| SteveBrass Mar 16th, 2004, 09:40 AM I'll be staying in Orlando and then Sarasota for a couple of weeks wef March 26th. Wouldn't mind a wander around a dealership to see how USA specs differ to the UK. Any advice? :) minimotorin Mar 16th, 2004, 11:42 AM Stephen, come over to www.sunshineminis.org and talk to the MOO folks (Minis of Orlando). That's the local club. I'm sure they would love to offer advice or meet up with you. azimmerm Mar 16th, 2004, 01:15 PM what will you be visiting in orlando? the local dealership is "downtown mini" located - you guessed it - downtown. the address is on orange avenue, not more than 1/2 hour from the tourist areas. SteveBrass Mar 16th, 2004, 02:10 PM what will you be visiting in orlando? the local dealership is "downtown mini" located - you guessed it - downtown. the address is on orange avenue, not more than 1/2 hour from the tourist areas. We'll be at the Pop Century Resort. I'm hiring a Dodge Montana so I shall take a drive downtown. :) minimotorin Mar 16th, 2004, 05:02 PM Have fun at Disney! TSizemore3 Mar 24th, 2004, 09:37 PM In Orlando of course there's Downtown MINI. It's kinda' neat how they put a car dealership inside an office building. The only drawbacks are not many cars to see and parking is a pain! When I visited them a couple of weeks ago there was no parking left in their lot so I had to park in the street on a meter. The closest dealer to Sarasota is Ferman MINI in Palm Harbor. It's around 70 miles north of Sarasota. They have a nice showroom and usually have lots of cars in stock. To get there from Sarasota you also get to go over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge which can be spectacular. Other pluses are that you are just across the bay from some of the attractions in Tampa like Busch Gardens and International Mall. The drawback is the drive can be a bit of a pain, especially during rush hour. It Tampa, you'll see a bunch of MINI's buzzing around. Not quite so many in Orlando. In Sarasota you will see some, although the local BMW dealership seems a bit hostile toward them. And I appear to be the only MINI owner in North Port, a bit south of Sarasota. pepperwhitecooperkid Sep 10th, 2004, 09:17 PM Hey, must be something about staffordshire in the UK- I'm also visiting orlando then onto Port Charlotte for two weeks end of april next year. I've just picked up my MC last week and i would love to see how the US spec differs to ours. I'll try to visit downtown mini whilst I'm there. :D Are there any near port charlotte ??? :p GLJones Sep 12th, 2004, 05:40 AM I was at Downtown Mini today and they had tons of cars. The showroom was packed full with Mini's parked in places I have never seen before. The back parking lot was also full of Minis. Might be a great time to go check out the Dealership. Don't know about during the week, but on the weekend there is additional parking across the street (Jefferson) and behind the Mini lot. My car should be delivered around the 21st. Jerry pepperwhitecooperkid Sep 15th, 2004, 06:41 PM Sounds like Downtown mini is the place to go ! I must make sure that its the first stop of my hols :D Whats your spec ? Mines the 05 model plus an areokit - pepperwhite with a black roof. Air con, ASC, SS+, chilli pack, TLC, head airbags, alarm, Harman Kardon.... to name a few :D GLJones Sep 15th, 2004, 07:55 PM Mine's a 2005 CR/W MCS with Premium & Sport packages, Nav, Auto Wipers/Rear View, Rear Fogs White stripes and those extra Front lights. It should be in next week! It got off the ship in Charleston today! Jerry pepperwhitecooperkid Sep 15th, 2004, 09:26 PM Sounds really nice- is the sports package the same as the chilli pack ? As I know your specs are slightly different to ours over here in England. Make sure you post some photos when you pick it up :D Look forward to seeing them GLJones Sep 16th, 2004, 12:02 AM I have no idea what the chili pack has. The sport package has the following... Sport Seats Sport Suspension 17"Runflat tires Xenon headlampswith washers Bonnet stripes Might have missed something but basically, my Mini has every option offered here except the cold stuff (Heated seats & mirrors) and the backing sonar thing. I also didn't get the JCW stuff. I will post pics when it comes in. Should be at the VPC in Charleston today. Jerry pepperwhitecooperkid Sep 16th, 2004, 10:28 PM I guess its kinda the same, Chilli pack has sports seats sports suspension 16" fin alloys run flats chrome line exterior cloth/leather front fogs trip computer rear roof spoiler 3 spoke sports leather steering wheel and gearknob I Look forward to seeing your pics :D | ||