R50/53 Say goodbye to Liquid Yellow, Purple Haze, and Solar Red
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Say goodbye to Liquid Yellow, Purple Haze, and Solar Red
Just read today's MotoringFile article and found that these colors are being discontinued. 
I guess MINI doesn't think any of us want to drive around in jelly bean colors anymore. . .
I guess MINI doesn't think any of us want to drive around in jelly bean colors anymore. . .
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I sure hope the replacement colors are not drab and boring - we need BRIGHT colors!!
Yucca, looks like you and PPE will have a collectors item..
Donna
Yucca, looks like you and PPE will have a collectors item.. Donna
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With all the gushing that people have done over the beauty of Solar Red (in all of its metallic glory), I'm surprised its only getting one model year of exposure...they really thought that one through.
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Originally Posted by Donna/Mike
Yucca, looks like you and PPE will have a collectors item..
Although on the "bright side", I heard a rumor that they are discontinuing these colors to make room for 3 new desperately needed colors:
Very-Light-Silver, Medium-Silver, and Not-Quite-So-Royal-Grey
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Originally Posted by Donna/Mike
I sure hope the replacement colors are not drab and boring - we need BRIGHT colors!!
I totally agree though that MINI needs more color.
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Originally Posted by YuccaPatrol
... and Not Quite so Royal Grey
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Originally Posted by Rollin
How many years for PH?
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Originally Posted by YuccaPatrol
Although on the "bright side", I heard a rumor that they are discontinuing these colors to make room for 3 new desperately needed colors:
Very-Light-Silver, Medium-Silver, and Not-Quite-So-Royal-Grey
Very-Light-Silver, Medium-Silver, and Not-Quite-So-Royal-Grey
I was thinking more along the lines of cloud mist, charcoal grey, and LA smog.
Originally Posted by CDMINI
Don't tell the RG owners out there who consider it so elegant, but I coined my term for it after seeing it in person; "crap brown" with sparkles. SSHHH, don't tell any one.
Of course, now i can't decide between Royal grey and Not-Quite-So-Royal-Grey!!!sort of sad to see these go, and yes, even thought I plan to order a CB/CB (crap brown/crap brown) for myself, i really do enjoy the bright colors. I do like my wife's Chili red, the Electric blue was great as well. Solar red is killer, if it were an MCS color, i would really have to think about getting SR/S.
LY is ok, but i agree with the above poster, it's not *exactly* the right yellow to my eye. Not that it matters, i'm not a yellow car kind of guy (no hate for those who are!)
I would love to see an orange in the same family as chili red....very rich & deep. The Hot orange just isn't it....
-jac
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Anyone have a problem with a paint repair on a discontinued color? Some of these colors Mini has look like they may be difficult for a paint shop to match exactly since they have "hue's" of other colors in them. LY seems like it would be simple enough but solar red would seem to me a big challenge.
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Originally Posted by fitch
Anyone have a problem with a paint repair on a discontinued color? Some of these colors Mini has look like they may be difficult for a paint shop to match exactly since they have "hue's" of other colors in them. LY seems like it would be simple enough but solar red would seem to me a big challenge.
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Originally Posted by DiD
From what Gabe has posted there are no replacement colors. LY, PH, and SR are just being phased out to help streamline production in the factory change over.
Originally posted on MotoringFile:
scatpack Dec 14th, 2005 Link
Hot Orange is dying as well.
Expect 2 new yellows, and 2 new blues. And…
scatpack Dec 14th, 2005 Link
Hot Orange is dying as well.
Expect 2 new yellows, and 2 new blues. And…
Originally posted on MotoringFile:
Gabe Dec 14th, 2005 Link
Actually that sounds fairly close to what I’ve heard. New yellow, new blues, and the elimination of all sorts of first generation MINI colors. If anyone has a definitive list of color changes for late 2006 based around the intro of the 2007 MINI, feel free to anonymously send it via the contact link above ;-)
Gabe Dec 14th, 2005 Link
Actually that sounds fairly close to what I’ve heard. New yellow, new blues, and the elimination of all sorts of first generation MINI colors. If anyone has a definitive list of color changes for late 2006 based around the intro of the 2007 MINI, feel free to anonymously send it via the contact link above ;-)
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One thing I wouldn't mind is if they discontinued ALL of the current colors for 2007 and started off with a fresh new color palate!
Maybe we could get a proper non-metallic British Racing Green instead of the Bavarian Black Forest Green we currently have to make do with!
Maybe we could get a proper non-metallic British Racing Green instead of the Bavarian Black Forest Green we currently have to make do with!
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Originally Posted by YuccaPatrol
One thing I wouldn't mind is if they discontinued ALL of the current colors for 2007 and started off with a fresh new color palate!
Originally Posted by YuccaPatrol
Maybe we could get a proper non-metallic British Racing Green instead of the Bavarian Black Forest Green we currently have to make do with!
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I really believe that MINI wants to make the average Joe on the street consider MINIs to be more mainstream in more markets around the country. If Joe only sees yellow and electric blue and purple MINIs on the roads, he might not consider the MINI to be an option for him. However, if he sees lots of silver, pepper white, and black MINIs (all lovely colors by the way), he may start to think of the MINI as a real option for him..................I wish they would go the other way with it!
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Originally Posted by PurplePeopleEater
I really believe that MINI wants to make the average Joe on the street consider MINIs to be more mainstream in more markets around the country. If Joe only sees yellow and electric blue and purple MINIs on the roads, he might not consider the MINI to be an option for him. However, if he sees lots of silver, pepper white, and black MNIS (all lovely colors by the way), he may start to think of the MINI as a real option for him..................I wish they would go the other way with it!
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I haven't even SEEN RG, SB, or SR in person yet and already they are announcing the discontinuation of SR??? Wow.
I second the vote for a more authentic BRG, or at least one that's a shade or two lighter than the current color.
I second the vote for a more authentic BRG, or at least one that's a shade or two lighter than the current color.