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Jun 21st, 2007, 08:52 PM
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 What not to buy from a dealer! Hi all i wanna start a thred about what not to buy from a dealer ie: bonnet stripes cos you can get them alot cheeper at your local graphics shop. See what i mean???? ok ill go first then. AUTO lights and AUTO wipers both of these i think are a waste of money.  Taking care of business   |
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Jun 21st, 2007, 10:16 PM
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| I like your style perfect, some half decent advice with attitude. Rams  |
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Jun 22nd, 2007, 10:25 AM
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| No. Factory options are cheaper from the factory because they are fitted whilst the car is being built. Paying for standard lights and standard wipers as part of the original specification of the car, and then paying again to have them replaced, will be much more expensive. |
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Jun 22nd, 2007, 10:27 AM
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| That is a bit like saying "British Racing Green, 'cause I don't like it".  Things to shop around for I guess would be things like: Gap / Shortfall insurance Decals OEM accessories (sometimes cheaper aftermarket or eBay) Finance Wheel upgrades (OEM or otherwise) It could be useful if people have, for example, retrimmed their interior in full, high quality leather, how does that compare with OEM leather stuff like that. |
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Jun 22nd, 2007, 10:29 AM
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| Good example Paul. I've had plenty of cars re-upholstered in leather over the years. It is rarely, if ever, cheaper than having it done at the factory, but is always far superior quality leather. |
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Jun 22nd, 2007, 01:05 PM
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| Auto Wipers Spot on, Auto lights 50/50 really, it does me head in with the Xenons coming on and off going under trees, also shortens the life of the lamp unit. Can't beat Auto wipers-Vis pack is a great piece of kit  What not to buy is that Diamond bright or Superguard or whatever it's called! |
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Jun 22nd, 2007, 02:48 PM
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| Fergus i understand what your saying!! BUT ive got them now and i wish i had not thats all. i just wanns help others who are thinking of getting a mini by pointing out our views thats all. but like they say each to there own. Right anybody else had something put on there mini that they wish they didnt get now????  Taking care of business |
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Jun 22nd, 2007, 04:19 PM
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| That's not really what the title and first post of this thread is about though, is it? Anyone reading your post automatically thinks it is a thread where people can post their experiences of being able to buy items for their MINIs more cheaply than at a dealer, which is, I'm sure, what you intended it to be? As the vast majority of factory-fitted options cannot be fitted after the car is built (or are prohibitively more expensive if they can be) surely including factory-fitted items that you wish you hadn't chosen in a thread about what not to buy from a MINI dealer is a bit irrelevant? |
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Jun 22nd, 2007, 04:50 PM
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| Is this thread going anywhere? coz it's boring the pants off me  |
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