hi glennaa,

yeah you're definitely right ..

i'm looking forward till it's on the ship though, coz that's cool to track .. my dad has always been into ships and planes in a very big way. it's rubbed of on all of us in the family. We often track each other's flights online when one of us is travlling.. it's kinda cheesy My direct family is already split over three continents and we all travel a *lot* so it's an old habit that gives a sense of 'closeness'. (kinda wierd, i know ! hehe)

so i think it'll be fun to track the ship . it doesn't involve many random steps and wierd waiting intervals so not frustrating like tracking production ..

ok ok so i admit it.. i'm just trying to find an excuse to dodge work . hehe.

 

Well, my Cooper has finished production and has been released for delivery. Not too much longer to wait! Anyone else in this production week having their cars shipped to Charleston, SC? I looked at the schedule and there is a boat leaving the 7th, and one leaving the 10th.

 

I just found out that mine has been released for export as well! WOO HOO! I am in the Pacific Northwest so it will be a while before it gets here but its on the way!!

 

My status finally changed to "in the paintshop" and estimated completion date is still tomorrow. I thought it got painted first, but maybe it does make sense that painting is last.

According to my MA yesterday he thought I would ship in 4-8 days, then 7-10 days to cross the pond, and then 2-5 days to get through the VPC and be trucked down to VA from NJ. So, that corresponds to the boats on the 7th and 10th. 2-5 days to get off the boat and be trucked down seems like a pretty short amount of time. So I am holding out hope of picking my car up on the 23rd or 24th.

 

I am going to be tracking mine....should be on the same boat as yours MNXMini. I still have an expected arrival date up here as april 30 but from the looks of it, it will probably be a week or two early.

 

tdm156 where did you buy your MINI? I purchased at MINI of the Hamptons just last month, Mine will probably be a little longer it has to go across country to get to me.

 

I bought mine at RASMUSSEN MINI in Portland

 

I know Rassmussen they have done service for me, I just love them. did you have to wait long

 

I ordered from there as well. My Mini is due at Port Hueneme in 5 or 6 days. My MA is saying another 14-21 days to then get to Portland. That would make it about 8 months since I ordered.

Has your Mini finished production yet?

 

I ordered from my dealer on the last day of December and they did the order the first week of Jan. It is at the dealer and being put on a truck next week and to me 5 days after that. MSRP. WHY would you wait 8 months? :impatient Unless my MA was my relative there is no reason to wait or pay more than MSRP

 

The wait is a Northwest thing because of demand I guess. I actually thought it would be a good idea at the time so I could pay off some debt and then save up a good sized down payment. The original quote was 11 month wait so I'm getting it much earlier than expected

I was doing just fine too until I got my production number. After that I turned into an obsessed mini freak. Now I hate myself for not ordering back East and driving the car back. Oh well, at least I'll save a bunch on payments and interest

 

I ordered mine back in November with an estimated delivery date of May and how its looking like sometime in April which is sooner than I was told as well. They have been great so far here in Portland with everything! Mine is done finished and waiting for a boat!

 

I need a time machine, I am so excited about the new MINI I can hardley stand it

 

question. if my mini is currently in production as of march 3rd and estimate for completion is on march 11th. do i fall in the week 9 or week 10 support group?

 

Mine Started on 2/26 ends 3/7 I say week 9

 

I believe that would be week 10.

 

thanks!

 

Sounds like week 10 to me olivejuice

 

Hi

Just called ASK MINI . Mine completed production yesterday
it's now sitting at the dock waiting to load. woohoo yey.

 

According to ASKMINI I was "released to a carrier" earlier today for the trip down to the docks. I still have my fingers crossed that I make tomorrow's boat, Boheme.

 

I called today and was told that I was on the Wednesday boat!! WOOO HOOO! We were completed on March 3rd so I am sure that we will all be riding across the ocean together to Cali!

 

Great news tdm, thanks for the update. Did they say what shipping company/line the CA boat was on?

I entered my VIN on the Wallenius Wihelmsen website and nothing showed up. Maybe we're on an NYK boat?

 

There is a WW boat to CA on Wednesday. You can check the schedule on their website http://schedule.2wglobal.com/AppSche...countryList.do

I am guessing I missed today's boat since no info shows up for my VIN.

 

glennaa11, that's why I'm thinking that maybe all of us west-coasters are on an NYK boat instead of WW. I would imagine that our VINs would be in the system by now if we're on tomorrow's WW boat.

If we do end up on tomorrow's boat, March 31 is the day it should arrive at the VPC.

 

Does anyone know the NYK schedule? I tried searching for Southampton to Port Hueneme on their website and came up blank. Do they use different ports?

For the record, the automated tracking at ASKMINI says my car is at the port of exit, with no shipping information available. My VIN is unknown at the WW tracking site.