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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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Stuck MINI recovery

So I bought a new MINI this past Monday and while the dealer was filling out the paperwork my sales guy goes "Hey is that your Jeep outside" Long story short he got a MINI stuck out in the back lot of the dealership while showing it to a customer. He wants me to help pull him out before the boss finds out So we hop into the Jeep and head back. Nothing much in Jeep terms but the Cooper was fawked He says he got distracted and landed the car in the middle of the snow bank bottoming it out. So out comes the winch cable and in under a 5 minutes the MINI was out of the snow pile. I got a free lesson on how to use the eye bolts that come with the car.


Sorry for the pic quality but all I had was my iPhone with me.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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Thats funny. I think I'd send him a bill.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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Thats cool! Did you get any free accessories or any discounts on accessories in the future?
 
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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iPhone, eh?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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I got nothing out of it that's the thing I even had to pay for the floormats can you belive that a 25K doesn't come with a set?
He wasn't too keen on my picture taking either - I wonder why

I think I'll email a copy of this pic to the manager with a fake bill & see what kind of laughs I can get out of it.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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Hell, 32K didn't come with any freebee's either.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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I've always got the dealer to include something. First Mini = free tint. Second Mini = free floor mats. I didn't even need a winch.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 03:59 PM
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If the Jeep hadn't been around, would roadside assistance have covered this?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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Honestly I don't know if it would cause the Mini in question wasn't purchased so who's account would RA bill? But if you are wondering for yourself, I would have to say probably not either. Isn't RA just designed to help you out on manufacturer defect issues and stuff? Getting stuck is not a defect on Mini's part.
Either way it was just bottomed out on some snow a few people pushing from the back could have gotten it out with no problems I would think.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by nabeshin
iPhone, eh?
I love my iphone. I drank the Apple flavored kool-aid long ago.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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I got nothing out of it that's the thing I even had to pay for the floormats can you belive that a 25K doesn't come with a set?
You're kidding, right? When I ordered my '07, pre-release, I was uttering the words "carpet floor mats" and my MA said, "Oh, I'll throw those in free." Wonderful guy--too bad he defected to Saturn.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Sveen
...I think I'll email a copy of this pic to the manager with a fake bill & see what kind of laughs I can get out of it.

Serves the MA right for not doing a quid pro quo...
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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Why is the ground white?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Agro
Why is the ground white?
Hey shut it or I'll some of it your way
 
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Quesera
I love my iphone. I drank the Apple flavored kool-aid long ago.
A friend of mine in the car business described the Mini this way: 'If Apple made a car, it would be a MINI.'
I was sold right there!
 
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