Now that we know the price ($39,950) and the timing, lets talk a bit about how to get one of the 500 GPs and what comes on the car. MINI USA will be allotting one GP to each dealer in the US for March delivery. The rest however will go to customers on a first come first serve basis. MINI USA will set-up a toll-free reservations number in mid-November that will allow anyone to plunk down a deposits (likely around $1,000) and name their dealer where they want to take delivery. However a few questions remain. Will those dealers that are given allotment based on the reservation line, be held to MSRP pricing? Obviously one would hope and assume so but we wouldn’t be surprised if a few didn’t. Yet we’re not all that worried about people wanting GPs not getting them. Even with the first GP owners getting first crack at the reservation line, we would suspect many of them (who are actually interested) already have a deposit or an understanding of some kind with their local dealer. And beyond that this is a car that is not a widely attractive buying proposition for most. At $40k with no amenities such as Nav and lacking rear seats, the GP inherently has a small market compared with most MINIs. In our minds if you want a GP, we’d bet that you’ll be able to get one either through the reservation line or finding one on the lot somewhere. So that’s how you buy a GP. But what are you actually buying? Learn More at MotoringFile