I saw a silver justa on Friday night and a black S today in the same lot. It looked quite rough for such a new vehicle. I would say it has been through a few car washes and there was a good sized dent in the rear door.

 

I saw my first one today on the way to the dealership to p/u mine. It was a SB with a white top.

 

I had never seen one in motion (had seen one parked in a driveway) until yesterday here in Nashville! For those of you who know the area, a red with black roof and wheels was exiting I-65 southbound at Wedgewood. I was crossing on Wedgewood. Looked possibly like college kids?!?!?!

Then not a 100 feet later, in front of me on the entrance ramp to I-65 northbound from Wedgewood, I get my first MINI wave! A guy with two young kids (maybe 9 or 10?) in a red MINI convertible in front of me wave with their top down!

A pleasant surprise on a Friday afternoon.

 

I saw two in Greer, SC driving on Wade Hampton Blvd. Since there were two CM together and in that location, I am thinking they were from the BMW plant about two miles away. One looked silver and the other green.

 

Saw one heading towards Hickory, NC yesterday afternoon on Hwy16. LC w/ black sport stripes.

 

FINALLY saw another Countryman! Parked at Moonstone Beach in Encinitas, CA... A Royal Gray S with Royal Gray top, driving lights, black 5-star wheels, and baby car seats in both rear bucket seats. Very sharp!

 

and another one yesterday on I-5 South in San Diego... White from MINI of Escondido.

 

I took delivery on ours in January, have driven 6800 miles and have seen only two C-Men. Ironically, both sightings were at the same freeway overpass on separate days. This is unusual, since I live in Southern California where there are tons of Minis. Our dealer's web site shows dozens being delivered to their happy owners, but again, only two observed.

 

Two more in Amherst, NY on the weekend. There seemed to be MINIs everywhere on Saturday.

 

Last week I drove my new CM4 to a choir practice for the first time. A couple of the singers got pretty excited about it and looked it over.

This week, on the way to another rehearsal, I saw a Smurf Blue with a white top headed in the same direction. I followed it right to the rehearsal - one of the singers had found it at a dealership during the week and drove it home! Interest among other singers continues to grow.

 

I finally saw one! Pure red with a white top ended up behind me on I-95 south out of New Haven. I wanted to pull over a lane so he or she could pass me and get a wave, but traffic was tight and we weren't on the same highway long enough.

Happy Motoring, dear friend...

 

I have the "pleasure" (and I place that in quotations as it drives me insane as I am looking to order end of July early August and it's a tease) of seeing one almost every day, I live right down the street from one of the sales managers for the local Mini dealership and his wife has been driving one for a while now.

 

I see mine (surf blue with white roof) every day! And there is a red one with white roof that parks near where I work. I ahve seen a white with black top pass by once on the highway. I am in Berks County PA. Waves included!

 

Apparently, no other MINI driver sees mine- I see between 3-10 "fellow motoring enthusiasts" every day, and I wave like a fool, with nothing in return. Today was the fist time that a Cooper driver waved back.

Still, I've only seen 2 CM on the road around here, and that was before I took delivery of mine.

 

I saw only my second CM yesterday in the Target parking lot at the intersection of I-65 and Old Hickory Boulevard. It was parked out in the middle of the lot, all alone! The defensive "please don't ding me" parking position!

It was dark - either black or green - with MINI of Nashville license plate frame, so it was a local.

Good to see a kindred spirit!

 

Saw a very nice all black with 18 inch wheels @ CMC parking garage yesterday. Had SC plates, so it was local.

 

I have not seen any on the Coast or Peninsula of San Francisco Bay Area.
I have been driving my oxford green CM now for twelve days. I bought mine on a return trip from Tahoe from Niello Mini in Sacramento. I highly recommend Eric. Smoothe and happy experience. Still smiling!

 

I was surprised it took over two months for me to see another Countryman on the road in the DC area... Family in a brand spankin' new Cosmic Blue with a White top paced on the outer loop of 495... Got a smile and a wave from the driver.

They bought at Passport MINI of Alexandria too!

 

Saw my first Countryman on the road this morning.

Cosmic Blue with white bonnet stripes.

 

I've seen a few around. The other day, I was headed up Wisconsin Ave. and spotted one ahead of me. Can't remember the color, but it had NJ plates. I maneuvered through traffic and got beside him at a light - l looked over at him and gave him a big grin. He grinned back - but it was more the kind of grin you give when you're really nervous in the big, mean city.

 

With all the delays, everyone who's ordered in the past few months will all get their cars at the same time. Kind of like what happened with babies in NYC after the black outs.

 

I'm seen plenty of OTHER MINIs -- loads in fact, or maybe I just notice them more now -- Hardtop, Convertible, Clubman Cooper and Cooper S but curiously, a distinct lack of Countrymen. Especially considering the two largest MINI dealers in the world are in Alexandria and Baltimore.

 

Finally got my first wave yesterday! Pulled up at a light next to a silver Clubman that looked freshly washed and waxed, and the driver gave me a big smile and a thumbs up. I got unduly excited about it.

 

I finally saw my first CM4 in the wild last night.
We were out shopping in Beaverton and there was a week-old White/Black sitting a few rows down. I had to do an extra pass by to get a look again.
Now that I know mine is at the dealer waiting for prep it made me that much more excited.

 

I think I've seen at least one in every color now except yellow

Just saw this one at the McDonalds drive through. I thought this was a nice combo.