MINI Officially Retires The Color Mellow Yellow

rhawth99 Jun 27th, 2009 Link

They should just call it baby pooh brown to have truth in advertising. :-)

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illegalhunter Jun 27th, 2009 Link

Yellow was always horrible , why no daimond white Mini?

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emergo Jun 27th, 2009 Link

if this color had been available in ‘06, I’d be driving it right now…

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Phil Jun 27th, 2009 Link

Well… White Silver is a really cool color, I liked it on the R52 Sidewalk Pkg… but it is no yellow. Will they have another yellow for the R56, or perhaps make Interchange Yellow available on the hardtop and Clubman? I hope it’s the former and not the latter… I think Interchange is a bit too much.

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Lester Jun 27th, 2009 Link

I’d like to see the Lightning Blue back. That Horizon Blue is crap – and the Lazer Blue is too bright …

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M_POWER Jun 27th, 2009 Link

So, a question: is White Silver a metallic paint? I suspect it is….Great, so they get rid of Mellow Yellow which is non-metallic (therefore free of charge) and replace it with a metallic colour for which you have to pay….So now we are down to 2 nonmetallic colours (chili red and pepper white)….

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robble Jun 27th, 2009 Link

Don’t forget oxygen blue, it’s non-metallic.

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becks Jun 27th, 2009 Link

@M_POWER exactly, thats what i also wanted to post – we can hardly talk about a replacement. they should have replaced oxygen blue, which isn’t really accepted.

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Damian Jun 27th, 2009 Link

I, too, will miss the Mellow Yellow. If they made Interchange Yellow available across the board, I’d be into that (or the possible non-metallic green) for my next MINI!

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rosvick Jun 27th, 2009 Link

Well, I’ve got to go against the grain and say I’m thrilled that white silver is available across the model range. After seeing it and falling in love with it on the Camden, I feared it would only be available on a limited edition car with an inflated price, and therefore, out of my reach. Now, I’m beside myself with glee!

Give me a Cooper S in white silver, black roof, and black leather interior, please!

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robble Jun 27th, 2009 Link

Give me a Cooper S in white silver, black roof, and black leather interior, please!

I dunno, I think those tech white seats would look pretty sharp in that configuration!

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Cameron Love Jun 27th, 2009 Link

@becks: i have an oxygen blue MINI and i love it…. but it only looks good with a white top….not with the black

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Cameron Love Jun 27th, 2009 Link

@becks: @becks: i have an oxygen blue MINI and i love it…. but it only looks good with a white top….not with the black

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eto Jun 27th, 2009 Link

I love the new stormtrooper MINI interior!!!! AWESOME!!! I’m sad that Mellow Yellow is going. It is in my top three favorite MINI colors.

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Wayne Dyer Jun 27th, 2009 Link

Apparently MINI is in love with silver. Don’t get me wrong, I like the color, but pretty soon, everything’s gonna be one shade of silver or another at this rate, whether or not it’s actually silver.

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Kaitlyn Mims Jun 27th, 2009 Link

Oh no! Mellow Yellow was my second favorite MINI color. White Silver looks boring, but I really dislike Pepper White’s off white tone, so maybe this is a good thing.

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Aaron Jun 28th, 2009 Link

Shame. MINI is getting too conservative on the color scheme. Now we have black, a couple of shades of white (pepper and white silver), a few shades of silver/gray (dark, pure, sparkling silver)…couple shades of blue (lightning and horizon) and then chili red and BRG. BORING!!! What ever happened to the days of Silk Green, Indi Blue, Liquid Yellow, Velvet Red, Solid Gold, Hyper Blue, Purple Haze, Space Blue (the color of my MCS…with the silver roof and mirrors too), Solar Red, Nightfire Red? I know many of these were just around for a year or two (for various reasons), but I LOVE it when I see a MINI that is a more rare color, rather than Chili Red, BRG and today’s boring (IMO) line up of colors…

I wish MINI would keep some of the bright colors, as they go really well with these cars. Having said that, I do love the hot chocolate color.

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Fred Jun 28th, 2009 Link

More blandness to blend-in with the masses :( Where’s the fun in that?

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greg Jun 28th, 2009 Link

I always wanted one in Electric blue/black.

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DaCrema Jun 28th, 2009 Link

Yet another color bites the dust. Soon MINI will be shades of black and white. I’m sure that White Silver or Silver White will be a nice color but it could be called ULG for Ultra Light Gray. To bad MINI will not bring back Silk Green or introduce the Chrome Orange that is found in the Lotus colors. I once saw a MCS panted taxi cab orange. It looked great. I always thought Yellow looked good on the car. Take care everyone, John

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DUDE! Jun 28th, 2009 Link

MINI has been off and on with dull colors before…

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DUDE! Jun 28th, 2009 Link

Never understood white or brown for a MINI? I will say Pepper white is nice though but why another white?

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Iain Jun 28th, 2009 Link

Nothing beats Indy Blue on a Mini – even after 4 years, I never get tired of looking at my JCS.

gabe, how about a new poll: favorite mini colour of all time? And a second question: “which colour should Mini offer?” Some started that here…

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bee1000 Jun 28th, 2009 Link

The new white exterior is nice (unless you thought your Camden was going to have an exclusive color, of course), and the black/white interior is damn sexy. I can’t imagine taking care of an interior with anything white in it, but it looks great in photos.

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Evan Jun 28th, 2009 Link

Silver white probably just became my next MINI’s color. Plus that tech white interior is so sharp.

I’d still love another leatherette option or at least different door colors beyond dark black.

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snid Jun 28th, 2009 Link

Yay! Now I own two “rare” colors. A Mellow Yellow R56 and a Velvet Red R50.

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Lester Jun 28th, 2009 Link

Oh right, Indi Blue would be even better than Lightning Blue. I definitely hope one of those colours will be back soon!

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Minipuma Jun 28th, 2009 Link

Sad about Mellow Yellow. That’s a great color (especially with black stripes). Mellow Yellow owners should be happy that they got them while they lasted.

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Ian C. Jun 28th, 2009 Link

Someone at MINI has no idea what “limited edition” means … special interior that everyone is allowed to order!

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MiniMonger Jun 29th, 2009 Link

Why not bring more non metallics like a milky blue or green. Or perhaps battleship grey. I fancy the oxygen blue but it’s only available on the lowest econo mini. Why not offer that in the Clubman with a White Roof an pillars. Now that would be sharp!

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Owen Jun 29th, 2009 Link

Someone needs to buy the MINI colour choosers a packet of skittles for inspiration.

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Fred Jun 29th, 2009 Link

Look at the BMW palette to see where we are headed. Sedona Red Metallic is the only bright, distinctive color. All the rest remind me of nursing homes.

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CraigE Jun 29th, 2009 Link

Someone at MINI has no idea what “limited edition” means … special interior that everyone is allowed to order!

From the article: Apparently MINI will be spreading the costs of developing some of the new trim by making them available across the range in specific markets. I take this to mean that if you have either of the special editions in your market, you can not order the individual options. These trim options will only be in markets without the special editions. This will be a lot like 2006 with the One-7, Park Lane and Checkmate special editions. We got parts of those special editions as either a package or as independent options.

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Kenshin138 Jun 29th, 2009 Link

I am apparently in the minority as I think this color is far, FAR better looking than that yellow was. I am happy they are removing a few of the OMGBRIGHT! colors from the lineup and replacing them with more upscale looking ones. IMHO the lines of the mini look better in the “boring BMW colors” than the bright skittle colors. Keep Chili Red for sure, keep one blue (not the bright one whatever it is), but otherwise the BRG, Pure Silver, Pepper White, Black etc. all look better than the yellows, oranges, blues etc.

Then again, I own a Pure Silver MINI so I might be biased. Though what we really need is Hot Chocolate to be an option for ALL models, not just the non-S ‘vert and the Clubman. I would love Hot Chocolate with white roof and white stripes…

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Paul Jun 29th, 2009 Link

White Silver with the White Tech interior look great and would be my MINI color choice if available in 4 years. Very Nordic!

But I’d still like to see MINI trade all the silver trim for black. There’s way to many surface textures, shades and colors going on inside a MINI.

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Ian F Jun 29th, 2009 Link

I’ve never been a fan of either yellow…

I’m hoping, however, that the loss of one non-metallic color will make room for a new one… a green one…

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Peter Jun 29th, 2009 Link

I cannot wait to see the tech white interior in person … probably will be the interior of my next MINI!

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C4 Jun 29th, 2009 Link

More colors with the Yawn factor built into them.

Is the UK so grey and depressing these days>?

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Seth L Jun 29th, 2009 Link

I quite like the new color and trim options, but I too wish for more color choices. Every time I see a Purple Haze, Solid Gold, Velvet Red, or Silk Green mini, I get envious.

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Aaron Jun 29th, 2009 Link

I would have a hard time choosing between Velvet Red and Silk Green as my favorite MINI colors ever. Like Seth, every time I see one of those, I stare and consider how proud the owner must be of driving around in such rarely seen colors. Having said that, even though the MINI wave is a dead tradition now a days, I still give fellow Space Blue drivers a nod…it’s sort of a rare color as well.

Why can’t MINI just keep Mellow Yellow and just charge a slight premium for it (bump it up to what they charge for metallic paint) or something? I may not pick that color if I buy another MINI, but like Morgan says (in the TV show Chuck), “I like to know I have the option.”

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Drew Jun 30th, 2009 Link

For those commenting on White Silver being “White” over “Silver”… It’s much more silver. It’s actually one of the more interesting and bright silvers I’ve ever seen. A very rich color. I agree that more bright colors is a good idea. I love my Laser Blue MCS! But love it or hate it colors like MY normally don’t last as long. I’d rather see MINI switch a lot of the colors every two years to keep each color more rare, it’s fun knowing you have a somewhat rare MINI color.

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Gaston Jul 1st, 2009 Link

Yawn. Yet another entry in the white-grey-black continuum. Is it just me? Almost every car/truck/SUV I see is some shade of silver.

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SFRedMCc Jul 7th, 2009 Link

Over half the cars in my parking garage at work are some shade of silver, and the rest are mostly black or white with only a few dark blues or reds mixed in. The only car more colorful than my Chili Red Clubman is a yellow R50 with a checkerboard roof.

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Chelly Jul 23rd, 2009 Link

I have a silk green MINI and I have never seen another one in my travels throughout the east coast and even in Hawaii. I love it and I want it that way. The rarer the colors the better.

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Derek Jul 30th, 2009 Link

I love my Mellow Yellow Mini, with black bonnet stripes. I agree with Chelly, “The rarer the colors the better.” Being that I live upstate NY and that they are retireing the color, I do believe I will never see another Mellow Yellow Mini up here.

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awilda Sep 29th, 2009 Link

I love the mellow yellow and have been saving to buy one with black rims, black top, black front gates and then was going to slightly tint the windows and now this!! I am upset :(…

Hot chocolate is ok but only with black rims not the white.

what am i 2 do

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