I've just been outside looking at mine she's covered in about 20 cm of snow with more to come, looks like tomorrow morning I'll be digging her out. I can confirm that even the FWD CM is pretty good in the snow, although I was still getting wheelspin in 4th, all the diesel torque.

We have the same rims on ours. Did you get them from Simply Tire?

^ Yeap, Simply Tire . Will you be getting a "MINI" decal for the centre cap?

I'd like them. Where do you find them?

You should be able to pick them up pretty cheap at your dealership or buy them online. Outmotoring has them for ~$5 each.

Load-flat floor closed


Load-flat floor open

The load-flat floor can also be completely removed.

what's the little bag for on the floor, under the flat load floor?

The bag has the tire iron, etc.

Here is a few pics of ours. Just had the graphics put on.

Hmmm, maybe I should introduce Zaftig to yours.

Hahahah yeah.

I had the guys design the graphics after the Zippo Mini Challenge car. The wifes logo is the same shape as the number oval. I think it came out pretty good.

The car turned heads before.....wife says a girl almost hit her. You know the driving rule "look where you want to go" well she did.

Here is one when we first got it in a little snow.

zone555 -

I also have the flat load floor option but with the bucket seats in the back.

I could have sworn that when I test drove the Countryman, the salesman pitched the flat load floor, the standard one, so that it was a triangle that stuff could lean on.

I cannot figure out how to get it to do what I think I saw the salesman do! I am feeling really stupid.

I did just pick up my car yesterday and have only been able to fumble around with it in the dark as I don't have a garage and it is that time of year where you leave for work when it's dark and come home when it's dark. And I am in an underground garage during the day. I can't wait for the weekend when I can actually look at my car in the daylight!

Do you have any words of wisdom?

I polished all the dealer installed swirls out of mine over the past week. Mostly finished up today. Now it's like glass :-)

I'm not too sure what you mean by "triangle". But based on this picture I found, my load floor resembles the bottom half only. Yours will have the panel that lines up with the seat back.



Can the seat back panel lay flat and use the flap to perch it up like a triangle? That's about all I can think of

Yeah, I know what you mean by taking pictures in the dark. I had to use my external flash for my pics and it was only 6pm

Have it for about a week now :-)

I am wondering if the car I test drove did not have the extra panel and then the standard opens up all the way? Does anyone know?

I thought that the well could be completely exposed versus just the front.

Joan Crawford had wire coat hangers, we have flat load floor questions.

Multiple posts, endless speculation, world-wide reports. The summary:

• w/Buckets (USA) - standard load floor. Full coverage, lifts for access to well, locks vertically to block pass through, flips forward to cover bucket backs when they are folded. Can also be removed.
• w/ Buckets (USA) - optional flat load floor. Suplement to standard. Fits within well, supported on edges, covers well, provides flat floor when standard in vertical or flipped forward. Hinged center to access well or can be removed.
• w/ Bench (USA) - No standard load floor. Optional flat load floor provided as bench standard. (Needs final verification).
• All above (World) - Similar, but diffeerent.
• Triangle Reference - Something new, who knows.

i went from a honda crv to a MC S, what a fantastic car, handles great, fast, quiet.
taking it to the dealer tomorrow to get the stripes on it. black and the ones that are narrow, like the all4 model if i remember correctly

sorry for the pic

Two pictures of Porky with his winter wheels and tires on. 16" Sport Editions with Firestone Winterforce UV tires.

Very nice, good choice on wheels and tires. What color is that?


Sealy - Who won't even try to say Pennsylvania Porky from Philladelphia.

Still waiting for the clear pic before I say anything.

Sealy - Who thinks it may be time to upgrade from the Kodak Brownie.