thx all . . .
this is truly a treat to drive . . .

 

Congrats on your new blue toy. Very nice. MINI makes all buyers feel fairly unique with so many options available. Enjoy!

 

I just realized! . . . . miles/gallons is Soooo outdated. Now we should all count in Miles/Top-down-hour aka ml/tdh. + the best part is that it's a bigger number, and when it goes down it's for the better

ex: based on our last weekend trip we were at 42.6 ml/tdh . . .

 

[QUOTE=TG.;3790526]We just got ours at the Mini Dealer this last Saturday . . . 3.5 long painful hours of waiting games on and off ... but that was washed away with 320 miles trip and 7.5 hrs of top down driving

. . . oh and I almost forgot to mentioned . . . the first sun burns ...


Looks fantastic!

 

From almost a year ago on my western road trip...ready for another one...





-Steven

 

Thank you!

 

Here is my lady 2013 R59 MCS

 

Nice shot, Steven. Looking great as usual.

 

That's a stunningly sharp MINI...a real head-turner. Nice pic!

Your photo pretty much sums up the situation whenever my spouse and I go off on an extended road trip. Stopped in front of yet another antique store.

 

Thanks Mr.T
Nicely done! I love your originality


-Steven

 

Wow, looks great. First use of alien green I have seen on a roadster.

 

Love the tricolor combo!

 

+1 on the tunnel shot , some of the coolest shots are tunnel.

 

Vkash1208,


Wicked awesome cool stripe. Really like the green accents..




Andy

 

Wow! That green is really cool!

 

Nice


-Steven

 

Very sharp! Love the offset stripe,really suits your car.

 

Usually not into stripes, but that combo is very cool!

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Love this color combination. I also love your gigantic photo!

 

Nice photos on this page. One very colorful Roadster and excellent tunnel shots with some great-looking 'traditional' Roadsters! Keep the pictures coming ..... MINI art!

P.S. I ordered my 2014 Roadster today! I'm excited, so I'm mentioning it in every thread I post. Just today - then I'll calm down and stop bringing it up.

Dave

 

Keep chatting it up, Dave ! Nice to see the excitement over your order !

 

CR&PW&JB,

That's the problem: I can't shut up. I haven't been this excited over a vehicle in years. Reminds me how I felt when I bought my last MG in the 1970's.

 

I'd say that's a very good thing ! The wait is going to be excruciating but again, that's a good thing !

 

OK big question???

This Roadster is a Cooper S. If you look at the lower grill surround it is black.

Is that an add-on? All of the cars that I've seen have the body color in that area.

I like it a lot..

If it is an add-on where can I get one?

Andy

 

Just bought my new 2013 Midnight Black Metallic Roadster, The Black Dahlia. Samur, the "add-on" guy at the dealership talked to me about adding stripes. I couldn't come up with a pleasing combination until Samur said the only thing he would add to my Roadster would be Black Carbon Fiber stripes with Silver pin-stripe accents. Whaaa?? He took me back to the shop where they were striping a red Countryman with Carbon Fiber. Wow! It looked AND felt great! That's right, it's actual woven Carbon Fiber with depth and texture. I couldn't really imagine it on Black Dahlia, but Samur was so sure I just said, "Go for it!". Just got it back from the tint and detail shop and Man, am I pleased with the new look! I had driven it a couple of weeks sans stripes but the Carbon Fiber and Pin-stripes bring the look to a whole new dimension. It's hard to tell in my pics, but the Carbon Fiber actually has a velvety glow in certain sunlight angles and is awesome at nights in certain lights. Near any neon? Dang!! I'm totally pleased with the combo and with the window tint, heck, I'm stylin! What do you all think?

Black Dahlia: 2013 Roadster, Midnight Black Metallic, Black Carbon Fiber Stripes with Silver Pin-stripes; Xenons with Black Headlight Housings, White Turn Signals, Black Power-fold Mirrors, Cold Weather Pkg, Sirius Radio.