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  1. MCS02

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    #2 MCS02, Oct 4, 2016
    What!!?? no one wants a $40,000 mini. Go figure :frown2:
     
  2. ZippyNH

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    #3 ZippyNH, Oct 4, 2016
    Hmmm....
    It's gotta go up someday right?
    Or are mini dealers just going to become used car dealers?
    MINI seems to be trying to hold the line on pricing....and the market is saying no...not worth the $$, no matter how "premium" you say it is.
    Gas prices?! Hmm...but most of the ones being sold were 4 dr MINI's...so the worst mpg possible....and if you are sending $40,000 on new car (about 10k more than many "comparative" types imo) is mpg really at the top of the list!?
    Sometimes I think it's just save to say....folks don't want what they are trying too sell...
    Too many recalls, too big a $$, and dare I say the wrong mix of driving vs excitement? It's s shade of grey in a market filled with similar cars....it not towards either end of the market.. painfully middle of the road....something that MINI sold itself as NOT BEING.....not NORMAL....opps...that was the other MINI.
     
  3. Nathan

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    #4 Nathan, Oct 4, 2016
    Sales across the board were down for September. Overall, light-vehicle deliveries fell 0.7 percent to 1.434 million last month in the US. MINI just happens to be down more than most.
     
  4. Metalman

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    #5 Metalman, Oct 4, 2016
    MINI.....

    Y U NO HAVE Pickup Truck? To carry your sales?

    MINI Answer..... For the simple reason that Mercedes doesn't see fit to offer a pickup truck.... We make "Premium" vehicles, that's why...

    [​IMG]
     
  5. ZippyNH

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    #6 ZippyNH, Oct 4, 2016
    So.....you are saying MINI is an overachiever?
    Industry was down 0.7%, MINI down 8.8%
    That's nearly 10x worse.....
     
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    #7 minirab, Oct 4, 2016
    I'm to the point that they just tank.
     
  7. DneprDave

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    #8 DneprDave, Oct 4, 2016
    Oooo, a Mini Tank!

    mini-trac-1_zpsadotleej.jpg
     
  8. Dave.0

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    #9 Dave.0, Oct 5, 2016
    They can not sell UGLY and we can not fix stupid, but you can numb it with a 2X4. :rolleyes:


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