My MINI isn't due until August, so imagine my surprise when one arrived this morning. Unfortunately it was delivered by the postman and I have to paint it myself, but as it is only 4 inches long it shouldn't take too long. No doubt I will experience delays with the non-body colour roof...
This is the first tangible indication that I am in the ordering system, so I should be grateful for small (very) mercies.
I asked Mini head office customer relations and she said they were being sent out only to people who had ordered diesel Mini Coopers which were affected by the engine problem. I presume she meant the delay in production.
Do they not think the knock on effect of the diesel delay could affect petrol Minis too? I am sure it did.
I have no idea how they came to send it to me, but it is certainly reassuring that they know I have ordered a MINI and that it is black. I will forgive them for sending a Cooper S rather than a Cooper just in case they repeat the mistake later.
I didn't get one either..Oddly enough Jaguar sent me an invitation for a F type test drive, which I jumped on. Then when I arrived at home another invite for a 2 day track drive for $900 USD..
lol! Here's the start - just in case you were interested!! Need to edit, first draft and no changes!
0445: November 11, 1918 – Compiègne.
An unexpected explosion of sound shattered the peaceful tranquillity of Compiègne, the largest forest in the Picardie region, situated 60 kilometres north of Paris.
Birds scattered in shock, escaping a penetrable threat, the surrounding oak and beech trees all but ensuring the explosive sound would be contained within. The birds would remain unsettled and would not return for hours.
Rethondes, a small village on the outskirts of the forest, lay eerily quiet. Its inhabitants seeking refuge behind closed doors and dank cellars, those that had survived the Great War at least, they knew how important the next half hour would be. The world would know; in time.
Chosen for its intimacy, far away from the prying eyes of inquisitive journalists and local residents, Rethondes held its breath.