Hey Gang,

Any truth to the rumor about Liquid Yellow is being discontinued on ordered cars? I received a Production Number last Wednesday but was told by the dealership that LY was no longer being produced as an ordered color due to production issues related to end of model year run. I really want LY but had to change my order to Pepper White. I was also told that Solar Red is no longer available as well.

Does anyone know a way to find out if this information is accurate? Any way to contact the order process center for North America?

TIA

 

It is confirmed and your dealer is correct. Gabe at MOTORINGFILE.com posted this info months back

 

Right, see this link:
http://motoringfile.com/2005/12/14/t...inued-in-2006/

After April.

 

Add Purple Haze/Black Eye Purple to that list too

 

Yeah, and Stephanie and I are one of the last to get PH!!! ...well, I don't know how many exactly, but it's fun to assume.

SkateMom

 

Is this just for the Cooper "S" or ALL models?

 

ALL

 

Thanks. ... I actually found that post after I had already submitted this. Tried to delete my post here but was unuable to because it took well over 5 minutes or more for it to post. I assumed that for some odd reason the post didn't get processed as it wasn't showing up and so I logged off. And now that I've just logged on I finally see my posted thread.

I'm a newbie here and was just wondering if all posts need to get past a screening process before they actually post. Or is it just for first time posters that this is the case? Or does everyone have to wait until the "censors" approve the content of the message before it actually posts?

 

Solar Red ends production in April. I don't know if that means through April or not, but I've got one of the last SR/S MC's! Now if they can just get it on a boat!

 

Well I guess if Liquid Yellow is not available right now, I'll probly get the wife "Mellow Yellow" 2007 model and have to wait till next year to get it. Geeezz...

I'm waiting to here back from our salesman about a new 2006 Liquid yellow.

 

There is no screening process that I know of. When I post, it appears right away, even on my first post.

Are you sure it wasn't just the internet running slow?

 

My first 4 or 5 posts were moderated and didn't show up right away (there was some message about moderation after posting). After that point they showed up immediately.

Paul

 

Dont worry... They screen EVERYONE's first few posts, and once they know youre not here to be a troll or spam, they stop

 

Hmm, I didnt even notice

 

Cool!

At least it's not just me. Whew!

As a test, I am posting this at exactly 9:51 PDT. Let's see if the delay is still on!

EDIT: Guess not! ... Yippee!

 

Well I just ordered a Liquid Yellow today. Regular hatchback. It's not available on the "s" right now. MA says you have till the end of April to order those colors.

 

I don't think LY was available at all on an '06 S at all. It ticked me off cause LY is my 2nd favorite color . Hoping we get some exciting colors & they hang around for a few years or maybe they could just introduce 8 more shades of gray

 

thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you.

this thread saved my hide, since the mrs made a last minute decision that purple haze made the mini a great idea instead of a colossal waste of money.

you guys rock!

 

Yeah, I bareley made it under the wire for Purple Haze with a silver roof. I had to put in my order two months earlier than planned, but I would have been really mad if I lost out on the PH/S combo. Now I can't wait for my MCS to get here!

 

I see you have checked in at the Solar Red thread.

So that makes 4 SRs on NAM now.

DiD
Jimbo
ravana
BucketheadJones

I wonder if there are others lurking!

 

OH REALLY?!!

Okay, here's a silly newbie question, what does MA stand for? Does it stand for something like the MINI Order Processing Center of North America? Please tell me it stands for an authoritative source so I can march to my dealership after work - check that, call them as soon as they open to let them know that we can still order LY!

 

Motoring Advisor, if you get a good one, and Mother-F**king A***ole if you don't!

Matt

 

Ohhhhhh. I see. ... Just a fancy name for a car salesman. And we know they always speak the gospel truth.

 

Right and if yous see SA. That is Service Advisor and the acronyms go on and on...

 

We took our first test drive last weekend and while we were sold on the Mini then, the last chance to get Purple had us take our check book out. We were week 17, but the dealer called this morning saying we have moved up to Week 16.

Didnt see an actual purple model at the dealer, so took a drive to another dealer in town (we have two) and found one hiding. Might have considered the in stock model, but the white top didnt do the purple justice so we stayed with the pure purple on order.