Finally today the MINI USA owners lounge status updated; it’s the longest time I’ve ever seen to get through the production state. I’ve not found shipping tracking information yet but I read that not all the shipping companies provide tracking anyway.
Note that this MINI USA page still doesn’t know the model name of my next MINI!
Even though the MINIUSA order tracking doesn’t know what a Clubman is, the car is scheduled for production! In the past I’ve found that it means being built in the next few days and presumably that’s still true – although the 2016 Clubman is new to USA, it’s been being delivered to other countries for a while now …
I’ve also got the VIN number already, though it’s probably too soon to try and find shipping information!
After seeing the Clubman demo car last month, and reviewing the huge amount of technology now available in the latest MINI design, it became clear that it was ordering time again …
My next MINI will look similar to the demo, some good photos here courtesy of Pedro:
The interior tech is getting ever closer to the BMW X3 I once owned, though the MINI’s looks are much better (and yes I know there’s at least one person who doesn’t agree, but that’s ok!)
The downside of all that available technology (including wide screen navigation, head-up display, power seats, and “driver assist”) is the price tag; at almost $40,000, the most expensive MINI I’ve ever ordered!
And as of today, I have a production number so that tracking can begin, although, the MINIUSA website doesn’t seem to fully understand the new Clubman – see the blank “model description”:
I suppose this will eventually be GBMINI#8 (expecting to take delivery some time in late January) ..
M&I / GBMINI 