Sparkling Silver Owners Club
#676
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Used 2008 MCa Sparkling Silver
12000 driven (repoed from previous owner)
Premium package (hifi,moonroof,auto AC)
Upgraded 16 inch Bridge Spokes
White Roof/Mirrors with Aftermarket Bonnets
Fog Lamps
Armrest
Bluetooth/USB adapter
Window sticker (as new)- 23995
Dealer wanted (as used)- 20000
Agreed on 18500 with 6%
#677
Details:
Used 2008 MCa Sparkling Silver
12000 driven (repoed from previous owner)
Premium package (hifi,moonroof,auto AC)
Upgraded 16 inch Bridge Spokes
White Roof/Mirrors with Aftermarket Bonnets
Fog Lamps
Armrest
Bluetooth/USB adapter
Window sticker (as new)- 23995
Dealer wanted (as used)- 20000
Agreed on 18500 with 6%
Used 2008 MCa Sparkling Silver
12000 driven (repoed from previous owner)
Premium package (hifi,moonroof,auto AC)
Upgraded 16 inch Bridge Spokes
White Roof/Mirrors with Aftermarket Bonnets
Fog Lamps
Armrest
Bluetooth/USB adapter
Window sticker (as new)- 23995
Dealer wanted (as used)- 20000
Agreed on 18500 with 6%
#678
Mr Mininerva
I'm "Mr. Mininerva" and am the owner of the navigator's seat in a MY07 Sparkling Silver MCS and I hope you guys will allow me into the SS Club. I own the driver's seat in the above pictured Porsche and I have to say the MINI Cooper S is an absolutely hoot to drive. I got a lot of time behind the wheel on this past week's trip to the Virginia mountains and I do believe the MINI is more fun to drive than my Porsche, not as fast overall, but bunches of fun through the twisties, that's fer'sure.
Anyway, way too kool car!
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Amazingly enough, they were covered under warranty. I went in to schedule an appointment for something else and thought it wouldn't hurt to ask if they'd replace my stripes. I almost fell over when they said they would replace them one time and one time only at no charge. I don't have any pics since the replacement (and now its dark out, so can't take any now), but this is from when the stripes still looked good, and is also how they look now:
BTW, the front of my car doesn't look like this anymore either. This was before they removed the license plate bracket that I told them not to drill holes into my bumper for but they did anyway. So they agreed to have their body shop fill the holes and repaint the entire thing, then I had a guy from our local MINI club (go West Coast MINI!!!) put on one of his custom-made front license plate mounts where the tow-hook goes.
They even replaced the stripes on the back:
Oddly enough, the back of my car doesn't look like this anymore either, since they swapped out my exhaust tips (without even informing me) because of the dumb people who were getting burned by them. I miss those tips; the new ones are too short, IMO. Stupid dumb people!
Oh, I almost forgot! I got 2 new MINI badges because when I went to get the car I noticed the body shop hadn't put them back on. So my poor car was sitting there with no MINI logos on the outside! My SA didn't even notice, so when I told him I saw my car sitting out there and it wasn't done, he didn't know what I was talking about. It took him a second to figure it out, and once he did he called the parts department and got 2 new ones and popped them on for me.
But anyhow.....
I am happy with how my service went. Got a new center armrest under warranty too (no more sliding open on its own, yay!!) Got a new passenger door puddle light (the old one seems to have mysteriously disappeared somehow). Got my sunroof sunshade fixed so no more creeping back on its own (for now at least). Also got an oil change, brake flush, standard scope and micro filter.
And next week we go on a road trip up to Pismo Beach, CA with our group. Woo hoo! 3 days of twisties!
BTW, the front of my car doesn't look like this anymore either. This was before they removed the license plate bracket that I told them not to drill holes into my bumper for but they did anyway. So they agreed to have their body shop fill the holes and repaint the entire thing, then I had a guy from our local MINI club (go West Coast MINI!!!) put on one of his custom-made front license plate mounts where the tow-hook goes.
They even replaced the stripes on the back:
Oddly enough, the back of my car doesn't look like this anymore either, since they swapped out my exhaust tips (without even informing me) because of the dumb people who were getting burned by them. I miss those tips; the new ones are too short, IMO. Stupid dumb people!
Oh, I almost forgot! I got 2 new MINI badges because when I went to get the car I noticed the body shop hadn't put them back on. So my poor car was sitting there with no MINI logos on the outside! My SA didn't even notice, so when I told him I saw my car sitting out there and it wasn't done, he didn't know what I was talking about. It took him a second to figure it out, and once he did he called the parts department and got 2 new ones and popped them on for me.
But anyhow.....
I am happy with how my service went. Got a new center armrest under warranty too (no more sliding open on its own, yay!!) Got a new passenger door puddle light (the old one seems to have mysteriously disappeared somehow). Got my sunroof sunshade fixed so no more creeping back on its own (for now at least). Also got an oil change, brake flush, standard scope and micro filter.
And next week we go on a road trip up to Pismo Beach, CA with our group. Woo hoo! 3 days of twisties!
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minicooperwill - car looks great. We've got our SS coming in a couple of weeks. Right now aboard the Don Carlos south of Mexico. Should be in Port Hueneme by the 11th. Then we have to wait for it to be trucked to Colorado. It's been a long wait, ordered back the first of August.
Wife really likes the sport stripes and your car shows them off very nicely
Wife really likes the sport stripes and your car shows them off very nicely
#686
minicooperwill - car looks great. We've got our SS coming in a couple of weeks. Right now aboard the Don Carlos south of Mexico. Should be in Port Hueneme by the 11th. Then we have to wait for it to be trucked to Colorado. It's been a long wait, ordered back the first of August.
Wife really likes the sport stripes and your car shows them off very nicely
Wife really likes the sport stripes and your car shows them off very nicely
Your wait has been VERY long!! You ordered the first part of August and are still waiting? What's the holdup? You can see from my signature that my timeline was much shorter. At least the end is in sight though, right? I'm sure you'd go to the VDC and drive the car to Colorado yourself if they'd let you!
#687
Look, everyone!
Now, all the cabrio and Clubman owners should feel more welcome and find us easier now that we aren't under the coupe forum anymore.
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Thank you very much! The pics are almost 2 years old now, but like I said, from those angles it really hasn't changed much except as noted. I love my stripes and my entire car.
Your wait has been VERY long!! You ordered the first part of August and are still waiting? What's the holdup? You can see from my signature that my timeline was much shorter. At least the end is in sight though, right? I'm sure you'd go to the VDC and drive the car to Colorado yourself if they'd let you!
Your wait has been VERY long!! You ordered the first part of August and are still waiting? What's the holdup? You can see from my signature that my timeline was much shorter. At least the end is in sight though, right? I'm sure you'd go to the VDC and drive the car to Colorado yourself if they'd let you!
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The whole HK issue. We were originally told we might not get Fiona until Jan or Feb so anything sooner is cool!!! Actually someone else had mentioned going to the VDC but we had to assure them that that wouldn't happen. So we sit twiddling our thumbs and watching Don Carlos make that long agonizing trip across the pond, a few stops, down to Panama and now the slow trip up the west coast
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That's a nice looking Clubman. The wheels look good too. I had checked out Motegi because I was wanting black with a silver lip and not too many/few spokes. I like how the spokes extend beyond the silver lip on yours (although I am very happy with the Tenzo wheels I ended up going with too!).
Be sure to add more (bigger) pics when you get those stripes on. I love my sport stripes.
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