Best Mini/BMW dealer in NI

nadnad

you'll have difficulty getting a 2 yr old cooper D cos they only came out in march 2007. better to buy a new one as the second hand minis hold their price so much they arent the best value for money. my husband sells them. i wont tell you where cos i'll be accused of touting for business! i will say that they are a great wee car though.

nadnad

oh and the reason the dealers are BMW as well as Mini is because BMW make Mini.

nadnad

and also if you get one with a TLC package you get free servicing for 5 years or 50k miles. which is pretty good. most have this even if you do get a second hand one.

Step_7

From my experiences (On my second MINI now )

Bavarian - OK for car sales - Parts and servicing is a nightmare....

Prentice Portadown - Extremely good service both before and after buying the car, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

I've also been to the Country Garage for some parts and they were very helpful.

Cooper D is a very impressive car - I've driven the Clubman version and was very surprised how well goes for a small Diesel car. The fuel and road tax savings are a bonus!

mofopants

I have bought from both the Country Garage and Bavarian.

To be honest not much in it either way - whichever way you look at it - its still an expensive car.

The cooper d would need to be a heck of a lot better than the one d - you had to slip the clutch in ours to get it up the castelwellan road in clough without it stalling. Replaced it with a megane dci, which for the money was better specced and can handle small hills.

facingthefuture

JKC is a great garage.My dad bought a car there and they were really good. Get them to give you a price, can't do any harm. If its the nearest to you it also makes sense if you need the car serviced etc (for bm's they plug them up to a diagnostic computer so you will probably be best to get a franchised dealer to service it)

ballyblack

they plug them up to a diagnostic computer so you will probably be best to get a franchised dealer to service it)

A good independent can do a diagnostic check as well.

In my opinion using a BMW franchise for service is far too expensive and not really necessary. BMW labour rates can be double that of a small independent garage.

Also spending nearly £15,000 on a new Mini is not money saving

nadnad

ballyblack wrote: »

A good independent can do a diagnostic check as well.

In my opinion using a BMW franchise for service is far too expensive and not really necessary. BMW labour rates can be double that of a small independent garage.

Also spending nearly £15,000 on a new Mini is not money saving

yes but you can get a tlc package which i think is only a couple hundred at most and this covers you for all your servicing for 5 years/50k miles.

Step_7

mofopants wrote: »

The cooper d would need to be a heck of a lot better than the one d - you had to slip the clutch in ours to get it up the castelwellan road in clough without it stalling. Replaced it with a megane dci, which for the money was better specced and can handle small hills.

The Cooper D is a much better car than the older One D - much more power and even better fuel economy.

Funny enough - we bought a Megane DCi as well from some dodgy saleswoman in Charles Hurst's..... :rotfl: Perhaps you know her?????

mofopants

Dodgy car sales woman???? I do beg your pardon!!! I am now a very reputable recruitment consultant!!

Would be interested to drive the cooper d myself - the megane dci is due a change soon