5 weeks of torture!
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I'm with you there Steveski!
If you haven't met the God of Patience, say hello to Perihelion - that man deserves a medal for how long he had to wait!
Now mine, I ordered 2/20/09 and took delivery 3/28/09, so 5 weeks start to finish. Not bad from what others have posted.
It also depends on your dealer, your MA, which boat you get on (I swear the TOPEKA was a speedboat), timing, luck, and anything else you care to throw in there!
I know a way to pass the time - go read the Week 11 Support Group thread: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ort-group.html - that'll give you some good laughs!
Or you could organize your CDs, delete old files on your computer, watch paint dry....
If you haven't met the God of Patience, say hello to Perihelion - that man deserves a medal for how long he had to wait!
Now mine, I ordered 2/20/09 and took delivery 3/28/09, so 5 weeks start to finish. Not bad from what others have posted.
It also depends on your dealer, your MA, which boat you get on (I swear the TOPEKA was a speedboat), timing, luck, and anything else you care to throw in there!
I know a way to pass the time - go read the Week 11 Support Group thread: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ort-group.html - that'll give you some good laughs!
Or you could organize your CDs, delete old files on your computer, watch paint dry....
That last line def gave me a good chuckle...lol
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Why thank ya, I actually found this forum by accident by googling "Mellow Yellow Mini" to find pictures (to make sure my color choice was not insane) and I stumbled upon the whole MY thread.
Very happy with the color.
And yes, our friends have already started trying to name it...
Very happy with the color.
And yes, our friends have already started trying to name it...
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I have to agree... reading the posts from the group with Perehelion makes you appreciate the wait of less than HALF A YEAR!!! When the posts got to the point where he actually gets his car and shows pictures you catch yourselves tearing up for a stranger... fellow motorers unite. We can wait together! Knowing that others are as crazy as you are makes it easier
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I make no promises except i'll be sure to keep it under 8000.
I actually have been doing the research on breaking it in and am still on the fence about which route I'm going to go. (hard vs. easy)
I also forgot to mention that on Thursday (4/30) I checked the owner's lounge and I was scheduled for production! I also just checked it today and I got a VIN!
It's aliiive, ALIIIIIVVVVVVE!!!!
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I actually had my first dream last night that I went, picked it up and drove off into the sunset...just to wake up and still find my POS mazda in the driveway.
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With the downturn the waits should only get better.
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Given the context of this discussion, I think this is understandable.
Wow, that's right around the corner!!! Try to rest up 'cause that last night or two some folks have trouble sleeping!!!! Ask me how I know!!!
Wow, that's right around the corner!!! Try to rest up 'cause that last night or two some folks have trouble sleeping!!!! Ask me how I know!!!
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So now I have something completely different to be worried about...
I'm going on vacation at the end of the month and just proposed the question to myself, what if I get the call to come pick it up while I'm away?? Yes I know the dealer will obviously hold it, but how much would THAT suck? Or even worse, it's ready the day I go away?
Talk about bitter sweetness lol.
I guess we'll see how this one plays out, and yes I do realize it was poor planning on our part but we were just so damn excited to order the car the thought of our vacation never popped in our heads. BRILLIANT! Maybe we'll just have to rent a MINI while we're away.
I'm going on vacation at the end of the month and just proposed the question to myself, what if I get the call to come pick it up while I'm away?? Yes I know the dealer will obviously hold it, but how much would THAT suck? Or even worse, it's ready the day I go away?
Talk about bitter sweetness lol.
I guess we'll see how this one plays out, and yes I do realize it was poor planning on our part but we were just so damn excited to order the car the thought of our vacation never popped in our heads. BRILLIANT! Maybe we'll just have to rent a MINI while we're away.
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Yes... it will be a long three weeks until delivery. I ordered on April 8th, was completed on April 23rd. The time waiting to get on a ship seemed like forever, not ten days! Somehow knowing that she is on her way here it seems better now... Don't worry... it will be here soon! OnPurnt, what are you naming him/her?
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Yes... it will be a long three weeks until delivery. I ordered on April 8th, was completed on April 23rd. The time waiting to get on a ship seemed like forever, not ten days! Somehow knowing that she is on her way here it seems better now... Don't worry... it will be here soon! OnPurnt, what are you naming him/her?
I guess anything is better than the name of my current car which only gets spoken when something goes wrong (which is all the time).....
"YOU P.O.S.!!!!!!!" unabbreviated of course
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That is so funny! P.O.S! My minivan gets called that all the time too! Mine is Midnight Metallic Black with a white roof and sunroof. I am having white hibiscus bonnet stripes put on her I am stuck between Stella, Lola and Laila. What do you think? My husband wants a classic and wants to call it "Speck". That cracks me up
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