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Thanks for this great forum. My wife and I are dumping our leased Jeep Liberty(unsafe junk) and want to purchase a MINI. Our first date (24 years a go) was a rally and we won in a RX-7. Having driven Corvairs in High School and college, we have owned a XJS Jaguar, a 924 Porsche and still the 92 GMC.
Susan test drove a used MINI last month (5' 10" ex-model) and fell in love with the MINI. Johann wanted more for the 2002 than a new one. I have loved them since my old rally days 35 years ago but never owned one. Now we want one. Bad.
The problem is that we live in a third-world state within the USA and the only MINI dealer is not open yet (supposedly will next month). I talked to the "salesperson" and their expected inventory is a joke (mainly automatic transmissions with two packages with an unspecified "premium" package on top of those others!). In an area with over 300 days of sunshine, the new inventory includes no sunroof models.
What we are searching for is a chili red with a white (sunroof) top, not an "S". A new or "2004-5", and even recent used one would be OK. When we do on-line searches for dealers, no show up for a 250 mile radius even though Phoenix is closer than that. We are willing to travel to, or ship back, the right MINI.
If anyone can recommend a dealer, even as far away as the Hamptons, I would appreciate the recommendation. I am looking for an honest, fair deal, without the extra money "premium" additions.
Where the only question is red or green chili (prefer a red chili MINI) in New Mexico...
Mark (highdesert)
Thanks for this great forum. My wife and I are dumping our leased Jeep Liberty(unsafe junk) and want to purchase a MINI. Our first date (24 years a go) was a rally and we won in a RX-7. Having driven Corvairs in High School and college, we have owned a XJS Jaguar, a 924 Porsche and still the 92 GMC.
Susan test drove a used MINI last month (5' 10" ex-model) and fell in love with the MINI. Johann wanted more for the 2002 than a new one. I have loved them since my old rally days 35 years ago but never owned one. Now we want one. Bad.
The problem is that we live in a third-world state within the USA and the only MINI dealer is not open yet (supposedly will next month). I talked to the "salesperson" and their expected inventory is a joke (mainly automatic transmissions with two packages with an unspecified "premium" package on top of those others!). In an area with over 300 days of sunshine, the new inventory includes no sunroof models.
What we are searching for is a chili red with a white (sunroof) top, not an "S". A new or "2004-5", and even recent used one would be OK. When we do on-line searches for dealers, no show up for a 250 mile radius even though Phoenix is closer than that. We are willing to travel to, or ship back, the right MINI.
If anyone can recommend a dealer, even as far away as the Hamptons, I would appreciate the recommendation. I am looking for an honest, fair deal, without the extra money "premium" additions.
Where the only question is red or green chili (prefer a red chili MINI) in New Mexico...
Mark (highdesert)