Today is the day!!! But need some opinions.

I am planning on going with either the White or Black CM done up with the JCW aero kit. I have always had black cars and have pines for a white car...the whole grass is greener thing (or is that car is cleaner on the other side?).

Anyhow, I am registering this vehicle to my dental practice and plan on wrapping aspects of the rear half of the vehicle (maybe rear doors, hatch, some windows) with practice-related advertising. In so doing, I am thinking about the color of text, etc that I would place on the vehicle. So, keeping in mind the Black with red accents or White with Black accents on the prospective cars, which would you think would be a better choice for placing such adverts on, keeping in mind text colors, etc?

 

I think text and artwork would show up better on the white. We just ordered a Cosmic Blue CM and will be putting magnets on the doors with our business info, but we do minimum driving where advertising will be seen, which is why we went with magnets.
For some reason, I see white as going with a dental theme .
Annette

 

LOL...I absolutely did not even think about that...I guess my predilection towards black means I am looking for cavities.

Already picked out the license plate... "NONEEDL" (I use lasers).

 

I agree with white. The white CM really look nice.

 

Third vote for white.

 

I vote white.

 

Thank you for the input folks.

 

Another question...thoughts on Polar Beige Interior or Black with piping? I always used to do black interiors, but then started buying vehicles with contrasting interiors...my M3 has Fox Red leather on Jet Black exterior and an X5 with Azurite Black exterior with Oyster leather interior.

But not sure about Polar Beige on White. Beige on white seems popular with cars in Florida when I look at used vehicles on cars.com.

 

Personally I like the look of the Black with piping (always wanted to do that on my '06 MCS), but the Polar Beige will probably be cooler in Florida. If you have kids, or like to wear dark jeans, I have heard the Polar Beige will show dirt pretty quickly.

 

Oh I am not in Florida...lol..far from it. In Canada where it is currently -20 Celsius, which is damn cold in Farenheit. I find that the contrast in nice and can brighten a drab dreary winter day.

 

Oh, oops, misunderstood that. Then maybe the black will be warmer in winter .
I think the black with piping would look sharp on the Light White.Then again you can order the Polar Beige and then get yourself a set of Wet Okole seat covers in a contrasting color for a change.

 

Going in a different direction here. Brand new CM wrapped in dental advertising? Ewwww. I say go with a white Kia Soul and save your money.

 

Do you mean seats?

The interior I'm getting is a polar inner roof (standard, it's called the headliner) with black door panels, anthracite cockpit surface, and polar color line (which is the round part in the door plus does something down the rail).

That way you have some contrast between black and polar, with the roof coming down into the cockpit area a little with the off-white center to the doors. In reviewing both white and black roofs we preferred the white roof as it made it seem a little more spacious inside.

A picture is worth a thousand words, so (from the configurator):



You can just make out the headliner (roof) in the top center as the pillar goes up.

 

To each his own, but I don't trust my life to anything but German engineered vehicles. Two days after finishing dental school I was hit by a vehicle that was being pursued by police at high speeds. Police did not have their sirens on or their lights. I was hit in the driver's door of a 97 328i at 90miles an hour. I apparently got out of the car of my own accord and collapsed on the road. Point being, I survived. The next day the police told me that the only reason I survived was because of the engineering, or over-engineering if you will, of German cars in general.

If you trust your life and that of your family, possibly, to a Kia, power to you. It's just not for me.

And, while you may think that some advertising on a new CM is a bad idea, I am pretty happy since my entire vehicle is a tax write off through my business, which means I save 40% more since the vehicle is paid with pre-tax dollars. I think I can live with some modest graphics on the rear doors and hatch for that.

Back to regular programming now...

 

Thank you to everyone for your input. The vehicle has been ordered. I am not sure if our packages in Canada match up with the US, but is basically a full loaded All4 Cooper S with nav, xenon, comfort packages, connected, sirius/HK stereo, sports package, upgraded 18" wheels. I will be adding the JCW aero kit, the extra lights on the front, and JCW stripes. Polar beige leather with piano black trim, polar color line, anthracite head liner. 6sp manual. The wait is on...

Thanks once again everyone!

 

Awesome! Congrats!

 

Well, now that I know the full story, I'd like to say that I'm all for - - -

Dr. Rock N' Rolla's MINI Molar Dental Driver

You didn't get Pure Orange, did you?

 

No, went with white...I have to admit to a real like for Cosmic Blue...my old M3 was Carbon Black...I would love to know how different the paint compositions are between the two colors.

 

I have Tuscan Beige interior and I like the brighter interior. It hasn't been too difficult to keep clean in the 21 months I have had it. The leather cleaner detailing wet wipes make it easy to stay ahead of the grim. Congrats on your new MINI!!

 

Sounds like a nicely configured CM. Congratulations.

Tasteful advertising is good. Just don't do pink lettering.

Pictures of the finished product, should be great.

Don