Greetings All!!

It's been awhile since I've been here at NAM however was hoping to find out information from others about the 2021 Countryman......... as my wife and I will soon be ordering one. We currently own a 2016 "Summer" convertible Mini which is actually our 3rd Mini since 2005. We are now interested in the new 2021 White Silver Metallic SE Plug-in hybrid for winter driving. We just turned 66 so we are looking for a few new fun "toys" in life. Not looking to save money with a hybrid as much as I enjoy and appreciate the technology.

It would be extremely helpful if Mini USA would update their Countryman configurator for the 2021 models. Regardless, I've read and watched all the YouTube videos on the new 2021 Countryman models and will be coordinating with our dealer (Classic Mini in Ohio) to order one.

Great to be back here reading about Mini in general ;-)

 

Than you Midnight Blue for that tracking information. Our dealer had informed us that we are no longer able to track Mini shipments. Your information is certainly appreciated.

 

Agreed. The UK configurator has been live for a while. Option packaging is different, but it's better than nothing. https://www.mini.co.uk/en_GB/home.html

 

Glad I could help. WW did in fact remove the CARGO ID field which lets folks search by VIN and I've previously used this for 2 Porsches and 3 Minis. I was surprised to find it missing but found a post from some smart folks on a Volvo forum that figured out a way to do the VIN search by using a specific URL. Kudos goes to them, I'm just the messenger.

 

Thank You! The UK configurator was a great help. Interesting how they market their many options both in the UK and here in the U.S.

 

Our 2021 is on the Manon which departed Bremerhaven yesterday and is heading west through the English Channel and then across the pond. ETA at the port of NY is currently 9/20. With a little luck, we should have the car at the end of Sept,

 

I wish I could say that link worked for me, but it didn't. I decided to call the ASK MINI # and they told me that my car was on the boat on 9/8 and it's due to dock on 9/18 and shoud beready the following week. Despite all that I still get no booking info.

 

Did you remove the space in the URL and append your full VIN at the end? If your car is on a WW vessel, the link should work. The Manon was originally scheduled to arrive port of NY 9/18 but is now 9/20 according to the website. Not sure which port your car is heading to, but you can use the schedules to back in to the vessel name. Happy to assist you via PM if you want to send VIN.

 

Fantastic build!! Almost exactly what we want to order. Currently doing some research on whether or not we could install a remote start system to help cope with Ohio winters. The only system that appears to be available for the F60 at this time is a product from Eurostart. https://www.eurostart.com/product/brs5

Looks like your F60 is going to be delivered ahead of schedule... Great news for sure.

 

I returned our end of lease 2017 F60 to the dealer on Monday, While I was there, the GM let me know that they just got in their first 2021 F60 and it was virtually the exact same configuration as we ordered. Only differences were that ours will have black bonnet stripes, black roof rails, piano black interior trim bits, and the JCW steering wheel. Anyway, here are a few photos. White Silver is definitely more silver than white as evidenced by the contrast with the white bonnet stripes.

Meanwhile, our car is now in Halifax on the Manon and due at the port of NY on 9/21.

White Silver 2021 Cooper S Countryman All4

White Silver 2021 Cooper S Countryman All4

White Silver 2021 Cooper S Countryman All4

White Silver 2021 Cooper S Countryman All4

Indigo Blue interior 2021 Cooper S Countryman All4

 

Just got my first mini. 2021 Sage green with black interior and black trim package.

Love it so far.



2021 Sage Green Countryman

 

Anyone know the part numbers for the side scuttles?

 

Nice to see the Piano Black exterior trim option finally includes black trim for the S scuttles instead of chrome. (Even if the two different blacks don't match... it's a start!)

I'd be all over these if someone can dig up a part #.

 

Our car arrived at the dealer on Thursday. Hoping to take delivery on Monday or Tuesday. Here it is fresh off the delivery truck.

 

In case anyone is interested, here is my own timeline for West Coast (Seattle, WA) delivery of a 2021 Countryman:

Track my MINI
2020-06-26: Ordered at Seattle MINI
2020-06-28: Scheduled for production
2020-07-08: Production begins, estimated done on 8/10/20
2020-08-07: Entering assembly line
2020-08-10: Quality check
2020-08-12: Awaiting carrier assignment
2020-08-17: Dispatched from factory
2020-08-18: At the port
2020-08-25: In transit. According to ASK-MINI customer service rep, ship “Grand Dahlia” departed yesterday, estimated arrival at Oxnard 9/22.

Grand Dahlia progress (via marinetraffic.com)
2020-08-24: Departed Zeebrugge
2020-08-25: Arrived Bremerhaven
2020-08-27: Departed Bremerhaven
2020-08-28: Arrived Southampton
2020-08-30: Departed Southampton
2020-09-10: Arrived Cartagena
2020-09-11: Departed Cartagena
2020-09-11: Arrived Manzanillo
2020-09-12: Departed Manzanillo, went through Panama Canal
2020-09-21: Arrived Long Beach
2020-09-21: Departed Long Beach
2020-09-22: Arrived Hueneme

Track my MINI
2021-09-23: At the port
2021-09-24: In transit
2021-09-25: At the dealer

It came off the truck yesterday according to my MA, and I'll be taking delivery on Tuesday.

He snapped a few pics for me:

 

Congrats... Nice car! We take delivery of our 2021 MCS All4 tomorrow 9/29.

 

Haven't done much on NAM for years, and it was fun coming back in here and seeing the Smelly Clutch guy! That thread was vital for me when I ordered my 2013 CMS in October 2012. I did a back-to-back test drive of manual and auto and, after stalling it horribly a time or two starting on a hill, decided that that manual/clutch combo was not for me (even though my 2005 MCS was manual and was great). Starting that thread was a valuable public service!

 

Thanks MiniDan! Glad to see someone on here that still remembers that fiasco! Now with only automatics available on the All4, the clutch issues are behind us. Let's hope that nothing else rears its ugly head. Glad you found my original thread valuable. Wanted to warn as many people as possible about the inadequate clutch in that early model year.

 

Well, I like that White Silver; for a long time I figured my next MINI would be that color if available, and voila! it became available for the 2021 CM. But my wife is burned out on white cars and even though it is more silver than white, it is still white-ish. So no White Silver for me.

The Sage Green, especially with black roof/mirrors, has looked very good to me ever since I saw it in photos and videos. But it is always hard to tell without seeing it in person. I might have gone with it anyhow, but my wife was pretty opposed to any form of green.

We might have gone with Melting Silver, but they discontinued that for 2021 CMS.

So we finally decided on Thunder Grey with body-colored roof/mirrors. I wasn't really sure how this was going to turn out, but now that we have the car we are both very happy with the result. I think the chrome and aluminum pieces, and the silver wheels, work well with the grey.

 

Looks great! Drive it in good health!

We picked up our car yesterday - will post pix soon. Love the White Silver a lot, especially with the piano black exterior bits. The only things they don't black out are the chrome belt line trim and the All4 badges.

MiniDan - let me know if you figure out how to activate Alexa. The in-car tutorial refers to a "Hub" tab in the MINI Connected app. On my Android version, there is no such tab. I'm more curious than anything, the voice button when held down will activate Google Assistant on my phone which is good by me.

 

I was able to activate Alexa using the instructions in this MINI How-to video: . I have an iPhone and already had CarPlay activated. It appears that Alexa and CarPlay are mutually exclusive, so after giving Alexa a quick try I reverted everything back to CarPlay (and Siri, yuck).

 

Thanks, MiniDan - not surprisingly, the Android version of the MINI Connected App does NOT have the Hub tab, so I guess Alexa requires an iPhone. No loss, I don't think I would have used it, having Google Assistant is better anyway. What does bother me is why MINI has yet to embrace Android Auto where so many other automakers feature both CarPlay and Android Auto. Looks like I'll still be using my phone mount and Waze anyway.

At least the Android MINI Connected app allows me to lock and unlock doors, see vehicle location, and so forth, but that's about it.

 

This turns out to be wrong; CarPlay and Alexa are NOT mutually exclusive. If you do a short press on the voice command button and say "Alexa" followed by your question or whatever, then Alexa is activated. If you don't say "Alexa" then you get the normal in-car voice command (which is so much better than in my 2013; you can say stuff like "where is the nearest home depot" and actually get a useful response). And if you do a long press on the voice command button you get Siri. So many options....

 

In our 2017 Countryman, you could disable the Auto Start/Stop function by pressing the toggle switch and that setting state (disabled) would remain in effect even through subsequent restarts. The setting seems to have been associated with the key memory feature.

In our 2021, the Auto Start/Stop function setting needs to be disabled EVERY time we start the car. It seems like setting state is no longer associated with key memory. What a PITA. Anyone else experiencing the same thing?

 

It's the same in my 2020 as your 2021. I used Bimmercode to always start in Sport Mode and disable Auto Start/Stop.