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aclark001 · Sep 16th, 2003, 06:14 PM

Hey guys, I'm a bit desperate, and I searched thr forum and didn't find the info I seek.
My mini desperately needs an oil change, and I don't have much free time to do it myself. Does anyone know of a non-dealer shop in Los Angeles that could do it? I've called around and the dealers all seem to have 3 week backlogs, and I haven't found any independents to do it.
Any direction you could point me would be greatly appreciated.

Spy Car · Sep 17th, 2003, 09:20 PM

What do you mean desperately needs an oil change?

According to BMW you only need oil changes at the regualr service, like 10k, 25k etc (not that I personally follow this schedule). You are not trying to skip a regular service are you? Or is this an "extra" optional oil change.

Have you tried Long beach MINI? They are usually very good about getting one in for service (unlike the dealer that shares a name with one of the film studios).

EBMCS03 · Sep 19th, 2003, 07:30 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Spy Car

Have you tried Long beach MINI? They are usually very good about getting one in for service (unlike the dealer that shares a name with one of the film studios).

You mean Universal? hahah

Ya goto Long Beach MINI... why dont u want to goto the dealer and want to goto an independent place? I took mine to Long Beach at 1300miles and it was a walk in and it took them 45mins or so. and it was under $60 so no biggie... oil and filter would have costed me around $45 alone so.

Spy Car · Sep 23rd, 2003, 07:53 PM

Wouldn't it be wonderful if all dealers were as terrific as Long Beach?

EBMCS03 · Sep 23rd, 2003, 08:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Spy Car

Wouldn't it be wonderful if all dealers were as terrific as Long Beach?

YUP!! Lets relay this to MINI NA.

red03miniS · Oct 2nd, 2003, 07:47 AM

some of us love universal and have had great experience with them

i know of 4 other mini owners that love universal

NEMINI · Oct 2nd, 2003, 07:52 AM

as long as you don't mind huge markups i suppose

red03miniS · Oct 3rd, 2003, 12:21 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by GMINI03

as long as you don't mind huge markups i suppose

not everybody paid huge markups

been in the car industry few years..not about to may markup
you can go to universal and not may markups
4 of us bought from there i know of with 0 markups

EBMCS03 · Oct 3rd, 2003, 04:44 AM

thats cool 4 out of how many thousand did they sell?

NEMINI · Oct 3rd, 2003, 04:47 AM

don't take this the wrong way I am only asking out of curiosity ... how hard did you have to work them over to get them to come down to MSRP?

Spy Car · Oct 3rd, 2003, 05:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by red03miniS

some of us love universal and have had great experience with them

i know of 4 other mini owners that love universal

Well they flat out lied to me...cost me 6 months wait...and try to rip most people off...so I hold them in complete contempt...dishonest dealership as far as I'm concerned

Spy Car · Oct 3rd, 2003, 05:53 AM

Oh yea..should mention an oil change at Long Beach is about $60 while Universal wants $100...typical

red03miniS · Oct 3rd, 2003, 05:17 PM

well i have written this story many times at mco.

i went to universal first, and they had a 4K markup with lojack and crap. so i went to nick alexander, and there was a 7K markup..well i came back to universal and after talking to them for about 2 hours they said "yes we can get you a car wtihout the lojack and all that", and i asked how much, and it was msrp. and i negotiated to get teh floormats thrown in. sure they might gouge like some other dealerships do (imo nick alexander is the worst), but there are people who have had good experiences, thats all i was trying to say.

spycar--i have met you in person, and your an aweseom guy. differnt people have different experiences, and i respect that

gmini--i never take any offense, it took about 2.5 hours of negotiating.

then again i got my uncles 2003 honda accord v6 for him for 17.5K so people dont believe that either. i am a cheap skate asian negotiate like no other kind of guy

ucsd--4 is how many i know. there are other people who bought at msrp, then i have a friend on mco, who paid 6K markup on a USED MCS..yeah dont ask...so diff people have different experiences.

i was not going to buy a car out of state, when i could get the dealer in my backyard to get me the car i wanted at msrp.

EBMCS03 · Oct 4th, 2003, 06:23 AM

Ya.. there are always the few.. the lucky few that get things their way at any place... but majority dont... so that kinda makes universal and other dealers that do mark up have a bad reputation... of course there are always good experiences too and I'm sure Long Beach have had some bad experiences... especially with ppl not wanting to wait so long on the wait list.

Zeede · Nov 16th, 2003, 07:20 AM

Ryan also has the advantage of having been a car salesman.

I've had lovely experiences w/ Irvine Mini. They were selling MC's for no markup, no haggle, and the manager went out of his way to help me w/ my stubborn credit union during the car loan process.

red03miniS · Nov 16th, 2003, 05:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Zeede

Ryan also has the advantage of having been a car salesman.

I've had lovely experiences w/ Irvine Mini. They were selling MC's for no markup, no haggle, and the manager went out of his way to help me w/ my stubborn credit union during the car loan process.

Actually, I was never a car salesman

I worked at Acura for a while, and it was in the corporate world, where we got training in sales, marketing, advertising, and some manufacturing design process

I just wanted to clarify that.

Its because I am a cheap ass Asian car enthusiast..hehe..thats why I get good deals

Zeede · Nov 17th, 2003, 04:39 AM

Ah okay. You said you worked for Acura, I presumed as a salesman, sorry

Hmm...aren't all Asians "thrifty"? Hehehe

red03miniS · Nov 18th, 2003, 01:06 AM

i dont want to generalize, but i confess to being one cheap ass *******

iDiaz · Jan 13th, 2004, 11:11 PM

Go to Long Beach MINI, but don't let them wash your car! When I went in for an oil change, they washed it very poorly and covered it in swirl marks.

To their credit, they offered to polish out the swirls for me, but I ended up just doing it myself. Confidence in them restored.

KDOG · Jan 14th, 2004, 05:32 AM

Universal sucks...unproffesional salesman (ie..stoner Mark) that had to check the website to see that a MCS isnt available in cosmo black! the service dept? forget about it..what a bunch of ass*****.
I purposelly went there to talk to the showroom manager and ask a simple question about the remote only to be given wrong info (yet again) and got to show them the MCS I saved 6K on by not buying thru them.. I used the extra money I saved to get my car fuly loaded w/ options! =-)
I would rather pay to change the oil myself than get them to do it for free. (they would probably screw something up anyway) to each his own though. right

Sep 16th, 2003, 06:14 PM	#1
aclark001 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 1 Offline	oil change in la Hey guys, I'm a bit desperate, and I searched thr forum and didn't find the info I seek. My mini desperately needs an oil change, and I don't have much free time to do it myself. Does anyone know of a non-dealer shop in Los Angeles that could do it? I've called around and the dealers all seem to have 3 week backlogs, and I haven't found any independents to do it. Any direction you could point me would be greatly appreciated.

Sep 19th, 2003, 07:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 6,777 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Spy Car Have you tried Long beach MINI? They are usually very good about getting one in for service (unlike the dealer that shares a name with one of the film studios). You mean Universal? hahah Ya goto Long Beach MINI... why dont u want to goto the dealer and want to goto an independent place? I took mine to Long Beach at 1300miles and it was a walk in and it took them 45mins or so. and it was under $60 so no biggie... oil and filter would have costed me around $45 alone so. EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Sep 23rd, 2003, 08:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 6,777 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Spy Car Wouldn't it be wonderful if all dealers were as terrific as Long Beach? YUP!! Lets relay this to MINI NA. EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Oct 2nd, 2003, 07:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
red03miniS MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2003 Location: ca Local Time: 02:02 PM Posts: 875 Offline	some of us love universal and have had great experience with them i know of 4 other mini owners that love universal 2003 CR MCS and 2007 CR MCS (on order)

Oct 2nd, 2003, 07:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 09:02 AM Posts: 7,911 Offline	as long as you don't mind huge markups i suppose NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

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Sep 17th, 2003, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spy Car I miss Ruthie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: City of the Angels Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 6,359 Offline	What do you mean desperately needs an oil change? According to BMW you only need oil changes at the regualr service, like 10k, 25k etc (not that I personally follow this schedule). You are not trying to skip a regular service are you? Or is this an "extra" optional oil change. Have you tried Long beach MINI? They are usually very good about getting one in for service (unlike the dealer that shares a name with one of the film studios).

Sep 23rd, 2003, 07:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Spy Car I miss Ruthie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: City of the Angels Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 6,359 Offline	Wouldn't it be wonderful if all dealers were as terrific as Long Beach?

Oct 3rd, 2003, 12:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
red03miniS MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2003 Location: ca Local Time: 02:02 PM Posts: 875 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GMINI03 as long as you don't mind huge markups i suppose not everybody paid huge markups been in the car industry few years..not about to may markup you can go to universal and not may markups 4 of us bought from there i know of with 0 markups 2003 CR MCS and 2007 CR MCS (on order)

Oct 3rd, 2003, 04:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 6,777 Offline	thats cool 4 out of how many thousand did they sell? EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Oct 3rd, 2003, 04:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 09:02 AM Posts: 7,911 Offline	don't take this the wrong way I am only asking out of curiosity ... how hard did you have to work them over to get them to come down to MSRP? NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

Oct 3rd, 2003, 05:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Spy Car I miss Ruthie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: City of the Angels Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 6,359 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by red03miniS some of us love universal and have had great experience with them i know of 4 other mini owners that love universal Well they flat out lied to me...cost me 6 months wait...and try to rip most people off...so I hold them in complete contempt...dishonest dealership as far as I'm concerned

Oct 3rd, 2003, 05:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
Spy Car I miss Ruthie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: City of the Angels Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 6,359 Offline	Oh yea..should mention an oil change at Long Beach is about $60 while Universal wants $100...typical

Oct 3rd, 2003, 05:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
red03miniS MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2003 Location: ca Local Time: 02:02 PM Posts: 875 Offline	well i have written this story many times at mco. i went to universal first, and they had a 4K markup with lojack and crap. so i went to nick alexander, and there was a 7K markup..well i came back to universal and after talking to them for about 2 hours they said "yes we can get you a car wtihout the lojack and all that", and i asked how much, and it was msrp. and i negotiated to get teh floormats thrown in. sure they might gouge like some other dealerships do (imo nick alexander is the worst), but there are people who have had good experiences, thats all i was trying to say. spycar--i have met you in person, and your an aweseom guy. differnt people have different experiences, and i respect that gmini--i never take any offense, it took about 2.5 hours of negotiating. then again i got my uncles 2003 honda accord v6 for him for 17.5K so people dont believe that either. i am a cheap skate asian negotiate like no other kind of guy ucsd--4 is how many i know. there are other people who bought at msrp, then i have a friend on mco, who paid 6K markup on a USED MCS..yeah dont ask...so diff people have different experiences. i was not going to buy a car out of state, when i could get the dealer in my backyard to get me the car i wanted at msrp. 2003 CR MCS and 2007 CR MCS (on order)

Oct 4th, 2003, 06:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 6,777 Offline	Ya.. there are always the few.. the lucky few that get things their way at any place... but majority dont... so that kinda makes universal and other dealers that do mark up have a bad reputation... of course there are always good experiences too and I'm sure Long Beach have had some bad experiences... especially with ppl not wanting to wait so long on the wait list. EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Nov 16th, 2003, 07:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
Zeede MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 112 Offline	Ryan also has the advantage of having been a car salesman. I've had lovely experiences w/ Irvine Mini. They were selling MC's for no markup, no haggle, and the manager went out of his way to help me w/ my stubborn credit union during the car loan process.

Nov 16th, 2003, 05:16 PM	#16 (permalink)
red03miniS MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2003 Location: ca Local Time: 02:02 PM Posts: 875 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Zeede Ryan also has the advantage of having been a car salesman. I've had lovely experiences w/ Irvine Mini. They were selling MC's for no markup, no haggle, and the manager went out of his way to help me w/ my stubborn credit union during the car loan process. Actually, I was never a car salesman I worked at Acura for a while, and it was in the corporate world, where we got training in sales, marketing, advertising, and some manufacturing design process I just wanted to clarify that. Its because I am a cheap ass Asian car enthusiast..hehe..thats why I get good deals 2003 CR MCS and 2007 CR MCS (on order)

Nov 17th, 2003, 04:39 AM	#17 (permalink)
Zeede MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 112 Offline	Ah okay. You said you worked for Acura, I presumed as a salesman, sorry Hmm...aren't all Asians "thrifty"? Hehehe

Nov 18th, 2003, 01:06 AM	#18 (permalink)
red03miniS MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2003 Location: ca Local Time: 02:02 PM Posts: 875 Offline	i dont want to generalize, but i confess to being one cheap ass ******* 2003 CR MCS and 2007 CR MCS (on order)

Jan 13th, 2004, 11:11 PM	#19 (permalink)
iDiaz TEAM MIGHTY MINIZ Join Date: May 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 129 Offline	Go to Long Beach MINI, but don't let them wash your car! When I went in for an oil change, they washed it very poorly and covered it in swirl marks. To their credit, they offered to polish out the swirls for me, but I ended up just doing it myself. Confidence in them restored. http://www.teammightyminiz.com/misc/...ewsigsmall.jpg Last edited by iDiaz : Jan 14th, 2004 at 05:52 AM.

Jan 14th, 2004, 05:32 AM	#20 (permalink)
KDOG MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles Local Time: 07:02 AM Posts: 92 Offline	Universal sucks...unproffesional salesman (ie..stoner Mark) that had to check the website to see that a MCS isnt available in cosmo black! the service dept? forget about it..what a bunch of ass*****. I purposelly went there to talk to the showroom manager and ask a simple question about the remote only to be given wrong info (yet again) and got to show them the MCS I saved 6K on by not buying thru them.. I used the extra money I saved to get my car fuly loaded w/ options! =-) I would rather pay to change the oil myself than get them to do it for free. (they would probably screw something up anyway) to each his own though. right

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