Here's the dilema. My favorite color is Sparkling Silver with black top and bonnet stripes. The problem is my favorite interior is Tuscan Beige with the Piano black and English Oak dash. I know a black interior would go with the silver, but that's a distant second choice. I know one of the blue paints would go with the beige but I really like the S. Silver. So how bad do you think the Sparkling Silver would look with the Beige interior? OK? Not terrible? Terrible? Yuk? Induce vomiting and call the poison center?

To complicate things, I really don't care for the Redwood Leather Lounge because it's ORANGE!!!

Thanks in advance for being gentle,
Fred

 

I like red red also. not lounge red which is orangeish.
A friend of mine had a beige, champagne combo on his Accord. I didn't puke. Just do it. We will tell you after you get the car.

 

Here are some pictures of Sparkling Silver with beige leather:
http://bramanmini.com/New-Inventory....oryId=18021914
There are a couple of shots. It is nice.

 

Have you seen the lounge red in person or in a picture?

 

Its dark terracotta red in person. Nice, but it doesnt work for all the colors.

 

IMO, the sparkling silver looks more champagne, so it should go ok with the beige.
You-ification. If you like it, it looks good.

 

WOW, you all are making me feel better about this. I thought with this color combination I would be shunned from the forum.

 

I've seen the sparkling silver in direct sunlight. At first I actually thought it was a sparkling tan color. You should be fine with an Tan interior.

 

I agree, the Sparkling Silver is a warm color, so should be fine with tan.

If it was Pure Silver or Dark Silver, that would be a different matter. They are cool to neutral and would probably look odd with tan.

 

Try to see this combination at your dealership. Color choices are very personal. Computer color combinations using html and on line photos help, but should not be relied upon for more than a cursory look. Be aware that the beige goes with cream colorline.

 

The MINI style police don't allow certain exterior/interior combinations (e.g., Mellow Yellow exterior with Redwood Red Loung Leather interior); they've already ruled out all the truly puke-inducing combinations. If you can pick a Sparkling Silver/Beige combination in the configurator, it's met their acceptability test. For what it's worth.

 

Sorry, silver and tan DO NOT go together, check out the Mazda Miata in silver w/ tan top and interior The black/carbon leatherette or black Loungewood matches the top and stripes, a no brainer in my book....go for it

 

You'd think so, but how do you explain this then (pic enlarged so you can see inside better)...

 

 

What kind of silver? Are you talking about the very warm Sparkling Silver, or the cold Pure Silver? It makes a difference.

Regarding the BRG MINI with the red interior, red and green as a color combination seems to be disliked in the USA (and perhaps Europe), but is rather popular in other countries such as Guatemala, and Japan. Perhaps we are too influenced by the Christmas connotations.

 

I'm not sure what the color is actually called on the Miata but its a brighter silver and IMO, tan on silver doesn't go well together , just my .02 cents worth.

 

Unless you are planning to sell the car while it's young, what do you care what we think? If you like it, get it.

 

Though it's darker than the Tuscan Beige offered in the R56, the dark tan (light brown) leather offered in the Sparkling Silver "Sidewalk" edition convertible is a BEAUTIFUL combination.

I like that Sidewalk enough it allmost had me considering a convertible for a fraction of a second. It looks great.

The silver and Tuscan Beige pictured above was definatly different. You won't see one on every corner and if you like it, that's all that matters. Heck, I LOVE the Redwood Red lounge leather... and actually wish it was a bit MORE orange. So to each his own, right?

 

Sparkling Silver is not in any sense of the word, silver. I have it with grey interior. If I wasn't so frugal I'd have it with beige interior and wood trim.

 

When you trade in cars it matters what color/colors you choose as to the price you are given for your trade in.

 

I guess I'm color blind but it looks more silver than tan to me.