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eenyminiminymoe · May 13th, 2006, 11:09 PM

Dear Mini2 Forum,

First of all, thank you all for all the terrific information! From your advice, I pursued ordering a Cooper S from East Bay Mini. However, due to the 5-6 month wait, they are unable to get the exterior color I have my heart set on.

Does anyone know if there is another dealer in the US with a shorter wait time and no mark up? I'll fly pretty much anywhere to get my dream car...

Thank you so much,

Kelly

AprilWhine · May 13th, 2006, 11:16 PM

Almost any dealer east of the Mississippi is doing MSRP. I think the closest to you doing MSRP is probably Salt Lake City.

gugy · May 14th, 2006, 07:26 AM

well, here in southern california Brecht in San Diego does MSRP with you have a Costco membership. Long Beach does MSRP and I think Crevier too.
In all above the wait is 8 to 10 weeks. That's all dealers are promising me.

Aqualung · May 14th, 2006, 09:16 PM

I'm still astonished to see the west coast dealers w/ the long wait. Up here in Boston, MINI of Peabody http://www.minipeabody.com/ is one of the top dealers in the country and has one of the biggest allocations. 2 years ago I ordered mine late Dec and had it by mid Feb.

Not sure if MoP does it, but MINI of the Hamptons (Long Island, NY) advertises for $500 that they can manage shipping (there's a current thread over on NAM about someone in LA thinking about doing the same http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...light=hamptons)

Here's one posting which gives you a sense of the timeframes:

Ordered Mine Feb 17th arrived in NY March 23 was deliverd to Hayward CA on April 17 I picked it up the 18th. It was in perfect condition, just dusty. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Now to be fair, there is one negative posting, but it's not 100% clear that it was the shipper's fault or just bad luck on the way home...then again, it sounds like you may have the flexibility to fly out and drive it home.

yellowmininy · May 21st, 2006, 03:54 AM

Towne Mini in Buffalo NY, my MA was Greg Korduba. Excellent service there, and Greg knows his Minis!
(716) 504-MINI (6464)

May 13th, 2006, 11:09 PM	#1
eenyminiminymoe MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oakland, CA Local Time: 12:09 PM Posts: 1 Offline	Short Wait at MSRP in US? Dear Mini2 Forum, First of all, thank you all for all the terrific information! From your advice, I pursued ordering a Cooper S from East Bay Mini. However, due to the 5-6 month wait, they are unable to get the exterior color I have my heart set on. Does anyone know if there is another dealer in the US with a shorter wait time and no mark up? I'll fly pretty much anywhere to get my dream car... Thank you so much, Kelly

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AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gypsy Local Time: 01:09 PM Posts: 16,078 Offline	Almost any dealer east of the Mississippi is doing MSRP. I think the closest to you doing MSRP is probably Salt Lake City. Global Moderator

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May 14th, 2006, 07:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
gugy MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Local Time: 12:09 PM Posts: 17 Offline	well, here in southern california Brecht in San Diego does MSRP with you have a Costco membership. Long Beach does MSRP and I think Crevier too. In all above the wait is 8 to 10 weeks. That's all dealers are promising me.

May 14th, 2006, 09:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Aqualung Sitting on a park bench.. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bahstun, MA Local Time: 03:09 PM Posts: 1,183 Offline	I'm still astonished to see the west coast dealers w/ the long wait. Up here in Boston, MINI of Peabody http://www.minipeabody.com/ is one of the top dealers in the country and has one of the biggest allocations. 2 years ago I ordered mine late Dec and had it by mid Feb. Not sure if MoP does it, but MINI of the Hamptons (Long Island, NY) advertises for $500 that they can manage shipping (there's a current thread over on NAM about someone in LA thinking about doing the same http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...light=hamptons) Here's one posting which gives you a sense of the timeframes: *Ordered Mine Feb 17th arrived in NY March 23 was deliverd to Hayward CA on April 17 I picked it up the 18th. It was in perfect condition, just dusty. I would do it again in a heartbeat.* Now to be fair, there is one negative posting, but it's not 100% clear that it was the shipper's fault or just bad luck on the way home...then again, it sounds like you may have the flexibility to fly out and drive it home.

May 21st, 2006, 03:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
yellowmininy QQJ's Social Secretary Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Upstate NY Local Time: 02:09 PM Posts: 7,203 Offline	Towne Mini in Buffalo NY, my MA was Greg Korduba. Excellent service there, and Greg knows his Minis! (716) 504-MINI (6464)

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