Got the call today! Roxy was at the dealer. spent the better part of the afternoon getting all of my paperwork together and in order. Went down to Crevier and met with Eddie Barker, their creative financing genius. He hooked a brutha up. I got to keep my old car, got a shorter term (60 months instead of 72), but I had to take a small hit on the interest, which is okay because I’ll be making extra payments anyway. So, paper work done? check!
Christian tells me that Roxy might be ready tonight! So I say great and get back to the office, hoping nobody is too mad about my 3.5 hour lunch. He said he would call either way. Well, at 5:15 he called and said she would be ready by 6:00! WOW!!!
had a few more papers to sign, mostly for the permaplate (which I’ll have installed in a couple of weeks). I was in no rush, so I just hung out with the sales guys, talking about color combos and what not. Christian went in the back and pulled Roxy around! she was beautiful! BRG with the white roof, mirros and wheels is truly awesome, and looks great. Just after he pulled her around, he had to take a call (major customer service issue that he handled like a pro), and I didn’t mind waiting. When he got off the phone, he came out, we put in my mats and he gave me the orientation. took his time, showed me where everything was and what toggle did what and how the steering wheel worked. I hung on every word. Shook his hand and drove off the lot. And it was awesome!
I’ve already put 100 miles on Roxy, and it was like a dream. I love the ride, stiff but not so bad that it’s bouncy. power, both stop and go, to spare, and she corners like a go-cart on tracks! truly awesome! for those of you still waiting, well worth it. and, to those of with the words of support (you know who you are) THANK YOU! someday I hope to be able to thank you all in person.
This now ends the order portion of my blog. it’s been almost 4 months, and I’m glad the wait is over.
from here on out, it will be the motor blog!
Thank you again…db
So, after talking to the creative finance manager at Crevier today I got some good news. He thought that he should be able to bury the difference of the rat mobile into the MINI loan, which is ok, especially since the MINI loan’s interest rate, while astronomically high (which I expected) is still better by about 2 points than the loan on the rat mobile. But, there is still yet a hitch in my giddyup. Took the car in to have them appraise it (ok, it’s a 1999 Mits. Mirage w/120K on the clock) and they say it’s worth $1800 to them. Ouch! especially since I still owe over 7K on it!
I just hope that the payment doesn’t get any higher than $600. Don’t think I could pay more for a car than I do on rent! yIkEs
Hope y’all are having a good weekend. If you haven’t already, take a minute and check out the chat room that I set up. we had quite a crowd in there this afternoon (there isn’t anyone there now), and I only hope that more people come and check it out!
more later
went to talk to the dealer today. got them the rest of the docs that they needed, but my advisor and the finance manager have their wires crossed. my advisor tells me my payment is going to be such and such at a kick ass (for me) interest rate, but when I do the math, the interest rate that I’m told, with my down payment, would get me a car that costs close to $40,000! That, and there is another new issue…in order for them to get me financing, I’m going to have to turn in my current car. I wasn’t antipating that, and it could cause me to have to cancel my order altogether. The problem is that I am TERRIBLY upside down on my current vehicle. I’d be lucky to get $3,000 for it on trade, but still owe close to $9,000. adding an additional $6,000 to my purchase and the interest rate that I am figuring, makes me paying about $45,000 for a MINI Cooper S! (quite abit over both the $19,000 MSRP and my $25,500 purchase price). I hate this crap
going to today to hopefully get all of the paper work squared away. There might be some issues with my current car and I might have to trade it in. I just hope that they will be able to work something out. my guy at crevier even called me on Christmas Eve to let me know that there is a REAL good chance for delivery before the end of the year (I’m hoping for the 30th). More later after I go to the dealer
FINALLY got a delivery date. estimated 12/28, dealer tells me next week looks REAL good. I believe that I even have all of my ducks in a row and everything is going along as it should. Just have to take some docs down there on Thursday to make sure…it’s gonna be close…very close
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