Welcome to the asylum for miniacs . Black is not a very common color for the MINI, so I'm not too surprised you didn't find one. Some people think bright colors are best for small cars. There might be some good logic to this thinking, since the most common defense of the offending driver is "I didn't see them." This apparent driving blindness is so pathetic where I live, the State of Kansas now requires school buses to have flashing stobe lights on their roofs. I guess being 60 feet long and bright yellow isn't enough to get people's attention .

Welcome to the froum, sorry no 3X black, but red isn't bad. How about a picture of your MINI?

Hello neighbor!! Where in Knoxville??

Congrats & Welcome! Maybe we'll pass each other on 40 or see you at the dragon next year. Enjoy your new ride!

BensMini - I love the red now that I have my mod plan together. Black wheels, black tint, replace the white stripes with black ones and I have the black roof..It will look great when I get everything done!! There should be a picture in my sig. now..I have many more =) Photography is also a passion of mine.

DavisFlyer - I actually live in Louisville, Tn (between Knoxville & Maryville) but I work between three stores..One downtown, one in west-ish Knoxville, & one in Maryville/Alcoa area.

Thanks for the greetings!!

DooBahDoo - As soon as my suspension is done you will DEF! see me on the dragon! I know the car would fair well stock, but I would like to have a bit stiffer set up to cruise through there!

But I'm on 40 everyday..

Cool, I'm in Farragut and my dad, who also has a red/black Mini is in Maryville. I'll keep an eye out for ya!

Great! I LOVE the red/black! I am DEF getting the black hood stripes! The white doesn't look right without the white roof! Also..If anyone here can do the short shifter install I will pay ya for the install!

I live in an apartment and have no tools needed for the job =(

I work in Maryville and live in Farragut. Maybe I'll see you all on the road. Are either of you members of the Smokey Mountain Mini Club? There's a meeting this Thursday (9/30) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brixx on Kingston Pike near West Town Mall. I'm heading down there to join the club this Thursday. Hopefully see you all there.

welcome n congrats..

BTW, Mini of Knoxville put some custom viper stripes on a few weeks back. They did a great job. I didn't like the factory viper stripes so I took them a picture of what I wanted. They can make just about anything you can imagine. I do suggest you haggle with them on the price. Dealer prices are always high.

What did they charge (if you don't mind me asking)?

I work till 9:30 on Thurs. If I can make it happen I will be there!

$169. We started at $220. I was told by several sales people there that they would do regular viper stripes for $100 if I bought a car there. I didn't buy my Mini there, but I looked around online and found the stripes I wanted for $89 (ebay I believe). I basically just told them what premium I was comfortable paying for not having to hassle with ordering them myself and finding someone local to put them on (note: they pay an outside company to apply the stripes). They ended up getting close and I'm really happy with the way they look. Sorry for the low res, poorly lit photo. I just ran out an snapped a quick photo with my iPhone so you could see their work.

In the case you miss this month's meeting, I believe they meet on the last Thursday of every month at 6:30. Locations vary so check the website, www.http://smokymountainminiclub.com/

Welcome

Hello, from the other side of the Smokies!

I forgot to mention that the stripes are on the boot too. You can get them for cheaper if you're only doing stripes on the bonnet. You should also google some photos of Mini's with the stripes that run all the way down to the spoiler. I didn't like the look for my car, but it does look pretty cool.

I think I would only get the hood done..That's awesome if it ends up a bit cheaper

Annnnd....Hello to waymotorworks & ladygodiva..thanks for the warm welcome!

Howdy from Westish Knoxville.