Anyone else waiting on the Mini E?
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It’s irritating but I guess not the end of the world.
It’s salary sacrifice scheme so the company are keeping me updated pretty well.
I’d be surprised if it wasn’t pushed back again to be honest. I did have a look at other cars on the scheme but the Mini is by far the cheapest, probably due to the excellent resale values.
I do have a car currently but that’s a big costly diesel so was looking forward to a bit of greener motoring.
It’s salary sacrifice scheme so the company are keeping me updated pretty well.
I’d be surprised if it wasn’t pushed back again to be honest. I did have a look at other cars on the scheme but the Mini is by far the cheapest, probably due to the excellent resale values.
I do have a car currently but that’s a big costly diesel so was looking forward to a bit of greener motoring.
12TS said:
I know it’s not the same but I gave up on a JCW after 6 months cos I couldn’t get any firm dates.
Can you get status updates like you can with a BMW? I got my BMW in 3 months and could check build status as often as I wanted via the chat on the BMW website. That was quite useful.
Not with it coming through the lease company no. They are pretty good with monthly updates but they dont go into huge detail. We'll see what Novembers update brings...Can you get status updates like you can with a BMW? I got my BMW in 3 months and could check build status as often as I wanted via the chat on the BMW website. That was quite useful.
Had a scroll through the lease site earlier to see what lead times are on other models, long wait for anything really, March/April/May and they are a lot more expensive than the Mini E.
If I were ordering the Mini again today they have an estimate of March 2023.
As I say I'm fortunate I'm not in a rush, I just lack patience
If I were ordering the Mini again today they have an estimate of March 2023.
As I say I'm fortunate I'm not in a rush, I just lack patience
Hmm, other half just spoken to his work colleague who ordered the Mini E about a month before me, His date was end December and thats now pushed to end of February, so on that basis I'm expecting the update from the lease company at the beginning of next month to push me back to end of March.
I’m questioning it I admit.
When I ordered it I had spent a few weeks wrestling with my thoughts on whether to go electric or keep hold of the 12 year old Freelander 2 I currently drive. FL2 is diesel, runs well (touch wood, crosses self etc) but is now at 125k and I admit I’m starting to worry about failures.
Now with the cost of electric going up as well I’m wondering whether to just say sod it and run the freely until it dies.
I usually get an update around the 5th of the month. I’m away for most of next month anyway so I’ll have a think now and see what the date is when I get back.
When I ordered it I had spent a few weeks wrestling with my thoughts on whether to go electric or keep hold of the 12 year old Freelander 2 I currently drive. FL2 is diesel, runs well (touch wood, crosses self etc) but is now at 125k and I admit I’m starting to worry about failures.
Now with the cost of electric going up as well I’m wondering whether to just say sod it and run the freely until it dies.
I usually get an update around the 5th of the month. I’m away for most of next month anyway so I’ll have a think now and see what the date is when I get back.
12TS said:
That sounds close, so may be correct. Have you checked the status with genius on the mini website? They can tell you where it is.
Not sure I can with it being a lease, but I’ll have a look tomorrow. Been told to install the Mini App on my phone in readiness for delivery in an email tonight so looking promising!Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff