R59 Anyone seen another Roadster on the road yet?
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Mr. T.,
Any chance this was you (or a close friend)? https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-post2790.html
You're the only other roadster I know of around here in black.
Any chance this was you (or a close friend)? https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-post2790.html
You're the only other roadster I know of around here in black.
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Mr. T., Any chance this was you (or a close friend)? https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-post2790.html
You're the only other roadster I know of around here in black.
You're the only other roadster I know of around here in black.
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So last night, during rush hour, I see this MINI coming in my rear view mirror, I was not in the mini at the time.
I'm thinking, I'm in luck, neat, finally a sighting.
It approaches closer and closer when I noticed the folded soft top sticking out on the sides . . . it was simply a convertible. No roadster around so far .
I'm thinking, I'm in luck, neat, finally a sighting.
It approaches closer and closer when I noticed the folded soft top sticking out on the sides . . . it was simply a convertible. No roadster around so far .
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Hi all. I'm a new..ish owner (2 months & counting - No intro thread yet). I wonder how many Roadsters there are not yet sold on all continents. I do like the fact that we are a rare breed like the gentleman above says. . Besides my own I have spotted a BRG Roadster around the Los Altos, CA area while getting grocery in another friend's R56. And in our club, Silicon Valley Minis, there are roughly 5 Roadsters that I know of. Have seen a pearl white/red stripes in the Morgan Hill area.
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My wife are on The Big Island in Hawaii for a late summer vacation. No Roadster sightings yet (4th day here) and none listed on CL either. Nearest Mini dealer is 2 islands away so the few minis we've seen probably cost the owners a few $ to ship! We're always scheming how to get a summer place near Kona. If we ever manage that we'll probably ship our 2013 Cooper S Roadster over here...might be the only one on the island.
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My wife are on The Big Island in Hawaii for a late summer vacation. No Roadster sightings yet (4th day here) and none listed on CL either. Nearest Mini dealer is 2 islands away so the few minis we've seen probably cost the owners a few $ to ship! We're always scheming how to get a summer place near Kona. If we ever manage that we'll probably ship our 2013 Cooper S Roadster over here...might be the only one on the island.
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Roadsters are actually hard to come by here in SoCal. I was lucky to find my low mileage 2012 Roadster S. I have had it about a month.
In that time I have seen several other roadsters, including my twin :-(. Most were red or black. I also saw 1 JCW.
Mini's are quite popular here, see them everywhere. Usually 5-10 or more R53/R56 on my commute to work alone. More Countrymen than Coupe's or Roadsters. Even saw a couple of Pacemans out there.
In that time I have seen several other roadsters, including my twin :-(. Most were red or black. I also saw 1 JCW.
Mini's are quite popular here, see them everywhere. Usually 5-10 or more R53/R56 on my commute to work alone. More Countrymen than Coupe's or Roadsters. Even saw a couple of Pacemans out there.
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I've seen a few more in the last couple months in So. Cal. There's a white/silver roadster I've passed several times while I'm on my way home (Madera Rd. from T.O. > Simi Valley; it's going Simi > TO). I also had a great experience at a stoplight on Rancho Conejo Rd. in Thousand Oaks; pulled up on a metallic or highclass gray roadster; I was in my highclass gray roadster and had time to shout "nice car" and get a smile before the light turned.
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I got mine july 4th with 12 mi on it (fresh off the boat!!). I probably saw her arrive considering I'm at the South end of Oxnard CA. "Roxy" is a stealth R59 all eclipse Grey and Black. May have seen ScottyM around cause I wave to all the Coopers I see but mine's the only Roadster out here - - - so far! LOL! I had a 3 way convo with a guy in are car on my left and a bicyclist on Pleasant Valley road who were asking what she was. THAT was weird!!!
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Here in Eastern Iowa, Roadsters are "about as scarce as hen's teeth," as my dad would say. Ferraris are more common around here than Roadsters. I've never seen another one in the flesh (other than at Eastern Iowa Mini club events. See pic from last weekend...photo taken by Gil-galad. His R59 is in front, mine is behind.)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmm57/14892220613/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmm57/14892220613/
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Here in Eastern Iowa, Roadsters are "about as scarce as hen's teeth," as my dad would say. Ferraris are more common around here than Roadsters. I've never seen another one in the flesh (other than at Eastern Iowa Mini club events. See pic from last weekend...photo taken by Gil-galad. His R59 is in front, mine is behind.)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmm57/14892220613/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmm57/14892220613/