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Hi Guys,
I have a problem that I hope you guys can help with, or at least tell me I'm being unreasonable and should shut up and take the deal. and before anything sorry for the long post.
I ordered a 2015 MC at the beginning of the year, before the car got delivered it got stuck at port because of a snow storm and the car was snowed in for a couple of weeks. A month later the car was delivered to me in working condition and everything was good. 4 months later I get a call telling me that the car has been recalled and I need to order a new vehicle because mini is expecting a bunch of electrical issues and early rust in the cars that got snowed in.
So I go to the dealership and begin the process of ordering a new mini, and here the issues start, 1st I couldnt order a 2015 build anymore and I had to order a 2016, then the prices of the 2016 had jumped by a difference of $1100 between the base price and all the options, so difference in price between 2015 and 2016 with the exact build was the $1100, and the understanding is that mini was going to deduct that as a discount to make it a fair deal. All good so far.
At that point I decided that I want to upgrade to the MCS and during all the conversations it was understood that a similar price adjustment will be performed since the 2016 MCS prices had also went up by the same amount. However the interest rate on the MCS is now 4.99% instead of the 3.99% which was offered last year, and the interest rate currently on the MC, so I asked if they can match the interest rate, and they said they have to speak with Mini canada and get back to me, bellow is the response I got:
" in reviewing our discussion we had on Saturday with the folks at Mini – there is a bit of a problem with what’s being asked for.
The issue is not with the change in MSRP it’s with the additional money we’re asking for to bring down the payment. We had figured with an additional $2156.96 that would bring your payment down to $550 per month. The reason why was because the rate is at 4.99%. However, if we look at simply the cost of buying down the rate from 4.99% to 3.9% that would cost $897.60. That is going to be the money that we need to ask for.
What that does to your payment is $266.24 bi-weekly."
What I understood from that is price adjustment to bring it to the 2015 price was not a problem, however bring the interest rate down was an issue. based on this I said ok not a problem, lets go ahead with the purchase. We had another conversation after where I asked them not to add tint to the vehicle and to remove an option called "Ride green certified" which cost $599. At this point my understanding is everything is ok, and I get a bill of sale from them. Now me being a dumba** I didnt dig through the bill of sale too much, I just looked at the monthly payments and it was what I expected, little did I know is that he (dealer) didnt put the MSRP price adjustment in it, I dont know if that was a mistake or by purpose, either way I get a call today telling me the vehicle is ready for pickup, while I was on the phone I asked to just go through the numbers one last time, and I inquire about the MSRP adjustment, at which point they tell me that they are not giving me the MSRP adjustment.
I dont know what to do, Im thinking of calling mini canada, but I have a feeling that they will tell me I had a month to read through bill of sale and I should've responded earlier. Did I mis-read the email I got from them, Am I being unreasonable here? after all I was forced to take a 2016, I wouldve been happy with a 2015. On the bright side, the interest rate has been lowered (thank u bad economy) back to 3.99% so that's good, but its a principle thing I was led to believe mini will match the price, and now it looks like I'm being forced to accept this deal since the car is already here.
Any response is good, and again sorry for the long email I just dont know what to do at this point.:crying:
I have a problem that I hope you guys can help with, or at least tell me I'm being unreasonable and should shut up and take the deal. and before anything sorry for the long post.
I ordered a 2015 MC at the beginning of the year, before the car got delivered it got stuck at port because of a snow storm and the car was snowed in for a couple of weeks. A month later the car was delivered to me in working condition and everything was good. 4 months later I get a call telling me that the car has been recalled and I need to order a new vehicle because mini is expecting a bunch of electrical issues and early rust in the cars that got snowed in.
So I go to the dealership and begin the process of ordering a new mini, and here the issues start, 1st I couldnt order a 2015 build anymore and I had to order a 2016, then the prices of the 2016 had jumped by a difference of $1100 between the base price and all the options, so difference in price between 2015 and 2016 with the exact build was the $1100, and the understanding is that mini was going to deduct that as a discount to make it a fair deal. All good so far.
At that point I decided that I want to upgrade to the MCS and during all the conversations it was understood that a similar price adjustment will be performed since the 2016 MCS prices had also went up by the same amount. However the interest rate on the MCS is now 4.99% instead of the 3.99% which was offered last year, and the interest rate currently on the MC, so I asked if they can match the interest rate, and they said they have to speak with Mini canada and get back to me, bellow is the response I got:
" in reviewing our discussion we had on Saturday with the folks at Mini – there is a bit of a problem with what’s being asked for.
The issue is not with the change in MSRP it’s with the additional money we’re asking for to bring down the payment. We had figured with an additional $2156.96 that would bring your payment down to $550 per month. The reason why was because the rate is at 4.99%. However, if we look at simply the cost of buying down the rate from 4.99% to 3.9% that would cost $897.60. That is going to be the money that we need to ask for.
What that does to your payment is $266.24 bi-weekly."
What I understood from that is price adjustment to bring it to the 2015 price was not a problem, however bring the interest rate down was an issue. based on this I said ok not a problem, lets go ahead with the purchase. We had another conversation after where I asked them not to add tint to the vehicle and to remove an option called "Ride green certified" which cost $599. At this point my understanding is everything is ok, and I get a bill of sale from them. Now me being a dumba** I didnt dig through the bill of sale too much, I just looked at the monthly payments and it was what I expected, little did I know is that he (dealer) didnt put the MSRP price adjustment in it, I dont know if that was a mistake or by purpose, either way I get a call today telling me the vehicle is ready for pickup, while I was on the phone I asked to just go through the numbers one last time, and I inquire about the MSRP adjustment, at which point they tell me that they are not giving me the MSRP adjustment.
I dont know what to do, Im thinking of calling mini canada, but I have a feeling that they will tell me I had a month to read through bill of sale and I should've responded earlier. Did I mis-read the email I got from them, Am I being unreasonable here? after all I was forced to take a 2016, I wouldve been happy with a 2015. On the bright side, the interest rate has been lowered (thank u bad economy) back to 3.99% so that's good, but its a principle thing I was led to believe mini will match the price, and now it looks like I'm being forced to accept this deal since the car is already here.
Any response is good, and again sorry for the long email I just dont know what to do at this point.:crying:
