So now that i have ordered. what should i know that my ma dint or wont tell me..

 

Hard tellin not knowin! We don't know what your MA DID tell you, so we can't know what they DIDN'T tell you!

 

Did he tell you they had a document processing fee &/or a dealer prep fee? These are 2 fees that you can get out of at some dealerships but you must pay at other dealerships (they can add up to $300 doc fee & $500 prep fee ). You should def be armed w/this info before you go to pick up your Mini so you can negotiate.

(there are already many threads relating to these fees so no need for rehashing them in here ) https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ht=dealer+fees

 

Did he tell you that the next 2 months will $UCK while you wait for your car?

 

Fig out the 2 months thing. Hope fully it will be in last week in sept. But i havent been given a prod date yet.

 

He probably forget to tell you about all the fun you will have!!!

Best of luck

 

Did he tell you that he's suffering a bad rash on the back of his thigh and has been on antibiotics for the past week? (You didn't shake his hand, did you?)

Also, he should have told you that you can change your specs up until the production date. The production date is something you should receive, so that if you need to change something on you order, you'd know the cut-off date.

Congrats!

 

He failed to tell me about the rash or the fact that if i tal kabout it any more my wife is going to throw me out.

 

Does your wife have a twin sister named Lori? I might have married her. Conversations involving a MINI is banned until I receive mine in October.

 

Did he tell you that the install fees for most of the dealer options are RIP OFFS! Mine wanted $150 for a 30 minute job (according to MINI specifications) of installing the iPod link... and I thought their published rates of $105 / hour were outrageous... they wanted $300 / hour instead.

I did the install myself in an hour.

 

Be glad that your MA didn't say:

"Let me introduce you to everyone in the service department, you're going to get to know them very well. .. "

 

That's ok. My husband had to listen to me say "zoomzoom" at least once every hour (on average) until I received mine. Tell your wives they'll have just as much fun in it as you... heck, just give them the link to the chat pages and see what happens... or the catalogs for all those nifty accessories... we women love to shop...

 

This is a good point. But, just in case, will you pay for my divorce fees?

Interestingly, she has been the one to point out other MINIs on the road in the past couple of weeks.

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I went through Titan mania with my husband and commiserated with a co-worker about our husbands' insanity with online chat pages, meet ups, and mods on the Titan... then I had to eat my words when I finally got my MINI. Now our friends shake their heads at both of us because they don't understand. Your wife may or may not understand after she gets behind the wheel of your MINI...

So, back on subject... things your dealer doesn't tell you about... hmmm... the NAM network ROCKS... look for local MINI clubs as well... all your friends and maybe even your spouse will think you are nuts and won't understand.

 

Oh, and you'll be the envy of the neighborhood if you're the first one on the block to get a MINI.

 

I would be willing to bet he didn't discuss the programmable options on the car that you want to get taken care of before delivery. Search the site and you will find the list.

 

My guess, just by you knowing about this website, you probably will know more than your MA. That's what happend to me.

 

He/she probably didn't mention that you should look over the finish of every bit and piece of the car before you pull it out of the showroom. Tell 'em "Just leave me here for 30 minutes or so, so I can give everything the once-over" and then itemize any flaw, ding, swirl or scratch that needs to be repaired.

 

my MA didnt mention the preprogrammable options available on the car.... ask for it. dont believe the excuse that europe cars have more program options than cars sold in the states.

 

Elect for the Rubber Floor mats!

 

If you go to miniusa & download the instruction manual, it has a list of the programmable options. Hec I told my MA to program things he didn't even know you could program It is very wise to have this programming done before delivery because if you don't most dealers will charge you (at a ridiculous rate) to program anything after you take delivery

 

where on the site is the manual?

 

No kidding! After I bought mine used, I saw that passage in the manual listing the options you can get turned on. I called the nearest dealership and asked them what they would charge. $97/hr, and he (gosh!) had no idea how long it would take to turn three options on. He said, "Well, you know, we have to hook our computer up to the car, and then, you know, it depends on what you want turned on," which sounds to me like a total bulls*** reason to charge me $200 for something that probably takes 5 minutes. Suffice to say I am learning to live without doors that auto lock and whatever else it was I wanted that I can't even remember now.

 

The manuals can be downloaded from the "Owners Lounge" area. From the main miniusa page the Owners Lounge is on the top right. Then once you sign into the owners lounge (you must create an account to do this if you haven't already) but after you sign in click on the "my mini" link then the owners manual download will be on the left side of the page

 

Plus here are 2 good links for you regarding the programmable options. Some options may be a bit different now but for the most part I think they are still the same:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...0&d=1150467598

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...87&postcount=4

To me like the def one you would want to deactivate is the autolocking after 2 minutes. That is a keys locked in car disaster waiting to happen