Woohoo!! Congrats Mike! Now, the next phase of waiting and wondering begins. Due you have an estimated completion date yet? I think normally they need to be at the dock by Friday to make the ship that usually departs the following Monday.

If everything goes smoothly your Mini should be on the ship that would normally be scheduled to depart on July 23rd. (The ships to the West Coast are WW ships and they usually leave Southampton every Monday, however, this weeks ship, the Tristan, left on Tuesday). I haven't checked their schedules lately so the day of the week might have been changed to Tuesdays but it has been Mondays.

 

Not sure of the completion date yet, Doug at ASK-MINI said to call him Monday and he should have more info about completion etc...

I am so on cloud 9!

 

YAY!!!! It's about darn time

Okay, now we need to get them all finished and off to the port...

 

Yeah Mike! Congrats. Can't wait to see your new baby at a WCM run!

 

My car is in the body shop today. Estimated completion date of July 16th. Does anyone know the progression? (Body shop to paint shop to where?)

 

The only updates I got were, body shop, paint shop, then it was finished. Mine was in the status of paint shop from a Friday through Tuesday when it was being indicated as finished. Though the last time I checked for an update that Monday was mid-afternoon Pacific time.

 

Hey Casner mine was in the Body shop today too!

 

*looks around the Prod Week 29 Support Group*

Hey, has anyone seen Mike? I haven't been able to peel him off the ceiling today....and now he's disappeared. :impatient

Oh, wait....I think I see him....he's saaaaailing away...on that cloud 9 <points>...over there.

 

Hi all! I just found out today that I'm in production and scheduled for completion July 19th!!! I think that puts me here in week 29!

I waited 3 years to buy this car - who would have thought waiting a few more weeks would be so hard? I can't wait!!!!!!

 

Congratulations! Welcome to the Support Group.

Tell us all about your new baby. Specs? Color? Name? Plans for mods/no mods? How are you passing the time? Are you sleeping?:impatient

 

Indeed welcome Shuliin! Tell us all about the new baby!

 

I like the new graphic in your signature tigwantstoplay! The addition of SDMike Support Unit is a nice touch

 

Thanks for the welcome! My "baby" is oxygen blue/black, sport and cold weather packages, standard interior with dark gray colorline. No official name yet, but husband and I have been jokingly referring to her as Leeloo. Can anyone guess the reference? Here's a clue:


Hmmm...am I sleeping? Occasionally, fitfully....

 

It was explained to me today, by the rep at ASKMINI, that after the paint shop it's back to the assembly line and ends in quality control.

 

If you watch the production video in the track my mini section of the OL, it will show you the progression of the build process. Go to Order Tracking, then select Scheduled for Production and click on the link for the Factory Tour with Production Video.

 

I've tried this twice and it refuses to load and play.

 

You need to have the latest version of FlashPlayer installed. Here is a link to the page where the video loads from. I'm not sure at what point you are at when it refuses to go any further, is when you click on the camera icon to start it when you click on the link to go to the factory tour with the video. This link is the latter: http://www.mini.com/com/en/manufacturing/index.jsp


Hmm...when I follow that link outside of the OL the video won't play for me, I click on the camera and nothing happens, I'll try it again from the OL and see if it works from there. It's been several weeks since I actually played the thing.

 

It doesn't work, I got a javascript error when trying to play the video. They changed something with the page in the past few weeks that broke it.

 

I'm pacing the floors and chewing my fingernails to the cuticles.

I can't believe that after she is "born" on Monday, I still have to wait a month to see her!

 

LeeLoo!!! That's awesome! Muul-ti-pass!

Sounds like a nice config Shulin!

Casner I'm right there with ya... I have nubs for fingers, broken 5 "F5" keys, and am ducking the police from delivering that restraining order from MINI USA... maybe I shouldn't have called the customer service rep at home? O_o

 

LOL it's true. I'm not sure what's more traumatic...those ordering a new MINI who've never owned one...or those, like Mike, who own one, love it dearly, and are letting it go and starting a new chapter.

I'm not the only West Coast MINI member with the sig now. The support network grows daily. Phone calls, emails, folks stopping by, and those who are over at Blair's house every night with us, de-modding Church and installing parts on club MINIs or prepping them for shipment (not to mention the emotional support)...it's really very touching.

 

that's what I wanna hear!

 

Uhhh..ya think?

Great, now I have to answer the front door in disguise. :impatient

 

She's in the paint shop!

 

*squeal*...they are putting a glorious layer of buttery paint all over your baby today. Which of course is really just "marketing bait" to get you to go spend thou$ands in the DetailersParadise, Zaino, and Adams stores.

Go ahead <nudge>... we have.