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Quote: Originally Posted by dukesantos

Isn't it strange that a dealer would have a GP demonstrator considering that by the time they receive it they won't be able to get anymore. I presume they want to put a few miles on it so they can sell it (hopefully) for a higher price as a "used" car.?

Funny enough you are dead right. When I visited the dealership about a month ago, they said that the sales staff planned on thrashing it around for a while and then sell it on for the full UK price.

Quote: Originally Posted by dukesantos

I'm surprised MINI is letting them do that; can we infer that UK GP demand is not very strong? Or is the demand strong and the dealer has found a way to charge a higher price?

80% of the UK allocation has been sold on pre-order.