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TO MY MINI Friends,
I made an initial inquiry to my local MINI dealer last June and was informed that they were only taking names on an interest list. OK Fine, PLEASE put me down - I'll give you anything you want. After checking back via email every 90 days or so I again made contact after pricing was released yesterday.
The email response to my inquiry as to where I was positioned on the list was they would not release that information and nothing more will happen for another 30-60 days. I have read a number of postings by people who know exactly where they are, and some of them here in the US have even put deposits down. This seems very odd, We're located in a major Southern California market - probably BMW's largest. Obviously I'm looking forward to the car and like most of my fellow enthusiasts I'm excited -especially after seeing the Cooper S at the LA show. The inquiries I've made have all been polite and have been returned in a professional manner except that there is still this "AIR" of BMW snootiness -almost like "these silly little people and their MINI questions -pass me the caviar Charles". Now I must admit, that I did give them a little zinger when I forwarded them the MINI pricing from MINI2.com BEFORE they even knew what it was and they couldn't wait to chop my head off and point out that the site was "UNOFFICIAL". Anyway, I continued to let them know that there are a lot of us who HAVE MONEY - WIL BE customers and KNOW a thing or two about cars and not just nameplates. OH well, if I find out that I'm #10,000 on the list I'll know I've pushed it too far - maybe I should start limiting my Cooper S daily intake. In closing I have to reiterate that all I want to do is to order the car and have some basic customer service and if all else fails - I have ALL of the dated correspondence just in case I have to make a little noise to management down the road. Man, it sure would be a lot easier if I bought a Ford Taurus. All similar experiences or contradictions welcomed.
Anonymous (so I really don't end up #10,000)
I made an initial inquiry to my local MINI dealer last June and was informed that they were only taking names on an interest list. OK Fine, PLEASE put me down - I'll give you anything you want. After checking back via email every 90 days or so I again made contact after pricing was released yesterday.
The email response to my inquiry as to where I was positioned on the list was they would not release that information and nothing more will happen for another 30-60 days. I have read a number of postings by people who know exactly where they are, and some of them here in the US have even put deposits down. This seems very odd, We're located in a major Southern California market - probably BMW's largest. Obviously I'm looking forward to the car and like most of my fellow enthusiasts I'm excited -especially after seeing the Cooper S at the LA show. The inquiries I've made have all been polite and have been returned in a professional manner except that there is still this "AIR" of BMW snootiness -almost like "these silly little people and their MINI questions -pass me the caviar Charles". Now I must admit, that I did give them a little zinger when I forwarded them the MINI pricing from MINI2.com BEFORE they even knew what it was and they couldn't wait to chop my head off and point out that the site was "UNOFFICIAL". Anyway, I continued to let them know that there are a lot of us who HAVE MONEY - WIL BE customers and KNOW a thing or two about cars and not just nameplates. OH well, if I find out that I'm #10,000 on the list I'll know I've pushed it too far - maybe I should start limiting my Cooper S daily intake. In closing I have to reiterate that all I want to do is to order the car and have some basic customer service and if all else fails - I have ALL of the dated correspondence just in case I have to make a little noise to management down the road. Man, it sure would be a lot easier if I bought a Ford Taurus. All similar experiences or contradictions welcomed.
Anonymous (so I really don't end up #10,000)