So I placed my order on 3-24-07 Saturday. I called MINI @ the 866# on Monday the 3-26-07 and they told me the car went into producation on Sunday 3-25-07.

I called back today 3-27-07 and I have a VIN!

Wow that was fast!

 

What dealership was this and where is it?

 

Ok, I am now officially depressed.

No, no, dunt(tm) worry about me. I will be ok. Sigh....

Congrats!

And nevermind my meandering about. Looking for a corner in a round room will do that to ya.

 

Tom Bush MINI (904) 725-0911
Jacksonville, FL
Salesman Todd Thompson

 

I ordered mine on 3/19 and the status is still just "on order."

How long is typical to get a production date and VIN??

 

Hello,

May I get the complete 866??? I will check mine.

Thank you.

 

I went through John Monk at Nashville MINI -- order was placed on 3/22 and it's in production (today) 3/27! (sorry Skuzzy!)

dave.

 

I ordered on 3/21 and expecting delivery in late July of 2007.

 

1-866-ASK-MINI

 

VIN took 2 days... Although I am finding this to be rather fast...

 

Ok, that's it! I ain't gonna take it anymore! First....Congratulations DaveCo!

Now, on to business. All I can say is my Mini must be one special Mini and that is why it is taking so much longer to get into production than all the others. Yeah,..that's the ticket.

 

That's pretty darn fast.

You must live right.

 

That's two MINIs that have been fast-tracked for production. Since orders can be changed up to one week before production, are some dealers changing their allocated "off the lot" builds for new orders?

 

I ordered mine Feb. 15 and drove it home March 26.

 

well, i dunno how the ordering all works ... but i will say i had their first R56 deposit (last fall) and was really just waiting to see it in person before ordering.

 

Awesome! I sure hope ours goes that fast. We have one month left before ordering.
The longest month in recorded history, I bet.

 

Probably that red paint...

 

It all depends on the allotments that the dealers receive during each ordering period. I made sure to keep track of that before ordering. In dxl007's situation I'm sure that was the last slot open and when the order got rolled on Friday evening that put it into production on Monday.

Certain dealers get their allotments in different manners depending upon their market etc. They can also trade allotments with other dealers. Mine has been trading convertible slots for MCS slots since they are in such high demand down here.