What are all those black bars on the rear side windows for?

 

Probably just camouflage. (I hope!)

 

The clubman is ugly

 

I like the color for sure, but I hope they use some different rims to set it apart though

 

No it's not. Be nice. You could have said it was "aesthetically challenged" or something.

 

I hate brown cars! Furthermore the rear of the clubman looks ordinary and the sides are as slab like as an R56. However, the R56 gets away with it because the sides are shorter.

 

As I posted on another Clubman thread, suicide doors suck. Try getting in and out of the back while parked next to another car. Ask any Honda Element owner. They're nothing if not inconvenient and frustrating.

 

maybe I'm missing it, but is there a separate handle for that side rear door or do you need to open the front door to be able to open the rear door?

 

Looks like you grab the interior door handle to open it....gotta open the front door first.

Check the first 30 seconds or so of this movie....they show someone opening it up close
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YhAUhX_qVtM

 

My guess is they will call the "maroon" color something more classy like Merlot. Over I'd say it's growing on me. I think I'll wait out the first rush and get an order in when they are offered with the full compliment of features as the dealers were informed that certain options would not be available immediately.

 

If they called that brown "dark Belgian chocolate" brown - I'd be tempted. I have a feeling MINI marketers won't call it poop brown

I'm heading back to the US end of January... I've been talking to my dealer about ordering one... I've been in Australia for 1 year without a car (I rent weekends)!!! Argh!

I used to work for UPS so that brown colour might remind me too much of work!

 

That "Maroon" color looks a lot like Nightfire Red!

Mad Corgi Done Stole My Mini

 

Cool pic showing the color under different lighting. I still love this color

 

I second that I like the color don't know why but I do....typically brown is not my color of choice but with the gold fleck it looks nice

 

Add silver bonnet stripes to the car above and make it an S.....that would be my pick.

 

I hate brown cars

 

You said that a few months ago... look up a few posts.

And...

brown cars hate you too.

 

That's what you call a contributor

Snid.....box is in the mail coming your way. Should be there early next week....i drew the MU arrow on it so you wouldn't think some random stranger was sending you a gift

 

I think brown is making a comeback:

 

I justed posted some pictures of a 2008 Chocolate Clubman I took pictures of at the dealer today.

DR

 

Are you in Germany for the clubman party today?

What did you think of the cars?

 

Yes they had a grand party at Schafer Mini in Kaiserslautern Germany this afternoon. I took numerous photo's of the Clubman Cooper, Clubman S and Clubman D. I was also there to see if my US SPEC MCS arrived but did not see it on the garage lot. I did some late night snooping after finding out that they had a 2nd storage lot under lock and key and I think I spotted my car there. I will be back at 0900 am to check.

 

The cars were great. I really liked the extra room in the back seat. Great if you have adult guests. One design flaw I think they need to work on is the center pillar on the back doors. When you look in the rear view mirror it is a distraction. I would expect BMW to solve this by the next revision. I would love to buy the Diesel version at 65 miles per gallon. You have allot more choices on colors and interior fabrics then what you are provided by US mini .

 

Here is how the real chocolate rear end looks after the factory is done with it.

 

what ever it called it kool.