Yes, the bluetooth phone buttons added to the multi-function steering wheel. I'd give my left nuttttt for those buttons. Anyone know if there's a viable solution?

 

Here's a full list of 2005 change: http://www.motoringfile.com/2004/02/..._mini_revealed

 

I looked at that briefly - didnt seem to cover the Jan prod changes specifically tho? Since he had almost bought an 05 made in 04 I was trying to show what differences there might be between the two.

 

ah - gotcha. Maybe this will help then: http://www.motoringfile.com/2004/08/...d_this_january / http://www.motoringfile.com/2004/12/...ipment_changes

 

I guess I am one of the lucky demo owners. I bought an '05, Pure Silver/Black withe 240 miles on it. Also got it at the old price and a $500 discount. It has the premium, sport, cold weather packages and the HK stereo. Currently, I have 12,500 miles, not one problem. I bought the car thru a broker friend, site unseen. The color was fine by me, actually it was one of the color combos I liked. As I said, lucky!:smile:

 

I do not agree. I see nothing wrong with purchasing a "demo" vehicle. I bought a 1987 Porsche Carrera that was a "demo" and got a great price. The vehicle was driven by the owner of the agency and not a "Test Drive" car.

"Demo" does not mean "Test Drive"

For the agency to write off the vehicle's loss, they sell it as a demo. That way the owner of the agency can write off the difference between the new price and the sales price of the demo.

I'd ask if the vehicle was used for test drives.

 

n The car was a test drive vehicle with only -$1000 in discount with 4000+ miles on it. Non-sense.

btw, I will be putting order for production tomorrow for a NEW MCS!!!! AWESOME.

 

Man, ya'll are breaking my heart.

i bought a "courtesy" car with 11,000 miles on it! I thought i got a pretty good deal, and i drove it around and i was impressed with the condition it was in for being used, and a dealership car.

Yeh, i've been in for quite a few repairs. But after reading this site, it's typical mini issues (and half my appts are for getting repairs on parts they broke the last time i was in for service... grr). In the 3 months i've owned the car, i've put on 7-8k very fun miles, without any major issues. Wiper motor broke, window squeaked, dash rattle, and they didn't put my window back right and it's loose, and they broke a speaker clip. There was a crack in the windshield (replaced) and a nail in the tire (replaced) threw in an ash tray and they massively detailed it out ALL before i picked up the car. I was ready to purchase, but my dad found those issues, and they agreed to fix it all before i took it home. I DON'T know how it was treated, how many people drove it, what gas they used blah blah... but without documentation, you never know how ANY previous owner drove a car or treated it.

I took a chance, and i'm very happy i have a mini that the price wasn't blown up for resale. I was VERY lucky for it to have the exact options, color, everything i wanted without the wait for one i configured... since i needed a car right then. I'm not saying anyone else should buy a dealership car, but it's not THAT bad :/

 

but it only had 150 miles on it... with no discount.

It is an automatic so i do not have to worry about the clutch. I would ask them to put a new clutch in for you to seal the deal!

 

Best of luck with the car - but just fyi, the sales rep revv'd the crap out of the brand new automatic I test drove and encouraged me to do the same (car had only a few miles on it and was not only not past break in, but the oil wasn't even warm yet). That test drive, and I'm sure it was not the only one, was very hard on the car as we pushed the limits and pushed the gearbox.