MINI Price Increases on orders pre July 1 '04

[Pinks]

Hello everyone

Just wondering if there's anyone out there in the same situation...

My sister is due for a 14 July delivery of a MINI One D. She has the signed purchase order for the car complete with options etc and the total price.
Dealer rang her yesterday to tell her that when she picks the car up they will be charging her the new list price for the MINI One D as of July 1st...
Can they do this
The car was ordered in February at the current list price...
Anyone else ??

Grateful for any advice
Pinks

[ScottyB]

Geez, that doesnt sound right.

I could understand maybe if it was built AFTER the 1st of July....

Id fight that.

[Rob.]

It's difficult to answer really.
Delivery on July the 14th could mean that the car is the facelift model and built in the first 2 weeks of july. My local dealer was telling me they are giving people the option of having an 'old' model for the old price or waiting a couple of weeks and getting the facelift model and paying the extra. This only applies to the orders near the change over period.

Advice I can offer is make sure which model you are supposedly getting. If it is the older model, you shouldn't pay a penny more than on your order form. However, if it is the new model they are within their rights to pass the cost onto you. It says so on the back of the order form unfortunately. Having said all that explain you are not happy and ask the dealer to split the difference, i.e. giving you a couple of hundred quid off the new price.
Hope this helps