After 3 great years with a Cooper S I'm about to order a Countryman All4.

If I get a rear bench seat will the car be produced as quickly as if ordered without it?

Here's what I'm ordering:
-Light White w/ black roof & mirrors
-Parallel lines /Pure Red

-Premium
-Sport w/ 18" anthracite
-Technology
-Cold Weather

Automatic
Sunroof
Flat Load floor
Adaptive xenons
Garage door opener mirrow w/compass
Anthracite headliner
Dealer installed rally stripes


Thoughts? Not getting nav because I don;t take the mini on trips and I've gotten along with my iPhone nav just fine for the last 3 years.

 

If you listen to a lot of music, the Harmon Kardon sound system is great. If you listen to the news instead of music, then it's probably not worth it.

Having the garage door opener in the mirror isn't worth it to me. I keep mine in the center rail under the handbrake and it's easier to reach than the mirror. My wife's Clubman has it in the mirror and I don't consider it a must-have.

Xenons are definitely a must-have and the anthracite headliner is awesome!

 

window tint

 

Whoops, didn't see the packages you listed. You already have the H/K sound system in the tech package. In fact, you seem to have just about every available option!

I don't know if auto-dimming side mirrors are included in the premium package, but they're nice to have at night.

 

I'm not sure you need the flat floor if you have the bench, but confirm exactly what it looks like with the dealer. Some of the non-US folks have no boot floor at all with the bench seat option.

 

Good choice on the upgraded seats.. I have the standard leatherette and they dont have lumbar support. Wish I got the leather/cloth seats for more back support/adjustments

 

Looks like your colors are about the same as mine :-) I was iffy about the pure red inside but went with it anyway, that was stepping out pretty far for me.

 

Thanks for the advice.

I was going to delete the Techonology package and just order the armrest. But thought the HK stereo would be nice. I'm a little torn with this package.

Sardian, I have a full leather redwood interior in my current MCS and it's great. With that 100% of the door is red, sills and all. It sounds too funky, but, in person, it really looks great and hos gotten many compliments over the years.

Still not sure of bench seat availability.

 

Our Lexus has all those bells and whistles, of which are nice but we ordered the mini for as fun car so I just added the H/K stereo by itself. I also added the sport package since I had most of its options added seperatly anyway. The only reason I added the auto headlights and wipers was because that was the only way to get the adaptive headligts. I find all those automatic luxury items tend to get on my nerves more than not.

 

I ordered my 2012 CMS with a bench seat. My understanding is that production begins on the bench seat models sometime in early-mid November (I think I was told the 12th, to be precise). I don't know how long it usually takes for a car to go into production once it's ordered normally, but the 12th is just over 3 weeks away, so it can't be too much of a difference!

That said, the ones that have already placed orders for the bench seat (between July and a couple weeks ago when orders opened up officially for the bench seat) will likely go into production first, so there may be some additional wait on top of that, but I don't know how much.

 

I just played with the configurator (!) and I think I'm keeping the technology package.

I need bluetooth and armrest so I'd already be spending $750 for those. And I'd really like park distance control as this is my "city" car. So, for another $750, I'm getting Harmon Kardon & mini connected.

 

You already have enough. Get it ordered.

 

Ordered, she is.