A New Dealer in the Midwest

When are we going to get a dealership in Boise??? I’m getting tired of the 400+ mile trek to Salt Lake City or Portland, OR. Don’t get me wrong, I love motoring whenever possible but with two MINI’s in the family it makes it tough when both need service done at the same time!

This is going to be so great. Those of us lucky enough to be near this dealer are in for a real treat. MINI was given full control over the redesign of this building. There will be a group going to the dealership on Saturday the 3rd of March at noon. If you are in the area and want to join please reach me on NAM at the screename Zyamfier. Should be a good crowd just started the list today and have 20 cars from the area showing up.

or the southeast . . . yish- i b!tched when i had to make several trips to the dealer 30 minutes away. congratulations nebraska (wherever that is . . .) :P

Woo Hoo!

I for one am ecstatic. Though I’ll miss running into Todd down in KC. I make the commute from Lincoln to Omaha every day anyway, so motoring an hour to the dealership will be no big deal at all. I’ve driven by it, and it’s pretty cool looking – lots of glass boxes protruding from the building with MINIs in them. It makes the dealership look like a giant display case. I’m excited to check it out inside. The guys at the body shop there at Markel also tell me that as of this week, the service department will be able to work on MINIs, so that’s a relief should anything come up. As I understand it, Markel won’t get any R56s until April, but will have 20 or so pre-spec’d R50/R53s available for purchase.

I wonder how long it will be until there’s a Chili Red MINI running around with big white Ns on it. As long as I’ve been here, I’ve never been able to get into the whole Husker thing.

And for those who don’t know, the N stands for “Nowledge.”

J, you would think with the increase in production and the R56 being geared towards a larger market. MINI would open more dealers to allow for these new customers to have more of an opportunity to view and purchase the car. Most people aren’t nuts like we are and willing to make a vacation day out of getting the MINI serviced. :)

Thanks, DB.

I live in Nebraska and its been a long wait, but fanaly is here. the new dealer looks just like the mini website. I can’t wait for it to open

WOOT!!! I’ve been waiting for this. Now we don’t have to drive to Kansas City for regular scheduled maintenance. This is awesome. We may have to consider heading down to the dealership on the 3rd for the fun.

-Larkin

I’ve been told that MINI is opening 20 smaller service centers in the US. They are supposed to be located in areas with a high concentration of MINIs but not near a full dealer. You’re supposed to be able to get repairs and service and be able to order and take delivery of your new car.