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Old 02-20-2007, 05:31 PM
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Meet Zonker - delivered today

Here he is! So far, I'm loving it!





 
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Old 02-20-2007, 05:34 PM
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Grats Vader.. Moritz has been rocking with getting the cars ready..

I know mine is ready waiting at Moritz too, but sadly my MA isnt in town!

Looks freaking hawt

Give us some impressions on how it drives.. of course !
 
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Old 02-20-2007, 05:35 PM
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uhhhh. I love that color so much. I think I will get Mellow Yellow with a black roof/mirrors and then tint the windows a bit. Lowered, on OZ racing Superleggara's.

Rant over. Awesome Car, even better color.
 
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Zonker's -- very nice indeed!
Now that you can tool around I bet the wait in retrospect feels worth it.
Zonkers, was that the name of a snack/junk food in the 70s?
 
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Old 02-20-2007, 05:37 PM
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Congratulations--lookin' good!

I thought I would get mine today, but no, it's tomorrow... :impatient
 
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Wow.. yours actually came with the MFSW??? and no premium package? How did you manage that?
 
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Originally Posted by designerMINI
Zonker's -- very nice indeed!
Now that you can tool around I bet the wait in retrospect feels worth it.
Zonkers, was that the name of a snack/junk food in the 70s?
Yes, as in 'Screaming Yellow Zonkers'. Now you youngsters know what Hippies grew up to be!

The car is everything I wanted it to be. Plenty of power, rides good, DOES handle like a MINI. The new seats are great. The electronics, on the other hand, will take some getting used to.
 
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Vader,
Congrats, what size whls -- 18"?
By the way, you are gonna have to do better on the maintenance on your new toy.
 
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man....mellow yellow looks really good!
 
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Wow.. yours actually came with the MFSW??? and no premium package? How did you manage that?
MA's at Moritz aren't stupid
 
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Old 02-20-2007, 06:22 PM
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Must be NICE!!
 
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I like mellow yellow more and more everytime I see it. It is one of the most unique and exquist colors! Congrats!
 
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Gorgeous !

Is that the leatherette interior?

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Originally Posted by vader
The new seats are great.
Are those the cloth seats? I love the look of them from the distance. Could you take some close-up photos of them? Thanks.

I love the color. I have a Yellow Coop on order for March, when they start building them with manual transmissions.
 
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Mellow Yellow is such an awesome color, congrats on bringing home your new car!
 
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Mellow Yellow even looks good without a contrasting roof! Very nice.
 
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Originally Posted by reelsmith.
Gorgeous !

Is that the leatherette interior?

dean.
I need to get a better picture tomorrow. The seats are punch black leather.
Feels good, seems softer than the leather in my 04.
 
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I was just reading a post discussing why the R53 looks better than the R56. These pictures of your new car is the best argument I can think of to that post. Great looking car. The wheels are the best look for an MCS I've seen anywhere.
 
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Originally Posted by designerMINI
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Congrats, what size whls -- 18"?
By the way, you are gonna have to do better on the maintenance on your new toy.
OMG! a smudge!

Wheels are 17X7 ASA AR2.

Thanks to all for the kind words and to those that haven't seen the Mellow Yellow in person, you just have to see it up close. Most picture I've seen are off a bit.
 
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It's a beauty!! Congrats.....

Donna
 
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Schweet, like a butterscotch candy.
 
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Congrats Vader!!! Zonkers, I remember eating that as a kid
 
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Wow that looks good. Those are after-market wheels - you had them at home waiting, I seem to remember.
 


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