"Those waiting for a 2013" Support Group
#4251
01-28-2013 | 08:17 AM
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From: Northeast Ohio
So when Ask - Mini says my baby is "waiting to be released to the carrier" does that mean it's at port or sitting at mini waiting to get on the train to go to port? If its not at port I think I won't make the Topeka on the 29th. :( and another 2 weeks of waiting until next ship. Ugh
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#4252
01-28-2013 | 09:20 AM
2nd Gear
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#4253
01-28-2013 | 10:22 AM
3rd Gear
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 190
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Your's will not be too far behind!
#4254
01-28-2013 | 10:32 AM
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Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 299
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From: New York
I was pleasantly surprised by an email from my dealer last night...my car arrived at the dealer yesterday!
I thought it would be at the VDC for a while but that was not the case at all! The ship arrived at the port on Friday morning at like 5 a.m. - the VDC is just down the road so they must have finished it the same day. My dealer (Mini of Camarillo) is about 15 minutes from the VDC and the car arrived on the transport at the dealer on Saturday! One day later, that was fast!
So now the dealer does their quality checks and details it and I am ready to motor. He will call me Monday to set up a delivery date...getting so close I can't believe it!
I hope everyone else going through the Oxnard VDC has similar luck!
I thought it would be at the VDC for a while but that was not the case at all! The ship arrived at the port on Friday morning at like 5 a.m. - the VDC is just down the road so they must have finished it the same day. My dealer (Mini of Camarillo) is about 15 minutes from the VDC and the car arrived on the transport at the dealer on Saturday! One day later, that was fast!
So now the dealer does their quality checks and details it and I am ready to motor. He will call me Monday to set up a delivery date...getting so close I can't believe it!
I hope everyone else going through the Oxnard VDC has similar luck!
#4258
01-28-2013 | 12:34 PM
2nd Gear
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 52
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From: Charleston, SC
Very cool! They will have the same birthday! Well, along with about 700 others, but hey, OURS are special!
#4259
01-28-2013 | 12:53 PM
1st Gear
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 30
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From: Down South
So when Ask - Mini says my baby is "waiting to be released to the carrier" does that mean it's at port or sitting at mini waiting to get on the train to go to port? If its not at port I think I won't make the Topeka on the 29th. :( and another 2 weeks of waiting until next ship. Ugh
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I thought waiting to be released to carrier was the distribution center releasing to the truck transport to your dealer. Awaiting Transport is waiting on a ship.
WFL
#4260
01-28-2013 | 04:05 PM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 204
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From: Tempe, AZ
I wish it was being sent to dealer, but boat ride takes 21 days, so no way it's here :(
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#4264
01-28-2013 | 07:24 PM
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Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 85
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From: Austin, Texas, USA
Oops I did it again!
My wife took delivery of her 2013 MCC 10 days (and about 600 miles) ago. Kept telling her I had buyers remorse and wished we had gotten the coupe.
We had been talking about a Class B RV converted Dodge Sprinter for a couple of years off and on. Was going to use it for my daily commute. Then she tells me no more camping for her. Sounds like more fun car time!
To make a long story longer. Just got back from MINI Austin and ordered a 2013 JCW Coupe! BRG, silver roof with contrasting silver/BRG sport stripes. Signed the order just before 6 PM local, and got the production number at 7 PM! If only the rest of the wait went that quick.
Now the waiting part 2 continues.
We had been talking about a Class B RV converted Dodge Sprinter for a couple of years off and on. Was going to use it for my daily commute. Then she tells me no more camping for her. Sounds like more fun car time!
To make a long story longer. Just got back from MINI Austin and ordered a 2013 JCW Coupe! BRG, silver roof with contrasting silver/BRG sport stripes. Signed the order just before 6 PM local, and got the production number at 7 PM! If only the rest of the wait went that quick.
Now the waiting part 2 continues.
Last edited by martincohn; 01-28-2013 at 07:43 PM.
#4265
01-28-2013 | 09:55 PM
4th Gear
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 500
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From: Lake Worth, Florida
I bought one off their lot. I had a gallon of championship white paint I was going to use to paint another car and saw the black and white peppered color combo. It was the closest one to championship white and had the same scheme as a project car I had so I went with it.
#4266
01-29-2013 | 03:51 AM
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 175
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From: Nr. Philadelphia
How long a trip is it? If you're only talking 2k miles total, I wouldn't worry about it. If we're talking closer to 10K then the mileage might have an impact on your trade in value. You could also play around on the trade in estimator on kbb.com or a similar site and tweak the mileage to see how much (if at all) of an impact it will have on the estimated trade-in value.
Along the same lines - without knowing where you are in the country it's hard to estimate when the car will arrive because shipping times vary. With things starting on the 14th - if you're in the Northeast your car would need to be loaded on a ship within the next 5 days for you to have a chance of getting it in time as it's approximately 10 days from Southampton to New York. If you're further South or West it will take even longer.
Along the same lines - without knowing where you are in the country it's hard to estimate when the car will arrive because shipping times vary. With things starting on the 14th - if you're in the Northeast your car would need to be loaded on a ship within the next 5 days for you to have a chance of getting it in time as it's approximately 10 days from Southampton to New York. If you're further South or West it will take even longer.
I usually put 4 thousand on for this trip. That would put my MCS over the 50K mark. I live near Philly and the dealer is in Princeton NJ. Looks like I will miss Daytona Races. I love the Motorcycle racing and usually camp on the infield. As I'm starting to get on in years, I won't be Tent Camping very much longer.
#4268
01-29-2013 | 08:24 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 334
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From: Southern California
****supposedly***** said tentatively, my baby is supposed to be completed today. All week ASKMINI said she was in the body shop, she's never progressed further than that. If I call right now, she still says in the body shop.
Did your car progress through ASKMINI to different parts of the plant; body shop, paint, quality assurance, etc???
Probably since she spent 43 days in production, she'll need at least 15 in the body shop....argghhhhhhh!
Did your car progress through ASKMINI to different parts of the plant; body shop, paint, quality assurance, etc???
Probably since she spent 43 days in production, she'll need at least 15 in the body shop....argghhhhhhh!
#4269
01-29-2013 | 09:26 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 30
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From: Down South
****supposedly***** said tentatively, my baby is supposed to be completed today. All week ASKMINI said she was in the body shop, she's never progressed further than that. If I call right now, she still says in the body shop.
Did your car progress through ASKMINI to different parts of the plant; body shop, paint, quality assurance, etc???
Probably since she spent 43 days in production, she'll need at least 15 in the body shop....argghhhhhhh!
Did your car progress through ASKMINI to different parts of the plant; body shop, paint, quality assurance, etc???
Probably since she spent 43 days in production, she'll need at least 15 in the body shop....argghhhhhhh!
WFL
#4270
01-29-2013 | 11:01 AM
4th Gear
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 385
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From: Jacksonville, FL
****supposedly***** said tentatively, my baby is supposed to be completed today. All week ASKMINI said she was in the body shop, she's never progressed further than that. If I call right now, she still says in the body shop.
Did your car progress through ASKMINI to different parts of the plant; body shop, paint, quality assurance, etc???
Probably since she spent 43 days in production, she'll need at least 15 in the body shop....argghhhhhhh!
Did your car progress through ASKMINI to different parts of the plant; body shop, paint, quality assurance, etc???
Probably since she spent 43 days in production, she'll need at least 15 in the body shop....argghhhhhhh!
The ASK-Mini actual people seem to have the 2nd best info but seem to like to share from time to time based on which one answers the phone.
Good luck and keep us posted.
#4271
01-29-2013 | 02:00 PM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 85
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From: San Jose, CA
Tombarra shipmates?
My MINI is supposed to be completed on Jan 31, so my best guess is that it will be aboard the TOMBARRA ship that leaves Southampton on Feb 11 and arrives in Port Hueneme on Mar 3. I'm located in Northern California, so I'm hoping my car will be delivered to me by Friday of that week (Mar 8).
Who else is expecting to catch that same ship? Where are you located?
I know at least one person with a similar build date who will be taking delivery in Southern California, but hopefully there are a few more of you out there. I want to know so I can use your updates to this thread to give me more information about my own delivery. For example, if someone in LA gets delivery on a Thursday, then I ought to get delivery 1 day later...
Maybe this will help me reduce my frantic polling of the OL...
-Brett
Who else is expecting to catch that same ship? Where are you located?
I know at least one person with a similar build date who will be taking delivery in Southern California, but hopefully there are a few more of you out there. I want to know so I can use your updates to this thread to give me more information about my own delivery.
For example, if someone in LA gets delivery on a Thursday, then I ought to get delivery 1 day later...Maybe this will help me reduce my frantic polling of the OL...
-Brett
#4272
01-29-2013 | 03:57 PM
2nd Gear
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 131
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From: Southern CA
Came across this NatGeo Mega Factories video on Pinterest of all places while running a search on MINI Coupes. Apologies if any of you have already seen it (it's a couple of years old-when the Coupe was released), but for first time MINI buyers like me, it's a great look into the factory and build process of our cars and how much attention to detail is put into each one. I'm amazed!
*I also did not know that Coupe was pronounced 'Coupe-A'. Am I the only one?
Enjoy!
Kim
*I also did not know that Coupe was pronounced 'Coupe-A'. Am I the only one?
Enjoy!
Kim
#4273
01-29-2013 | 04:47 PM
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Joined: May 2012
Posts: 81
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From: Los Angeles
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. And I believe that Coupe-A is just the British English pronunciation of Coupe. At least that's what Top Gear has led me to believe!
Chris
Chris
Came across this NatGeo Mega Factories video on Pinterest of all places while running a search on MINI Coupes. Apologies if any of you have already seen it (it's a couple of years old-when the Coupe was released), but for first time MINI buyers like me, it's a great look into the factory and build process of our cars and how much attention to detail is put into each one. I'm amazed!
*I also did not know that Coupe was pronounced 'Coupe-A'. Am I the only one?
Enjoy!
Kim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk98q1N4XXI
*I also did not know that Coupe was pronounced 'Coupe-A'. Am I the only one?
Enjoy!
Kim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk98q1N4XXI
#4274
01-29-2013 | 06:12 PM
4th Gear
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 334
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From: Southern California
My MINI is supposed to be completed on Jan 31, so my best guess is that it will be aboard the TOMBARRA ship that leaves Southampton on Feb 11 and arrives in Port Hueneme on Mar 3. I'm located in Northern California, so I'm hoping my car will be delivered to me by Friday of that week (Mar 8).
Who else is expecting to catch that same ship? Where are you located?
I know at least one person with a similar build date who will be taking delivery in Southern California, but hopefully there are a few more of you out there. I want to know so I can use your updates to this thread to give me more information about my own delivery. For example, if someone in LA gets delivery on a Thursday, then I ought to get delivery 1 day later...
Maybe this will help me reduce my frantic polling of the OL...
-Brett
Who else is expecting to catch that same ship? Where are you located?
I know at least one person with a similar build date who will be taking delivery in Southern California, but hopefully there are a few more of you out there. I want to know so I can use your updates to this thread to give me more information about my own delivery.
For example, if someone in LA gets delivery on a Thursday, then I ought to get delivery 1 day later...Maybe this will help me reduce my frantic polling of the OL...
-Brett
Unfortunately for me, I think my Mini will be on the Tombarra. My build is supposed to be completed today but it doesn't appear that she has been completely built. arghhhhhh
With all my complaining said, it'll be nice to have other Mini crazed people to chat with while we all overly obsess about the final arrival date.
Oh how excited we will all be when that ship docks!!!