’06 Cabrio Delays

Little car, big Oops! :)

Re-VIN? Hmmm, sounds fishy. I wonder what they would have done otherwise for those who had ordered Lapis Blue leather or Hyper Blue paint, which now cannot be re-ordere.

(I had commented on this last week) It’s been tough seeing people find out about this the hard way in the the forum delivery tracking threads. Many saw their status appear then dissappear, and some were actually told by ask-mini that they don’t know where their car is! Then the vin issue was finally discovered and it is amazing to see how many people it is affecting. What hasn’t been clear is if people will need to wait for a whole new ordering process, or their cars will be remanufactured ASAP, and if MINI will reward them in any way. What really scares me is that 175 perfectly good minis could go to the crusher! I hope they find a way to at least reuse most of their pieces.

This does not affect hardtops. The Owners Lounge is about 48 hours behind our dealer system. We have more current info than the customer does.

Re-VIN? Hmmm, sounds fishy. I wonder what they would have done otherwise for those who had ordered Lapis Blue leather or Hyper Blue paint, which now cannot be re-ordere.

Umm, this issue is about Convertibles. The Lapis Blue leather has never been available on the convertible, so is not applicable to this situation. Also, AFAIK the Hyper Blue paint is still available for the reaminder of the 2006 MY. Please try not to spread FUD until ALL the facts are known. Please?

I want a convertible with a scratched out Vin#, Illegal fake 07′s convertible ….do I hear a marketing ring…priceless

The VIN is on alot of parts of the car. From the passenger side motor mount to stickers under alot of the panels. Thats a costly mistake.

Time is what they lost. I smoothed things over by being honest and getting info to them right as soon as it was available. That’s how you keep good customer relations. One of them ended up buying a Pre-Loved MINI Cooper S convertible instead because he couldn’t wait any longer/ He was very happy that I contacted him and was very undertsnading of the situation. In life “Things Happen.”

Round em up, move em out…rawhide

I have one of the affected convertibles on order as well. It made it to the docks in Southampton on Sept 8th, but the VIN mistake was discovered before it got on a boat. Right now, I have no idea where the car is. The Owner’s Lounge tracking information hasn’t been updated since it arrived at the docks for the first time on the 8th.

I guess it will show up when it shows up.

Oh believe me, my MA is probably tired of hearing from me by now, and MINIUSA isn’t talking either – at least no one I’ve reached via ASK-MINI has any idea of ETA, or whether or not the cars will have to be re-built or if they can in fact be re-VIN’d. My MA even brought up the possibility that my car could very well have already been re-built or re-VIN’d, and already be on a boat on its way. In fact, that would just about jibe with MINI’s “two-week delay” statement. Since my car was at the docks the first time on the 8th, a two-week delay would have it back at the docks today. It’s just that since no one can give me a new production number or a new VIN, I don’t have anything to track. Scott

Sorry Jack,

My hardtop was due 9-14… and nothing yet.

Well, my hardtop was due the first week of October and it will be at my dealership on Monday, Sept 26! I’ll pick it up on Thursday after they’ve added my deal-mods. Can’t wait to drive it home!!!