Delivery Stories

Looks like mine, except for the mirror caps and grill! I'm lovin' the wheels!

 

Forgot to mention that to place an order in March i paid an additional $1500/-.
Then there was the long wait what with the plant shutting down for several months.

 

Oh No.
I would have walked away if they had added anything over list price.
They deducted it at delivery.

 

To mini's credit, they did offer an option to cancel the order when they had to shut down.

 

Thanks for the update, @insightman - I can't wait to see the final results! Here's hoping you get the right emblem and there are no further delays.

 

Sounds really cool.
Looking forward to a pic !

 

I’m finding that waiting to get loaded onto a ship is worse than any of the previous waiting. Although, closely followed by the 3 week plant closure. There’s something about knowing that my car is done, it now exists but it’s just sitting in a giant parking lot doing nothing. I did find out today from ASK MINI that it’s assigned to a carrier company but they couldn’t tell me which one or when it might be loading.

I’m, of course, tracking all of the ships I can identify that are arriving at the port. A large Roro ship just left for Oxnard (my US port) yesterday and my Mini is not on it.

I know many of you out there have been sitting in port for longer than me but others seem to have turned around really quick. Maddening, and I have no idea how order is determined.


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Sorry to hear Norbu72... the order doesn't seem logical... FIFO/FILO... nope, random thus far.

 

Same story here too! I messaged my dealer and hopefully they can get some better news out this. All ASK MINI was saying there is some delays. I feel like I want my $850 destination charge refunded if they can’t even provided me any estimate time line. Just really frustrated...

 

Picked up my car today. 40 mile drive, partly on Rt295 and on FL A1a with the ocean in view a lot of the way. A great day.

 

Congrats, @KeninFL!

 

Congrats!! I do like to hear the happy ending stories and that sounds like a fantastic first drive in the new SE.


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@MichealC & @Norbu72 - thanks. My first drive could have been anywhere and it would've been memorable. The MINI is just so right to drive. Maybe I'll find something to grumble about (like the brake lights coming on so readily) but right now I'm very pleased with the car.
I'll get a pic posted soon.

 

One of the few minutes it's not moving since yesterday.
I'm a little surprised but not disappointed about the thumbs down expressed in this forum for the EY blade and mirror caps. I think MINI was right to use silver white/black roof in their launch events.
But each to his/her own. Whatever your preference I hope you are as pleased with it as I am.

 

Sharp !
Enjoy !

 

I was this close (index finger and thumb a mm apart) to choosing Moonwalk Grey. I originally picked BRG w/black roof but the order was submitted w/EY blade and caps which Mini doesn't do. So back to the dealer to look at Coopers instead of trying to pick from a color chart. My wife and I considered Chili Red, then Moonwalk Grey again, BRG/black w/black caps and around and around. Silver White was a kind of default that we couldn't completely disregard. So we went with it.
What I was always sure about was that the Sig+ and Iconic choices had nothing I wanted to pay more for. I've had a dozen cars w/sunroofs and I never used them. I liked the Hoop Spoke wheels better than any of the 17's and preferred the high-wall tire for the ride. I (almost) never turn on the radio and the heads up display seemed to me a redundant gimmick. As for leather in a Mini - seems like putting a tuxedo on to play in the yard.
But it's just preference. I think I would have been ok w/any of the choices because the car is so right for what I need.