Metalpetal......I know it will be. Technically my car was not due to come til then anyway. It was not even supposed to go into production til first week of August, so I guess it is Karma. I just have to deal with my piece of junk 12 Chevy Cruze a few more months. The lease is not up til October anyway.
Scotsman....I thought of that. Given there is a 12-year unlimited mile rust thru warranty, it minimizes the risk. It is in the early days of all this so I will give it a week to get all the details out. My dealer just got the EPA bulletin yesterday from Mini Corporate. Supposedly, Mini is going to "make this right" by their customers. No details on what that means just yet. I may try to petition to get the car here in Rochester sooner rather than later. They can't sell it to me, but at least it will be in its "home climate".