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MINI Cooper Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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MINI Select Financing by apollo182
May 18, 2008 (10:03 pm)
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Hi everyone,
im new to the forums and new to the MINI shopping. My fiance and me need another car we are both college students and want a mini clubman. the one i priced out is about 22500 on the mini site. we are looking at doing the MINI select financing. this sounds and looks like a great deal especially for us college students. im wondering if anyone has had experience with the MINI select financing. we are looking at about a 6000 down payment. im also anticipating i will need a parent to co-sign with me, if they worry about credit checks. we are also going to order the car and im curious how long it takes and do they need the money upfront before they order it. ANY HELP HERE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED SINCE WE ARE GOING TO TEST DRIVE ONE HERE IN MILWAUKEE THIS WEDNESDAY.
thanx,
Jon
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What a waste of time by jacob0218
May 20, 2008 (10:35 pm)
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I've read over 20 pages and not one mention of prices paid, everyone is asking for price and all that's mention is a bunch on nonsense. What a waste of time.
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Re: What a waste of time [jacob0218] by blueguydotcom
May 21, 2008 (10:37 am)
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Replying to: jacob0218 (May 20, 2008 10:35 pm)

Everyone pays MSRP (or above).
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Re: What a waste of time [jacob0218] by kyfdx HOST
May 21, 2008 (10:50 am)
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Replying to: jacob0218 (May 20, 2008 10:35 pm)

That's pretty much it..
 
Everyone is paying MSRP...
 
If you look back, you might find one or two people that got $500 off..
 
Makes it real simple...
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Re: What a waste of time [jacob0218] by ksmoto
May 21, 2008 (11:06 am)
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Replying to: jacob0218 (May 20, 2008 10:35 pm)

Jacob - purchased loaded 2007 Mini Cooper in March 2008 - MSRP 23, 500.
Motor City Mini
www.motorcitymini.com
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Re: What a waste of time [jacob0218] by tslbmw
May 21, 2008 (11:31 am)
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Replying to: jacob0218 (May 20, 2008 10:35 pm)

I posted this under the Clubman heading in April:
 
08 Clubman S
Lightning Blue Metallic/Silver C pillars/chrome line interior and exterior
Blue Leather/Carbon Blk Cloth
Clubman Lauch Package: Power folding mirrors, heated mirrors and jets, heated front seats
Premium Package: Dual pane panoramic sunroof, Auto ac, Mini HiFi
Sport Package
Limited Slip
White turn signal lights
Foglights
Ipod adapt
Carpet Clubman mats
MSRP $30,344
Paid $29,700 + Tax (3% VA) + tags + $249 processing fee + online fees =
OTD $31,187
Put down $9400 financed the rest at 5.5% 60 mths $418 month
 
hope this helps. Like the host said, not much wiggle room on these cars....and the resale values prove it!
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mini cooper questions! by ppidori1
May 21, 2008 (5:52 pm)
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Hi. I am interested in purchasing an 08 mini cooper S sometime this summer and had a couple questions:
 
1. Anyone know any mini dealers in southern california that gave/give good deals? (example: universal mini? bobs mini in calabasass?...)
 
2. I am a first time car buyer and was wondering how do you negotiate to get the best deal???
 
3. Is msrp the best price i would get?
 
4. Lastly, is the 08 mini cooper S (automatic) a good car to drive? does it give alot of problems??? if so wat kind?
 
thanks alot
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Re: mini cooper questions! [ppidori1] by blueguydotcom
May 21, 2008 (6:27 pm)
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Replying to: ppidori1 (May 21, 2008 5:52 pm)

All mini dealers in So Cal are pretty much the same - MSRP is your most likely outcome. Your best bet is to make sure they don't tack on any bogus charges like laser-etching or lojack.
 
 Test drive a Cooper and determine if you want one. Leave the lot anyway! If you want one, price it out with the feature you desire and then get financing from someone other than BMWFS. This is always true when car shopping: arrange financing outside the manu at a credit union or some other source to protect yourself. If the dealer has some awesome 3.9 or 0% deal, great, that can be your eventual goal but have your own financing. Don't let them fool you into buying the car immediately after you test drive!
 
A large percentage of minis are custom ordered. Ordering adds nothing to the cost and you get the exact car you want. Test drive a Cooper but take the time to walk away and determine exactly what you want on it. Then if you're lucky you might get off-the-lot. But more realistically you'll order and pay MSRP. A couple months later your car will come in.
 
All minis have a 4 year 50k mile warranty and 3 year/36k service included in the price. With the excellent resale and great warranty, you'll have years to determine if your Mini is a lemon and you can unload it on some other person.
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Re: mini cooper questions! [blueguydotcom] by ppidori1
May 21, 2008 (7:19 pm)
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Replying to: blueguydotcom (May 21, 2008 6:27 pm)

thanks alot man.
 
i have recently went to a mini dealer and just looked, no test drive, and saw that they added like $2000 additonal to the msrp. excuse me for my language but wthell is that. haha. sister said it was just for their profits.
 
so definitely no if they gonna add on those things right? and also are ppl getting mini's for msrp + tax or like tax included in msrp??
 
thanks again for the quick feed back.
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09' Cooper S vs 08' by carlover3
May 22, 2008 (8:09 am)
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1. Can anyone predict/know when the 09' Mini Cooper S will be available for sale/ordering in US ? For example, in what month (of last year, or of this year ?) was the 08' Cooper S available for sale in US ?
2. And Can anyone predict/know what are the major differences between 08' and 09' models of Mini Cooper S ? and will there be any changes in the price year-by-year and how much ?
 
- I am trying to make a decision if I should order an 08' soon or wait for the 09' model to come out.
Thanks in advance for all the info.
Car Lover!

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