Ok, Production Update time:

What's your Status?: Both of you are done production/on the boat
Kimini1, Lemon Drop TD73776
Scupltr - TC48671

The 9/5 crowd: (most of you are almost done production)
rrypma - TC48770
2karla - TC48987
Reidb - TD74267
Cooper4us - TD74269
KatanaPilot - TD74337
MINISPIDER - TD74389
MEBOB - TD74446
MoBoost - TD74501

The 9/12 crowd: (starting production, those w/out VIN's will get them soon!)
OlyMini - TJ53202
TiMINITim - TD74666
markcmini - TD74681
cosquilla 9/12
jmusicman 9/12
raj1975 9/12
tomwhill 9/12

The 9/19 crowd: (almost there )
chrwilliams 9/26
Mokeefe 9/26
Ryephile 10/10

I'm in the 09/19 schedule....Throw me on board !!
Pepper White/Black Top
Cordoba Leather/Steering Wheel etc
JCW
16" V's
Get lost find your way thing in the Middle !!
Every imaginable upgrade except Auto A/C and No Stripes & No Sunroof !!!!

Time is goin toooooooo slowwwwwwwwwwww !!!

Ryephile..So when will it get to the BMW store..is it on the 19th ?

Welcome flangi. Yes, the 19th (about)....of October! Remember, about a month from production finished to keys-in-hand.

I'll add you to the Registry soon, but every option?! Please tell me exactly so I can get the average MSRP stat quasi-accurate.
Cheers,
Ryan

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Thanks Ryan...What u think about Cordoba Beige as the color on MCS PW/BT..Cheers !!

I think the Cordoba with Pepper White is classy :smile: my interior trim vote goes for Anthracite, but what did you pick?

Ryan...We think alike...it's ANthracite of course..Cordoba was nice as it also has the black to go with the roof.......I got every extra and even the JCW package..Hope the package will be here at the same time because if it comes later my enthusisam might wane !! Cheers again !!

Well... still no VIN... still "ON Order" (but I'm at 112 I confirmed with my dealer on Friday).... but I did get my mind meld email... and set my memory preferences

Im 9/26 prod date also.

COOL- I want to see a PW/B with cordoba flangi! send us pics when she gets here.

You bet !!!!....It will be a surprise as I'm putting on some classy logos on it for my business....Anyway will send PICS as soon as possible....Can't wait !! Like you i'm sure,..What is your color ? LATER

still epd 9/19 and on order. :???:

i'm not familiar with how long it takes after the "production date" to get one - should i expect a 9/26 date to arrive in october? or is that simply wishful thinking?

Geeting ready for our NEXT STEPS! Hope this helps...

Once your MINI is built and released to distribution, it is transported from the factory by auto transport truck to the port at Southampton. From there it will make the voyage across the Atlantic aboard a Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel to one of three US ports of destination ... New York, Charleston (SC) or Port Hueneme (CA).

Once you have an estimated production date listed at MINI USA's Owners' Lounge, and even before production has started, you can find out on which vessel your MINI might be booked. Just click on the Wallenius Wilhelmsen site to do a Search by Ports from the drop down menu to see which vessel leaves Southampton after your estimated production date and is bound for one of the three ports adjacent to a Vehicle Processing Center (VPC) closest to your dealer. That means the ports of either New York, Charleston SC, or the single west coast port of Port Hueneme CA.

Since estimated production dates have been know to ping-pong, it's probably less stressful to wait until your MINI has been assigned a VIN number and has started production. Then you can click Auto at WW Cargo Tracking and use your MINI's entire 17 digits (alphanumeric) VIN as the Cargo ID (it used to work with only the last 7 characters of the VIN). Tracking will display a Cargo Status History, showing your MINI as one or more of the following:

BOOKED
RECEIVED AT TERMINAL
LOADED ON VESSEL
DISCHARGED (at Port of Destination)
Having your MINI BOOKED and RECEIVED AT TERMINAL does not ensure it being LOADED on the specified vessel. Some MINIs have even been LOADED only to be REMOVED and then BOOKED on a later departing vessel. To avoid frustration, check to see that your MINI is still LOADED a day or two after its intended vessel departs Southampton.

Other interesting information listed on the Cargo Status History is Vessel, Voyage ID and Booking Number. Clicking the Voyage ID will display the sailing schedule for your vessel. You can also go back to WW Cargo Tracking after your vessel has sailed and then track by Booking Number to find out how many other MINIs are onboard with yours. For those with too much time on their hands, visit this US Coast Guard site to find your MINI-carrying ship's "call sign". Then, with the call sign in hand, visit the Ocean Weather site to look for your ship's call sign and current location at sea by scanning the Marine Observations pages.

Here's the links (I think, I'm not sure how to do this)

http://213.31.205.37/GLWebApps.AppTracking

http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX2/VesselSearch.asp

http://www.oceanweather.com/data/

What's the web site for the boat that brings the Minis to the U.S?.I would like to check my loading status with them!

>>What's the web site for the boat that brings the Minis to the U.S?.I would like to check my loading status with them!



SORRY!!!!!NEVER MIND!

I got an email the other day asking me info regarding how I want my car set up, what radio stations i wanted programmed for me, if I wanted headlights on all the time, if i want the doors to autiomatically lock and if i want the doors to unlock with one press or two on the fob. that was pretty cool. I choose to have all the doors and hatch unlock with one press and too have the headlights on all the time.

Does the dealer send that email or MINIUSA? I have a 9/12 build and haven't received anything like that yet.

Me neither raj1975

I'd also like to know where this email comes from so I don't just delete it if it shows up in my junk mail folder.

Still no VIN, still just On Order with estimated build date week of 9/19/03...I've called ASK-MINI twice and have been unable to get a status code from them...

just called ASK MINI
No real person since it is holiday, but the auto system came out a answer of scheduled for production for 09/19.

It used to be no confirmed date. I have play around with it for almost 20 minutes(i'm really bored)!! i make up a production number and ask for status. i got couple of no confirm date and i got a 09/26 build date from one of the number i came up with!!! ops:

i just come up a question.

How offen they ship out the MINI out of the Oxford factory. every Fri just like they say about the production dates end on Friday???

If a MINI is finish for production on monday, is it gonna stay on the lot until friday to ship out???

Anyone knows?

I don't think that's quite how it works. MINI's get shipped out of the factory every day, however there are queing areas that buffer for the shipping schedules. There are a handfull of ships that get used to transport MINI's, and one usually leaves the Oxford docks every couple days; so your MINI doesn't stay still for long!

>>I'd also like to know where this email comes from so I don't just delete it if it shows up in my junk mail folder.
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>>Still no VIN, still just On Order with estimated build date week of 9/19/03...I've called ASK-MINI twice and have been unable to get a status code from them...


The email comes from MINIUSA... they then pass the answers you give onto your dealer.... but its up to your dealer whether they are part of the program (so I've heard)... its not a requirement for the dealers.... (and in all honesty.... I'd much rather have my VIN# and a status of 150+ than a "Mind Meld" email)....

Waiting....still nothing

Well I just talked to MINIUSA. Still not done!

About this "mind meld" email. Any 9/5'ers received one yet? If I did get one, it must have been deleted from my junk mail because I haven't seen anything. I guess I'll just have to bug my MA to make sure he sets everything up how we want it.