There are some weekend courses that still go during the winter when the weather is nice enough. Nothing wrong with being opportunistic like that...::hint, hint:: SO much fun. Hard to get the hang of sometimes, but so worth the effort.

 

For the dealer options I am going for;
Full front clear bra
Window Tint
Front & Rear Mud Flaps
Magnetic Stone guards
Rear Bumper protection
Rubber boot mat
Rubber floor mats
Cooper S black license frames
Millennium Tires for Life
Resist all Interior and Exterior protection

bob g

 

Mine are

JCW Tune Kit
JCW strut brace
JCW 18.5 mm Rear Sway Bar (A Bargin, only $248 installed)
Full nose mask, inc fogs
Full tint
front mats

 

I dare not look at options...I've become WAY too compulsive about this car already!

Bob - lots of protection on your car, inside and out. Has anyone seen a well-worn MINI? Do they tend to suffer from the slings and arrows of outrageous driving more so than 'less-mini' cars? I've heard the clear bra can be an issue if you have bonnet stripes - wonder which is the lesser evil: stone chips or a leaky protective barrier (e.g., potential for rust/water damage)??

I was thinking of trying to install mud flaps myself, but maybe it's not worth the effort.

 

hmmm.... I'm very tempted to get those magnetic stone guards. Does anyone know if they're worth it? I'd be worried that someone would gank them off the car..

 

Sequence - I would love to drive a JCW equiped car, that sucker is gonna haul!

Wurking girl - yeah I was worried about the clear bra but this is Colorado and they put down gravel (read rocks) as you know in the winter time. My usual driver MG is getting chips on the front of the bonnet (hood) and it is driving me nuts. My MA said that one of the biggest 'I wishes' he hears from returning customers is from folks saying they wish they had opted for the clear bra. Me being a 'collector' I am planning on keeping this car until I can put collector plates on it (25 years). I have restored 6 cars and on this one I wanted as much 'protection' as I could get. The mud flaps are just an 'indulgement' for me. this is my first 'new' car in over 10 years. the last one I bought was my 1997 4-Runner which I still have as I have been buying MGs and Triumphs for years. I was hoping that MG would return to the states but that does not look like it will happen anytime soon. BMW still owns the rights to the Triumph name but are not doing anything with it. Rumors were that the 1 Series was going to be badged as Triumphs didnt pan out.

Davidson - I will kepp the forum up to date on how those stone guards work out. I have not seen them on a car so I will post pics when it arrives.

Of course I, like everyone else have configured and reconfigured the car so many times I have to look at the order sheet to remind myself of what I ended up with.

jeeze I wish this car would show up!

bob g

 

AMEN to that! I just emailed off an inquiry about custom stripes! What foolishness will come into my head next??! Once I'm actually driving, I have hopes that my obsessed 'what if' monologue will finally cease...

 

Speaking of wasting time, have you stumbled across this thread:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=93485

It's called - things you didn't know about your R56 MINI... VERY LONG, but lots of interesting, little-known stuff about these amazing little cars. I read a few pages at a time (OK, sometimes more than a few...), and I've started my own 'about MINIs' doc where I paste in stuff that I want to remember... Yep, as I said - obsessed and compulsed.

 

the factory messed up the interior, it was supposed to be piano black.

I like the brushed alloy and I got GAP insurance for free because of it ($500 additional savings..), I'm a happy camper.

 

Maybe yr MA heard me bitching about how the next time I get a MINI I will clearbra the *entire* nose, including the lower bumper and clip, because of all the road damage my R53s clip took the 4 years i owned it.

And yeah the JCW will make this car wail. The tune kit for automatics was approved only about 6 weeks ago, so I am psyched!

 

Nice pix T Can U post a couple looking at the entire front seat area?

I hope they dont leave the English Oak trim and wheel out of mine!

 

Very nice!! Thanks for sharing, and now we need the road test review! Don't worry about making the rest of us feel bad - I for one have been living vicariously thru all the posts on NAM and it just makes the time go faster!

And I think the silver looks fine - nobody will notice with all that great red in there...very sweet...

 

How do you like the seats? That is the same set up I am getting but with the Blue inserts and colorline. I am supposed to get the 'brushed alloy' and the multi function wheel in leather.

we need reviews! we are living vicarously (sp?) through those that have taken delivery.

bob g

 

I just checked the schedule and the Isolde is scheduled to go through the canal Saturday Morning

http://www.boydsteamship.com/daily_traffic_report.htm

bob g

 

fascinating!

 

The seats are definitely comfortable! I love the bolsters and I'm a very wide guy (6'1" 270#) and it keeps me from sliding around when taking twisties. Different than my very cushy leather bucket seats on the 300M, but nice.

The ride is great, love taking the ramps with Milo. He's a little sleeper if nothing else.

I'll take some more pictures when I get a chance, it really is alot of fun guys!

 

Double ditto on the vicarious living and the good looking silver!

AAAAAAHHHH!!!!

 

yup. canal angst on the rise here....

 

Thanks for the photos. I've ordered my MCS with the same interior that you did, ie. piano black. So.. are you going to keep it as is or did you raise a fuss with your MA? I have to admit that I'm kind of torn. The silver DOES look pretty good. It would be a good accent for my dark silver/black.

 

I'm going to keep it as is. My choices were:

A) Leave it as is and take $500 off the car (so I got over $1k off MSRP total)
B) Re-Order

I obviously took option A and was happy due to not having the gloss. I think I would've regretted the piano black due to the secret compartment + finger prints + gloss. So in essence it was a win/win.

 

TravisNJ,

Very, very nice. Thanks so much for posting the pics. How's the HiFi stereo?

 

Travis -
NICE!!!!! I like that interior. They may have screwed up but it looks to be a happy screw-up. Now shut up and drive.

 

Funny. I was just talking about Freud in another thread...

 

Here Here!

OMG Taking the NJ Turnpike this morning was a blast! I put sport mode on and was weaving like a 90 year woman making knitted socks. This car will be the end of meeeeee.

The HIFI sounds great, I don't know why people complain so much. My mom liked it and she has a Bose system in her G35.

My friend at work and I went out this morning with Milo and he was loving how it hugged corners.

 

All great to hear!!

I'm so conflicted, being so excited for you while at the same time feeling so angsty that mine is weeks away from delivery...but I've mentioned that already. More than once.

Happy Friday to all!