the "i want a mini but cant yet" club...

i am still in the "i want a mcs" club...its lonely here -- but im still saving my pennys, paying off as much debt as i can, and seeing how i can get my MCS before they discontinue my color...(which is soon im afraid). anyone else in the "i want a mini but cant yet" club?

 

Count Me In!!
Just finished paying off all my loans from school..so now as soon as i save up enough for a nice down payment, i think ill be able to purchase my MCS.
Im not sure if im going to with a new MCS, or i might even go with a 2003 or 2004 MCS...just so i can save some cash...
Any thoughts on that?

 

i was thinking about going the used route myself -- but after looking at the prices, it is almost the same amount as a new one....(talk about holding their value !! ).


so i would also be curious to hear what anyone has to say about new vs. used...

 

I am also in the "wannabe" club. I have become the die hard MINI fan and stay current on as much MINI info as possible.

I am getting closer to placing my order... hopefully around the first of the year for a Spring 2006 delivery but I need to get a outbuilding completed first to ensure that I have a comfortably safe area for the new MINI next spring =)

Z-Mini

 

arrrrggghhhh!!! 14 months on current lease.....negative equity so i've gotta wait....then a nice midnight blue mcs with the dinan s2 package will be mine!!!!

Tom P.

 

I was in that "club" for 2 years. It all started about the time Mark Wahlberg went to the big screen with Charlize Theron. About half way through the movie, I leaned over and whispered in my wife's ear... "I am DEFINITELY going to have to get me one of those..."

 

I'll sell you a classic one for a fraction of the cost. It has exterior hinges, and ten inch wheels, a way a mini should be.

There is no S badging, but sure has Cooper S brakes.

 

your car collection is very nice... :smile:

 

I am in that club and i have been since Nov. when i first experienced the world of the MINI. I have been saving up and I was all set to order my car about 2 weeks ago. Then i got laid off. Now i am also hoping that the they dont discontinue my color (Electric Blue) before i get a new job else i will have to get a Hyper Blue 06.

 

I trust you were talking about a Mini and not a Charlize Theron to the wife

Count me in the club.. altho I'm more of a member of the "I'm on the waiting list to order one but time has slowed to a crawl" Club

 

I'm still in the club. My order goes in next April....

 

I'm in, but maybe not for to much longer.

I had to sell my Ford Exploder before I could get one. I just sold it a week or so ago.

So I am looking for a good running classic Mini now.

 

I'm also in the club. Can't afford the insurance...plus my '92 Accord is still running strong, unfortuately.

Still, in 2 years, I'll hit the 25 magic insurance point. Hopefully I can afford one then (new engine then too!)

 

Still waiting for that big break. CS feild is so hard to get into these days.

Went out and got me an 04 Cavalier for driveing the long hall to town. The dealer made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Not a MINI but its got a getrag

 

while i am glad to see that i am not alone -- i am sad that we all do not have the car we want ---

 

I've been in the club for 3 years.

Got a 15 yr old Integra at 250K that is still plugging away and remodeling expenses. So probably two years still. Used '06 MCS is what I'll probably look for.

I'm glad I found this support group.

 

It was a two year wait for me! Being that i was 17 when i wanted one? no way could i afford that.

When I wrecked my miata, i needed a replacement, and got my mini almost a year sooner than i was definitely planning to get it. But since i got it so soon, my down payment was tiny... i commend you all for waiting. I couldn't take it any more... and i'm actually not upset for buying it so soon. I don't spend money on any other hobby, why not throw it all into a great car i can play with all the time?

Good luck on your waits!! It's well worth it

 

Kudos to those saving their pennies - it will all be for the better. I'm a finance guy, so it kills me to see people 'buy' things they can't afford (and pay more $$ for the privilege.)
FWIW Peep, the used market is finally softening up, and there are a good number of MINIs out there - likely one to your spec!
I'd been pining for an MCS since late '02, and finally got one in February (see spec below.) I was lamenting the passing of IB and cogitating on HB or PH when this one showed up on ebay. Ended up getting it for 20% less than my new spec, and with more equipment (Nav, leather, aux gauges) than I would have ordered. For me it was a good tradeoff for the 22K miles it had.
In CA every $ counts, as we have to pay 8% sales tax and 2% reg on the value of the car. That alone saved over $500.
Hang in there - your day will come!

 

8% sales tax on a car purchase!

In NC, it's 3% of a new car purchase price, or 3% of the car's estimated value if it's used.

 

I am a long way away. I am saving up for a 2008 MCS.

 

eric -- thanks for the well wishes -- i currently have a jeep wrangler that im paying off and would want to get a MCS and learn how to autocross !!!

i have thought about trading in the jeep but i have a dog and the jeep is kinda like his vehicle so....plus i could use it to take the mini places...and then i wouldnt have to drive it in the snow... :smile:

but i also want to get a house as well so its just a time of decisions and to be honest -- im tired of being the responsible one !!!! i wish i couls just get the mini and be happy... and my other fear is that the color that i am in love with is going away and that scares me....
so the question i have is -- is it good to get a used mini?? or is it better to get a new one...?

 

Assuming you want my favorite... Electric blue :P

I bought used, and haven't regreted it yet. I don't have previous records, because it didn't have a previous owner... but i've been able to fix any issue i had because it was still under alot of warranty

 

I was a member of the club since 2001. 2005 I finnally get one. I waited the longest

 

Yo. Member since 8/2004.

 

can i join this club if i own a mini but i'm itchin to buy a classic and a convertible (no one can have too many minis right?) i'm saving now to buy a classic while i still have 4 years to pay for pepe