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Replying to: chris35 (Sep 21, 2005 1:44 pm) |
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Replying to: anjor (Sep 09, 2005 10:55 pm)
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wife wants a fun weekend car so we decided on a MC "s" convertible. Looks like it'll have to be an ordered car in the Atlanta area. Before I go over to the dealership, just wanted to make sure i had a realistic price on my mind. I'm assuming MSRP on a heavily optioned order car will be the ticket? thanks
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Replying to: chile96 (Oct 20, 2005 10:48 am) 
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Has anyone recently leased an 05 Mini S? I'm in the NY area and am thinking about leasing one. Does the MF of 0.0028 still apply? What about residual % (57% after 36 months 12000 mile/year)? Any help would be much appreciated. cheers
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So I want a MIni. I like the car and the resale value is nice. I drive 8-10K miles a year and am the perfect candidate for a lease or to buy. Yet I live in California. I went to the local dealer in Monrovia and they were charging $4K over MSRP on the non-S models. He said he wouldn't even order one for me for less than $20K, unless it had at least $2000 in dealer installed options on top of that so that he could make the same profit(this on top of the $2K over invoice they already make!). *boggle* Can they do this? If MiniUSA states a certain price is MSRP - how can the dealers charge more for one you order directly from the factory? Is there a way that I can just deal with Mini directly and have them deliver it to the local dealer in a few months? So I talked to the one in North Hollywood. They were willing to order one for MSRP, but only if I used their financing - otherwise, you guessed it - 4K markup. I asked about a lease - but it came back with something silly - they were calculating the residual value as if it were a Ford or something - said it would be worth $10K in 4 years or some nonsense.(find me a 2001 Cooper for $10K that isn't flood-damaged - I defy you to find one) Their in-house financing was like 18%, naturally. $400-something a month on a base Cooper. Gheez. SIGH. So tired of getting a run-around. I just want to get one but can't since there doesn't seem to be any dealership in California that isn't hopelessly corrupt. How can Mini tolerate peole who run businesses like this? Is it even legal to force someone to pay more than MSRP for something they order directly from the manufacturer? This has to be illegal somehow. If I can't make this work within a few weeks - I'll tell you right now(and I know MiniUSA reads these forums) - I'll just buy a used IS300 or RX-8 or something. Great car. Worst dealerships on the planet. It's a bad combination.
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Replying to: plekto (Oct 24, 2005 8:58 am) The only mfg which does have a fixed price policy right now is Saturn. I think they can do this because the Saturn dealerships are owned by the mfg - they're not independent franchises like other car dealerships. But again, this cuts both ways - no Saturn is sold for above MSRP, but none or sold for below MSRP either. As to ordering it directly from Mini, MiniUSA is the exclusive importer and the Mini dealer network is the exclusive retail outlet for cars imported from MiniUSA. You could try and buy a car overseas and have it shipped here, but this is just a momumental hassle and expense as the car has to be brought to US emissions and safety standards. This isn't feasible. What you can do is simply take your business to somewhere else where the supply is higher and the demand lower. Most of the rest of the country's dealers will happily order a car for MSRP and deliver it 2-3 months later. You can either go pick it up and drive home or have it shipped to you. All cars sold in the US meet CA emissions standards so there is no hassle there. - Mark |
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| I guess I'll have to do it that way. There are some options that I want on it that normally don't come on it, like the rear foglight and side turn indicators and a few other things - you basically have to order it that way. | |
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Replying to: maxillo (Oct 22, 2005 4:50 pm) MINI Cooper: Lease Questions regards, kyfdx Host-Prices Paid Forums |
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Replying to: gasgirl (Oct 09, 2005 1:22 pm) |
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