i join this forum not long ago and been learning a lot...i bought my used 2005 MCS conv a while back...after reading thru the forum. i think i might have pay too muhc for it... it has 43,200 mile on it when i bought it for $18,000 out the door and the attachment show what was in it..

so can anyone tell me if i pay too muhc? thxs so much

 

Sounds like a fair price to me.

 

Stop worrying & enjoy your MINI. I don't think you paid too much & you must not have either because you bought the car.

Life is short, go out for a drive & enjoy your nice MINI.

 

+1,000,000

Let's Motor!!

 

I think it's a fair price for a Cabrio! Quit worrying and just Motor On!

 

all of ya here know the best word to say to make a perosn feel GOOOD

 

I'll fix that.

You got HOSED.

Just kidding.

 

You can go onto the MINIUSA site and configure a new car with similar options and know what it would cost new. These cars hold their value as good as any car made, so factor that in when comparing. Current base price on an S convertable is over $26K, so you probably did ok.

Either way there's nothing to do now but enjoy your purchase.

 

That's a very good price on a 2005 MCS Cabrio in my opinion. I paid just about that for my 2005 MCS hardtop.

Enjoy your MINI and MOTOR ON! :D

 

 

My theory on buying cars has always been if you are buying because you want to then subconciously you are happy with the price.

The value of a car, or any other item is more in the mind of the owner as opposed to the perception of others.

Happy Motoring

 

for a moment...my heart stopped..

 

Hey if it meets your needs wants and fits into your budget sounds like an awesome deal to me

 

Wow

For that much money you'd think they would throw in an honest to goodness metal roof?

You did fine Happy Motoring!!!

 

That Actually sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me!!!! Just enjoy it!

 

I wouldn't say it was too much... the cabrios are expensive to begin with.

 

I was by the MINI dealer the other day and noticed that the price of a new MCS Cabrio just like mine has gone up quite a bit since I bought mine a year ago.
So if you paid 18k for yours then consider yourself having saved almost 50% when compared to some of the new ones.

And thats great when you consider that a MINI doesn't really lose much value.

 

Yeah its nice that the MINI doesn't lose much value. They sure are in high demand.

 

You sure you don't know that you got a great deal? You just here bragging and showing off? And when you say "out the door" do you mean tax included? If so then that is an absurdly low price.

That is a very good deal for a 2005 S cabriolet. I don't see many Members telling you that, but here in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles that car would be selling for $20 to $24k. I know because I just bought my used 2006 non-S and I was looking for two months at prices, S and not.

On my 2006 I got it because having a long remaining MINI warranty was paramount. Mine had 23,000 miles and was put in service in June 2006. So that gives me 27,000 miles or two full years left on the bumper to bumper warranty.

Yours has 7,000 miles left on the 50,000 mile warranty, did you still have some time left on the 48 month warranty? Assuming it was put in service some time in late 2004 to 2005, should have. If you have a MINI warranty on it, that is an additional bonus, IMHO.

I'd drive the heck out of it so to see if anything is needed. Also make sure to take it in for a few final checkups before the warranty runs.

I am a tightwad when it comes to getting cars. IMHO the deal you got gives you bragging rights. That's how I see it. But I suspect you posted this with a big grin on your face.

 

ng,
It was a fair deal for both parties. Funny thing to me on the list is, "smoker's pkg." Wouldn't told them to keep that and give me $10.00 off!

After you drive that little auto for awhile, you'll feel like you did even better than fair.

 

416 posts and joined not long ago?

18k for mcsc is pretty darn good. mileage is a bit high for an '05 for most people's tastes but mileage on mine is WAY higher

 

honestly, i was not sure if i got a good deal cos of the high mileage on the car and like u said only 7,000 miles left on warranty...as i read on on the forum, i was worried abt wear and tear and mushrooming on the struts.

i am crossing my fingers and hope nothinig needs to be done..what check shoudli be doing?

 

heheheh..i learneda lot since joining.. i know the milage was high for the price and worrried abt wear adn tear

 

ehhehe... $10 to fill up my gas

 

that's what i heard and sales gone up more than 50% at dealership..