Mini GP3 lost its way?
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shoestring7 said:
shoestring7 said:
At the weekend I saw some internal Mini dealer briefing documents. The 'base' (its referred to as 'weight optimised for performance') GP will not come with any form of a/c, so unless you like sweating the £2k 'Touring Pack' is a must in the UK for a car used regularly. Mini expect 90% of UK cars to be so specified.
They quote 1255kgs for the base GP vs 1340kg for a JCW - a saving of 85kgs. A lot of that must come from ditching the a/c.
At the point of writing, there were 100 of the UK's 575 allocation available. Those who have pre-ordered have to state a base/Touring preference this month, firm order next month (PCP pricing will be available), production starts in March and customer deliveries are complete by end June. Mini are trying to prevent stock or demo cars being ordered and will not allow any changes to confirmed orders.
Weight figures are available; I took the figures above from a Mini dealer briefing document.They quote 1255kgs for the base GP vs 1340kg for a JCW - a saving of 85kgs. A lot of that must come from ditching the a/c.
At the point of writing, there were 100 of the UK's 575 allocation available. Those who have pre-ordered have to state a base/Touring preference this month, firm order next month (PCP pricing will be available), production starts in March and customer deliveries are complete by end June. Mini are trying to prevent stock or demo cars being ordered and will not allow any changes to confirmed orders.
fatboy b said:
tinnes said:
fatboy b said:
tinnes said:
fatboy b said:
Looks like the Yaris GR4 could trump the GP3 a little.
What do you base that on?FlabbyMidgets said:
Just had a pcp quotation, gfv of £10k on a 4 year pcp with 8k miles. It's a no from me unfortunately
I’m assuming that wasn’t from a dealer? They would t give me info when I asked in December but there was a screenshot floating around with an indicative offer that suggested a c. 50% GFV
If you bail out, do you lose your deposit? I was told the deposit was refundable until I made the final decision to buy - not sure if it was just the usual bull to get me to sign on the dotted line.
Also, they only wanted £1000, you seem to have paid £2k. When did you sign up? My enquiries were made mid-November.
Also, they only wanted £1000, you seem to have paid £2k. When did you sign up? My enquiries were made mid-November.
FlabbyMidgets said:
moonigan said:
Thats insane. Its the same GFV that is being offered for the standard 3 door JCW. The countryman which is about the same value as the GP has GFV of £14.5K with 10K miles. Doesnt seem right to me.
Hopefully it's not right, it's what my dealer sent to me this morning Makes it M2C sort of money....
pingu393 said:
If you bail out, do you lose your deposit? I was told the deposit was refundable until I made the final decision to buy - not sure if it was just the usual bull to get me to sign on the dotted line.
Also, they only wanted £1000, you seem to have paid £2k. When did you sign up? My enquiries were made mid-November.
No deposit given, I popped in in December, was told they had a cancellation, so provisionally put my name down. No deposit or commitment was asked for Also, they only wanted £1000, you seem to have paid £2k. When did you sign up? My enquiries were made mid-November.
FlabbyMidgets said:
pingu393 said:
If you bail out, do you lose your deposit? I was told the deposit was refundable until I made the final decision to buy - not sure if it was just the usual bull to get me to sign on the dotted line.
Also, they only wanted £1000, you seem to have paid £2k. When did you sign up? My enquiries were made mid-November.
No deposit given, I popped in in December, was told they had a cancellation, so provisionally put my name down. No deposit or commitment was asked for Also, they only wanted £1000, you seem to have paid £2k. When did you sign up? My enquiries were made mid-November.
Looks like it is also the non-Touring pack version - the one that I would have gone for.
pingu393 said:
Looks like you had £2k knocked off the price, then - happy days
Looks like it is also the non-Touring pack version - the one that I would have gone for.
Unfortunately not, I should have been clearer. I was told this morning prices were now available, so I asked for a rough quote assuming a 2k deposit and 8k miles. I just wanted to see what their future values were like, I was disappointed. If I was to buy I'd likely go for the touring, but with prices like that I'll stick to my 140. Looks like it is also the non-Touring pack version - the one that I would have gone for.
mattf93 said:
Is that just a general quote they've just sent you with an updated final option to pay?
Id be rather miffed they haven't even gone through basic things like that final price.
May as well have stuck their finger in the air
They said "Last night the GP3 had a Residual Value Update" Id be rather miffed they haven't even gone through basic things like that final price.
May as well have stuck their finger in the air
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