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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 03:21 PM
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So, what color did you pick?

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Having a heck of a time deciding here!

Pure red looks too 'orange'.

True blue is a tad light.

Cosmic blue is really dark.

Silver is a great color but is it a mini color?

Thoughts?

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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 06:01 PM
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Question Cosmic blue photos anyone?

I'm in the same boatcolorwise. Leaning toward Cosmic blue. Over the years I've been partial to black and thought cosmic might be a great way to change it up a bit. Which roof color with cosmic?
 
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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Our last Mini was Indi blue so we thought we'd go for something different. If we went Cosmic, probably white roof/hood stripes.

I like silver but it's really not a 'cute' color.

I prefer the other reds they use (Chili, etc.)

Decisions, decisions!
 
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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I'm in the same boatcolorwise. Leaning toward Cosmic blue. Over the years I've been partial to black and thought cosmic might be a great way to change it up a bit. Which roof color with cosmic?
We've ordered Cosmic Blue with White roof. Have a couple pix of Cosmic that I will post tomorrow. One is with body color roof from an event in the UK and the other is with black roof from the dealer training event in Austin.

We think Cosmic Blue is stunning. Very similar to the Porsche Midnight Blue.

When we saw the cosmic with black roof we almost changed our order but decided to stick with the more Mini look that the white roof provides. The black roof is perhaps more elegant and the white roof perhaps more funky.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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I wish MINI had more fun colors.
A grass green, a pink, a bright orange.
A butter yellow like the old Liquid Yellow.

I hope I'll be happy with the Light Coffee /White I've chosen!
 
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 06:07 AM
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Crystal Silver Metalic, same color roof.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 11:56 AM
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We've ordered Cosmic Blue with White roof. Have a couple pix of Cosmic that I will post tomorrow. One is with body color roof from an event in the UK and the other is with black roof from the dealer training event in Austin.

We think Cosmic Blue is stunning. Very similar to the Porsche Midnight Blue.

When we saw the cosmic with black roof we almost changed our order but decided to stick with the more Mini look that the white roof provides. The black roof is perhaps more elegant and the white roof perhaps more funky.
Here are the pix of Cosmic Blue I promised...

So, what color did you pick?-cosmic-blue-black-roof-austin-large-.jpg So, what color did you pick?-cosmic-blue-1.jpg So, what color did you pick?-cosmic-blue-2.jpg
 
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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Wow, that's really dark!
 
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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Stunning

Thanks for posting the pics. I think the Cosmic with Black is stunning. I'd love to see a pic of one with the white roof!
 
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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Thanks for posting the pics. I think the Cosmic with Black is stunning. I'd love to see a pic of one with the white roof!
Agreed. We've ordered ours with white roof. Black roof may be more elegant, white roof more Mini.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 02:10 PM
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Absolute Black/Black roof

Born: 11/2/10 Awaiting transport
 
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 03:32 PM
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Has anyone seen pictures of the surf blue?
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 04:45 AM
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Talked with our advisor yesterday. He went to TX for the 'Countryman training'. The red is awful. So it's down to True blue or silver.

Hope to see some actual pictures- that should help.

Computer generated pictures (as found in the brochure) do not help.

Cheers.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 05:28 AM
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Has anyone seen pictures of the surf blue?
i saw 1 photo of it somewhere... it looks very very very similar to oxygen blue.

edit: found the photo
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Midnight Blue
Here are the pix of Cosmic Blue I promised...

Attachment 50022 Attachment 50020 Attachment 50021
Looks almost like Space Blue. (Probably explains the name.) I'd love to see it get a special checkmate package put on. Silver top and U-stripe would look nice on Cosmic Blue.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenningtons
All:

Talked with our advisor yesterday. He went to TX for the 'Countryman training'. The red is awful. So it's down to True blue or silver.

Hope to see some actual pictures- that should help.

Computer generated pictures (as found in the brochure) do not help.

Cheers.
here are some silver picsfrom the training,my MA sent them, not great, but you can see the color
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 07:29 AM
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So it's down to True blue or silver.

Hope to see some actual pictures- that should help.
I think this is True Blue?

So, what color did you pick?-trueblue-large-.jpg
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 07:41 AM
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True Blue and Surf Blue:

 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:01 AM
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True Blue and Surf Blue:

So is the pic I posted in post above actually my very own Cosmic Blue with lots of direct light shining on it? It sure appears different than either of these blues and appears considerably lighter than the Cosmic Blue pics I posted earlier.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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I think that is just a model, it was fiber-glass hanging on the wall.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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I think that is just a model, it was fiber-glass hanging on the wall.

Well that would explain a lot... like how the hell did they hang a 3000lbs Countryman from the wall. I should have figured as much. Duh.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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cant wait to actually see one of these on the road
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 06:52 PM
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Ordered in silver with black hood, rims & stripes.

Thanks all!
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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Ordered in silver with black hood, rims & stripes.

Thanks all!
Congrats! You get a production week yet?
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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Congrats! You get a production week yet?
Should have one soon. Expect to have it in the driveway in January!
 
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