I am getting ready to negotiate a deal to order a 2011 MCS Hardtop in Pepper White with Premium, Convenience, Sport, Cold Weather, Green Lounge Leather, Adaptive Headlights and Arm Rest, and I am wondering if I can expect anything off MSRP? I plan to finance through Mini/BMW. I am told the finance incentives will be those that are in place at the time of delivery, not at the time of order? TrueCar suggests I should be able to get $500 to $800 off MSRP. Yes? No?

 

I put in an order very similar to yours. I definitely received a substantial discount through the Costco auto program. If a dealer near you participates in it, I would highly recommend it!

 

We have a Costco on the other side of town. How do I find out which dealers participate locally or let's say in cities within a few hour's drive?

 

You can get started here:

http://www.costcoauto.com/enterzipco...2fdefault.aspx

 

With a bunch of options added on like that you should definitely be able to get a discount. I'd go in and play hardball first and try to get the discount you want and then fall back on the Costco program if all else fails. Make sure and tell them you're interested in other cars like VW GTIs or WRX so they think you'll walk if they don't negotiate.
This is easier for me to say in SoCal where there are about 8-10 dealers within a 2 hour drive.
I was also told the incentives would be set at time of delivery rather than when the car was ordered(I asked because someone on this forum had said the opposite).

BTW I ended up buying a 2010 MCS off the lot instead of ordering an '11.

 

As a reference, I was able to get $1700 under MSRP via the Costco deal. On my signature you can see that your options and mine are reasonably similar. I tried the get the other dealer in town to price match as they are closer to me, but they would not. It made my decision easy.

This is the second car we bought under the Costco discount, and I've been pretty satisfied with the process. Good luck, and let us know how it goes for you!

 

damn just checked the site and it has my car for at least $2000 cheaper.
Great find and im a costco member lol