Swamos why do you feel so disempowered?
I think that for these plans to work it will be a partnership with BMW au, local dealers and the MINI owners. We all have needs eg BMW wants to raise the level of interest and knowledge about the brand and what a better way than have 20 MINI in a row driving about the place. Look they already have funded six MINIS to go driving about the place.
Now the local dealers will want good press and happy MINI owners so more people go into their MINI garage and buy MINI’s. So now we have the dealer getting what he wants (more sales for his garage) and BMW au is get what they want; more total sales and exposure of the brand.
Lastly we have to ask ourself what we want from this partnership.
Most important thing is that neither BMW nor local dealers will want to have bad press or vibes in any Club or any action that would damage the brand or sales. So I think a plan should be developed.