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#371 of 1309 Mark-up by krume Mar 19, 2006 (12:53 pm)
I just went to the San Francisco Mini dealer on an 06 S coupe with Premium package & leather seats - the best they would do is $2000 over list - that seems crazy. I have seen posts here that people are finding Mini's at list in other parts of the country. Anyone getting list or closer in California? I don't mind a drive to get a good deal.   Thanks, Joe Replies to this message: markjenn (Mar 19, 2006 7:50 pm)
#372 of 1309 Re: Mark-up [krume] by markjenn Mar 19, 2006 (7:50 pm)
Replying to: krume (Mar 19, 2006 12:53 pm) Most of the rest of the country is at MSRP. You can certainly get it at any number of Texas dealers, perhaps one in Arizmon as well.   - Mark
#373 of 1309 Re: Used 2004 Mini [markjenn] by mayberryguy Mar 20, 2006 (4:57 pm)
Replying to: markjenn (Mar 19, 2006 11:29 am) Unless you live in Fargo, this price does seem to be well below market value. So you definitely want to probe why this guy is selling his car for a couple thousand less than he could probably get walking onto any number of used car lots. I'd suspect it's got an accident history, perhaps a salvage title.   No accidents or even minor scratches or dings. The car looks brand new inside and out. The guy is one of our Japanese Engineers and has to go back to Japan. He doesn't have much time to try and sell it outside of people he knows at work. This was his wife's car so it didn't get driven much. He just sold his Outback the same way. He even paid for extra oil changes above and beyond the Mini factory intervals.
#374 of 1309 Ah. by plekto Mar 21, 2006 (10:35 am)
He is moving - has to ditch it quick for a move. Buy it, then.
#376 of 1309 03 mini by lestrade Apr 24, 2006 (5:55 pm)
#377 of 1309 03 mini by lestrade Apr 24, 2006 (5:57 pm)
i am thinking about purchasing an 03 mini with auto tranny the asking price is 17,900 how are the 03s and how is this price? thanks Replies to this message: markjenn (Apr 24, 2006 10:31 pm) lestrade (Apr 25, 2006 6:34 am) markjenn (Apr 26, 2006 9:20 am) and 1 more...
#378 of 1309 Re: 03 mini [lestrade] by markjenn Apr 24, 2006 (10:31 pm)
Replying to: lestrade (Apr 24, 2006 5:57 pm) Price sounds high and the 03's were pretty troublesome. Buying used, I'd look for 04 or newer. And if the 04 isn't an easy $4K or so less than the equivalent new, I'd just get the new one as the Mini's build quality has improved steadily over the years.   - Mark Replies to this message: lestrade (Apr 25, 2006 6:34 am) markjenn (Apr 26, 2006 9:20 am) lestrade (Apr 26, 2006 4:42 pm)
#379 of 1309 Re: 03 mini [markjenn] by lestrade Apr 25, 2006 (6:34 am)
Replying to: markjenn (Apr 24, 2006 10:31 pm) thanks for the feedback when you say troublesome, any specifics? Replies to this message: markjenn (Apr 26, 2006 9:20 am) lestrade (Apr 26, 2006 4:42 pm)
#380 of 1309 Re: 03 mini [lestrade] by markjenn Apr 26, 2006 (9:20 am)
Replying to: lestrade (Apr 25, 2006 6:34 am) Well, Consumer Reports' data shows a much worse than average repair record for the first few years with the car on their list to avoid. Later years have improved to average. I think every year is better than the previous, but 2004 appears to be the time when most of the bad bugs were ironed out. My 2004 has been reliable.   The biggest early problems are squeaks, rattles, falling apart trim, loose seats, bad locking mechanisms, loose hatches, etc. Basically the interiors were falling apart. There was a bad problem in the first couple years of the car where there was a cooling fan on the power steering pump on the bottom of the car that would get knocked out and trash the power steering system - I think they put a guard on it on later models. There were issues with the locks and shifting mechanims freezing up in cold weather. The power window mechanism has a special feature that cracks the door when you open it - this has caused a lot of issues. Some of the early cars appear to have had contaminated cooling systems - the antifreeze would turn chocolate brown almost immediately. For a long time, there has been a clicking/binding problem in the power steering column - I'm not sure they have this one completely solved still; my car is afflicted, although in a mild way. There were lots of problems with the early cars that had severe "yo-yo" issues where the car wouldn't accelerate smoothly through the middle RPM range. This one has died down with lots of software revisions to the engine computer. The early cars had balky CVT's and there have been some CVT failures.   That's the major stuff I remember off-hand. In contrast, the basic engine, suspension, and brake systems have been fairly robust. And everything has improved over the years - folks who bought early models and traded them in on later models say the improvement in fit/finish and tightness is absolutely night and day.   Hope this helps,   - Mark Replies to this message: lestrade (Apr 26, 2006 4:42 pm)

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