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Old 03-22-2011, 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by sekhmet101
Soda really? What does it taste like?

I love the idea.
Be careful mentioning partner in crime. There's a thread somewhere around here about speeding tickets.
Here's a wiki on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Red_%28drink%29

Its pretty good, but kinda sweet, so I have it as a treat.

HAHA, I was just reading that thread. I'm going to try to behave though... it will be so hard!

My MA emailed me back within an hour of my email saying he'd get my production number to me shortly. Then nothing. Why do I have a weird feeling about that?
 
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Originally Posted by Mojodiva
Here's a wiki on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Red_%28drink%29

Its pretty good, but kinda sweet, so I have it as a treat.

HAHA, I was just reading that thread. I'm going to try to behave though... it will be so hard!

My MA emailed me back within an hour of my email saying he'd get my production number to me shortly. Then nothing. Why do I have a weird feeling about that?
my lisences plate is gonna be big black
 
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Woohoo Buckland! Wave hello to my unnamed-new-Mini for me! It's on the Mignon too and is supposed to dock in NY on Thursday Hopefully it won't take too long to get all the way over to you!
 
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Just got her yesterday
 
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Originally Posted by Ginvent
Just got her yesterday
You ordered pretty much the exact same thing as me! Same exterior for sure!
 
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Hello...am a newbie and this is my first post.

We are eagerly awaiting birth and delivery of our 2011 HzB/B MCS.
Ordered on 03/14/2011...MINUSA says as of today, baby is currently in the
body shop and will be complete by 03/23/2011 (not sure if that's the day
if comes out of production or just the body shop). My MA estimates
delivery by late April or early May. I see that shipping alone to this
side of the country takes 21 days.

Fortunately, I found and joined this community and have been lurking
these past few days...let me tell you, this site contains a wealth of
information on everything about MINIs. I just spent much of the weekend
going through this site.

The wait is torture!
 

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Old 03-22-2011, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by lineaux
Hello...am a newbie and this is my first post.

We are eagerly awaiting birth and delivery of our 2011 HzB/B MCS.
Ordered on 03/14/2011...MINUSA says as of today, baby currently in the
body shop and will be complete by 03/23/2011 (not sure of that's the day
if comes out of production or just the body shop). My MA estimates
delivery by late April or early May. I see that shipping alone to this
side of the country takes 21 days.

Fortunately, I found and joined this community and have been lurking
these past few days...let me tell you, this site contains a wealth of
information on everything about MINIs. I just spent much of the weekend
going through this site.

The wait is torture!
Welcome. Sounds like you ordered almost exactly the same car as me and right about the same time. Mine finished production today and is awaiting transport. Based on the schedules, it looks like we will be on the Undine with port arrival in SoCal around April 23 (departure April 1). Funny enough my brother ordered a M3 and looks like it will also be on the same boat.
 
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Old 03-22-2011, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by lineaux
Hello...am a newbie and this is my first post.

We are eagerly awaiting birth and delivery of our 2011 HzB/B MCS.
Ordered on 03/14/2011...MINUSA says as of today, baby currently in the
body shop and will be complete by 03/23/2011 (not sure of that's the day
if comes out of production or just the body shop). My MA estimates
delivery by late April or early May. I see that shipping alone to this
side of the country takes 21 days.

Fortunately, I found and joined this community and have been lurking
these past few days...let me tell you, this site contains a wealth of
information on everything about MINIs. I just spent much of the weekend
going through this site.

The wait is torture!
Nice color! My HzB/B should be hitting Port Baltimore on Thursday 2 days if all goes as scheduled with the ship [that hasn't reported it's location for 7 days now and counting ]. As for your Completion Date, that should be the day it's ready to leave the factory and head for Southampton Port.
 
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Originally Posted by lithium77
Welcome. Sounds like you ordered almost exactly the same car as me and right about the same time. Mine finished production today and is awaiting transport. Based on the schedules, it looks like we will be on the Undine with port arrival in SoCal around April 23 (departure April 1). Funny enough my brother ordered a M3 and looks like it will also be on the same boat.
Thanks...and I thought I've researched enough. Looks like you're one step ahead of me...LOL! Excitement is building up everyday.
 
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Originally Posted by jsjohnson
Nice color! My HzB/B should be hitting Port Baltimore on Thursday 2 days if all goes as scheduled with the ship [that hasn't reported it's location for 7 days now and counting ]. As for your Completion Date, that should be the day it's ready to leave the factory and head for Southampton Port.
Thanks for the info...didn't know what the exact steps are in the production line. As for the color, wife and I also considered Eclipse Gray and Spice Orange, but this color won our vote.
 

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Hey Marth21, the Mignon left Halifax about mid day today. It's not in the harbour anywhere, so it must be on it's way to you as we speak!

Buck
 
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im glad i can finally say mine is on my way too me right now.. but big question i need your opinions.. should i put on all my aftermarket mods the day i get my car or wieght till the end of break in to put them on?
 
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Wait till the end of break in.
 
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Old 03-22-2011, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Grimnebulin
Wait till the end of break in.
ill go until my first weekend then im putting my intake on just cause i want the Bov sound.. i love it..
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Ginvent
Just got her yesterday

Lovely!



I just got my production number and logged in with the MINI Owner's lounge. Is it normal for the color to be wrong when it actually is still on order? Its saying Black Metallic. I thought I read another post somewhere that said it would change once production started or something.

Might take me awhile to respond. We fly out today around 4am.
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Achilles honor
ill go until my first weekend then im putting my intake on just cause i want the Bov sound.. i love it..
I was thinking you had the ALTA AccessPORT, I'm getting confused with all our parts talk...

Yeah - a CAI should be fine....how long does the DoS CAI take to install? Hour or two max? Too lazy to look up...
 
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Finally, the TOPEKA is back on the radar, after about an 8 day absence after leaving Southampton. She's currently off the shore of Virginia Beach, to be heading up Chesapeake Bay toward Baltimore throughout today. Looks like ETA is around 5pm Wednesday. Hopefully the wheels of our MINIs (I know at least 3 of us on the forums are on this ship) will be on shore by morning and into the VDC on Thursday.


Note - depending what ship tracker site you're using, she may still be showing last update 8 days ago. I'm using www.digital-seas.com at the moment.
 
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For those of us on TALISMAN, here is a screenshot of it as of 2min ago

You can track your ships here:

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by jsjohnson
Finally, the TOPEKA is back on the radar, after about an 8 day absence after leaving Southampton. She's currently off the shore of Virginia Beach, to be heading up Chesapeake Bay toward Baltimore throughout today. Looks like ETA is around 5pm Wednesday. Hopefully the wheels of our MINIs (I know at least 3 of us on the forums are on this ship) will be on shore by morning and into the VDC on Thursday.


Note - depending what ship tracker site you're using, she may still be showing last update 8 days ago. I'm using www.digital-seas.com at the moment.
Finally! I was starting to think our boat got swallowed by the sea!
 
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Originally Posted by Mojodiva
Lovely!



I just got my production number and logged in with the MINI Owner's lounge. Is it normal for the color to be wrong when it actually is still on order? Its saying Black Metallic. I thought I read another post somewhere that said it would change once production started or something.

Might take me awhile to respond. We fly out today around 4am.
Yes, it is normal. When I first checked my order in OL, it showed Chili Red/Black for the first couple of days. Once it got updated, the status also changed to "Scheduled to Production".
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Grimnebulin
I was thinking you had the ALTA AccessPORT, I'm getting confused with all our parts talk...

Yeah - a CAI should be fine....how long does the DoS CAI take to install? Hour or two max? Too lazy to look up...
yay nope still waiting for my car but ive done about a weeks worth of research on the alta accessport and there was only one guy that ever complained about it and i think he was just a really "special" guy that just likes to complain

Originally Posted by jsjohnson
Finally, the TOPEKA is back on the radar, after about an 8 day absence after leaving Southampton. She's currently off the shore of Virginia Beach, to be heading up Chesapeake Bay toward Baltimore throughout today. Looks like ETA is around 5pm Wednesday. Hopefully the wheels of our MINIs (I know at least 3 of us on the forums are on this ship) will be on shore by morning and into the VDC on Thursday.


Note - depending what ship tracker site you're using, she may still be showing last update 8 days ago. I'm using www.digital-seas.com at the moment.
i bet your freaking excited, ever since it got out of production for me everything else has been going by fast

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For those of us on TALISMAN, here is a screenshot of it as of 2min ago

You can track your ships here:

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
im starting to like my shipmate... keep up the awesome updates. i couldnt find a good site for updates but that one is awesome
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 10:10 AM
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i bet your freaking excited, ever since it got out of production for me everything else has been going by fast
Absolutely. Glad to see the TALISMAN is tracking on the ship-trackers, that will certainly help make things seem like they go faster. I can say, the lack of ship tracking movement of the TOPEKA for 8 days was absolutely painful and dragged on forever. I even googled a couple different days looking for news stories in case of any issues with a ship named TOPEKA . I guess fortunately, I did not come across any.
 
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im starting to like my shipmate... keep up the awesome updates. i couldnt find a good site for updates but that one is awesome
PM me your email address and I'll add you to the ship notifications.
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by jsjohnson
Absolutely. Glad to see the TALISMAN is tracking on the ship-trackers, that will certainly help make things seem like they go faster. I can say, the lack of ship tracking movement of the TOPEKA for 8 days was absolutely painful and dragged on forever. I even googled a couple different days looking for news stories in case of any issues with a ship named TOPEKA . I guess fortunately, I did not come across any.
thats y im glad that my ship is a fast one and only takes 7 days in all.. its expected arrival is now march 31 oh yay

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PM me your email address and I'll add you to the ship notifications.
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For those of us who's MINI is in the Atlantic right now, it looks like they might be in a for a fun ride:

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 50N44W 968 MB MOVING NE 10 KT WILL TURN NW IN 12 HOURS.
FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW TO 48N44W TO 49N49W TO 53N48W TO 58N41W
TO 61N35W. WITHIN 120 NM S AND W OF FRONT TO 48W WINDS 45 TO 60
KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM S AND W OF FRONT
TO 41W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ALSO WITHIN 600 NM N
AND 540 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N46W 970 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N48W 982 MB. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW TO
57N46W TO 57N35W. WITHIN 120 NM N AND E OF FRONT WINDS 40 TO 55
KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM E QUADRANT AND N
OF 55N AND W OF 48W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N54W 994 MB. WITHIN 420 NM N AND 360 NM
E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 39N54W 984 MB MOVING E 25 KT WILL TURN NE IN 12 HOURS.
WITHIN 240 NM W AND S QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM S AND 480 NM W AND BETWEEN 300 NM
AND 540 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N39W 986 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM S
AND 420 NM E AND 300 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT WITH MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N35W 998 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
AND 240 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N69W 982 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 480 NM S
QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO
41N W OF 63W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N59W 983 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO
37N62W TO 34N68W. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 29 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N52W 975 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM W
AND S AND 600 NM E AND 420 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND N OF A LINE FROM 55N54W
TO 60N55W TO 61N48W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 56N57W TO 60N56W TO 65N52W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 55N55W TO 62N56W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 58N TO 63N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 55N48W IN
WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 50N TO 58N E
OF 46W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 52N TO 62N BETWEEN 35W AND 42W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 62N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W
AND FROM 42N TO 46N BETWEEN 47W AND 52W.

.FORECASTER MCRANDAL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
Source: http://weather.gmdss.org/bulletins/M...403313931.html

Disclaimer: I have no idea if those seas are rough for a 800ft long cargo ship. Also, I don't know how to exactly read marine METARs. I'm a pilot, not a ship captain.
 


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