The God of Mischief is here my friends, i'm taunted daily.

(kujo get to bloody point already)

alright alright, just thought a dramatic intro might spice it up a bit geez.

So heres tha thang.

MINI Center of San Antonio politely emails me and i get the dreaded phrase. Well we got some good news and some bad news. Ok whats with this statement. It says there is good news in it, not just bad, it could be an equal amount of good and bad or it could be more good than bad, but no matter what it is I still get a feeling of dread. Bad must have more mass.

First the good news. I NEVER want the good news first! all i'm thinking about is the bad!

MINI: A MINI Cooper S of almost your exact order has arrived. (My order was waiting to be proccessed when MINI S.A. got their allocation to order more) and will be available at the end of the month due to it being the DEMO S car and will be replaced at the end of october. If you would like we can reserve this car for you to purchase as soon as it leaves DEMO service.

hmm okaaaaaay.......not CRAZY about owning a demo car but it might be ok, i could have a MINI this month! but its not EXACTLY what i wanted (no bonnet stripes, no white wheels, no aero kit) i dunno i think i'll just stick with my December order because i'm just more comfy with that...wait..sunuva whats the bad news?

MINI: We didn't get the number of MINI's that we thought we were going to be allocated so we are unable to proccess your order untill late january 2005. oh and the price will be 501.00 more dollars.

KUJO S: %*&$ *%& #(&*@ &!*&@ (&*! *&!*

MINI: No i'm sorry sir, we here at MINI don't belive our Mothers could perform such an act but thank you for your valuable input.

Crimany! so what do i do? i bust it down to ol MINI S.A. and we have a little chat, I make it REAL clear that i'm not happy with this!!! and guess what...nothing, i wish i was a crime boss and had real persuasive power.

BUT i did decide to buy the demo car and take it home in late october because I checked it out, it is almost exactly what i ordered and its only got 60 miles on it as of right now. So i'm feeling a bit better but wait me thinks. OTHER PEOPLE are going to be testing MY MINI. Even as i'm signing the paperwork i'm looking out the window seeing people get in my car, turn it on and drive off in it. This happens several times. Its like watching your car get stolen 4 times in a row! The worst was when a guy...I can only think of the blueberry girl on ***** Wonka...tried to wedge his big obnoxiously rotund goodyear blimp of a butt into my freakin Mini. I secretly named him Olaf van Uberpoopinschaft. The mini dealer and i looked at each other, he started into a fit of laughter and i think i started to cry. Why was that guy at a place called MINI? I think he saw the M and just stopped reading, this aint McDonalds A-hole this is MY CAR.

This is the work of some devilish power that wants to taunt me for a month and it sucks. All i can think about is what kind of horror people are putting my car through everyday. Sorry for the Novel but it feels good to get that off the chest.

 

wow.

you are amazing to be able to allow such a thing.

impatience is a double edged sword i guess, but i just sounds like you getting the double shaft. and i DONT have to say what orifice the other shaft is going into.

good luck in any case. I remember what i did on my first test drive of a mini: "when we enter this highway ramp, just get in second gear, and keep your foot to the floor" "but isnt this a new car...?" "don't worry about it". I screamed like a little girl for a full however many seconds while i hit 65 and threw it into 3rd. it was not a gentle deflowering...

no seriously, good luck with the whole situation. i think a free JCW kit would fit the bill for a recomp.

 

I think I would take the car. I am impatient. NOW NOW NOW!!! That said I would not allow them to sell me the car in anything less than perfect condition. I would not be worried about the car mechanically...it will be fine. Cosmetically though...I would not accept any damage to the bodywork, wheels, interior upholstry, or interior plastics etc.

Make them put on the Aero kit and white wheels. The white wheels should be a straight trade. The aero kit you'll have to pay for.

 

How much are they discounting this demo?
Does your warranty start the day you take it, or is it reduced?

Perhaps that makes up for something, cause you know that break in period was violated repeatedly before you ever left the dealer that day. (The JCW kit idea sounds about right).
Look at it this way, you can hammer the heck out of it on the way home the day you get it.

 

Regardless of the MINI beeing a demo, they are still pretty reliable. I know test drivers will most likely be clutch burners. If you take the demo, tell them to throw in extended warranty free. It's their mistake after all, and MINI or not, they are still greedy car dealers !

 

Half burnt clutch.
Stone chips.
Not recommended "break-in".
Touched up dings.
Ground gears.
Riden hard, put away wet...
178 Olaf van Uberpoopinschafts squishing their sweaty cheeks on your seats.

If you are comfortable with that, then you will be okay.

 

Kujo S,


that was hilarious. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully, you current pain will soon be your pleasure.

 

Don't be stuck on this dealer or car. Call other dealers and check inventory and availability. I'm in CA and (ordered through and ) bought from Mini of Pittsburgh. Would do it again in a heartbeat. I would not pay new money for demo. And if you do mods, the extended warranty may not be available if dealer is disinclined to cover repair. I'm thinking clutch or gearbox here. I'm doubtful revving the engine out early in the break in cycle would hurt. However, riding it hard while the engine is still cold is not good, and I suspect that is what happens a lot to a demo.

 

Sence

 

When did a mini become a skinny person only car. I thought mini owners were all inclusive cool people. Maybe it's just KUJO's problem. Any way I have seen the car in person and have witnessed a few stinky clutch test drives. Maybe all the large mini owners should stop by to give it a test drive and bounce it of the rev limiter for pay back about that fat joke.

 

uh oh somones gone and got their feelings all hurt :smile:

haha hey bul dg didn mean anything by the fat joke, it wasn't meant to imply that i have a problem with large people in MINI's either. I think its a great car and has more than enough room for all size of people. It was just one particularly Large person that made the situation so comical. So you've seen my baby? you live in San Antonio? thats great gimme a shout sometime and we can go cruisin in late october.

...that is if your not still mad and you've wiped those tear marks off of your keyboard, yesh thats a good bul dg

 

Out of Curiosity, who's your sales person? I've gotten a little frustrated with Faron. Not always up to speed on what's going on, much less respond to emails in a timelymanner

 

The Dealer i'm working with is Alex, Hes fantastic and all his email replys are in a great timley manner. I couldn't ask for a better guy to deal with