"Those Waiting for a 2012" Support Group
#3826
06-16-2012 | 04:25 PM
3rd Gear
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 183
Likes: 0
From: Florida
Peace and love, people. Peace and Love.
I can barely afford my MINI...you don't see tons of options and upgrades on mine. I'm just happy I am able to join the MINI community soon! Getting to do a little MINI stalking during the process is just a quirky perk, IMHO.
Let's keep this forum friendly...there are other forums out there where you can talk smack...not on this one.
I can barely afford my MINI...you don't see tons of options and upgrades on mine. I'm just happy I am able to join the MINI community soon! Getting to do a little MINI stalking during the process is just a quirky perk, IMHO.
Let's keep this forum friendly...there are other forums out there where you can talk smack...not on this one.
#3827
06-16-2012 | 04:26 PM
4th Gear
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 579
Likes: 4
From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Of course I've called. But I've also doe my research to understand the process. I understand how long certain stages take, and know there's no point in calling every day. And even if I was so impatient and thought there was the slightest change something could change hourly by hour, is that going to get the car here faster? No.
And really, i don't see anything wrong with the answer the ask-mini rep gave, and it really depends on the tone. I've had them come on, look up my info, and say, "let's see, I see you called last a week ago, what status was your car in then? Yup, I'm seeing no changes since then, it's still just showing as in production.". Great, question answered. No need for me to treat them like crap and make sure they know I make more money than they do.
And again, you may think you're entitled, but I promise you, you're not. It's like respect. Respect has to be earned. Older people who think they can be cantankerous jackasses towards everyone and demand respect just because they're old? Sorry. Doesn't work for me. Neither does entitlement.
For every person who feels entitled, there are 100 more up the food chain who would disagree.
And really, i don't see anything wrong with the answer the ask-mini rep gave, and it really depends on the tone. I've had them come on, look up my info, and say, "let's see, I see you called last a week ago, what status was your car in then? Yup, I'm seeing no changes since then, it's still just showing as in production.". Great, question answered. No need for me to treat them like crap and make sure they know I make more money than they do.
And again, you may think you're entitled, but I promise you, you're not. It's like respect. Respect has to be earned. Older people who think they can be cantankerous jackasses towards everyone and demand respect just because they're old? Sorry. Doesn't work for me. Neither does entitlement.
For every person who feels entitled, there are 100 more up the food chain who would disagree.
Name calling and insults make you sound like a cantankerous fool or a child.
I don't need your respect and neither does Charliesheena.
Your 50 and then 100 people are probable either living under a bridge or are in the unemployment line.
There must be a difference between being entitled to some level of respect when calling ASK MINI and us having to treat the operator with respect when being made to feel as if we have no right to call. As I said before I got to talk to some very nice people there but there are some smart asses there as well.
The problem with smart *** operators is the fact that there are so many spineless youngsters in the world that think those smart mouthed operators deserve more respect then the person doing the calling.
#3828
06-16-2012 | 04:28 PM
4th Gear
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 579
Likes: 4
From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Peace and love, people. Peace and Love.
I can barely afford my MINI...you don't see tons of options and upgrades on mine. I'm just happy I am able to join the MINI community soon! Getting to do a little MINI stalking during the process is just a quirky perk, IMHO.
Let's keep this forum friendly...there are other forums out there where you can talk smack...not on this one.
I can barely afford my MINI...you don't see tons of options and upgrades on mine. I'm just happy I am able to join the MINI community soon! Getting to do a little MINI stalking during the process is just a quirky perk, IMHO.
Let's keep this forum friendly...there are other forums out there where you can talk smack...not on this one.
#3831
06-16-2012 | 04:43 PM
4th Gear
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 579
Likes: 4
From: Streetsboro, Ohio
#3832
06-16-2012 | 04:45 PM
3rd Gear
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 244
Likes: 0
From: Pittsburgh, PA
Agreed! And didn't mean any hard feelings. I will say, I respect you for choosing a really sweet car. I wish they offered that color in the Countryman.
#3833
06-16-2012 | 04:51 PM
4th Gear
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 579
Likes: 4
From: Streetsboro, Ohio
I got lucky with Pumpkinhead, it was supposed to be Laguna Green (discontinued) then it was to be Laser Blue (discontinued) and then they released to Spice Orange for the first time on the ClubmanS. I am so glad the other colors were discontinued. A car named Pumpkinhead being painted Spice Orange makes more sense.
#3834
06-16-2012 | 08:02 PM
4th Gear
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 447
Likes: 0
From: Colorado
#3835
06-16-2012 | 08:25 PM
3rd Gear
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 193
Likes: 3
From: San Diego
Where are Hawkling and Winston? Better yet, where is Tombarra? It hasn't shown up on my tracking chart yet, even though it says its next port is Manzanillo on 6/19???? Shouldn't the ship have gone through the panama canal by now? I"m panicked! WINSTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Patience.
#3837
06-16-2012 | 09:58 PM
3rd Gear
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 201
Likes: 0
Where are Hawkling and Winston? Better yet, where is Tombarra? It hasn't shown up on my tracking chart yet, even though it says its next port is Manzanillo on 6/19???? Shouldn't the ship have gone through the panama canal by now? I"m panicked! WINSTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MANZANILLO PANAMA 19/06/2012 19/06/2012
#3838
06-16-2012 | 10:18 PM
4th Gear
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 447
Likes: 0
From: Colorado
#3840
06-17-2012 | 06:59 AM
2nd Gear
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 81
Likes: 0
From: Acworth, GA
#3842
06-17-2012 | 07:11 AM
3rd Gear
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 241
Likes: 0
From: Twin Cities
#3843
06-17-2012 | 07:14 AM
2nd Gear
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 86
Likes: 0
From: Alabama
#3846
06-17-2012 | 09:17 AM
#3847
06-17-2012 | 10:40 AM
3rd Gear
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 201
Likes: 0
Very nice. Spice orange is a cool color. Also, cool photo. Crockodile hunter would be proud of the rare photo of one mini sniffing the other in photo 3 where it appears Punkin is sniffin Flipper.
#3849
06-17-2012 | 11:20 AM
2nd Gear
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 81
Likes: 0
From: Acworth, GA
I hadn't intended it that way, but yeah, you're right! That'll make a good FLICKR caption. 
