Comments on: 2006 Special Editions Announced http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/ MINI Cooper news, reviews and opinion. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:13:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: AUSmotive.com » MINI plans new GP and 50th anniversary models http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-2/#comment-250082 AUSmotive.com » MINI plans new GP and 50th anniversary models Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:55:46 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-250082 <p>[...] MINI will be making two 50th anniversary models in 2010. Likely to be similar in specification to previous special editions, such as the Checkmate and Park Lane, the 50th anniversary MINIs will be available in unique, model [...]</p> [...] MINI will be making two 50th anniversary models in 2010. Likely to be similar in specification to previous special editions, such as the Checkmate and Park Lane, the 50th anniversary MINIs will be available in unique, model [...]

]]> By: MotoringFile » Archive » MotoringFile 2005 in Review http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-2/#comment-29740 MotoringFile » Archive » MotoringFile 2005 in Review Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:12:23 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-29740 <p>[...] 9. 2006 Special Editions Announced [...]</p> [...] 9. 2006 Special Editions Announced [...]

]]> By: Rodney http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-2/#comment-21499 Rodney Thu, 23 Jun 2005 15:02:58 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21499 <p>I love the new seats but wish they would use the fake leather. Am I the only one? I love my leatherette (sp?) It's awesome they still look brand new and in my opinion are much more durable and grip better than real leather. I just wish we had more fake leather options instead of just black...</p> <p>My 2007 will be fully optioned to the hilt with fake leather! :)</p> I love the new seats but wish they would use the fake leather. Am I the only one? I love my leatherette (sp?) It’s awesome they still look brand new and in my opinion are much more durable and grip better than real leather. I just wish we had more fake leather options instead of just black…

My 2007 will be fully optioned to the hilt with fake leather! :)

]]> By: Alex http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21498 Alex Wed, 22 Jun 2005 23:48:58 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21498 <p>Are the current bonnet stripes being replaced by this new style, or will we have two options?</p> Are the current bonnet stripes being replaced by this new style, or will we have two options?

]]> By: blalor http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21497 blalor Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:48:49 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21497 <p>Hrm. The interior shot of the Seven shows <em>no</em> toggles. What's up with that?</p> Hrm. The interior shot of the Seven shows no toggles. What’s up with that?

]]> By: nervous http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21496 nervous Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:46:31 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21496 <p>I'm with Volkan & Ralph - When ordering my '06, I wish that I could transfer my '03 steering wheel. The 3-spoke wheel looks cheap.</p> I’m with Volkan & Ralph – When ordering my ‘06, I wish that I could transfer my ‘03 steering wheel. The 3-spoke wheel looks cheap.

]]> By: blalor http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21495 blalor Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:46:04 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21495 <blockquote>I for one like the 2-spoke steering wheel and the button placement for volume and track control. Never liked the "nintendo" buttons on the 3-spoke... I wish there was an option for US buyers to still have the 2-spoke (at least for my next MINI).</blockquote> <p>I do like the placement of the controls on the pre-'05 MFSWs, but I prefer the look of the 3-spoke wheels on my '05. A combination of the two would be nice. :-)</p> I for one like the 2-spoke steering wheel and the button placement for volume and track control. Never liked the “nintendo” buttons on the 3-spoke… I wish there was an option for US buyers to still have the 2-spoke (at least for my next MINI).

I do like the placement of the controls on the pre-’05 MFSWs, but I prefer the look of the 3-spoke wheels on my ‘05. A combination of the two would be nice. :-)

]]> By: Ralph http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21494 Ralph Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:56:56 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21494 <p>Gabe, Sorry about the bold. I put it in quotation marks. Didn't mean for it to be in bold. Sorry. Couldn't figue out how to make it appear in italics.</p> Gabe, Sorry about the bold. I put it in quotation marks. Didn’t mean for it to be in bold. Sorry. Couldn’t figue out how to make it appear in italics.

]]> By: Ralph http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21493 Ralph Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:48:30 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21493 <p>"The 2-spoke is still available outside the US. It will almost assuredly not be coming back to the US market."</p> <p>Gabe I can't understand why the 2-spoke won't be available in the US? When I was looking to buy the 2004 Mini, I wanted to see the 3-spoke. The dealers here in the San Francisco Bay Area told me that hardly anyone was ordering the 3-spoke. The perfered the 2-spoke steering wheel. I'm glad I got mine with the 2-spoke.</p> <p>I really like the Mini Park Lane Rims, very nice. I also like the Mini One Seven Rims, but my choice would be for the Park Lane Rims. I love the Royal Grey Paint. If the Royal Grey Metallic Paint, Park Lane Rims, and the 2-spoke Steering wheel all became available in the US for the Non S Cooper, I would think about trading my 2004 Mini for a 2006.</p> “The 2-spoke is still available outside the US. It will almost assuredly not be coming back to the US market.”

Gabe I can’t understand why the 2-spoke won’t be available in the US? When I was looking to buy the 2004 Mini, I wanted to see the 3-spoke. The dealers here in the San Francisco Bay Area told me that hardly anyone was ordering the 3-spoke. The perfered the 2-spoke steering wheel. I’m glad I got mine with the 2-spoke.

I really like the Mini Park Lane Rims, very nice. I also like the Mini One Seven Rims, but my choice would be for the Park Lane Rims. I love the Royal Grey Paint. If the Royal Grey Metallic Paint, Park Lane Rims, and the 2-spoke Steering wheel all became available in the US for the Non S Cooper, I would think about trading my 2004 Mini for a 2006.

]]> By: Volkan http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21492 Volkan Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:14:12 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21492 <p>I for one like the 2-spoke steering wheel and the button placement for volume and track control. Never liked the "nintendo" buttons on the 3-spoke... I wish there was an option for US buyers to still have the 2-spoke (at least for my next MINI).</p> I for one like the 2-spoke steering wheel and the button placement for volume and track control. Never liked the “nintendo” buttons on the 3-spoke… I wish there was an option for US buyers to still have the 2-spoke (at least for my next MINI).

]]> By: Kevin http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21491 Kevin Wed, 22 Jun 2005 06:44:13 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21491 <p>Thanks, Gabe. Like Rollin, I am also curious to know if the Delta wheels from the Seven will be replacing the 15" 7-hole wheels here in the U.S.</p> Thanks, Gabe. Like Rollin, I am also curious to know if the Delta wheels from the Seven will be replacing the 15″ 7-hole wheels here in the U.S.

]]> By: Gabe http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21490 Gabe Wed, 22 Jun 2005 06:28:46 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21490 <p>The 2-spoke is still available outside the US. It will almost assuredly not be coming back to the US market.</p> The 2-spoke is still available outside the US. It will almost assuredly not be coming back to the US market.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21489 Kevin Wed, 22 Jun 2005 06:26:30 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21489 <p>I really hope they're not bringing back that 2-spoke steering wheel that appears to be on all 3 special editions. I much prefer the 3-spoke wheel I've seen on the 2005 US market models. Is the 2-spoke wheel still used in Europe?</p> I really hope they’re not bringing back that 2-spoke steering wheel that appears to be on all 3 special editions. I much prefer the 3-spoke wheel I’ve seen on the 2005 US market models. Is the 2-spoke wheel still used in Europe?

]]> By: Rollin http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21488 Rollin Wed, 22 Jun 2005 04:26:56 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21488 <p>Is the Delta spoke wheel on the Seven the replacement for the 15" holey's? Can you surmise it will be the standard wheel on the Cooper or one of the other 15's?</p> Is the Delta spoke wheel on the Seven the replacement for the 15″ holey’s? Can you surmise it will be the standard wheel on the Cooper or one of the other 15’s?

]]> By: Melanie http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21487 Melanie Wed, 22 Jun 2005 02:54:50 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21487 <p>Ugh. The only thing I like are the seats in the Park Lane - remind me of the seats in my '68 Triumph. Hate the bonnet "stripe" and the colors or OK, no great shakes.<br /> The wheels on the Checkmate are ugly, they do look like a bunch of horseshoes put together, all right, but no "Yeeee hah" here, I'm afraid.</p> Ugh. The only thing I like are the seats in the Park Lane – remind me of the seats in my ‘68 Triumph. Hate the bonnet “stripe” and the colors or OK, no great shakes.
The wheels on the Checkmate are ugly, they do look like a bunch of horseshoes put together, all right, but no “Yeeee hah” here, I’m afraid.

]]> By: Greg W http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21486 Greg W Wed, 22 Jun 2005 01:11:10 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21486 <p>I'm looking forward to the Riley Elf, Wolseley Hornet, and Vanden Plas versions. Seems retro and nostalgia is being used by MINI marketing boffins.</p> I’m looking forward to the Riley Elf, Wolseley Hornet, and Vanden Plas versions. Seems retro and nostalgia is being used by MINI marketing boffins.

]]> By: Greg W http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21485 Greg W Wed, 22 Jun 2005 01:08:39 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21485 <p>I'm looking forward to the Riley Elf, Wolseley Hornet and Vanden Plas versions. Seems nostalgia and retro-thinking is being used by MINI marketing boffins. Where is the interior woodgrain finish on the Park Lane version.</p> I’m looking forward to the Riley Elf, Wolseley Hornet and Vanden Plas versions. Seems nostalgia and retro-thinking is being used by MINI marketing boffins. Where is the interior woodgrain finish on the Park Lane version.

]]> By: Bluesclera http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21484 Bluesclera Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:38:01 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21484 <p>Anyone know what kind of seats are in the Park Lane? are these the rumored Recaro sport seats?</p> Anyone know what kind of seats are in the Park Lane? are these the rumored Recaro sport seats?

]]> By: Gabe http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21483 Gabe Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:03:13 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21483 <p>That's because to all brand-wide photography is most likely taken care of by the mother-ship in Munich. These photos will serve all markets that offer these editions. My guess is that this will be almost the entire world except for the US.</p> That’s because to all brand-wide photography is most likely taken care of by the mother-ship in Munich. These photos will serve all markets that offer these editions. My guess is that this will be almost the entire world except for the US.

]]> By: COOPR SS http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_special_editions_announced/comment-page-1/#comment-21482 COOPR SS Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:47:08 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2005/06/21/#comment-21482 <p>I find it interesting that if these are supposed to be UK spec cars, why are they all left hand drive????????</p> <p>Bill</p> I find it interesting that if these are supposed to be UK spec cars, why are they all left hand drive????????

Bill

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