Does anyone place an order in East Bay Mini in pleasanton recently?
How long is the wait time there for MCS? In Mt View,
with $2500 mark up, I can get the car in June.

 

I tried, they wouldn't be able to place the order until May I went with MINI of the Hamptons they ordered it right away due for production Week 9 possibly 10 that's the first or second week of March no Mark up $500 delivers.

 

You will want to go out of state to get it soon. I think the bay area is 7 months out in some cases...

 

Sandie,
When did you place your order at Mini Hamptons?
May be I should do it too!!
Could you give me their no?
Thanks in advance.

 

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Earl

 

Search for posts by me. My story, winding up at Long Beach MINI, is typical of the path to getting a MINI that wants to live in the Bay Area. From order in late November I'm picking up Saturday. MSRP + $45 doc fee.

--dwf

 

Salesman at MINI of Concord (up near Walnut Creek) quoted me 30 to 90 days delivery on an MCS if I ordered it.

I didn't and I kinda doubted the delivery schedule, too. Salesman will say almost anything to make a sale and once they have your deposit they've (usually) got you.

However, maybe the delivery info is right, or nearly right. Might be worth your while to check with the dealership and see what delivery date you are "offered" in a more serious dicussion. My exchange with the salesman was pretty casual and my experience is that the info in these cases is tailored to bring you in.

Be forewarned: When I visit the dealership and look over its stock of MINIs, I see almost every window sticker with a $2600+ additional dealer markup amount so even if you order a car the dealership might insist on something over/above "sticker". 'course, you don't have to pay it, but you might not be able to buy a car there.

Sincerely,

RockC.

 

Call Rasmussen Mini in Portland, OR - they sell them at sticker price with no dealer rape-off. Oops - I meant rake-off, of course...
Ask for Jarid Perry - he's a straight-shooter.
503-946-MINI

 

Mini of Mt View is near Los Gatos and Los Altos and the like. Their mark up drove me away (ended up at Mini of Murray outside of Salt Lake City). And since they keep getting people who have no problem with the mark-up and wait, they keep getting it from customers.

One of the bay area dealers would sell off the lot, but no factory orders, but that was in 02 when I bought. Sorry I don't have more accurate and recent news.

Start with a table of waits, mark-ups and the like. Some have cars on the lot, and you may get lucky and get just what you want with no wait!

Good luck.

Matt

 

Hey thanks for the shout-out Rick! We do have a few cars here ready for immediate delivery! A nice Space blue S with checkmate package, a fully loaded JCW BRG S, and a few converts!!

 

I too bought from MINI of the Hamptons. Great service, MSRP + $500 for delivery here to the Golden State. Wait time was months less than Mtn. View - I ordered Jan. 17 and it was in production by Feb. 8 of '05. Mike Dito was my MA - very friendly, helpful and responsive.

Something to keep in mind if you do buy out-of-state is that the boat trip from England to the east coast is waaaaaaaay shorter than the boat trip to the west coast. So cars ordered from an east coast dealer, even with the week or two for cross-country transit, can be delivered sooner than west coasters. Just something to think about if you're really in a hurry.

 

I also recently bought from mini of the hamptons, ordered late january and it arrived in NY yesterday. After paperwork it should be about 1-2 weeks to drive over to san jose.

 

I bought my Mini from Mini of Mnt. View, CA. Ordered just before Thanksgiving, it got built Dec. 6th, 05, and shipped out on the Jan. 4th, 06. Took delivery on Jan. 31st, 06 after several shipping delays. So for me it was a little over two months. Don't know what it is now, but the last time I was at Mini of Mnt. View they "seemed" to have a bunch of Minis unspoken for. And the $2500+ is in full force! >:-(

 

Wait time in East Bay Mini is almost 8 months +
Is it way too long than other dealers?
BTW, when will I get the production no. or VIN?
Is it the date I order or the date the car is built?

 

Welcome to the Bay Area Mini crew.... Now you have to sign up for the Big Mini Day at Thunderhill Raceway. One of the guys at Mini of Mt View sets it up......

I'll look for you on the roads, you'll know it's me because my licence plate is DR OBNXS too!

Matt

 

I'm going to come see you guys at Thunderhill. I'll be the guy with the dark blue Z4.