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F55/F56 So how many have you seen so far?

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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 06:40 AM
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I see MINI's all day long here, not a single F56 yet on the road and I live next to the dealer.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 06:46 AM
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I've seen a white /silver twice now. I think it must be the same guy that owns it. Really beautiful.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 08:58 AM
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I've actually seen several over the past few weeks, but I do live 2 miles from a mini dealer. I have the opposite opinion on the 2013 models left on the lot. When I purchased by Justa from Ralph Schomp, I asked how they thought they were going to sell the remaining 13's if anyone test drove the '14's. I've owned an '02, '07 and now a '14 and all I can say is that the '14 Justa is so much more a car than my previous two I owned. I do like the style of the previous generation a little more, but the performance is night and day on the new '14's.

Ralph Schomp may have had several on the lot, but if you look at them closely they are all automatics. They have zero manuals left for the base model, and as of last night, I could only find one S model left with a manual.

Schomp was also giving $500 off last month so maybe sales will slow this month without the incentive.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by SmokeyD
I do like the style of the previous generation a little more, but the performance is night and day on the new '14's.
Mmm, I don't know, just reporting what I overheard/was told. I value the style over the performance to a certain degree since I have to look at it/sit in it every day. The R56 performs perfectly fine. True the F56 is more powerful, but I also don't want the added headache of a turbo if I stick with a justa. If I upgraded to an S, it would purely be style-based for me since they are both turbos so R56 still wins hands-down for me. Guess it just comes down to preferences
 
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 04:43 PM
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Saw a glimpse of a VO awhile back and one white/black roof Justa on my way home today... its been pretty sparse otherwise..

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Sometimes I go out of my way to drive past the dealership just to glance at them parked outside.
I am also guilty of this....
 
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Old Jun 20, 2014 | 10:02 PM
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I have only seen one. It happened to be in the town I live in. I thought I would have seen more by now.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2014 | 11:27 PM
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Saw my first one in the wild yesterday. Pepper white S.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 02:22 AM
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There will be one on the adirondack northway about noon today and then ripping around Saratoga/Lake George area all weekend!!!
 
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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 03:25 AM
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Only one so far - VO/Black with blackjack skuttles. None on a recent 500 mile trip from NC to PA.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 07:25 AM
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I've seen one in the past month on the road. It was a VO on the freeway 5 minutes after I bought mine in Sacramento.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 07:33 AM
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I've seen 3 so far, over here in Germany.

1 VO MCS
1 VO Justa
1 MB MCS
 
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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 09:30 PM
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Just saw a white one on the 405 freeway by John Wayne airport. I followed it until it changed lane 3 exits away. Wow those tail lights look huge and bright in the dark
 
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Old Jun 26, 2014 | 04:54 PM
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Saw a VO near U Penn last week, saw a black/black S parked in Old City Philly, and saw a Thunder Gray S in the 'burbs. Haven't seen a lot of them, but like what I see.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2014 | 04:56 PM
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So, not counting the several new ones I saw driving off the lot when I picked mine up, I saw a new blazing red driving down the highway, and a couple days later saw a VO nearby work! Definitely many more out and about now.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2014 | 04:57 PM
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Other than the dealer that's less than 15 miles from my house, I've only seen 2 on the road.

BRG II MCS on I-5 in Kelso, WA
PW Justa on Bothell-Everett Highway in Mill Creek, WA
 
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Old Jun 26, 2014 | 05:07 PM
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I've had my F56 for almost a month now, to my knowledge it's still the only one in my area... I've seen plenty of R56's and R53's and lots of Paceman and Clubmen but no F56's There are at least 500000 people living in my area.... It was the same for me back in 05 when I bought the first 05 mustang GT , only one in my area for months, then one day they were everywhere... Lol
 
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Old Jun 26, 2014 | 07:04 PM
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Black/black MCS on Jun 23, Orlando.... Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort hotel
 
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Old Jun 26, 2014 | 11:43 PM
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I just picked my VO up in Seattle this last weekend. I didn't see any others while I was there(aside from the dealership). I'm pretty sure I'm the only F56 in my town. Although there are quite a few older gen driving around, including a sweet pink one owned by a friend of mine.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2014 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by smallbug
I just picked my VO up in Seattle this last weekend. I didn't see any others while I was there(aside from the dealership). I'm pretty sure I'm the only F56 in my town. Although there are quite a few older gen driving around, including a sweet pink one owned by a friend of mine.
You are not alone! I had my VO F56 since the Monday after the launch day at Seattle mini. I was actually there on Sat, I left around 12ish.

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Old Jun 27, 2014 | 12:39 PM
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I see a Pepper White F56S every morning on my way to work. Black top and black stripes, with the LED lights. Looks sharp!
 
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Old Jun 27, 2014 | 03:29 PM
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We just missed you! You probably saw mine, when got there it was parked in their parking lot out front. We arrived just after 2 pm to pick her up.

We actually don't live in Seattle but out on the Olympic Peninsula. We do stay in W. Seattle when on that side of the pond though.

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You are not alone! I had my VO F56 since the Monday after the launch day at Seattle mini. I was actually there on Sat, I left around 12ish.

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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 01:54 PM
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 09:38 PM
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Is the F56 just not selling well compared to the older generations when they were first released?

Seems slow..
 
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Old Jun 30, 2014 | 03:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Mini
Is the F56 just not selling well compared to the older generations when they were first released?

Seems slow..
According to The Oxford Times, demand is record high. http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/busines...mand_for_Mini/
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 09:06 AM
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Saw my first one yesterday after almost two months of having mine in Severn MD, Orange MCS. Saw my second one today in Lexington Park MD, White MCS still with temp tags driving around playing with their new toy!
 
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