Habberstad Mini

Overall Purchase Experience My overall purchasing experience was positive. Christian was a great help in explaining in details on the mini countryman. Trade-in price was pretty My overall purchasing experience was positive. Christian was a great help in explaining in details on the mini countryman. Trade-in price was pretty much in-line with other dealership offer. It took a little longer than I expected to reach the delivery date because of the financial transaction process with my bank. More

Change of mind I leased a 2007 mini cooper S convertible. Loved it so i leased a 2010 (same car) for 4 years. the 2010 handled better than the 2007 but mini had in I leased a 2007 mini cooper S convertible. Loved it so i leased a 2010 (same car) for 4 years. the 2010 handled better than the 2007 but mini had included a 'total' computer system and that was the achilles' heel of the car. the gps was useless, as was the in-car phone system (i disconnected it completely after 4 months). the sensors around the car were faulty: the convertible top kept on shorting out the system as did opening the trunk with the 'levers'; the trunk's sensors wound up having to be replaced. i tried other cars when my lease neared its term but frankly no other car handled like the mini, drove like the mini or had the compact but spacious interior design (at least in the front) of the mini. and it had the 'sun-roof' capability---pulling the top back just over the front seats. i cruised around during the winter with that open unless the skies opened up or the temp was really freezing. so i decided to get a 2014 mini s convertible but with no computer. stripped bare. i didn't want to go near any computer system connected to a mini-cooper. then i met up with jarred sinclair, habberstad's sales rep. jarred knows his machine. he knew about the computer system, explained about the update, showed me carefully what it could do. he knew his car inside & out. my previous salesmen at habberstad were nice fellows but didn't know much about the 'new' end of the car. jarred has the instinctive knowledge of the young for the digital world we live in. he came of age with all this and is at home with it. and he showed me how much the mini's computer system had improved. i went for the system and have used the car a month. i don't commute and don't go on long trips but i did take it to maine and back (from nyc). i love my 2014 mini. it handles better than the 2010. its shifting (it's a manual) is smoother. the computer system is much better (& could be improved) but jarred's instructions paid off. and i appreciate he's there to help. it wasn't the hype of the website nor any kind of deal from mini. it was jarred sinclair's knowledge: he knows his car. and he convinced me to invest in it. i'm quite glad i did. More

Habberstat mini The whole process was excellent until the delivery experience. I had to call several times and not have a call returned for 3 days which delayed my de The whole process was excellent until the delivery experience. I had to call several times and not have a call returned for 3 days which delayed my delivery for over 10 days. This had nothing to do with my primary salesperson but those that are responsible for setting up delivery More

A pleasant car buying experience Matt made buying this car as easy as possible. I hate the back and forth and stunts to get the lowest price. Then you still leave feeling like you got Matt made buying this car as easy as possible. I hate the back and forth and stunts to get the lowest price. Then you still leave feeling like you got cheated. Matt wasn't like that at all. He truly was the most honest car salesman I ever worked with! More

Awesome Mini My husband and I had a fun experience at Habberstad Mini in Huntington. From the moment we walked in we felt welcomed but not bombarded. Jarred was ve My husband and I had a fun experience at Habberstad Mini in Huntington. From the moment we walked in we felt welcomed but not bombarded. Jarred was very informative and just a great guy all around. The show room was clean and the staff was friendly. My car couldn't be better, I love it! I highly recommend Jarred and the staff at Habberstad Mini of Huntington. More

My girlfriend has been interested in a Mini Countryman for the past few months and while she's been working on gathering her down payment I've been following the market. Habberstad Mini has had a white Co for the past few months and while she's been working on gathering her down payment I've been following the market. Habberstad Mini has had a white Countryman S exactly how she'd like it sitting infront of Bay Shore for at least three months and it's been in their inventory since at least September. For a white it was priced around $27k, but it was recently dropped to $25k This is still above lower mileage comparable CPOd vehicles, but we figured we'd head up to Habberstad Mini to see what they had to say. I was interested in working a deal on a Paceman S for myself and the Countryman for her. My family has been Habberstad BMW customers for nearly 15 years and I was hoping that between that, the fact the car had been there so long, and the fact that we'd be working a 2 car deal we'd be able to make something happen. Unfortunately we worked with possibly the most unmotivated salesman I've ever encountered. When we got to talking about the price of the car and I mentioned it'd been sitting at BMW of Bay Shore for three months he essentially told me I was lying and that there's no reason it'd be at BMW of Bay Shore until the 'assistant manager at the next desk piped up and said 'yeah it's been there three months. I actually need to bring it up here because it'd sell in a week here.' Well, I'm just curious, but if it'd sell in a week then why'd you just reduce the price $2k instead of taking a chance and moving it? Probably because it's overpriced, if I had to guess. I mentioned that a local dealer had an S ALL4(Habberstads CPO is just an S) with 18k miles on it for $20,500 and he responded that I was comparing apples to oranges with a CPO car vs a non-cpo car with 10k more miles - This would be a valid argument, except for the fact that the cheaper vehicle had only 5k more miles, still has a solid 2 years of factory warranty and is an ALL4 which is a big advantage over the Habberstad car. So then he said we could hang out and he could talk about the price with the assistant manager when he was done with the people he was with. I told him okay well let's take a look at a Paceman in the mean time because I'm thinking of leasing one for myself. He walked outside with us and opened one up, but didn't offer a test drive - maybe because he knew we'd driven Countrymen elsewhere and they're pretty similar, who knows. I will chalk it up to his laziness. We went back inside and got to talking numbers on a Paceman lease. He presented a lease at $475/month when Mini is advertising a number of leases under $300/month on their website. I understand that the vehicle he was talking about had an extra $2k in options, but $2k in options doesnt add up to an extra $200/month. I called him out on it and he started talking in circles about the fine print on Mini ads. At this point I was done with him, but the assistant manager was freed up. Jared came back and told us he could deliver the Countryman unwashed and without gas for an $80 discount. We left and it was now abundantly clear why Habberstad has been steadily losing talent over the past few years, why everytime my family buys a new BMW they have to deal with a new salesperson because their one from the last vehicle has moved on, and why we'll never step foot in a Habberstad store again. Just wanting to make sure i wasn't out of touch with the market, i turned to the internet to check lease figures. There are a number of people out there with well equipped Pacemen paying in the $300/mo range, even one at $304 who was upside down on his trade in. The bottom line is that deals don't always work out, sometimes numbers just don't work, but there are deals you walk away from feeling okay and ones that make you feel like this made us feel and it always comes down to how they're handled. This was handled like absolute garbage, like we were disposable customers. When numbers on one car don't work, you should at least try to discuss another. Show people that you're interested in having them as customers and you're willing to work on something with them. This guy didn't even take our contact information after wasting 90 minutes of our time. There are other Mini dealers on the island who deserve your business besides these guys. Update: We found an awesome, lower mileage CPOd Countryman at MINI of Southampton and had quite possibly the best buying experience I've had. Well worth the trip to the east end to dealer with decent people. There's a reason a number of people from the good old days when Habberstad used to be customer service oriented have found their way to BMW/Mini of Southampton. More

Habberstad Mini is a great place to purchase a car. My sales rep, Jarred Sinclair was fantastic - no pressure and extremely helpful! I highly recommended Habberstadt Mini. Two thumbs up!!! :o) sales rep, Jarred Sinclair was fantastic - no pressure and extremely helpful! I highly recommended Habberstadt Mini. Two thumbs up!!! :o) More

Great first experience I had a great experience purchasing my first car at Mini! The service was wonderful, as well as the staff!!! They treated us as first-class customers, I had a great experience purchasing my first car at Mini! The service was wonderful, as well as the staff!!! They treated us as first-class customers, and were willing to work with us through the entire process! If your looking to buy a mini, I would definitely recommend Habberstad of Huntington! More

This was my first new car experience. George was super patient and explained leasing, financing, and all the features during the test drive. The whole process from trading in my old car to paperwork was s patient and explained leasing, financing, and all the features during the test drive. The whole process from trading in my old car to paperwork was seamless. Got a new car within the week. Highly recommend to others! More

Christian Nanas was my salesman! He was the best! He was very professional and catered to all my needs to purchase the Mini. He treated me like I was a friend buying the vehicle. :) very professional and catered to all my needs to purchase the Mini. He treated me like I was a friend buying the vehicle. :) More