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sounds good! hopefully we are lucky and they get on the boat today

 

carboman and yellowbritishrocket,

Congratulations on your pending deliveries! I just read the entire thread and enjoyed reading your updates. You can feel the excitement building from page to page.

I'm behind you guys. I ordered on August 17th. ASK MINI has my Roadster S starting production this week - the ASK MINI rep believes it will complete production by September 10th. Then from England to Baltimore. Our dealership is less than 2 hours by car from the port.

I'm not sure when I should realistically expect delivery. Based on your collective experience, what do you think?

 

looks like mine didnt make it on the asian emperor...i checked the W&W track and trace and my VIN didnt pop up

 

You might want to check with your sales guy...ive been hunting for when my Paceman was getting on a boat...well she did! Yesterday she left Bremerhaven on the K-Line "Columbia Highway", bound for Brunswick GA on the 18th!

 

you can actually track the ship...i checked this morning and it was in the North Sea heading to Southampton to pick up its bretheren

 

ah ok so yours got on the Asian Emperor...that one made an interstesting track...went down to germany...now its in Sweden then its heading down to Southampton...they should have loaded yours with mine...that sucker is making a beeline for england then straight to the US...i think if i remember the Highway is due to hit Brunswick a full 4-5 days sooner

 

My Roadster S began production in Oxford today at 7:55 AM British Summer Time (BST). I think that takes about a week. Then it must ship from England to Baltimore. My Virginia dealership is about one hour away.

My ETA is ....

 

it seems to be about a week solid from initial start to off the assembly line into QA then waiting for transport...not sure if they ship em by train or by truck to the port...then its a matter of waiting in line for a boat

 

Very impressive, carboman. I'll have to track my ship too.

 

That's good to hear. My Roadster S is currently being painted at the Oxford factory. Car should be fully assembled and ready for shipping by September 13th. It too will head for Baltimore - I'm glad to see it's only about a week trip at sea. Once in Baltimore, my Roadster will be an hour's drive from the MINI dealership.

Looking forward to your pictures on arrival!

 

its going to take a few extra days for mine to be dropped off at the port...since i ordered mine from MINI of Tampa Bay its going to the Brunswick, GA VDC...i figure another week to 10 days from drop off to delivery at the dealer...more than likely pick it up between the 7th and 10th of Oct

 

We're buying a house somewhere between Clearwater and St. Pete next summer. Must be within 5 minutes of the beach. We like the area between Indian Shores and Gulfport, probably near Seminole. I graduated from USF in Tampa in 1980 and I'm very anxious to get back to the Sunshine State! I lived off Belcher Road in Largo as a college student.

We're vacationing at Barefoot Beach Resort in Indian Shores for two weeks in October. We have a realtor, so we'll check out a few neighborhoods around town. Otherwise, plenty of sun and chilling out. My Roadster will probably arrive just before we leave .... bummer.