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| - I purchased a MINI here last year. We went in, took a test drive, and decided to purchase the vehicle. The sales associate, James Kelly, was pleasant and easy to work with. Unfortunately, the dealership was another matter.....
We were paying cash for the vehicle. No financing needed. They told me I had to fill out a credit application. I thought that was kind of weird, however, I was assured that it was a formality, that they would not run my credit. I should have walked, but we were trying to get the cash for clunkers credit, so time was of the essence. The other strange thing was that they would not take a certified cashiers check from the bank unless our sales associate accompanied us to the bank. After we went to the bank with James, we had to sit down with the finance manager who kept trying to pressure us in to financing with MINI. He actually said "You know, if you want to buy a house in the future, it would be helpful to have the money for a down payment." What the.....? (To be fair, we were dealing with the BMW finance manager, as the MINI finance mgr was not available) I pulled my credit report a few months later, and it showed that MINI of Scottsdale had done a credit check??! I AM NOT SURE WHAT PART OF "WE ARE PAYING CASH FOR THE CAR" THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND?? Do yourself a favor...shop around. They finally opened another MINI dealer in AZ (MINI of Tempe) so now you have a choice. I think they are both owned by Penske, but throw your money to the nice guys at the Tempe location. I couldn't believe I was paying $30K for one of their stupid cars, and being treated like I was some kind of criminal. Effing Lame.
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