Journeying from Classic Auto Campus in the verdant hamlet of Mentor, Ohio, across the vastness of the buffalo fields to California...a transporter and its cargo rumbles apace.




Thanks to Chief Charlie who coordinated with 8 MINI buyers (including himself) and sent these images (by Julie of Classic). Supposedly the transporter has begun the long drive to sunny, leafy, terra cotta tiled Santa Clara.

The photos are supposed to depict the cars awaiting delivery, the cars stuffed into the container, and the big white transporter. What a hoot.

 

How come there's that big space between the first and second paragraphs? I'll hope to get it right next time.

 

I don't have any major beefs with my MCS's "initial quality", but... If they shipped MY car on its SIDE like that, and I found OUT about it, I'd raise a loud fuss!

(ppssst yes i AM joking - I crack me up)
Tatt

 

Amusing observation. Actually the cars are being shipped on their side for a purpose. The transporter will drop them off at the University of Santa Clara campus. The 7 other owners and I will perform a few Italian Job maneuvers for the collegiate audience and we decided it would be easier if we started with the cars on their sides.

 

HAHA!!! i saw that truck leave classic!!!!

 

rednwhitecooper: No way! Was it also sideways? Did you see my car? I could not find it in the showroom photo. Guess that's because it's PW/B and wouldn't look like much in a color photo--especially when Julie the MA had those flamboyant MINIs hogging the foreground. My subtle MINI just didn't have a chance.

 

This is the hard part, waiting for it to come here. We ca now count down days. I think in the sideways photo, it is my HB/B MCSa on top.

 

Can you tell from the photo what brand tires you were given?

 

I thought you get the Pirelli run flats if you order the Summer Performance tires. Goodyears if you get the all season?

 

I think it is the Dunlops Sp9000 or something like that.

 

Thanks. I did not know that. I wonder if I specified either? At the time (a few months ago) I was hoping to replace them with aftermarket products anyway. Many threads later I am not so sure. Always learning something on NAM.

 

Congratulations to all of the lucky guys and gals in this Classic group buy.

I can't believe it will be 1 yr on Sunday when I picked up my MCS at Santa Clara in one of the great Classic group buys expertly organized by “The Chief” and purchased from the MINI goddess Julie Saxa. To celebrate I have a B&M short shift kit that I will be installing this weekend. I have put 18,000 trouble free miles on Austin and love this car more every day.

Mine was sitting in the same spot where the Hyper Blue one is-





We received this email the day before delivery:

Your MINIs are on the move. They just left Grand Island, Nebraska, and
are headed for the Great Salt Lake where they'll rest overnight.

Mike did have one unscheduled stop, having to pull over and break up an
argument between the MINIs. Seems the three BRG's had formed an
alliance against the CR, IB, and PW cars. Mike separated them, and now
all is well; but they did ask if they could "stretch their legs" when
they got to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Mike said he'd think about it.

I'll keep you posted..................sleep tight; just one more day.

Charlie

All in all this was the most fun you could possibly have buying a car. Surpassed only by owning a MINI.

Once again thanks to Julie, Charlie, Mike and everyone else involved in this group buy for making this a most memorable event.

 

PW/B MCS? if so, it wa sitting there for a while, i dont see too amny PW cars at classic.....

 

Must have been fun to finally receive your mini, Steve. Do you remember how many days it took to go from Classic to Santa Clara? I am getting anxious

 

Lets see if I remember right. The truck left on a Tuesday and arrived on Saturday. Longest 5 days since I was a kid waiting for Santa to come.

 

You really did see my car (MY car!). Pretty, wasn't it! It has been at Classic since 2nd week of April taking obedience lessons. I wanted it to become accustomed to the American way of life before being introduced to the whacky SF Bay Area. It was gonna be a rednwhite cooper at one time because I love that color on the MINI, but I am too self-conscious to have a red car. Then I wanted blacknwhite, but I saw the *** end of a dirty one and remembered that I wash my car less than once a year. So Julie at Classic thought white would be good and since I liked a version I saw on NAM (JCampos's) I chose PW/B. However I realize this will probably be a car that I will wash and even modify. I'll revert to being a car person again! Happy motoring.

 

5 days is fast! I hope our cars arrive on a Saturday too, but that would only be if our driver Brian lets them romp around Rock Springs, Wyoming, for a few days. I could not imagine myself telling people during a working day that I have to go somewhere for the rest of the afternoon to pick up a car.

 

Egad, does ANYBODY buy a Cooper any more? Looks like all the pics from Classic are MCSs....wall to wall.

 

They're all MCSs because Classic had a special offer on them. 8 for the price of 8. That was a lot better than some of the Bay Area dealerships where you would buy 8 for the price of 9.

 

Ooh... Now what's that behind the plastic on the lower level. Looks like a real car.

 

^^Dya think itsa 914?

 

I know that feeling. The truck left late Wednesday afternoon and I will get the MINI this coming Wednesday evening. It feels like such a long wait! 4 more long days to go

 

Hi Kellzir. We have an approximate unloading time of 5 pm this coming Wednesday (May 11) at University of Santa Clara (or is Santa Claus?). I will post this under NorCal MINIs in case NAM folks nearby want to drop by.

 

The first thing that came to mind after seeing those
pictures. One MINI saying to the other MINI...
"I call top bunk!"

 

I would love to stop by and congratulate all the new MINI owners and say hi to the Chief.