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Greetings and Salutations All.

This will be my second Mini and the first that I have been able to custom order. I returned home and my wife asked if I ordered any of the options. Hmmmmm...yes dear.

Which ones?
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I think all of them, but i might have missed a couple." Clearly an addiction that has been unfed for a while. So now the wait begins and the search for mods is underway. It appears that this forum is very well read, and full of information, opinions, and some great people and advice.
First o the list ... New 18 Wheels/tires, and a better exhaust system.

The new car is an S in Mellow Yellow with matching roof, JCW body kit plus plus... Probably going for black wheels with a polished lip,{the Palo Ubers look great} but suggestions are welcome.

 

Congrats and good luck with the wait!

 

Deeeeeeep breaths......inhale through the nose, out through the mouth.

Nice build! Don't forget lots of pictures when it arrives!

 

Don't worry, the wait will give you plenty of time for that MODS obsession to really kick in!

 

Which wheels is it coming with?

 

Congrats!

 

Congrats, the next two months!!!!!!!!!!!! will be hell.
Don't forget your sig, and many many calls to ASK-MINI, your MA, and the OL

 

Congrats on being an almost-owner.

Tip: Accept the misery of the waiting. Don't fight it. Let it wash over you. It doesn't get easier or better. It gets harder as time goes on.

 

Boy, does it ever get harder! Welcome to NAM. Hope the time passes quickly.

 

Thanks for the warm welcome, Ive spent a few hours searching and have put together the following spec between Factory Stuff, Dealer Stuff, and planned personal Stuff. Comments and flames allowed, but ya' can't make fun of the tippy. It was a pre-requisite of my wife to initialize the purchase order (boo hooo!) but if it goes well, there may be room in gthe garage for a 6 spped MCS track version a bit later.


Here's the list so far:...
Nancy & Bob's New Baby
Factory Fresh
0711 2007 Mini Cooper S
A58 Mellow Yellow
361 Roof in Body Color
T8E1 Leather , Punch Carbon Black
ZAH Anthricite Headliner
ZAU Audio Package
* 653 HD Radio
* 655 Satellite Radio [ Sirius
* 6FD MINI Hi Fi Sound System
ZCV Convienience Package
* 310 Universal Garage Door Opener
* 322 Comfort Access System
* 431 Auto Dimming Rear View Mirror
* 473 Center Armrest
* 521 Rain Sensor & Auto headlights
* 544 Bluetooth Phone Prep
ZCW Cold Weather Package
* 314 Heated Mirrors and Washer Jets
* 494 Heated Front Seats
ZPP Premium Package
* 249 Multifunction Steering Wheel
* 255 Sports Steering Wheel
* 403 Dual Pane Panoramic Sunroof
* 534 Automatic Air Conditioning
ZSP Sport Package
* 210 Dynamic Stability Control
2REt17' allowy wheels (Web Spoke)
522 Xenon Headlights
205 STEPTRONIC Automatic Transmission ...{Arggghhhhh....!
226 Sport Suspension
4A9 Color Line Mellow Yellow
4AA Antrhacite Headliner
4BD Interior surface Piano Black
507 Park Distance Control (rear)
5AA Rear Fog Lamp
White Turn Signal light

Dealer Installed Items
Driving Lamps or PIAA
Wide CF Stripe w Black banding
Mud Flaps
I-Pod Adapter
Carbon Fiber Hood scoop
Carbon Fiber Mirror Caps
Carbon Fiber Rear hatch valance
JCW Aerokit (Paint to body color
Garmin GPS (instaled)
Union Jack Lighted Door Sills
Union Jack Interior mirror
Union Jack Valve Stems
Union Jack Boot Box
JCW Drilled Brake Rotors
JCW Suede Steering Wheel
JCW Strut Brace
Rear Saddle Bag
Glove Box Orginizer
Invisishield Clear Bra

Owner Options from Others
Extra 18" Wheels & Tires (Dark Grey Wheel w/ Pollished Lip Palo Uber]
215/35/18" Tires (Yoko's Parada Spec 2)
Exhaust Kit (ALTA Cat-Back)

Black Roof trim Strips, or paint to body color
Paint out headlight trim & Taillight trim to Body Color
Mellow Yellow Callipers w/ MINI Logo

Pic of the other "baby"

 

Yowza!

I can't for the life of me figure out what you might have missed. When you say loaded...you mean LOADED!

 

After 6 years of shopping for Ferrari Parts & mods where a Tubi Exhaust system and pipes will set ya back $5k+++,... all of the MINI stuff looks very reasonable. It was too easy to say yes on the car configurator in the showroom, my only true addiction but great fun

 

I know what you are going through. I only had 3 days to wait and I had the dealer's MCS to drive. It just wasn't the same. I couldn't sleep at all. After getting home with the car last night I could finally sleep.

rob and the Blu Shifted Mini

 

Ohhhh! Sounds like a purdy Mini!! Post pictures when they deliver your new baby!!

 

Lemme guess.....in the garage,... Right????

 

Holy cow! That is loaded! The dealership must have loved you.

 

Sounds like one killer Mini! How do you feel it compares with the Ferrari? I know apples to oranges, just curious though.

 

Yeah... But I think I'm holidng out for a free Stuffed Dog

 

Any particular reason you chose an automatic? I noticed your "arrrgggghhh" and couldn't help wondering....

 

Not so silly. It's no so much how the car feels, but rather how you feel in the car. Both give great pleasure but to different senses. I tend to carry more spped in the MINI around town. (at lease in my 03 MCS) It just seems easier to drive briskly. At the track, The F-car simply shines. The F1 shift, and over 400 hp with the modified exhaust are a brilliant combinatinn with the sport setting on the ECU which tightens sthe shocks, and quickens the shifts. It corners very flat with little roll, and with the competition slicks, just tears up the corners with confidence. 4 times a year at least for a few days. The creature comforts are fairly similar now that I've finsihed the Ferrari, and the new Mini will certainly become more of daily driver. I traded in a "Dump Truck" [sic] Lexus LX 470 to geth the Mini, and it's like lossing 3,500 lb's....NO Wait, It IS losing 3,500 lb's !
Now .... Time is standing still and the days feel like weeks waiting for the Mini...ARGGH :impatient :impatient

Bob

 

My wife has had some difficulty with the clutch on the 03 MCS we had a year ago, {Stalled it a few times in traffic in Washington DC at a busy intersection with kids in the car} Kinda scared her a bit, and she pleaded to get the Steptronic in this one this time... Joint custody on Most of the cars in the family with tone exception. (she cant see too well in the 360 with the racing seats that have no height adjustment) so it only seems fair to get the MINI withthe tipppy.

Share the seat, and all that.