Delivery Stories

fasttr said:
Ordered my Mini SE in last week in August. Sales person “promised“ late September to late October. Production number assigned September 1. When I asked the Manager if the delivery would still make the first timeframe, he said no. December would be the earliest. I really wanted the purchase to fall into 2021 for the tax credits on the purchase and SVSE install. When I asked if just being put on a ship counted as delivery, he said no. I had to take possession of it in 2021 to qualify. So I cancelled the order (concerned about further chip shortages and COVID impacts), found an inventory item 550 miles away in a different state (had to accept a different exterior color, Enigmatic Black) but everything else was the same. Had to pay $650 transport fee but the car is being delivered to my house tomorrow. Really seamless purchase experience. If you can deal with Frankie at Sandia Mini in NM go for it. Unfortunately that was their last SE as of now…
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I tried as well but you guys kept buying up all the green ones[emoji3]

So glad this worked out for you. Happy motoring!


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KD4KCD said:
Okay, now I must vent. To any BMW and MINI corporates who might read this, why is my car still at the port while a truck just showed up at the dealer with cars ordered MONTHS after mine? Arrrgh, the Chicago Cubs might win the World Series before I get my car. I could have ordered a Ford Bronco but...Okay, I'm done. I await the call!
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Still waiting!!!
 
KD4KCD said:
Okay, now I must vent. To any BMW and MINI corporates who might read this, why is my car still at the port while a truck just showed up at the dealer with cars ordered MONTHS after mine? Arrrgh, the Chicago Cubs might win the World Series before I get my car. I could have ordered a Ford Bronco but...Okay, I'm done. I await the call!
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Sorry @KD4KCD. Just picked mine up today and told Mercury he owes you one for that false alarm!

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KD4KCD said:
Ooooo…pretty! Enjoy!
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A bit of encouragement. The process was really easy once the car arrived and Mercury was great. No pressure for add-ons in financing or anything like that. It took me under 2 hours total at the dealership, including a fairly long test drive and run-through of the car's functions. Anyway, I hope you get yours soon!
 
joshf2k said:
A bit of encouragement. The process was really easy once the car arrived and Mercury was great. No pressure for add-ons in financing or anything like that. It took me under 2 hours total at the dealership, including a fairly long test drive and run-through of the car's functions. Anyway, I hope you get yours soon!
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Thanks! I know it is in transit as I type. I expect a text from Mercury very soon. Thank you for the info. Hope you are enjoying yours!


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insightman said:
Your dealer having an allocation is the golden ticket. Without that, there is little chance you could get an SE this year. However the chip shortage is working against you. Also, the increasing popularity of the SE is making it tougher to get one. Forum member @Novadar wrote " the Sales Manager told me there were 45 people in the line behind me."
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Wish that there is way to know how many SE are there locally. I want to keep it “special”. I haven’t seen any 2022 on road to be honest. only seen one 2021 on highway. Glad that they are not as popular as the Taycan. I wonder how i would feel if i keep seeing the same color Taycan everywhere if i drive one.
 
GvilleGuy said:
I ordered a 2021 on Jan 6, 2021, and was told several weeks later that I would have to get a 2022 because they were switching over 'sooner' than they normally would to the next model year (that's what my salesman said). So I was among the first on the 2022. I received my build number on February 17, 2021, and it exited the factory on March 11, 2021.
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I don’t get this. I remember checking out the SE around Feb/March. and sites still show 2021. I even went to dealer to check one out in April/May. It was too ugly for me to stomach. I eventually ordered one in June after finding a new 2022 design that is appealing
 
Smart Wannabe said:
I don’t get this. I remember checking out the SE around Feb/March. and sites still show 2021. I even went to dealer to check one out in April/May. It was too ugly for me to stomach. I eventually ordered one in June after finding a new 2022 design that is appealing
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You're so cruel! Did you think the 2020/21 SE looked too efficiently electric or did you hate all 2020/21 MINI Coopers?
 
insightman said:
You're so cruel! Did you think the 2020/21 SE looked too efficiently electric or did you hate all 2020/21 MINI Coopers?
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i actually told the sales advisor that the front grill looks too ugly for me. especially the green badge. I can’t stomach the green badge. i even asked if there is an option to de-badge the back of my 2022. It just ruins the look
 
Smart Wannabe said:
i actually told the sales advisor that the front grill looks too ugly for me. especially the green badge. I can’t stomach the green badge. i even asked if there is an option to de-badge the back of my 2022. It just ruins the look
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As seen at the 7:08 mark in this video of the old, ugly, 2020 MINI Cooper SE on the assembly line, that badge appears to be affixed to the boot lid with adhesive, so you should be able to remove it using fishing line. Let me guess--you didn't order the SE's unique aerodynamic Power Spoke wheels with your MINI Cooper SE?

As fellow forum members are tired of hearing, I, too, didn't like the way the 2020/21/22 MINI Cooper SE looks. But, unlike you, who wants your SE to look exactly like a gas-powered MINI Cooper S, I didn't want my SE to include the vestigial fake hood scoop. No Mini configured by John Cooper had a hood scoop and no electric car needs a hood scoop. MINI's head designer, Oliver Heilmer, told me in a letter that it was MINI marketing who stipulated the hood scoop.
 
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Smart Wannabe said:
i actually told the sales advisor that the front grill looks too ugly for me. especially the green badge. I can’t stomach the green badge. i even asked if there is an option to de-badge the back of my 2022. It just ruins the look
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Look at my avatar. Green badge is no longer that fugly green. Ugly gray grille too. Things are easily changable.
 
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