Thanks to this post (and a couple others), I'm the happy new owner of Mini Cooper that I got a great deal on. Well I don't own it quite yet. It should be here in a couple months...

Anyways, here's my story:


MC or MCS: MCS
Auto or Manual: Auto
Custom ORDER or bought from dealer INVENTORY: Custom
Date of Purchase: April 29
City/State: TX

MSRP/Sticker: ~29K
Price Paid: ~27.5K

They also threw in $500 worth of accessories. It took quite a bit of back and forth (on the phone and through email), but we finally came to a deal. I called just about every dealership in the state and did a lot of research and browsing on this forum. Pretty much everyone was willing to knock of some money and throw some kind of incentives in, but this was the best deal I could get.

Oh, and they will honor any Mini incentives at the time of delivery. I'm not holding my breath, but that would be great!

Just thought I'd post my experience to let everybody know... Good luck!

 

Good for you! Can't wait to see pics when it arrives.

 

You got a great deal. Similar to what I paid. Congrats!!!!

 

I'm in the Bay area... Seems we pay more for everything.

My Build was $30,295 and I got it for $30, 500 O.T.D. With 0.9% finance.

Did I do OK??????

 

that all depends on what your TTL fees are and what your tax rate is. the best metric is always $ amount over invoice, b/c the remaining cost components are fixed/non-negotiable. that being said, anything under $1k over invoice (before incentives) seems like a great deal. $1-1.5K is a decent deal, and so on. that's based on what i've researched. but naturally, this is very much locale specific as well. dealers in certain geographic regions don't need to discount to sell minis. other dealers may have to.

 

psc239 - Great Deal, the email and phone route does seem to be a great route as it saves you from driving all over, and from what I've read and experienced it will normally yield you a better price.

Eclipse11S - I live in Cal too and in Cal we have high taxes so TTL is roughly 9.5% - 10%. Based off my rough math that would mean you paid aprox. ($27.7k to $27.9k) + TTL = $30.5k. Did you buy from inventory or custom order? Either way that is a good deal. Heck anything is a good deal when you stay in your budget, save a few dollars, and get too smile every time you reach for your MINI key fob!

So how you liking your new ride (assuming you already have it)?

 

I just ordered a MCS, Horizon Blue white top/stripes, Auto (for the wife) with the Premium Package...

$27300 MSRP, paid $24650... $2650 off MSRP, not sure if that's over or under Invoice.

-M

 

invoice is 90% of msrp for the car, but obviously there's no invoice for the $700 destination charge. if the free option deal is no longer available, you basically paid invoice for your car, which is an incredible deal! if you got the premium package for free, then you're ~$1500 over invoice, which is still a good deal.

 

Eclipse11S - I live in Cal too and in Cal we have high taxes so TTL is roughly 9.5% - 10%. Based off my rough math that would mean you paid aprox. ($27.7k to $27.9k) + TTL = $30.5k. Did you buy from inventory or custom order? Either way that is a good deal. Heck anything is a good deal when you stay in your budget, save a few dollars, and get too smile every time you reach for your MINI key fob!

So how you liking your new ride (assuming you already have it)?[/QUOTE]

Actually I'm in San
Mateo county now and tax is 9.25.

I don't have the car yet, just ordered.

 

Picked up my Justa today!

Pepper White with Premium Package.

MSRP 23350
Paid 20750
.9% for 60 Months

 

2011 MCS $550 over invoice. Was a trade with another dealer's inventory. Originally we'd agreed on $1,000 over invoice but there was an accessory on the car that I didn't want so they dropped it down to $550 over invoice to do the deal.

 

Isn't that 0.9 awesome???? My total finance charges over 60 months were like 600 bucks.

 

how might you estimate the cost of dealer installed options?

particularly, i'm looking at getting the JCW drilled front brake rotors ($278 on web site; i know, it's mostly cosmetic) and also the black driving lamps ($534 on web site).

what would you estimate true cost for parts & labour to install? ( i don't have time to do these myself right now..i'm sure these lights come pre-wired with their own harness...and rotors, not sure how long they take..maybe an hour each side?)

 

Did you have to put $1k down to order the car? I am getting ready to order one but the $1k seems a bit steep especially since i won't see the car for 6-8 weeks.

 

Yep, I had to put down 1K to "secure the order."

It's not my down payment (will be refunded when I take delivery), but I will lose it if I back out on the deal.

 

I had to put down $1k as well, but don't worry in CA a non-refundable deposit is illegal, just look at the deposit document you are signing if you have questions or concerns.

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsb...able-deposits/

 

I had to put $500 down to order it.

-M