Day 1
backdated: 5/24/06
Our plane arrived in Chicago about 15 minutes late, but being seated in the very last row of the plane (31 of 31) it took a while for us to disembark. A service agent from the dealership was there and waiting for us in a slick new 3-series BMW (MINI is made by BMW in case you didn’t know). That was a pretty crazy ride through traffic and tolls on our way to the dealership.
When we pulled in there was my car all washed and waxed and ready to go! I went through the usual hour or two of paperwork and such and then had a comprehensive walk-through of all the details of the car by my MA (“motoring assistant” = dealer). Having already read the manual online (and spent much time in them at the local dealer in Fife) I knew a lot of it already but was still excited to see it all in person and also learn a couple new tricks (like how to operate the sunroof and jumpstart the car, etc).
While finishing up at the dealership, 2 of the CMMC (Chicago MINI Motoring Club) guys showed up – I got a nice set of magnetic rear boot stripes from one and the other led me for a short test drive to check everything was in proper order on the car.
After everything was checked out and ready to go, we headed over to Portillos for some dinner, and one-by-one the fellow MINI owners arrived…
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