Mini Dealer Used Prices

[Stevesh]

My wife would like a Mini! I'd prefer a Clio Cup but it's her car

How likely, in your experience, are the dealers likely to move on the sticker prices for used Mini Coopers? Budget is around the £12k mark and we need to chop in her A3.

Thanks in advance!

Steve

[Tsippy]

We tried several dealers and they would not budge on price, although to be fair to them I think the cars were valued competitively in the first place (we had a few extras like a tank full of fuel, 6 months road tax etc instead of a discount).

The Mini is hell of a lot of fun to drive though, I came from and RX8 to my Mini One and although not as quick, it's just as fun to drive which I think is the most important aspect of a car

[Stevesh]

If they won't discount their prices much, are their PX values generous? We need the continuity of having a car so a private sale is difficult.

Steve

[mike9009]

Hi Steve

Couple of years ago we bought a s/h mini cooper s from a main dealer. They wouldn't budge on the sticker price but did move on the part ex. (We were 'part ex'ing a Mini One and were a previous customer of the dealership)

Also, they may offer a lower sticker price but drop your part ex by a similar value to save on some tax? (ps not sure how that worked though??) This can lead to some bargaining.

Best of luck

Mike

[Accelebrate]

In my experience all BMW/MINI garages will claim to have nothing to play with up until the point where they really do think they've lost you, then they'll eventually relent.

I got 1k, a tank of fuel, 12 months tax, a new alloy and a few other little bits off the price of a 12k car, which to be honest was already competitively priced. That was during a very quiet period at the height of all the recession speculation though.

[Rakey]

To be fair most of the time you'll get very little movement, especially on something that sells itself like a diesel clubman or a GP.

The dealer will probably only put a mark up of around £1250 to £2000 on the car, out of that they have to carry out the inspection and repair of any issues from getting the car, also any include the 12mth warranty on it, so there really isn't much profit in them for them, only a few hundred quid.

You stand more chance of getting a few things thrown in, like mats or a change of wheels to something you prefer. Unless a car has been sitting on their plot for a few months and has very little interest in it then they won't really budge on the price.

[gonzales]

I managed to get £500 of the sticker price on my MCS but that was with a lot of haggling. Got mats and tax thrown in for free though.

[10JH]

My sister bought an 07 MCS this weekend from the Chester dealer. I showed her this thread and after a little haggling managed to get -

£300 cash off, road tax for a year and a full tank of fuel.

[JamesC27]

I played two dealers against each other my local mini dealership was well overpriced but ended up matching the prices I found and then beating it. Ended up saving £2000 on the original price plus tax, tank of fuel, new private plates and mats. Car was a ten month old clubman. Not sure if the time of month/ start of the crunch had any effect. You can only try.