Districtof Columbia MINI Car Dealers

Hello Car_Man, We are currently deciding on options and packages and need a helping hand... Would you be able to let me know the MINI Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2012 Mini Countryman Cooper S All4 with 10,000 miles per year for the month of February? Assuming top credit rating in the Mid-Atlantic (Washington DC) area... I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your help!

I was able to get $8200 off my 2010 convertible purchase at the end of Oct. $6300 off MSRP from the dealer, and $1900 in the form of an incentive from Mini for attending one of their events. The dealers in the DC area (4 of them) all had from 1-3 2010's in stock. I checked recently, and they are all gone now. Hopefully you can find a 2010 somewhere.

Hi Ron, Sorry I don't have more specifics for you. I looked at ~30 dealer websites from DC to Boston when doing my research and didn't take detailed notes on the 2010 conv since I wasn't interested. I suggest you do a widespread search of the dealer websites in your area to see what's available and what the discounts are. For me, I agreed to a price and picked up my White Silver metallic 2011 Hardtop today from Ottos Mini in West Chester, PA. In addition to the paint "option", other options are heated seats, fog lights, the Bluetooth/USB package, and the 16" 6-star spoke alloy wheels. The MSRP was $22600 and the true invoice (after including the $1000 You-ification money) was $19592. I paid $20500, so it was a $2100 discount off MSRP and $908 of profit to the dealer. I had wanted to be a few hundred lower, but this car was pretty much the exact color/configuration I was looking for so I'm satisfied. I actually had a very hard time finding minimally equipped Hardtops (no Premium package, etc) with just the 16" Alloy wheels, fog lights, and the Bluetooth/USB package in a color I wanted. Didn't really want heated seats, but since I park outside and live in the Northeast I'm sure I'll get some use out of them. The guys at Ottos Mini were great to work with. Had 2 rounds of phone negotiations completed by 1pm, took my credit application info over the phone (0.9% financing!), and had EVERYTHING ready and the car prepped when I arrived at 3:30pm, and it was very busy in the showroom today. A great experience. (Ron - noticed they had a nice red 2011 Conv in their showroom with an attractive sale price - MSRP was ~30400 and on sale for ~26900. Bigger discount since a lot more margin.)

Car Man (or others), Here is a direct quotation from an area dealer: ran the $25500 Cambden at 36months, $498. 42 months, $477. 48 months, $455. All with current rates, 10k mile lease setups for a DC resident. Are these the horse poop they appear to be? This is for a 2010 Mini HT (not an S). The dealers numbers are under the assumption that I am putting zero money down, which I have learned from this forum is what I should be shooting for. Thanks for your help.

Car Man, Could you work up a sample lease payment for a 36 month lease, 10k miles/yr for a Washington DC resident for a 2009 (not 2010) Cooper HT (not an S) with a list price of 26,900, a negotiated price of 24,457, and an invoice price of somewhere between 24,200 and 24,400? Thanks!