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swpars
MINI Motorer Joined: August/07/11 Location: Mercer Island Status: Offline Points: 220 |
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Posted: September/27/11 at 6:16pm |
Okay, with the delivery day of our Cooper approaching here are some add ons from NW MINI to mull over.
3M Clear Bra: Price at NW MINI = $999. Price at Accutint = $699. No brainer. Lojack: $899 at NW MINI. But the car will be insured with full coverage and MINIs are pretty hard to steal, and we live on Mercer Island which has a pretty low vehicle theft rate. Northwest Protection Package: "Resistal Product with Paintguard, Leatherguard, and Fiberguard". Hmm. My 7 year old 3 series is a lifelong PNW car (purchased at BMW of Bellevue new) and the only issues it has are rock chips on the hood (fragile BMW paint) and a little wear on the driver's seat from normal use. The MINI has leatherette which will wear even better than leather and will be garaged. Thinking no on this one. Various extended warranties: Well, one of the reasons we got the Cooper and not the S was for reliability. Think we'll pass on this one and just maintain the car better than MINI suggests (synthetic oil every 7.5k miles, transmission fluid every 3 yrs/30k miles, etc). Plus, my wife's Subaru has never been under warranty while we've owned it and neither has my BMW. If stuff fails on the cars, I either DIY or take them to independent shops. Any further thoughts or other stuff that I should be considering?
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onramp
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I think you have it figured out just right. Lotsa markup for the convenience factor.
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CINIMIN
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Accutint Bellevue and Accutint Seattle are PSMINI Club Sponsors and give a members discount To Paid PSMINI Members. Support the club by joining and get a discount.
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Jack -
<font color=RED>CINIMIN [/COLOR] 2006 CR/W MCS - 6spd - LSD -15% Pulley - Dinan CAI ASA JH6's Koni FSD's 22mm Bar Have you hugged a curve today? |
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CORNERS
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I can't think of anything that you must get at the dealer other than a cool MINI T-shirt and coffee thermos to go with your new pocket racer.
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Sanderskog
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I'm with Kurt.
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2012 VW Golf Pirate Edition... Aarrr! - JACK
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SMOG
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There is a decent price on Mini Oil, also the price on the JCW Tower Brace is pretty good. Just install yourself.
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I wish there was a local MINI Dealership, like our Honda, Subaru, Mazada and VW.
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johnf36
PSMINI Expert Advisor PSMINI Member Joined: August/30/07 Location: Ephrata, Wa. Status: Offline Points: 8612 |
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What Pat said. A side note: the leatherette can crack over time where the leather if keep conditioned does great, and the cloth just last.
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If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
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SMOG
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J:
Will the "Leatherette" crack if treated with vinyl protector? S. Edited by SMOG - October/10/11 at 7:02am |
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I wish there was a local MINI Dealership, like our Honda, Subaru, Mazada and VW.
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DneprDave
PSMINI Skilled Member PSMINI Member Joined: October/21/10 Location: Olympia Status: Offline Points: 198 |
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No, It won't crack, if you use a vinyl protectant, you have to feed it just like leather, just not as much.
I've used 303 Protectant on my vinyl boat top and seats, they are 24 years old and still no cracks. 303 Protectant also doesn't make the seats slippery like Armorall.
West Marine carries it.
Dave
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SMOG
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I like 303 and use it for all sorts of things from kayaks, drysuit gaskets, hot tub covers, etc.
Nice to know the MINI will like it too!! |
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I wish there was a local MINI Dealership, like our Honda, Subaru, Mazada and VW.
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swpars
MINI Motorer Joined: August/07/11 Location: Mercer Island Status: Offline Points: 220 |
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Will do. I just added funds to my Paypal account. Once they come through (Paypal says 3 business days) I'll send my payment via Paypal. Accutint appointment is scheduled for October 5th as my wife and I are taking the MINI over to Walla Walla for a friend's wedding on the 8th. If I send my payment in by October 3rd, can I still get the member discount at Accutint, or do I need to await the arrival of the membership packet? |
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CINIMIN
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Thanks for joining the club! - Your support is appreciated!Which Accutint - Seattle or Bellevue?
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Jack -
<font color=RED>CINIMIN [/COLOR] 2006 CR/W MCS - 6spd - LSD -15% Pulley - Dinan CAI ASA JH6's Koni FSD's 22mm Bar Have you hugged a curve today? |
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Starbug
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I got tint and clear bra done at Accutint in Bellevue. They did a great job and treated me right. I highly recommend them.
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Escape Pod
MINI Motorer Joined: July/28/05 Location: Kirkland Status: Offline Points: 740 |
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Sam,
I'll keep an eye out for your payment and send a note off to Accutint in Bellevue to let them know you're a new member so you'll get the discount! Thanks for your support!
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Roy & Beth Morey
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swpars
MINI Motorer Joined: August/07/11 Location: Mercer Island Status: Offline Points: 220 |
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Thanks Beth. Will shoot an email over once I make the payment.
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