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Tucson MINI dealer coming
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Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:31 amby Cooperesque
We were at the Lexus dealer yesterday and the saleman said that they, the Royal dealers, had secured the MINI franchise for Tucson. It won't be in the Automall area though. I guess the new Fiat dealer didn't want the MINI's blowing the doors off their 500's
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Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:55 amby JPMINITUCSON
22nd and Kolb..........Construction slated to start at the end of August. Opening around the first of the year.
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Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:52 pmby danjmcs
JPMINITUCSON wrote:22nd and Kolb..........Construction slated to start at the end of August. Opening around the first of the year.
Awesome!
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Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:58 pmby JPMINITUCSON
The architect is a fellow British car owner, drives a 1961 MGA. They will be keeping part of the old Royal dealership building and add on to it. Should be cool. Kim has designed a half dozen dealerships.
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Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:18 amby AKA IAN
'bout time
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Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:12 amby Louie B.
Penske?
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Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:26 amby JPMINITUCSON
No. It will be run by the Royal Automotive Group. Paul Weitman is the owner. Royal has Jaguar, Kia, Buick, Land Rover, Lexus, CADILLAC and GMC dealerships in Tucson.
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Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:31 pmby 66Cooper
"LIKE"
Glad to finally see a dealership in Tucson and also that it will be a different owner, just to see that variety in the market place of MINI!
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Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:12 pmby EuroTechs
That is great news for everyone in Arizona.Now that there is another dealer in the state, Penske stores won't be able to get away with the pricing lock they have had for the last 10 years.
Will be interesting to see if they bring MINI techs in from another state. If the techs are all new to MINI there will be quite a learning curve.
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Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:06 pmby driverphil
That could change my 08 Cooper replacement plans!
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Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:10 pmby azdavis
A little competition is always nice!
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Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:33 pmby dizzyspots
22 & Kolb...which corner, they all seem taken?
SE = Desert Toyota
SW= Frys shopping center
NE= another shopping center
NW= Ace Hardware, brakemasters and gas station
\No old Royal store anywhere near there???
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Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:58 pmby 66Cooper
While checking out a used Countryman at Porsche Audi dealer that the MINI dealer was going in almost across the street at the old Royal Kia dealership location west of Swan and 22nd? Of course we can't confirm that, we were talking to a used car salesman, so who do you believe.
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Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:46 amby JPMINITUCSON
Right Barney, my bad. 22nd and Swan. I have Ace Hardware on the brain.