Week 39 (9/21/08-9/27/08) Support Gripe er Group
#451
Well I just spent 2 days cleaning out the garage and aranging all of my spare LBC car parts to make room for the new arrival. I guess it is kinda like 'painting the nusery'. So now I am sore from head to foot but I believe I have room for the MINI. - I will be 'squeezing' 5 cars into a 3 car garage. I will post pictures after the MINI arrives and I have them all tucked in.
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bob g
That's all I needed--another chore to do.
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#456
Yeah, you're right. Just being a Monday-morning-beach. I've been praying for calm seas and a strong tailwind for the various and assorted ships headed to the left coast. May your Minis be BEAUTIFUL and your roads be twisty.
Last edited by Mini is as Mini does; 10-20-2008 at 07:12 AM. Reason: &*%&#*&@ SPELLING MISTAKES!!!!
#458
That's stage 2? GOOD GOD, I must have been at stage 627 by the time I finally picked him up. I spent two days calling the insurance company, the bank and the Mini dealership to make sure everyone had their paperwork and all was good to go. I got to the bank on Friday evening and they were missing the bill of sale with the VIN number. "Every other piece of paper has the VIN. It is a special order. They didn't KNOW the VIN when I ordered it!!!" "But we need the VIN in order to . . . blah, blah, blah." Mini dealership was closed by then. I left messages for EVERYONE and still had to call Saturday morning to make sure the paper got faxed. Mini sent the wrong paper and I had to call again. It is a good thing that NY has strict gun-control laws. Someone would have been in DEEP trouble otherwise.
#461
I think I am taking it pretty well even though my MA told me I would have the car by the last week of Sep.. After talking to his associate I dug out the fact that the sport package wouldn't be avail till Dec. It is all good though as I have now ordered my JCW hood scoop and the phone cradle for my RAZR so when it DOES arrive I will be ready to roll.
I also see it another positive way, I now have OVER 50% of the final price saved for the down payment (not including the $1000 for the initial order)
The way it is going I may be able to pay cash for the entire thing!
I will be looking for the obligatory pics of all of your cars in the near future. Anyone else order the dark grey?
I also see it another positive way, I now have OVER 50% of the final price saved for the down payment (not including the $1000 for the initial order)
The way it is going I may be able to pay cash for the entire thing!
I will be looking for the obligatory pics of all of your cars in the near future. Anyone else order the dark grey?
#462
I think I am taking it pretty well even though my MA told me I would have the car by the last week of Sep.. After talking to his associate I dug out the fact that the sport package wouldn't be avail till Dec. It is all good though as I have now ordered my JCW hood scoop and the phone cradle for my RAZR so when it DOES arrive I will be ready to roll.
I also see it another positive way, I now have OVER 50% of the final price saved for the down payment (not including the $1000 for the initial order)
The way it is going I may be able to pay cash for the entire thing!
I will be looking for the obligatory pics of all of your cars in the near future. Anyone else order the dark grey?
I also see it another positive way, I now have OVER 50% of the final price saved for the down payment (not including the $1000 for the initial order)
The way it is going I may be able to pay cash for the entire thing!
I will be looking for the obligatory pics of all of your cars in the near future. Anyone else order the dark grey?
#463
I think I am taking it pretty well even though my MA told me I would have the car by the last week of Sep.. After talking to his associate I dug out the fact that the sport package wouldn't be avail till Dec. It is all good though as I have now ordered my JCW hood scoop and the phone cradle for my RAZR so when it DOES arrive I will be ready to roll.
I also see it another positive way, I now have OVER 50% of the final price saved for the down payment (not including the $1000 for the initial order)
The way it is going I may be able to pay cash for the entire thing!
I will be looking for the obligatory pics of all of your cars in the near future. Anyone else order the dark grey?
I also see it another positive way, I now have OVER 50% of the final price saved for the down payment (not including the $1000 for the initial order)
The way it is going I may be able to pay cash for the entire thing!
I will be looking for the obligatory pics of all of your cars in the near future. Anyone else order the dark grey?
#466
Yep, I feel pretty good about that one. I have been working the last couple of years to have 0 debt and have accomplished it. I am going for a 36 month loan and hope to pay it off in much less time as I HATE debt. I do all that I can to live within my means and the MINI purchase was a tough decision just because I would need the loan for it.
The final straw is my commute is doubling in the next month to about 50 miles one way and my 93 Celica is now almost 165k miles (still getting around 33-36 MPG) and I just want something I will be able to get better mileage out of as well as a bit more comfort for the hour+ one way commute..
The ability to get out on the Autobahn and put the peddle down is nice too when you need it!
The final straw is my commute is doubling in the next month to about 50 miles one way and my 93 Celica is now almost 165k miles (still getting around 33-36 MPG) and I just want something I will be able to get better mileage out of as well as a bit more comfort for the hour+ one way commute..
The ability to get out on the Autobahn and put the peddle down is nice too when you need it!
#467
Yep, I feel pretty good about that one. I have been working the last couple of years to have 0 debt and have accomplished it. I am going for a 36 month loan and hope to pay it off in much less time as I HATE debt. I do all that I can to live within my means and the MINI purchase was a tough decision just because I would need the loan for it.
The final straw is my commute is doubling in the next month to about 50 miles one way and my 93 Celica is now almost 165k miles (still getting around 33-36 MPG) and I just want something I will be able to get better mileage out of as well as a bit more comfort for the hour+ one way commute..
The ability to get out on the Autobahn and put the peddle down is nice too when you need it!
The final straw is my commute is doubling in the next month to about 50 miles one way and my 93 Celica is now almost 165k miles (still getting around 33-36 MPG) and I just want something I will be able to get better mileage out of as well as a bit more comfort for the hour+ one way commute..
The ability to get out on the Autobahn and put the peddle down is nice too when you need it!
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#470
haha, I use my drive to calm down after work. I was once a hard driver but now I am a VERY conservative driver. Imagine, 60MPH in places that no speed limits exist! That is me. This is how I estimate 40+mpg with the MINI. My Celica has an EPA rating of 29mpg and I have pulled 38 out of it with my driving style (not a hypermiler) The Cooper S with a EPA esimate of 36 should show me 40+ 95% Highway.
#474
I think I'm still in the stage 1.5 or so. But as soon as the weather gets bad and I can't ride my bike around anymore, THEN I'll start being impatient. Of course, it's probably going to snow tomorrow, so...it might be a quick 1 1/2 stages coming soon.
#475
So how close are all the Mini's to home? I lost track of everyone after my blessed event.