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ada · Oct 6th, 2002, 07:02 AM

I orded my mini cooper end of July and was given an expected delivery date of 19th Nov (about 4 months), now reading the forum this looks massively over the odds. I'm wondering if some dealers have longer/shorter delivery times than others.

I'd like a quick poll of date order placed, rough UK location and the expected/actual delivery date.

If I've been waiting over the odds I might have a go at shouting at someone at BMW and maybe get something for free, never know your luck.

Electric Sheep · Oct 6th, 2002, 08:03 AM

Order placed: 18/09/2002.
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands.
Expected delivery date to dealer: 22/10/2002.

For specification, see my signature, below.

Ady · Oct 6th, 2002, 08:06 AM

This seems to vary from dealer to dealer as does the amount required as deposit. I ordered my Cooper on the 4th of September and was told i could have it in October but due to finances i chose to have mine in Novemeber. Also my deposit was £250, some dealers have asked for £500, a bit excessive in my opinion

Ady (R50)

jandabow · Oct 6th, 2002, 08:32 AM

We ordered our Cooper S July 27 and took delivery on October 2. We were originally told it would the end of November. We love it!

CUTiger3 · Oct 6th, 2002, 08:41 AM

We ordered ours on 9/30/02, and were told to expect a 6-8 week wait. Ours is scheduled for production on 11/1/02

BigMack · Oct 6th, 2002, 09:42 AM

I think it depends if your dealer wants to assign you one of their allocations & when.

If they want to Spec order a lot of cars for the showroom, or if they have a long waiting list that they are actually following,,,,, Your wait could be quite long.

My Motoring Advisor,,,had an open allocation that he assigned my name to, then put my desired specs on it.

Should be about 8 weeks from Deposit to driving, and I'm in USA.

Good luck waiting for your MINI.

hairyhen · Oct 6th, 2002, 12:50 PM

Ordered my Cooper back in the 1st week of August with a £250 deposit. I was told there would be a 2 month wait, and it has stuck to that E.T.A ever since.
Its now at my dealer (Henry Bros. Glasgow) being prep-ed for delivery this Wednesday(9th Oct).
'cannae wait!'

NEMINI · Oct 6th, 2002, 01:03 PM

Wait lists vary greatly dealer by dealer.

MiniMayhem · Oct 6th, 2002, 05:08 PM

I asked three (UK) dealers recently what their delivery times were; the best was mid-November for a Cooper and January 2003 for a Cooper S, and the worst was January for a Cooper and around July for a Cooper S, so it really does pay to ask more than one dealer.

Tony Craggs · Oct 6th, 2002, 06:11 PM

I ordered my Cooper on 9th August and the quoted delivery to the dealer remains 19 November. This was apparently their next available allocation not sold.

The deposit was £250.

Only 6 eeks to go!!!!

M.2 · Oct 6th, 2002, 06:32 PM

I ordered mine at the end of April and got it the 1st September. £500 deposit. Leicester dealer

flipper · Oct 7th, 2002, 08:49 AM

I got caught out on this
My dealer sales person lied about delivery dates and then left to become an estate agent!
I complained to the dealer principal and suggested they give me the TLC package as compensation - they agreed but it hasn't made the wait any easier.
Car ordered May but not due til the end of Nov!

Oct 6th, 2002, 07:02 AM	#1
ada MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 02:38 AM Posts: 3 Offline	Waiting Lists I orded my mini cooper end of July and was given an expected delivery date of 19th Nov (about 4 months), now reading the forum this looks massively over the odds. I'm wondering if some dealers have longer/shorter delivery times than others. I'd like a quick poll of date order placed, rough UK location and the expected/actual delivery date. If I've been waiting over the odds I might have a go at shouting at someone at BMW and maybe get something for free, never know your luck.

Oct 6th, 2002, 08:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
jandabow MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indiana Local Time: 07:38 PM Posts: 1 Offline	Waiting List We ordered our Cooper S July 27 and took delivery on October 2. We were originally told it would the end of November. We love it! jandabow

Oct 6th, 2002, 08:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
CUTiger3 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Upstate South Caroli Local Time: 09:38 PM Posts: 345 Offline	We ordered ours on 9/30/02, and were told to expect a 6-8 week wait. Ours is scheduled for production on 11/1/02 Coop 2 (Speedy) - '07 DS/DS MCS

Oct 6th, 2002, 09:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
BigMack MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2002 Location: Near Daytona Beach, FL Local Time: 08:38 PM Posts: 277 Offline	Allocations I think it depends if your dealer wants to assign you one of their allocations & when. If they want to Spec order a lot of cars for the showroom, or if they have a long waiting list that they are actually following,,,,, Your wait could be quite long. My Motoring Advisor,,,had an open allocation that he assigned my name to, then put my desired specs on it. Should be about 8 weeks from Deposit to driving, and I'm in USA. Good luck waiting for your MINI. 2004 Pepper White Copoper S on order :white: 2002 Pepper White/Black Cooper, 9800 miles :white: 1972 Gunmetal Innocenti Cooper 1300, miles unknown

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NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 08:38 PM Posts: 7,866 Offline	Wait lists vary greatly dealer by dealer. NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

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Oct 6th, 2002, 08:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Electric Sheep Giddy with excitement Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 609 Offline	Order placed: 18/09/2002. Location: Shropshire, West Midlands. Expected delivery date to dealer: 22/10/2002. For specification, see my signature, below.

Oct 6th, 2002, 08:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ady Tinkering In The Garage Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Midlands, Uk Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 2,174 Offline	This seems to vary from dealer to dealer as does the amount required as deposit. I ordered my Cooper on the 4th of September and was told i could have it in October but due to finances i chose to have mine in Novemeber. Also my deposit was £250, some dealers have asked for £500, a bit excessive in my opinion Ady (R50)

Oct 6th, 2002, 12:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
hairyhen MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 02:38 AM Posts: 84 Offline	Ordered my Cooper back in the 1st week of August with a £250 deposit. I was told there would be a 2 month wait, and it has stuck to that E.T.A ever since. Its now at my dealer (Henry Bros. Glasgow) being prep-ed for delivery this Wednesday(9th Oct). 'cannae wait!'

Oct 6th, 2002, 05:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
MiniMayhem MINIless MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: A long way from Jenn Local Time: 02:38 AM Posts: 883 Offline	I asked three (UK) dealers recently what their delivery times were; the best was mid-November for a Cooper and January 2003 for a Cooper S, and the worst was January for a Cooper and around July for a Cooper S, so it really does pay to ask more than one dealer.

Oct 6th, 2002, 06:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tony Craggs MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hull Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 103 Offline	I ordered my Cooper on 9th August and the quoted delivery to the dealer remains 19 November. This was apparently their next available allocation not sold. The deposit was £250. Only 6 eeks to go!!!! TonyC

Oct 6th, 2002, 06:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
M.2 MINI2 Sponsor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Leicestershire Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 917 Offline	I ordered mine at the end of April and got it the 1st September. £500 deposit. Leicester dealer

Oct 7th, 2002, 08:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
flipper MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2002 Location: South West Local Time: 02:38 AM Posts: 293 Offline	I got caught out on this My dealer sales person lied about delivery dates and then left to become an estate agent! I complained to the dealer principal and suggested they give me the TLC package as compensation - they agreed but it hasn't made the wait any easier. Car ordered May but not due til the end of Nov!

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