According to MoT, our DCMM discount doesnt apply to labor charges, only parts...

Is this accurate?

 

Yes, I think so, unfortunately.

 

That's strange... at MINI of Sterling it applies to both labor and parts. I suppose the policy is bound to vary by dealership.

 

We need to clear that up, I thought for sure Dave R. (formerly) at MoS told me once that the discount only applied to parts.

 

I have asked for the DCMM discount on labor and received it... maybe they did me a favor (since I do so much business there)... maybe it was the policy and now it has changed... who knows. It's definitely worth checking into.

I have an appointment there on Tuesday, so I'll be sure to ask the new SA (Mike) about it, and possibly also check in with Brian Lattimer (MINI service manager).

 

If anyone has any info on this, please let me know. If I can get the DCMM discount on labor, it would save me quite a bit on my dealer installed options.

 

I've never gotten an work done at towson I had to pay for, but I'm pretty sure the DCMM discount was parts only.

 

Yes, Towson gives you 10% off labor. I've done that. Make sure you give your DCMM card to the ladies cashing you out. They apply the discount, not the SA.

 

Tate offers discount on parts only - The discount offered to DCMM is the same as the BMW discount but doesn't apply to labor.

 

Perhaps at Towson... but after talking about it to my SA at MoS in the past, he put the discount in the ticket - it clearly showed the 10% deduction in all of the totals... so the cashier didn't even have to give it a second glance.

 

Ok, still working on getting the discount on labor...doenst look promising..

But I was able to get a deal on my invisishield

 

??? If you ordered some part with your car that is "dealer installed", your most likely not going to get a discount ... its part of the order.

However, if you go down to parts dept, order a JCW Strut Bar, and they install it, you DO get a discount on labor. I know because I ordered a Strut Bar from Classic, brought it to Towson, and they installed it.

Invisishield, is this Proform? Can you say the total cost for it? Since clearbra has nothing to do with MINI, its not part of any DCMM discount. I think its subcontracted to PROFORM

 

Hmmmm.. I did go down to the parts department, and ordered the DPSM... and then brought it back to have "dealer installed" into the JCW.... I wonder if that would be subject to the discount..

Everyone I have talked to at Towson has so far told me it only apply to parts.

 

I think that Art's comment had more to do with how you are paying for the DPSM install. Even though it's dealer-installed, are you paying for it as part of the overall purchase of the car? Or, are you buying the car for one price, and having the DPSM installed as a service visit separate from the car purchase?

Judging by the feedback you're getting from Towson, it might not make a difference... but then again, it might. Service visit labor might be treated differently than "pre-sales" labor.

When I bought my MINI, I had a lot of dealer-installed things done before I took delivery, and it all went into my purchase price. I did not get a DCMM 10% discount, but then again at the time, I was unaware of that benefit to being a member... had I known, I would have pressed for it, and saved a WHOLE LOT of money.

 

Hmmmm.. So if I pay for the Dealer installed options separately from the financing of the MINI itself, maybe I can get the discount on labor.. :impatient

I'l have to ask.

 

Maybe. It's only a theory.

Keep in mind too that the tax factor is significant too. I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing that Maryland has a different tax rate on new car purchases than they do for parts & labor. This could mean that it is cheaper (tax-wise) to have the work done as part of the purchase price of the car.

When I bought my MINI, for a while there I was deathly afraid that Virginia would screw me over royally, since my MINI "purchase price" was very, very high due to all of the dealer-installed options. I thought I might be up for a massive tax bill (annually!), if they looked at the actual purchase price. Fortunately I dodged a bullet, since they only appear to be going by the standard blue book value of a 2005 MCS. Whew!

 

WOW!! How confusing!!! :impatient

 

Sally, Edge got it right.

If you bought the fancy radio as part of the car as dealer installed option, most likely, no discount. Same as if you bought the driving lights on the order. Dealer installs them ... no discount.

However, If you just went to parts, ordered the stereo and had them install it, I think you WILL get the discount

Edge. No deal on tax. MD is flat 5% on all parts. Nothing on labor which bring us to the next point.

Sally ..... Check your INVOICE carefully. The dealer CANNOT charge you sales tax on installation ... against the law. However, that is not going to stop them from trying. So, for example .... just an example, the car is $32,000 but $1000 of that is for dealer installation ... make SURE they do not add in that $1000 when calculating sales tax.

Towson tried to do that to me. I bought the car. Said OK, add the Full JCW 210 kit. Kit price was $4200. I asked how much for labor included ... $6000. I said added it in... Then printed up the invoice for the car and tried to charge tax on $1800 labor (I think those numbers are correct. Kit might have been $4400 ... whatever).

I pointed it out and said NO WAY am I paying $80 tax on labor. FIX IT. Salesman tried to dodge it buy saying it was all a package price. I said BS. Illegal to pay sales tax on labor in MD. They changed it.

If you don't speak up, you will lose. Do not pay any tax on labor.

Best of Luck.

 

Call them and ask if they say no say, "Well I guess I'll have to get them/it installed elsewhere" and see what happens. You never get the discount without asking.

Earl

 

8 Days and counting! Woo Hoo!!!!

Weird, I'm getting posts to this thread in my email, that don't show up here?

 

Yeah me too! It seems some people are posting then deleting.

 

While the email subscription feature does capture and report all posts when they are first created... it does not report anything additional if a post is edited, deleted or moved out of the thread. That probably explains the situation.

 

Yes, I said something I decided to take back, so I had it deleted.. Sorry for the confusion.

 

Ah. Got it... 7.5 days!

 

Yep, signing papers, depositing a check tonight....She's as good as mine!

Sherill, the modified rear fog light assembly is yours