Week 39 (9/21/08-9/27/08) Support Gripe er Group
#301
10-08-2008, 09:51 AM
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I know, I just read the report thread on the west coast VDC and saw the pic of that MINI with the crushed roof! 
and I'm getting all jittery, lol
Does anyone have a page or info on the SC VDC? I'm sitting here trying to figure out an educated ETA on when this thing might get here in Houston. It calms my nerves :P
Oh and off topic a bit... does anyone know where all this great MINI art comes from that people have in their signatures? I found the thread on all the badges but a lot of people have, like, pixel-art style drawings of their MINIs and such and I want one too!
ps. yall can call me Brooks, I just couldn't come up with anything better for my screen name
and I'm getting all jittery, lolDoes anyone have a page or info on the SC VDC? I'm sitting here trying to figure out an educated ETA on when this thing might get here in Houston. It calms my nerves :P
Oh and off topic a bit... does anyone know where all this great MINI art comes from that people have in their signatures? I found the thread on all the badges but a lot of people have, like, pixel-art style drawings of their MINIs and such and I want one too!
ps. yall can call me Brooks, I just couldn't come up with anything better for my screen name
#302
10-08-2008, 11:11 AM
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Hey Brooks! I love that art, too... Can you believe that one incredibly generous and talented NAM member (Cooperation) has done all the art, making many of the members' cars individually and even creating full sig blocks for them?! What a great guy! I haven't seen a lot of new ones coming out lately - maybe he got sick and tired of the requests 
, or maybe he just caught up with the demand? Anyway, this thread is what you're looking for:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=71003
, or maybe he just caught up with the demand? Anyway, this thread is what you're looking for:https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=71003
#303
10-08-2008, 11:19 AM
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Oh, and as to the VDC and transit time, my MA told me to plan on about 2-3 days transit time from the VDC to Michigan, so I would guess yours would be about the same? 
Strange how MAs seem to be informed (and uninformed) on different things, isn't it??
Mine can't tell me which ship my MINI is on, but he did know it would arrive at the VDC on 10/16 (same date the Western Highway gets in!) and would be at the dealership 2-3 days after that. Yours seems to know that your MINI is on Western Highway but doesn't have the other info...
I just attribute the gaps at this end to the fact that our dealership is brand new (grand opening is actually next week), so they just don't know much about this obsessive field of MINI-tracking. I mean, what other cars do people go ga-ga over like this, tracking them across the ocean??!
Strange how MAs seem to be informed (and uninformed) on different things, isn't it??
Mine can't tell me which ship my MINI is on, but he did know it would arrive at the VDC on 10/16 (same date the Western Highway gets in!) and would be at the dealership 2-3 days after that. Yours seems to know that your MINI is on Western Highway but doesn't have the other info...I just attribute the gaps at this end to the fact that our dealership is brand new (grand opening is actually next week), so they just don't know much about this obsessive field of MINI-tracking. I mean, what other cars do people go ga-ga over like this, tracking them across the ocean??!
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10-08-2008, 01:55 PM
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too true, I don't know of any!
In actuality my MA did say it would take about 3 days to get in from the VDC, but my question really is how long will it take to a) get to the VDC from the port and then b) how long will it stay at the VDC? Knowing that I can hopefully figure out when to really expect her
So, have any of you that came over on Fedora or Isolde gotten any news?
In actuality my MA did say it would take about 3 days to get in from the VDC, but my question really is how long will it take to a) get to the VDC from the port and then b) how long will it stay at the VDC? Knowing that I can hopefully figure out when to really expect her
So, have any of you that came over on Fedora or Isolde gotten any news?
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10-08-2008, 02:51 PM
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10-08-2008, 03:06 PM
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AWESOME!!!! I did not pick too many dealer extras and nothing totally outlandish so, hopefully, I'll get mine around the same time. Waiting is killing me.
#307
10-08-2008, 03:11 PM
Okay, just kidding. Totally thrilled for you! Just longing to be united with my fantasy in black...
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10-08-2008, 03:18 PM
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10-08-2008, 08:07 PM
hey all, just wanted to finally say hi and greet everyone. I'm kinda late to the party (ie therapy session) here but I've been following the thread for weeks now. I finally got off my rear and registered and can post now. :D
Eoff and wurking girl, I was also without much info/hope for awhile when it seemed my baby had missed both the Fedora and the Isolde, but I finally got some good news from my MA and thanks to that thread you mentioned I finally have a bearing on my order! I hope you guys/gals are with me on the Western!
Eoff and wurking girl, I was also without much info/hope for awhile when it seemed my baby had missed both the Fedora and the Isolde, but I finally got some good news from my MA and thanks to that thread you mentioned I finally have a bearing on my order! I hope you guys/gals are with me on the Western!
I also noticed the status updated on the web site to "en route". Seems like the web site is always a few days to a week behind.
I'm in Tennessee, so I'm not sure about the timing after it goes through the VDC.
Sounds like wurking_girl is also on the Western. Hoping it's a smooth, uneventful journey across the ocean.
#311
10-08-2008, 08:10 PM
Welcome, Davidson - and great news for both you and Eoff! This group has been a great help to me in getting thru the long weeks of waiting. Only problem I've had is in restraining myself from BUYING STUFF I've read about on NAM. Even when MINI was just a twinkle in my eye, I was tempted daily by stickers, badges, glove box organizers, wheels, seat covers...you name it!
I've also gone thru 'hypochondriac-like' fears that my car will be missing parts...will be damaged in transit...will overwhelm me with its torque steer...will be configured wrong...will be subject to the lemon law...will arrive with no anthracite headliner (oh wait...I didn't order the anthracite headliner!)...
In other words, too much knowledge may actually be dangerous for my somewhat obsessive personality type! Yet I find that 'resistance is futile...' -I can't stay away! Enjoy!
I've also gone thru 'hypochondriac-like' fears that my car will be missing parts...will be damaged in transit...will overwhelm me with its torque steer...will be configured wrong...will be subject to the lemon law...will arrive with no anthracite headliner (oh wait...I didn't order the anthracite headliner!)...
In other words, too much knowledge may actually be dangerous for my somewhat obsessive personality type!
Yet I find that 'resistance is futile...' -I can't stay away! Enjoy!
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10-09-2008, 06:50 AM
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Welcome, Davidson - and great news for both you and Eoff! This group has been a great help to me in getting thru the long weeks of waiting. Only problem I've had is in restraining myself from BUYING STUFF I've read about on NAM. Even when MINI was just a twinkle in my eye, I was tempted daily by stickers, badges, glove box organizers, wheels, seat covers...you name it!
I've also gone thru 'hypochondriac-like' fears that my car will be missing parts...will be damaged in transit...will overwhelm me with its torque steer...will be configured wrong...will be subject to the lemon law...will arrive with no anthracite headliner (oh wait...I didn't order the anthracite headliner!)...
In other words, too much knowledge may actually be dangerous for my somewhat obsessive personality type! Yet I find that 'resistance is futile...' -I can't stay away! Enjoy!
I've also gone thru 'hypochondriac-like' fears that my car will be missing parts...will be damaged in transit...will overwhelm me with its torque steer...will be configured wrong...will be subject to the lemon law...will arrive with no anthracite headliner (oh wait...I didn't order the anthracite headliner!)...
In other words, too much knowledge may actually be dangerous for my somewhat obsessive personality type!
Yet I find that 'resistance is futile...' -I can't stay away! Enjoy!
#313
10-09-2008, 07:41 AM
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Your will is stronger than mine... My first order from Aesthetic Creations is on the way as we speak (er, type). 
So far, just a few little decorative stickers, but..................those BADGES ARE CALLING TO ME, TOO! 
I keep hoping that once MINI arrives, this insanity will pass. BUT...when I look at the size, scope and longevity of this NAM community, I suspect it's ONLY THE BEGINNING...........
So far, just a few little decorative stickers, but..................those BADGES ARE CALLING TO ME, TOO! I keep hoping that once MINI arrives, this insanity will pass. BUT...when I look at the size, scope and longevity of this NAM community, I suspect it's ONLY THE BEGINNING...........
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10-09-2008, 07:43 AM
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10-09-2008, 07:48 AM
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WAIT...WAIT...one more thing! My status in the OL has just changed to 'En Route'! MA still has no info on the ship, but who cares?? Maybe Dory is swimming her way over to me?!
OK, last one today - have to go out of town for a business meeting. (Darn work...interfering with my obsession...)
OK, last one today - have to go out of town for a business meeting. (Darn work...interfering with my obsession...)
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10-09-2008, 08:54 AM
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I had detailing kit and super-absorbent wipes before I figured the final configuration of my Mini. I appear to have had a very early case of Mini fever that then went into remission but is, once again, rearing its ugly head. Interestingly enough, that head has badges and a glovebox organizer and . . . . I better go lay down.
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10-09-2008, 09:32 AM
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10-09-2008, 10:41 AM
hey all, just wanted to finally say hi and greet everyone. I'm kinda late to the party (ie therapy session) here but I've been following the thread for weeks now. I finally got off my rear and registered and can post now. :D
Eoff and wurking girl, I was also without much info/hope for awhile when it seemed my baby had missed both the Fedora and the Isolde, but I finally got some good news from my MA and thanks to that thread you mentioned I finally have a bearing on my order! I hope you guys/gals are with me on the Western!
Eoff and wurking girl, I was also without much info/hope for awhile when it seemed my baby had missed both the Fedora and the Isolde, but I finally got some good news from my MA and thanks to that thread you mentioned I finally have a bearing on my order! I hope you guys/gals are with me on the Western!
#320
10-09-2008, 12:19 PM
My little beauty is on the Isolde, yes. According to WW's tracking, the Isolde should arrive in Galveston, TX, on October 11th and then depart on October 12th, arriving in Panama Canal on October 16th (my birthday), flowing through that same day and arriving at Port Hueneme, CA, on October 24th.
Just answered my own question by searching around, and the How to Track Your MINI thread lists the MINI VDCs:
The Ports of Call for MINI deliveries and their shipping companies are:
-Halifax, Nova Scotia (Port Loc = ?) : WW, ~6 days for transport
-New York City, NY (Port Loc = NYCPOA) : WW, ~8 days for transport (truly based in Jersey City, NJ)
-Charleston, SC (Port Loc = CHSPOA) : WW and K-Line, ~15 days on WW, ~13 days on K-Line
-Brunswick, GA (Port Loc = SSIPOA) : WW, ~17 days for transport (thanks to Bandit for the Loc Code!)
-Manzanillo, a.k.a. Panama Canal (Point of reference only) : WW, ~13 days
-Port Hueneme, CA (Port Loc = PHMPOA): WW, ~21 days for transport (thanks krim)
-Halifax, Nova Scotia (Port Loc = ?) : WW, ~6 days for transport
-New York City, NY (Port Loc = NYCPOA) : WW, ~8 days for transport (truly based in Jersey City, NJ)
-Charleston, SC (Port Loc = CHSPOA) : WW and K-Line, ~15 days on WW, ~13 days on K-Line
-Brunswick, GA (Port Loc = SSIPOA) : WW, ~17 days for transport (thanks to Bandit for the Loc Code!)
-Manzanillo, a.k.a. Panama Canal (Point of reference only) : WW, ~13 days
-Port Hueneme, CA (Port Loc = PHMPOA): WW, ~21 days for transport (thanks krim)
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10-09-2008, 07:10 PM
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Good job! But I think I missed some of those items on the configurator... Star Trek fan? Sci fi? Or just a techhie? Say, you need to check out the custom toggle switch labels that are available out there:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=154518
And nice MINI, too...
Say, you need to check out the custom toggle switch labels that are available out there:https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=154518
And nice MINI, too...
#325
10-10-2008, 09:37 AM