857/

4CAR
http://www.channel4.com/4car/rt/mini...+works/23800/2

HONESTJOHN
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/index.htm?id=338

CARMAGAZINE
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/...ks-CAR-review/

 

Here's a US Review from Edmunds:

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do....photopanel..2.*

On torque steer - it's been my opinion the easiest way to reduce or eliminate the torque steer is to lower the suspension (H&R Springs). Having done that with my 07 MCS JCW Stage 1 - and switching to lightweight forged wheels (15 lbs) and grippy Bridgestone RE01R's has made a night and day difference in handling.

My MA drove my current MCS and said, short of an MINI MCS JCW GP, it is the best handling MINI he's ever driven. YMMV

 

Released today and we got reviews... Gotta love the Internet for all of us in the "immediate gratification" era... Tho I guess they are all "preview" level reviews (some correctly named that). I'm 99.9% convinced the car's power & 0-60 (or 0-62) figures are underrated. None of the tests/previews have measured values to report.

 

Keep it coming. In a training class today for the week and at breaks I check for updates.CAN'T wait to get my Clubman...Looks like early Aug. for me to take delivery of mine at this point.I would like to know who added Aero and the factory sports suspension.I did. I hope I made the right choice. I think I did.Anyone hear old enough to remember the phrase "run it through the Western Auto and see what falls of the shelf"? That's what I did with mine.Keep them coming!!!!Any photo's?

 

I couldn't help but notice how many of us are lit up as on-line this afternoon... I've got two proposals that I really need to get out this afternoon and have to admit that I'm badly distracted. So far I've resisted the temptation to call my MA though.

 

Video?!

 

sorry guess I forgot the link enjoy I love the exhaust noise in the vid.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIA...ar_review.html

 

Oh god that sounds nice.

 

there seems to be two distinct types of reviews. One with more detailed driving impressions, versus reviews that give a more generic "driving" review.



It does sound nice when its underway.

Mozza, nothing from your dealership?