Discount on a Mini One at a Mini Dealer
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Hello all
I am thinking about buying a 2008 Mini One (an EX demo in an ideal world). But the one thing that is confusing me is Mini pricing.
A year ago I was looking at buying a brand new one and it was looking at around £14,000 for the spec I wanted. But when I spec it up now (With all the discounts that I hear about) the same mini would cost me £14.000.
So I am now thinking about a second hand one. But how much should I expect off the asking price with sales of them not doing that well at the mo?
Any advice would be most grateful?
I am thinking about buying a 2008 Mini One (an EX demo in an ideal world). But the one thing that is confusing me is Mini pricing.
A year ago I was looking at buying a brand new one and it was looking at around £14,000 for the spec I wanted. But when I spec it up now (With all the discounts that I hear about) the same mini would cost me £14.000.
So I am now thinking about a second hand one. But how much should I expect off the asking price with sales of them not doing that well at the mo?
Any advice would be most grateful?
I bought a nearly new Cooper from a MINI dealer last month, they were quite willing to offer me an initial reduction of £400 but I had to work quite hard to get them to move anymore than that. In the end I got another £200 off and then things like a years tax, TLC and then another couple of hundred off the price of the gap insurance thrown in.
I wasn't in an ideal position to haggle as even at the original price my car was competitively priced, but they showed willing and moved a bit so that kept me happy.
Another salesman to the one I was dealing with did spurt some nonsense about not wanting to damage the brand by reducing prices, I'd take that with a pinch of salt, but wouldn't expect enormous discounts.
I wasn't in an ideal position to haggle as even at the original price my car was competitively priced, but they showed willing and moved a bit so that kept me happy.
Another salesman to the one I was dealing with did spurt some nonsense about not wanting to damage the brand by reducing prices, I'd take that with a pinch of salt, but wouldn't expect enormous discounts.
It's probably fairly accurate, and as an owner I'd rather they didn't start handing out huge discounts.
It was one of the first things I was told when I walked in the dealership though, by the only guy in there wearing a suit, so I didn't pay too much attention as it sounded like sales speak.
I would imagine there's probably bigger savings to be found on brand new MINIs at the moment, I've heard a lot of reports of an increase in used sales.
It was one of the first things I was told when I walked in the dealership though, by the only guy in there wearing a suit, so I didn't pay too much attention as it sounded like sales speak.
I would imagine there's probably bigger savings to be found on brand new MINIs at the moment, I've heard a lot of reports of an increase in used sales.
You should read this thread, yes it about a MCS, but all relevant to any model in terms of negotiating a deal 
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
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