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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.
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.
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.
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).