MINI USA’s Full Color Offerings for the R57

MINI VANILLI Dec 18th, 2008 Link

No dark silver for the S version?

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Rocketboy Dec 18th, 2008 Link

Someday MINI will figure out how to make a White white. I at least hope that they offer such a color in Japan.

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Josh Dec 18th, 2008 Link

And only one blue! I like the new blue, but its no match of my Hyper Blue!

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Rocketboy Dec 18th, 2008 Link

Body colour: ペッパー・ホワイト（ソリッド）

Nope.

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C4 Dec 18th, 2008 Link

To me the best blue ever offered by MINI was the late Indy Blue Metallic (2002-2004). They really did get it right. The other blues that came after it are nice but not up to the level of IB.

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C4 Dec 18th, 2008 Link

Oh and no “Solid” black? Another rehash of Cosmic Black/Astro Black.

I must say that Astro Black is very nice. Never taught I would like it so much.

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mike Dec 18th, 2008 Link

They do know how to do white. They just only know how to put it on the roof. :P

I loved Indy Blue, too.

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Brian Dec 18th, 2008 Link

Darn I was going to get a Dark Silver one. What now????

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Gabe Dec 18th, 2008 Link

Somehow the last part with the MCS colors got truncated in the post and didn’t display. It’s all there now and DS is on the MCS (and all is right with the world).

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Brian Dec 18th, 2008 Link

OK so at the MINI.COM site if you look at the model range and chose the cabrio S or the cabrio, then at the botton select body and soft top. There is a color wheel with all the colors. I do see the dark silver for the S but not the Coop. On the Coop there is the nightfire red but not that on the S. Now since this is the international site maybe the counrty specifics are not there. Take this for what its worth.

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MQuiN Dec 18th, 2008 Link

hot chocolate in cooper and not the S? Thats not right!

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veggivet Dec 18th, 2008 Link

Bring back Electric Blue!

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Brian Dec 18th, 2008 Link

So what is pnt cloth after sparkling silver

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Badburro Dec 19th, 2008 Link

So what is pnt cloth after sparkling silver

Could that be “metallic paint cloth”? Some sort of glitter in the canvas of the soft-top?

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lilcoopr Dec 19th, 2008 Link

There are a lot of confusing combinations for the 09s… Like one colour available on the S but not Cooper or convertible only or not with this upholstery or roof colour…

I first noticed that when trying to build a MINI in Midnight Black with a body coloured roof. It’s only available with a white roof! What if someone wants a black on black MINI?

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johnny Dec 19th, 2008 Link

No more Oxygen Blue. Alas, it is a beautiful color.

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lilcoopr Dec 19th, 2008 Link

Johnny: Oxygen Blue is still available (in Canada at least), on the hatch model though, not the convertible.

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mr.m8o Dec 19th, 2008 Link

what is with their aversion to offering hot chocolate on any car I want to buy?! 1st only on the Clubman, now only on the base vehicle. ugh.

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Jennifer Thomas Dec 20th, 2008 Link

Will the Sidewalk package be available in the Cooper S convertible?

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Dr Obnxs Dec 20th, 2008 Link

Mini has some very confused notion of constructed exclusivity via color restriction. As far as I can tell, they are all arbitrary and do nothing other than dissappoint those that want to order “restricted” combinations….

Someone needs a kick in the head! Oh, sorry, that’s not PC. Someone needs a stern talking to!

Matt

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greg Dec 20th, 2008 Link

I’ve been “forced” into two astro blacks for lack of better choices. Looking forward to seeing midnight black.

Electric blue x2!

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Craig Dec 20th, 2008 Link

I first noticed that when trying to build a MINI in Midnight Black with a body coloured roof. It’s only available with a white roof! What if someone wants a black on black MINI?

I just checked miniusa.com and the configurator allowed me to pick the body color top on Midnight Black for both the Cooper and Cooper S hardtops. Maybe there was a glitch in the matrix?

I for one am glad that MINI doesn’t offer Jet Black anymore. Very few people have the discipline to maintain Jet Black properly. Then it looks absolutely terrible in short order.

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lilcoopr Dec 20th, 2008 Link

Craig: Maybe it’s a Canada thing only. My coworker and I were looking at the product planning matrix – a chart that shows what colours are available on the models. MINI Canada’s configurator isn’t updated yet to show Midnight Black since we don’t have any Midnight Blacks in the showroom yet, so I can’t build it and check – yet!

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Ian Dec 22nd, 2008 Link

I agree that Indi Blue was the best metallic blue ever (and it was the first?)

But why no bright metallic red? Solar Red was, IMHO, a great colour, but a limited production run only!

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DrSelina Dec 29th, 2008 Link

I went to order the new MCS Cabrio today. I can absolutely confirm that there is no sidewalk package, Jennifer.

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Ian Jan 8th, 2009 Link

The more I consider it, the more I feel that the 2009 MINI colour range is their weakest selection yet – showing a distinct lack of excitement or choice – am I alone?

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Dave Pevsner May 17th, 2009 Link

@C4: agreed entirely. my 2004 just-a-cooper is indi blue, and i have to say it’s the most perfect shade of blue ever offered by any car company on any car. if i ever get any mini again after my current one (and i love my current mini, so i’d be interested in another mini a few years down the road), i’d be willing to pay a $1000 premium for indi blue paint, easily.

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