If your dealer only adds an extra an extra £500- onto the screen then the Cherished status would naturally be worth it.
After having just been rechecking the
MINI Cherished site though, it would still seem that the majority still have a screen price of around £2000 over privately sourced ones.
Real Time Examples
From MINI2 Classifieds
2003
MCS with Chili Pk, 5,000miles ....£11,495
From MINI CHERISHED
2003 MCS with Chili Pk, 27,000miles ....£13,495
From MINI2 Classifieds
2004 Cooper with Chili, 22,000miles ....£9,950
From MINI CHERISHED
2004 Cooper with Chili Pk, 24,00miles ....£12,450