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R50/53 How far are you away from your Mini dealer?

Old Oct 14, 2002 | 09:42 AM
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Me, I'm lucky. Only three miles away in Eastpoint , Michigan called Motor City Mini.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 09:48 AM
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My dealer is only about 5 miles from my office, but about 50 from home.
Crevier MINI in Santa Ana.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 09:50 AM
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From where I purchased the car is 450mi. The dealership that just opened in TX is only about 20 miles from my office. Whew!
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 09:51 AM
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30 Minutes....

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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 09:53 AM
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45 minutes. (non rush-hour).
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 09:54 AM
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About 40 miles.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 10:47 AM
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Eight minutes at MCS speeds.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 10:56 AM
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I'm about an hour from the dealer where I purchased. There's a dealer about 15 to 20 minutes away (Universal Mini) but they are sooooooooooo horrible there's no point going there. Fortunately I've only needed to make 1 after purchase trip.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 10:56 AM
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5 miles (or so) from Mini of Towson.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 11:03 AM
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2.5 - 3 hours drive time at speeds of 80 - 90mph!!
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 11:08 AM
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Approximately 55 miles from my house. Takes about 45min to 1hr depending on traffic.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 11:55 AM
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Right at 450 Miles from the dealer.

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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 12:00 PM
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About 20 miles from Schomp MINI (Denver)
And 1778 miles from Westchester MINI (New York) where I purchased the car :smile:
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 12:08 PM
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I think about 75-100 miles to the closest dealer, and about 3000 to New Country Motor Cars in Hartford where I bought it.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 12:11 PM
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I"m picking my MINI up 10/23, 135 miles away, but my local dealer in about 20 minutes from where I live.

 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 12:13 PM
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Only 5 miles from home.
But remember that in Mexico City traffic jams are terrible, so 5 miles are like a 30 minutes trip.
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 01:21 PM
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We live in the proximity of 3 MINI dealers. Our selling dealer is about 30 miles away. The second dealer is about 12 miles away and the other one about 7-10 miles.

We went to the farthest dealer because of A) Excellent service and B) Strict MSRP pricing and no overpriced mandatory junk.

I feel for those of you that have to drive hundreds of miles and hours to get to your nearest MINI dealer.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 01:40 PM
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about 8 miles
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 01:46 PM
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I will be picking up my MINI in Utah. Mapquest puts it at 772.9 miles from home.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 02:32 PM
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About 46 miles, with no twisties.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 02:46 PM
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3 miles, 10 minutes or heavy city traffic
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 03:59 PM
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I'll be picking up my mini in Indianapolis this December.... about 50 miles from home. But, we're moving to downeast Maine soon and the nearest dealer is in Boston! I don't even want to think about how long a drive that will be. I knew we we're going to move before I ordered, but I just couldn't resist the mini.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 04:10 PM
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I am about 20 miles from Motorwerks MINI where Lucy is from.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 04:13 PM
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purchased about 200 mi away....but there is a dealer about 25 mi away....didn't want to wait on the nearby list
 
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 04:32 PM
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An hour and forty-five minutes each way. Interestingly, though, I have five dealers that are all about a two hour drive. I just "chose" the one that opened first (and is still the closest by 15 minutes).


 
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