I'm glad you're loving Mocha...I knew you would. I've decided to rent a condo. It'll give me six months to look around and decide where I want to be in relation to the office and I can make a better buying decision. I hope you guys have a great birthday celebration this weekend!

 

Momentum, eh? I'm waiting for that same shipment, but my MA was out yesterday. I wonder if that means I should be all set today too. Hmmmmmm...........I wouldn't mind getting my car today either .

 

Oh yes!! Just talked to my MA and apparently my car is IN! He's sending it out for tint today.

 

Congratulations Jen!!! I hope to get that call and that all of our left-behinders get that call today or VERY soon!!!

 

okay, i finally got around to posting a few pics in my gallery! i picked Phineas up on Monday (10/20) and we've been having a blast ever since. it's hard to stay below 4500 RPMS during the break-in period, but i've been able to do it despite Phineas' attempts to get me to stomp the gas.

 

Rosemary talked to a fill in MA and they cannot tell us were Mini Rose is. There are only a 3 hour drive from the VDC. We are supposed to leave on vacation on Sunday. And now there are reports of Mini's showing up all over the country. Not a happy soon to be Mini owner.

 

Looks great and Congrats.

 

Phineas looks eager to hit redline! :D Sweet JCW.

 

Congrats Mr. Pink! I see Phineas practically has wings.

Don & Rose, good luck. Drive by the dealer...it may be sitting there. My car arrived at the dealer today. If the weather cooperates I'll pick it up tomorrow...supposed to storm here. Otherwise I'll pick it up Saturday. Keep us posted...

 

Phineas is gorgeous- congrats!
Vivi

 

THUD!!!!
Got the call!!!! Naz is here and I'm picking him up this afternoon!!!

 

Well just got the word from my MA, Mini Rose is officially lost. They have requested a list of the dealers cars still at the VDC and are waiting to here from them. So much for out of town vacation next week.

 

MrPinkFloyd - beautiful car - i know what you mean about keeping the RPMs down. The car is like a race horse and you have to keep holding him back.

Would love to see a couple of pics of the interior!

Good luck!
Steve

 

Draik! I'm picking up this afternoon as well! Good luck to you buddy...hope you have an easy transaction. The weather is for crap here but it's supposed to clear between 3 & 5. May as well get it's tires wet...gotta happen sooner or later...enjoy!

 

Lost? How could they lose Mini Rose? Good Lord!

 

Oh Rosemary, this is heartbreaking. Have you spoken with the manager of the dealership? They need to be tracking Mini Rose down- My guess is that someone transposed a number on your VIN and your car ended up at another dealership. If your dealership can verify that Mini Rose got OFF the boat, then the VDC made the mistake, and it would simply be a case of finding out which dealership that gets vehicles from that VDC got an "extra" one...

At least that's how my semi logical brain works-

I've got lots of hope that Mini Rose will be coming to you in a flash- and that you'll get to drive so quickly.

(((((HUGS)))))))

Vivi

 

Our MA told us the first of the week that it had left the VDC on the 21st. Yesterday he said it was not at the dealer and they were trying to find out if it really did not leave the VDC. My fear is that if it has been there this long then something bad has happened to Mini Rose. Our hope is the VDC is just over loaded and they just have not got to her yet. And the dealer was wrong when they said it had left. Just seems hard to understand how it could go missing.

 

Just wanted to pop in and say congrats to those who are motoring and hang in there to those still waiting.

 

Just called Ask Mini to see what they show... Mini Rose is at the port awaiting a ship. OL says at VDC with a 10/24 delivery. What can I say??

 

i finally get to pick her up monday at 5
i pulled into the dealler friday night to to see if it might have arrived.
and it was being driven off the truck.

talk about timing
its been a long weekend .

 

Rosemary & Don,

If y'all were me.... I'd be going further up the food chain- i.e., the GM of your dealership would be a start- forget the OL (which is not only often but also USUALLY wrong), calling CRACKPIPE won't do much good as they don't follow the cars after they've left the plant. You can indicate that you're going to get ugly to the dealership- especially since you've now ordered a second car with them.

I'd also call MINI USA and ask to speak with a someone in management, not just the peon who answers the phone. I would explain what is going on, that you do not seem to be getting proper information from your dealership and in fact, you're getting information that your car has been LOST. I'd be nice here- let them know you've ordered a second car which is in production (I think) and you are now extremely worried about the customer service your dealership is giving you.

What you're trying to do is play something like good cop/bad cop - You want MINI USA to love you and bend over backwards to figure out where your car is... You want your dealership to realize that you've got a lot of power over their future sales and their rankings within MINI USA.

JMHO, and I won't be offended if you don't take my suggestions (especially since you didn't ask for them!) - I tend to get pro-active when I get p.o.'d... and having been in marketing & advertising, I realize the importance of customer service. A disgruntled customer can absolutely ruin a business as word of mouth advertising is the best advertising anyone can get- but it works both ways- If the dealership thinks you're going to go around and say "I LOVE my mini, but XYZ dealership is Awful- let me tell you why, and if you're considering getting a MINI go to ABC dealership" - your dealership will lose business and MINI USA CAN pull their dealership priveledges.

Best of luck- Vivi

 

Way to go Loud! That's timing!
Can't wait to see a whole MESS o'pix- and hear about your driving experiences-
Vivi

 

Loud - thanks for the pics - i love the BRG and the factory aero kit because of the painted trim around the wheels.

Best of luck with your new MINI!

Steve

 

thanks guys
i'll be posting more pics soon
its been a long ride to to this point
im ready drive

 

For those of you who have picked up your cars - what was in your toolkit?