Looks like the link doesn't work. I tried in Google Chrome and Firefox, nada. Will check it out again later from home.

Thanks!

 

I just tested it for both of you and as I wanted to see the nice pics too.
The issue is that it launches in another webpage so it maybe blocked by either your web browsers or by an anti-virus or even a toolbar pop-up blocker. Try another computer, smart phone or see if you can figure out what is blocking your pop-ups.

Thanks for the great quality pics of your sweet ride.

 

Mystery: My MA finally revealed my ship: It is the "Zenith Leader." She gave me a Bill of Lading number. But neither the Bill of Lading number, nor the VIN, yield any results other than "No Records" when I enter them on the Wallenius site, or the NYK site. How does one determine whether a particular ship is on a particular shipping line? Maybe it's on something other than Wallenius or NYK. I was feeling a bit dejected about having nothing to go on. This is better, but I'd like to know for sure.

 

More mystery, I see the Zenith Leader's last port was Southampton. But aren't the Countrymans coming from Bremvehaven? Does this not add up? I need meds.

 

And my car is at the dealer! Checking it out after work and picking it up Thursday!

Exactly 42 days from order to keys.

 

Hurray! I'm picking up my baby on Saturday after work. Can't wait to see everyone's pics!!

 

Ive been told my Countryman is on the boat and will be in Maryland on the 27th. How do I find out which vessel so I can track it? Wahooooo so excited

 

The next stop after Bremerhaven is Southampton.

 

MiniDan, Thank you very much for this bit of info. It is actually comforting, quite a bit, actually. Thank you!

 

My dealer told me it would be available today for pick up but I couldn't make it. My MA said he would take pics and send it to me but no pics yet... But it should be at the dealership.

Congrats and post pics please!

 

So cool!
I finally got to see your garage from my computer in the house. The only difference with mine is the sunroof. I added the union flag. Hopefully a good decision.

 

Congrats! That is about 6 wks for a JCW which from what I've seen on here is about the shortest time you can ever expect one of those beauties.

 

Just received my 2013 Mini R60 on Friday after putting in my order at the end of October.

 

Yeah, I know I got lucky. My dealership already had their batch of cars in order and they just changed the specs for one of them.

 

We will be picking up our Coupe tomorrow, now that the dealer has installed the fixed spoiler. There will be good photos tomorrow, but here is the photo that our MA sent to us to show us the spoiler. Yes, it has been raining, unusual for San Diego but welcome, and we won't complain.

We plan to carry the blue sport stripes across the top of the spoiler, to match the roof, and complete the path of the black stripes across his boot.

Our MA. Marc at MINI of San Diego, worked with us every step of the way. He has been unfailingly courteous, thoughtful, and upbeat. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend MINI of San Diego, and Marc, to our friends. The spoiler installation added an extra amount of trouble for him (as well as anxiety for us) but he took care of it very professionally.

 

ernsign, we're on the same boat. From what I can tell, the Zenith leader is marked as an NYK line boat, but it doesn't appear in the company's fleet list. Some sleuthing I did a while back revealed that the ZL's operator is actually a "shipping partner" of NYKline, based in the UK. I'm not sure what that means, but basically for us, there's no traceability of the cargo on the boat.

I found out that our MCS was on the Zenith Leader, because apparently WW subcontracted Premiership Ltd. So, it actually appears on the WW site - I suspect that since WW handles all BMWs leaving Southampton headed for Port Hueneme, the logistics are up to them.

Now you know which boat you're on, take comfort in knowing that your new car hits the Panama Canal on Dec 23rd, with an at-port date of January 2nd for Port Hueneme.

 

After 60 days of waiting patiently...I picked it up in Houston today!

60 days is a long time...





A well deserved "nod" for each day...time to drive!

 

The SmurfRod is awesome. Congrats!

 

Congratulations SmurfRod!!!

 

Great name and a great looking ride. Congrats on taking delivery and "graduating" from this thread!

Joanie! Thanks for showing us that pic. I had no idea you got the fixed wing too. Doesn't that just make it look better? I think so. I'm very happy for you and look forward to many more pics from you. You must be thrilled! That Coupe FB thread is also pretty active so feel free to post away there.

Looks like I'll be getting mine the weekend of the 29th. Definitely posting pics once I do.

Arcrys: Did you bail? What did your dealer ever tell you was the problem? I'm curious to know if some other dealer snatched your order or something. For those who don't know, Arcrys ordered a Coupe nearly identical to mine and they were built the same day but for some reason his wasn't on the boat with mine and his dealer wasn't too helpful.

 

Well, I'm a seasoned "old" MINI owner Got my first one back in '03. Since then I have had a Cabrio & a Clubman. I just couldn't control myself any longer! On Nov 30 I ordered my CR/B S Roadster Her name is Ms Scarlett & is already on the boat heading across the big pond! Looks like she'll be a New Year's surprise The '08 Clubman JCW has already been taken over by my hubby. His old timer '03 Cooper with 120K miles is heading for the retirement home

I'm back
Lois

 

Smurfrod looks like a Smurf Rod...Very nice!

Congratulations.

 

SmurfRod, Two words: Beautiful, Beautiful.

 

Learned something new today and figured I would share with anyone that has recently placed an order but didn't get a production # or VIN#. If your "Vehicle Inquiry" Status has "047 - Spec. released-no quota avail" (although I'm told the 047 means the same thing I figured I'd error on the safe side and give the details I saw after the 047). This means your order has been sent to Mini but currently your Dealer has no available allocations for your build until the next batch of build slots are allocated to the Dealers from Mini. Basically you are on a waiting list even if your dealer doesn't tell you that you are. Your dealer maybe able to swap another earlier slot that has already been assigned to another order (usually for their inventory) if the unit is more common like a MC or MCS but if it is a less common car like a JCW or Roadster they may not have a slot available to swap (My understanding is that Mini only allocates so many of each type of car to each Dealer to keep the playing field even). Learning as I go and didn't find the 047 info on here but under a BMW site in several places.

Just trying to give back a little knowledge as I've learned a ton about Minis and the whole ordering process almost 100% from this awesome site during the past few days.

Thank You.

 

I pick up my mini at 10am tomorrow morning!