Hey Everyone! I'm new here, not an owner yet (but ready to order) and am going to start right off the bat with questions!

I'm in South Jersey and would very much appreciate info on dealerships. The two closest to me are Main Line and Otto's in PA but I'm not opposed to traveling farther if I need to. I guess my 3 main questions are these.......

Who have you had good or bad experiences with, what have your waiting after ordering times been, and what can I expect to pay over MSRP?

Thanks in advance for your help - I've already learned so much from lurking here, can't wait to hear what you guys think!

 

I take Hendrix to Ottos and I like them a lot. My SA is Nicole Osborne. There is a local MINI club http://www.phillymini.org and we have a forum section. Ottos always gets good marks from our Members. Ottos also does SCCA AutoX events and has provided a MINI for newbie autoXers to use.

I have no experience with MINI of the Mainline.

 

I bought my MINI off the lot from Main Line but have also used Otto's for service.
I've had a good experience with both. Both support the local MINI community. The one plus I'd give is to Otto's for their Sat. service hours.
I'd say one thing to consider is where you are located in South Jersey. I work in Cherry Hill & live in West Deptford. Getting to Main Line during the week, no matter how you go, can be a royal pain. I find that the trip from home to Otto's on the weekends especially, not a bad dirve at all.
Jeff
"Dorothy" '06 MC BRG/W
#151 in the GWRR

 

I'm at college in PA and considered both Otto's and Main Line (in addition to two dealers in MD) when I ordered my MINI in mid-August, but ended up going with Otto's. In addition to being the closest, they were the only dealer to offer me a selling price under MSRP and it didn't even take much negotiating at all! To make things better, my MA threw in my choice of floor mats (carpet or rubber) and a $35 certificate to their gift shop. I've had nothing but positive experience with them and will actually be ordering from them again this upcoming week, after my MINI was totaled a week and a half ago. First one took exactly 4 weeks from ordering to delivery day so I'm hoping the second one will get here just as fast.
Side note on Main Line - Although the MA there was not willing to sell under MSRP he did offer me the employee price, rather than the retail price, on all the accessories I wanted. Thought that was pretty awesome. Obviously I'd recommend Otto's as they're who I went with, but either of them should be great to deal with.

 

Thanks so much for your help! Otto's it is! I'm really happy to get 3 good reviews and that's the closest/most convenient for me.

 

Awesome, you definitely won't regret it! I just confirmed my 2nd order with them and got $500 under MSRP. If you can find one at the dealer that you like you'll get an even BETTER deal.