What ship is your car getting on? WW or K line?
Edit:
Ok, curiosity got the best of me and I checked. Good news is my coupe is booked on the Independence II departing tomorrow! The 15th is not that far away.

 

WhooHoo...... Coupe off loaded from the Asian Vision, processed through the VPC and assigned to a truck all in one day. Looks like delivery this weekend! My Motoring Advisor and dealership are simply fantastic!

 

Congrats jbs111. Looks like your entire production/delivery process went much smoother than mine did. Can't wait to see some pics of your new Coupe.

 

Scheduled to pick up my coupe tomorrow at 11:00. Came in this afternoon and was getting tint done at 5:00 tonight. I will try to get some picks up later tomorrow. Will be nice to have a Mini in the garage again.

 

Big congrats to both tcassa and jbs111, great to see your Coupes getting into your hands. Mine just came off the truck at my dealer, still expecting a three day turn around there to get it all ready.

 

Congrats Jdurdick and Tcassa!! All three of us will be motoring soon!!

@Officemaven: Irvine Mini has been fantastic. The group is really focused on the customer. I will take pics on Sunday or Monday. But...just to wet your whistle...I am creating a little movie to document the proces. Still a bit rough on the 1:49 minute intro and lots of details to add, but for your (and anyone elses) entertainment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI_oyP3e0Jw

 

The video is looking good jbs111

 

Haha! Great video jbs111. Guess we all know how you've been passing the time waiting for your new Coupe to arrive. Kudos!

Glad to hear Irvine MINI has been good to you. I never got a good vibe from them, but I probably just never met the right MA over there.

 

Thanks guys for the compliments on the vid. It will take a while for me to add the rest, but I will post when it is done.

@OfficeMaven - I would highly recommend giving CJ at Irvine Mini a try next time. She has been great for me.

 

jbs111,

We've been dealing with Christian Banks over at Crevier MINI for six years now and he has always been great to us (as has Crevier as a whole). We've bought five MINIs from Christian thus far and recommend him to everyone who asks us about our MINIs. Thanks for the heads-up on CJ though. I'm sure he's great too.

 

wow. that video is fantastic. MINI should be paying you to make their commercials.

 

are you guys ending up paying sticker price for these coupes? Are the dealers willing to negotiate at all?

 

I did not ask about negotiating at all personally. I will happily pay sticker price for mine next week.

 

I paid full boat for my car. I'm not sure how much negotiating can be done on the JCW Coupe. I did get a free set of the winter rubber floor mats. I don't want to mess up the nice ones that came with the car.

It's a great car. 860 miles or so and it purrs like a big Cat.

 

Maybe our two cars are side by side.....on the Independence (which is an ARC vessel -- a Wallenius partner shipper). It left the dock at 2013 GMT this evening.

 

got to get the dealer to give you something whether its new mats, a free detail or even a ball cap. thats just good business.
I will always try to negotiate price on a car. if they dont budge , well at least you tried.

 

Most of the MINI dealers (that I know of anyway) here in So Cal are asking a $2,000 to $3,000 premium on the Coupe (and getting it too!). There are lots of people here in So Cal (supply vs. demand), and so for the most part, if you want a Coupe here you'll pay a slight premium over MSRP (or at the very least you'll pay MSRP if you're lucky). You might find a deal on a justa, but a "S" or JCW Coupe will be at or above MSRP I believe.

 

I paid MSRP (less the $750 Motor-tober discount), I but know what you're talking about. I saw my first MINI back in the day at MINI in Monrovia. Based on the short conversation I had with the Sales Manager I would be put on a list and called when they got to my name which I took to mean, "If you'll pay what we're asking we might sell it to you".

 

Exactly! And if you're not willing to pay a premium over MSRP, then you have to get on a long waiting list for a production slot that's probably for a January (or later) build. Ouch! I don't think the dealerships are getting too many production slots for the Coupe and so it's easy for them to justify the premium over MSRP.

 

Maybe once the R59 Roadster comes out, the R58 Coupe will cool off a bit and better deals will be found (like on the hardtops). Personally, I wish every dealership would sell at MSRP only. That way, you'd know exactly what the car was worth and you wouldn't have to haggle (which IMHO is the worst part of buying a new car). It would also probably keep the blue book value of the cars up as well. Guess that's just me dreaming though.

Personally, I find it quite funny that some folks are so adamant about getting a discount off of MSRP (no matter how small), but are perfectly willing to pay $2,000 plus tax for the sub-par navigation system in the MINI (or the $2,250 leather seats, the $600 rear-view mirror, etc., etc.).

 

I feel like I got a deal. I only paid 2K for the leather seats and $250.00 for the side dimming mirrors.

 

MSRP is the rule with Mini's, always has been. Sure, some people have reported discounting at opportune times and places, but not much. I don't think I could bring myself to pay a premium though, I'd wait and walk. MSRP is enough IMO.

 

buying services like AAA's do have some MINI dealers in them. They are supposed to get $$$ off. Other folks here have reported decent discounts. I think it might depend a little on how many options you are buying. A stripped Justa has less room for negotiating. But a totally loaded JCW you should be able to get some money off.

I am getting the $750 off Motortober discount. And they had been willing to give me $500 for the whole Laguna Green snafu in the configurator.

Doesn't hurt to ask.

 

I agree. I wanted the Coupe but not bad enough to spend more than MSRP. I couldn't bring myself to do that.

 

Yeah, it's a real shame that they do it to folks, but I guess a lot of people are willing to pay the premium or else the dealers wouldn't even try their antics (again, it's all supply and demand driven in heavly populated areas I suppose).

Touché Pat