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R50/53 What Options or Accessories do you wish you had ordered

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Old 10-17-2006 | 04:22 PM
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All of them..If I had the money!
 
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Old 10-18-2006 | 12:11 AM
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I have had it for just almost a week. I have every option I think I would want. I like the spedometer off to the side. the most important thing about a mcs is the tach. I can already hear the engine to guage the speed I am going at. Just pick 4th and keep it below 3k, im doing fine for 40mph road, after that I hear it slightly uneven in 6th, I know I am doing 60mph. If it's smooth in 6th I know I am doing 15+ the speed limit.

I managed to get every option I wanted and remove unecessary ones that I actually like not having. (one of them is rear fog, on BRG it looks icky I think, plus, im dring much faster than anyone else in the rain/fog i noticed with ease, so I dont think anyone is goign to rear end me!) I think mandatory is DSC. For psychotic drivers, LSD (those that take turns at 40 down sidestreets in third gear... woot! was fun!) Cold places: Cold weather package. holy cow, those heated seats are fast and perfect. low is really nice, high is good for 1-2 mins of intensity.

The HK i got at last minute. I thought it was a waste at first, but then ... wow, sucker rox and is really relaxing with the heated seats If you are trying to impress a lady, I suggest: Chromeline interior, anthracite headliner, HK and cold weather package. man, they sure feel like they are in a $$$ car It's worked so far!
 
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Old 10-18-2006 | 12:22 AM
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My MCS is pretty much exactly how I wanted it...

I definitely regret not ordering the webspokes & the chrome line interior package though...
 
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Old 10-24-2006 | 06:07 AM
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H/K, Anthracite headliner, perhaps a different color besides Pepper White as the rear of the car requires claybar treatment way too often. Zymol or Black Magic liquid each with Eagle wax as you dry lose their buttery smoothness after 1-2 rainfalls.
 
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Old 10-24-2006 | 07:20 AM
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There aren't any options I didn't get that I wish I had (doesn't leave many)... but there is one I DID get that I wish I hadn't - the H/K stereo. I like it, but with the DPSM available now (and completely blowing away the H/K), I wish I'd "waited to see" if the DPSM came to the USA, because it eventually did.

The DPSM cannot be installed if you have the H/K. Completely different wiring harnesses.
 
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Old 10-24-2006 | 04:28 PM
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just one

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i dont really need it.
i just think it looks cool
 
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Old 10-24-2006 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by MY2ndMINI
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i dont really need it.
i just think it looks cool
Ditto, so my wife said no and I never got it.
 
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Old 10-24-2006 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MY2ndMINI
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i dont really need it.
That's what everyone says... until they get used to having it.
 
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Old 10-24-2006 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Edge
That's what everyone says... until they get used to having it.
Funny thing is my wife has it in her mini-van. She still told me no.
 
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Old 10-24-2006 | 05:10 PM
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Same here!

Originally Posted by tshubin
JCW and Rear Fog, that blank spot just ain't right!
I guess also the autowipers/lights.
 
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Old 10-24-2006 | 07:30 PM
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I would say the chrome is one. I would definitely want the English Panther Leather, but I still don't think I'd shell out the $1700 for it!
 
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Old 10-24-2006 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by BECOKA
Funny thing is my wife has it in her mini-van. She still told me no.
Well that's just selfish now isn't it!

This way, she can still make you stop and ask for directions when you guys are in your car.
 
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Old 10-25-2006 | 07:31 AM
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The only thing missing is...

Chrome - I wish now that I had the chromeline interior. I'm normally not fond of chrome, but in this case, it gives the interior a more finished look.

I wish that they had a tan cloth option for the seats (leather seats are just crazy - cold in the winter, hot and sticky in the summer and they don't wear as well as good cloth). I'd also like to see body-color interior panels in Pepper White (rather than just red and blue).

Other than that, maybe different wheels - the S-Lites are a bit clunky - but I'm not sure it's worth the $$$.

Now, for things that I want that weren't factory options...

Clear Bra
Upgraded IC (I like what I'm hearing about the M7 DFIC)
Reduction Pulley (M7 again)
CatBack exhaust upgrade - still looking at all the options...
 
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Old 10-25-2006 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by john576
H/K, Anthracite headliner, perhaps a different color besides Pepper White as the rear of the car requires claybar treatment way too often. Zymol or Black Magic liquid each with Eagle wax as you dry lose their buttery smoothness after 1-2 rainfalls.
Regretting the Pepper White ??

Trust me, the darker colors show the dirt on the boot much worse ! I'm cleaning the CR boot much more often than I am on the PW one.

And in winter, the crap we get on the roads around here will be much more visible on the CR than the PW (salt and other chemicals).
 
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Old 10-25-2006 | 07:55 AM
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Im also gonna have to go with LSD..........which makes me wonder which brand they use?
 
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Old 10-25-2006 | 08:10 AM
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Chrono for me.
 
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Old 10-25-2006 | 03:25 PM
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Panther leather seats.
 
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Old 10-25-2006 | 03:31 PM
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Mfsw............

 
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Old 10-25-2006 | 03:39 PM
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