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Ordered mine on 12th May, est Delivery is 1st Sept. So my wait time would have been 16 weeks in total. On my last visit to the dealer it seems my delivery date has been pushed back to the 22nd Sept increasing my wait to 19 weeks. The salesman also said the waiting time is getting longer and longer for new orders.
Wow. It seems that Mini is mistreating the locals. I hope you don't feel bad, but we placed our order on 10 July, the car was built on 24 July, loaded on the ship on 29 July, and should be at the DC in New Jersey on 8 Aug. Dealer says that typically it's only a few days from hitting the DC that it shows up on their lot (it's less than a two-hour truck trip). Five weeks from order to delivery seems possible in this scenario.
 
It does suck how the delivery times alter from person to person and not just by a little bit. I suspect my wait time is longer due to ordering a 'one' and them not being as popular as the cooper and cooper s therefore taking a back seat on the waiting list against others.
But then again it might be cause I have literally put up zero fuss with the dealer so they probably don't feel obligated to hurry my order along lol!
 
It does suck how the delivery times alter from person to person and not just by a little bit. I suspect my wait time is longer due to ordering a 'one' and them not being as popular as the cooper and cooper s therefore taking a back seat on the waiting list against others.
But then again it might be cause I have literally put up zero fuss with the dealer so they probably don't feel obligated to hurry my order along lol!
The profit a dealer will make on the 'One' will be less so you would expect them to prefer the Cooper but then again a Cooper S with a lot of options will be even better for them. However I don't see the Cooper S and Cooper making a difference to delivery times.

It does appear that the dealer can affect the delivery time so its not only Oxford that decides who takes preference. Letting your dealer know that you want weekly updates on the status of your order is not 'making a fuss'. Keep them on their toes. For the cost of a few phone calls it cannot do any harm and only good can come of chasing them. Remember they will want your next car purchase as well and for you to recommend their dealership to others.
 
Hi all,

As promised here's an update on my estimated delivery. My Cooper was ordered about a week ago and my employer tells me that they've been given an estimated delivery of "mid-November".

I make that about 15 weeks from order to delivery.

I'm pretty unhappy about it to be honest. It means a lot of buses and trains and a lot of time away from home over the next few months.
 
Can anyone tell me what I need from the dealer in order to track the build of my Mini online please?

I'm guessing I'll need a build/reference number of some kind and a website address.

Thanks all.
 
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Can anyone tell me what I need from the dealer in order to track the build of my Mini online please?

I'm guessing I'll need a build/reference number of some kind and a website address.

Thanks all.
Here isn't anything much in the first few weeks, TBH. You probably not get much in the way of updates until 6 weeks from delivery, more likely 4. Around this point it will be assigned a chassis number or VIN number and you can look online apparently.

15 weeks sounds very much par for the course. It's painful, but you just gotta suck it up. I'm at the 6 week away from delivery estimate now. I'm still not on the magical 1200 that I know of. It's really, really slooooooooow. >:D
 
Thanks again Cosmic.

I look forward to hearing what you think of your MCS - hope it arrives sooner rather than later. I'll have a lot of reading time whilst I await my own delivery. Three and a half months is really taking the pee.
 
As promised earlier in this thread and with thanks to everyone who helped with my queries - I've just had a call from Mini Sunderland to say that my car is being prepared for delivery to me and they've suggested 23rd September as the big day.

I am over the moon as I was still expecting a mid November delivery until today.

My employer hadn't given me any updates at all since my order was placed on 25th July.

I make it about 7.5 weeks since the order was placed and it'll still be under 9 weeks if they deliver on 23rd September.

I'll post again when it comes.

Thanks All.
 
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