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1305 messages, Last post on Nov 27, 2009 at 5:44 PM
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Replying to: louiseamber (Feb 22, 2009 10:40 am) I did ask for more off and got a thumbs down on that. He told me he'd try to find a car with fewer options. He had previousl mentioed floor mats, what a crock to not provide mats, gees, but he has not said that again. May push for that since he already mentioned it. Again thanks for the input. |
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Replying to: louiseamber (Feb 22, 2009 10:40 am) This price includes the dealer's paint protector (Perma Plate), window tinting, and the de-activated LoJack. Floor mats were not. End of the month timing and the fact that we did not use the financing program (4.9%) that will end on March 31 might have helped the negotiation. Initial prices for the dealer items were: Paint protector: $800. Window tinting: $500. Floor Mats: $110. LoJack: $900. When the deal was done, the finance person tried again to sell LoJack for $700 and then $400. TWZ |
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Hi. I'm thinking of leasing a Clubman but am concerned about NY dealer markups and cost of "extras". I like the idea of a $19,000 car, and I like the Clubman style and performance but it seems to be a stripped down version of every other car that pretends to be "economical" but when you add in some desired extras it jumps to over $30,000. Now it may be that you can't get a car these days with auto, nav, and heated seats and run flat tires for under $30,000 but I guess I thought perhaps the Clubman might be the first. But plugging in numbers on the Mini site it pretty much looks like this: Clubman (not S) with auto, nav, cold weather: $32,000 ($20,000 base) Lease: 36 months 2,750 due at signing (which is about 10 months of payments in advance) then around $300 a month (the site says $274 but that's stripped down). Milage: 10,000/year. So in effect that's $13,550 to drive the car for 3 years and then you return it. I don't know, to me, in this economy, that seems exorbitant. So, here is my question: Doesn't that make the Mini Clubman just as expensive as any so called "economy" small suv or small crossover? I guess I thought the Mini was an ultra cheap car, but it's really not, is it? Thanks for the replies. |
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Replying to: nickr1 (Mar 01, 2009 2:16 pm) How are you coming up with $32,000 selling price? a 2009 Clubman (non-S) with automatic transmission ($1,200), cold weather package ($500) and navigation ($2,000) is about $25,350. You are about $7,000 too high. Also, save yourself $1,700, get a Garmin and you can lease this car for $300 a month without a huge cap cost reduction. Am I missing something here?
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Replying to: nickr1 (Mar 01, 2009 2:16 pm)
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Replying to: Don_C (Jan 25, 2009 7:24 pm) a) For me, Cincinnati Mini is 88mi away. b) Careful driving gets me about 33 mpg on both computer & tallied by actual fills. c) Ambient temp makes a big difference on mpg. d) Car is happy on 89 gas, but use 91 in the summer, for sure! It's never happy with 87 gas (note that I have the turbo). e) Car purrs best on Shell Super. I also found that Costco Premium gas is also a good match for the car. It does NOT like Speedway or Kroeger's gas, and Thornton is OK. f) I have no problems with the car so far, except for a bit of rear weatherstripping coming loose.
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Hello everyone, Thanks for the information and that helped me negotiate a good price. We recently purchased a Mini Club with Prem+cold+auto for $1500 off MSRP. I hope this helps others to purchase their Mini Coopers at a competitive price. BTW after we bought it noticed the forums with horror stories on transmissions. I am hoping this was for the early models with CVT and not for the new models. Anyone can confirm. Thanks.
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