My car was finished over a week ago and still has not made it to a ship yet. How long was your wait?

 

Mine finished production on 10/10 and got shipped on 10/19.

 

Mine was finished on 8/22 but didn't make it onto a boat until 9/1... seems like it had missed one boat but caught the next one.

 

1 day.

Feel free to hate me.

 

Mine sat on the dock for a few days and was schedule to board the MAERSK WAVE, but didn't make it onboard. It had to wait another week for the ISOLDE.

 

Karma is a strange thing. I just received an e-mail from my salesperson saying that my car was placed on a ship on the 9th (about the same day it was completed) and should arrove in the U.S. approximately the 22nd!!!

So, why isn't my VIN # showing up on the tracking sites?

 

I believe MINI uses two shipping companies; one can be tracked by plugging in the VIN, and the other (Is it K-Line?) is untrackable. Yours may be aboard the latter of the two.

Congratulations on beating my record, though.

 

I think you are correct. It is the FRISIA and left on the 9th for Charleston and should arrive on the 22nd or 23rd. Received a fax from my salesperson will all the necessary info, but I can't find a tracking service that works for this ship.

 

MINI actually uses three shipping carriers. Only one of those three makes it to the West Coast while all three do business along the East Coast. Tracking varies from company to company.

 

Mine was on the ship the next day. Lucky timing I guess.

Ordered 10/15 and I pick it up tomorrow.

 

Being in New York doesn't hurt. Being in the geographical center of the 48 States tends to delay things a few days.

 

6 days.

It finished assembly on the 3rd, shipped on the 4th, arrived at the dock on the 5th and was shipped on the 9th.

 

Ours got on the ship in about 3 days. We were really excited, but then she sat the the VDC for almost 3 weeks. Those were 3 very long weeks.

 

1 day as well. My entire process from ordering to delivery was extremely fast - exactly 4 weeks.

 

So how long does production take? Mine starts tomorrow

 

Production should take about a week.

 

Yep, 5-7 days. Apparently when you get the mirrors/roof in a contrasting color that adds a day or two. IMO totally worth it though.

 

I did! DS w/Black roof


What about the boat ride over? 2 weeks or so?

And if it is coming to Texas do they use a Gulf Coast port or does it go to the East Coast?

 

It'll take less than two weeks to cross the pond, probably closer to 9 days.

Unfortunately, you'll need to wait for it to come from an East Coast port (probably Charleston, SC). BMW doesn't have a vehicle distribution center on the gulf coast.

By the way, good choice on the DS with the black roof.

 

My MINI took a little over 3 weeks from the time it was finished in production until it finally got on a ship . It was the longest 3 weeks I have ever experienced!

But it's happily now home and has fun motoring around!!!

Hope yours comes over quicker!

 

Update! The car is on a truck on its way to Kansas City!!!!! With prep work, striping, and window tinting I should pick it up the weekend of the 8th.

Ordered the last week of October and take delivery the first week of December!!! Not bad.