Hi all from The Netherlands,

I have been on the lookout for a decent, active MINI forum for some time, having owned a modified R50 ONE since 2011 - but i've struggled, most forums seem to be pretty dead so I am hoping to have more luck here.

I am based in NL and sometimes in the UK, and after trading our ONE last week we picked up this little beauty!

Its a Jan 2012 car with 33k km on it (20k miles). We bought it from a MINI dealer under the NEXT scheme, meaning it has a fresh two year warranty on it, full breakdown cover and the TLC package included.

We spotted this car about a month ago in the local dealer and soon discovered it was some weirdly epic spec car. The dealer said he had never seen a Cooper with so many toys (I suppose most who want 'the works' go for a Cooper S).

We bought a used Volvo XC90 on the same day, so my fleet will now become:

2010 XC90 D5
2012 R56 Cooper
1998 Alfa Spider


Heres the spec list:

MINI Cooper Chilli

POB31 Velvet Silver Metallic
FT6GW Leather – Gravity Polar Beige

02GD 17” Conical Spoke wheels
0325 Roof spoiler
0345 Chrome line interior
0359 Visibility package
03A2 Black headlamp reflectors
0403 Electric panoramic sunroof
0494 Electric, heated seats
04AA Anthracite headlining
04DA Striped alloy dashpanels
0522 BI-Xenon HID lights
07L6 City package
OZAN 10 year anniversary package
-MINI Connected Navigation & iPod interface
-Dual Zone climate control
-Hardon Kardon sound system

The options on the original receipt come to just over €8k

It still has to go back to the dealer on the 7th August for the NEXT prep - that part of the dealership is closed during July for summer hols. As part of the deal there are 4 or 5 trolley dings to be removed from the doors and the front grill needs a small repair. Otherwise its in lovely condition.