New car today!

[RupturedDuck]

Anyone else picking up their shiny new MiTo today?!

I AM!!! *does a little dance*

[towney]

good **** mate, lets see some pics once you got it

[MartyMito]

Not picking up a new mito but any excuse for a dance!

[vorsprung]

I was supposed to be this weekend

but car has been "in transit" for quite some time now

hope all is well with the new car

[Nickolay]

congratz duck
as towney said lets see some pics

i phoned mine yesterday and they told me end of march or early april

[wo0dy]

the new car feeling is great .....await pictures!

[lisknik]

I hope your bringing it up to the bristol meet on the 11th to show it off!!

[MartyMito]

Originally Posted by wo0dy

the new car feeling is great .....await pictures!

+1 also awaiting pictures lol

[howell811]

[RupturedDuck]

Photos shortly!

Originally Posted by lisknik

I hope your bringing it up to the bristol meet on the 11th to show it off!!

Running the Silverstone Half Marathon that day, raising money for the Richard Burns Foundation (him of WRC fame), so can't make it

[packerman]

partners new black qv on drive, she drove it back from bury st eds to ipswich then i had a go, first impressions,nice drive especially in d mode, (should be default setting)love the hands free phone set up, seats could be more supportive, nice cockpit, not a fan of the alloys but she is, all in all good looking, sporty hatch

[RupturedDuck]

Car is a little beaut. Averaging 62mpg already with pootling round town and a few a roads. Got 350 miles in it tomorrow to Cornwall and back.

[andy900uk]

dropped off our alfa red mito 155 tonight and came home in our nice new white qv ,its awsome i love it already especially the sabelt seats and turbine wheels, will try and sort some pics tomorrow night. Andy

[RupturedDuck]

Wow! That sounds impressive Andy! Can't wait for the pics

[MiTo1988]

Originally Posted by vorsprung

I was supposed to be this weekend

but car has been "in transit" for quite some time now

hope all is well with the new car

Mine is status 35, etna QV, probably on the same boat! Get your dealer to prioritise it when it hits status 40, mine has promised to try this, if it works it turns 4 weeks into 2!

Ordered mine 17th December, when did you order yours?

[gtv625]

congratulations, mine arrived on 29.02 ( used 1.6 mjtd)

[RupturedDuck]

Originally Posted by MiTo1988

Mine is status 35, etna QV, probably on the same boat! Get your dealer to prioritise it when it hits status 40, mine has promised to try this, if it works it turns 4 weeks into 2!

Ordered mine 17th December, when did you order yours?

Ordered ours about a week before you, it wasn't built but think I remember the spec being fixed so we couldn't make changes.

The wait seems to go on forever

[vorsprung]

Hi Mito1988

Don't know the status number - but have been informed that strikes in Italy are delaying all transport. I read that earlier in february turin was basically blockaded by lorry drivers, but that was a month back! that said, if italy is anything like spain (which in my experience it is), people will use general strikes as an excuse to do generally nothing - even if they aren't supposed to be the ones striking

ordered mine 20th december

fairly peed off - as don't think the dealer can do anything and its hardly their fault.

what does status 35 or 40 mean?

as far as im aware mines ready to be sent/ has been sent and is sat somewhere.

nice pics btw duck

[MiTo1988]

The status codes are listed here... http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-thingies.html (Mito Delivery Status Thingies)

Basically 35 is it's on the boat. Then 40 is it's arrived at the import centre.

The problem is when it gets to the country, it has to be throughly checked for any damage during transport etc. Then they just sit in the port (masses of them) until it's their turn to be shipped to the dealer. My dealer seems to think there's not even a particular order they do this. Then once at the dealer they need it for a few days to again check it, register & tax it, and also valet/lifeshine it etc.

Prioritising it basically means it gets from port to the dealers quicker.

[vorsprung]

cheers Mito1988

will ask and find out

[MiTo1988]

Just had the call off my dealer, it's hit status 40 today & they've prioritised it.

He said company answer will be end of the month delivery, but he thinks it'll be a couple of weeks. Apparently Alfa need to push them all through to hit their quota's this month

Too excited now!

[towney]

mito1988 - looks like you about the same sort of age as me, whats your insurance looking like? looks like we will have near identical cars!

[vorsprung]

@mito 1988

good news - congrats

hope mine is too - so frustrating as looking like will be getting the car nearly 1 month after planned date. Was built on the 23rd Jan. grrr

[Lambrate FS]

Originally Posted by vorsprung

Hi Mito1988

Don't know the status number - but have been informed that strikes in Italy are delaying all transport. I read that earlier in february turin was basically blockaded by lorry drivers, but that was a month back! that said, if italy is anything like spain (which in my experience it is), people will use general strikes as an excuse to do generally nothing - even if they aren't supposed to be the ones striking

ordered mine 20th december

fairly peed off - as don't think the dealer can do anything and its hardly their fault.

what does status 35 or 40 mean?

as far as im aware mines ready to be sent/ has been sent and is sat somewhere.

nice pics btw duck

End of January one Monday it took me an hour and a half to go from the Airport to Mirafiori, there was a couple of trucker blockades no different to what previous fuel blockades in UK have been. You also need to remember FGA moving production to Serbia and workers being put on casa intergrazzione in Torino, doesn't help the feel good factor around the place.

[MiTo1988]

Originally Posted by towney

mito1988 - looks like you about the same sort of age as me, whats your insurance looking like? looks like we will have near identical cars!

Hi Towney,

It's coming out at £420 for the year, only £50 more than my 95bhp! So can't complain! Your QV is stunning, how much was your lowering all in?

I can afford the springs, but worried about the labour costs of fitting.

Also, do you know what warranty it will affect fitting them?