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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 04:42 AM
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Is this a rare color for an MCS?

I was out Motoring and saw this Mini Cooper for sale in a lot. Depending on the light, the color morphs from a gray to brown ? Hard to describe but when I asked the salesman about the brown mini, he immediately corrected me and called it Gray, but unlike any other gray I have ever seen. He said the color was Royal Gray. I had no camera with me, but found their web site and it had some pics from different angles and clearly demonstrates what I saw before.


In this photo, it definately looks Grayish.......



Now in this one, you can see how it sorta looks brownish ?



Anyways, it was not a color I had seen before, and thought it was sorta cool with the morphing color.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 04:44 AM
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It was only offered in 2006 from that standpoint there are less of them than other colors. I love my royal grey MCS.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 05:56 AM
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Someone in my neighborhood has one of these, and it does have a brownish quality-looks great.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 06:44 AM
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That's a Royal Grey.
That's a great looking MINI... what are they asking for it?
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 06:46 AM
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You don't see too many in that color; but i think it looks pretty nice.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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Yeah that color is pretty nice. I would take it.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 03:37 PM
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Royal Grey Metallic (Code #A48) was only made for the 2006 model year in both MC and MCS hatchbacks.

Same as Space Blue Metallic (Code #A49) only offered in 2006 hardtops.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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I was at a red light the other day and a royal grey mini came throught the intersection and I was thinking the exact same thing,
I've never really saw the color before. Then I thought damn... thats a nice color
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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That's looks just like My Mini Got mine three weeks ago and I love the color. I had never seen one like it before.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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I wanted this color before, but I'm glad I ended up with Pepper White!
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 11:59 PM
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Brown (RG) with Sliver roof and mirror caps would look sweet.


Originally Posted by ClubmanS
Royal Grey Metallic (Code #A48) was only made for the 2006 model year in both MC and MCS hatchbacks.
Same as Space Blue Metallic (Code #A49) only offered in 2006 hardtops.
Hey I never really liked convertibles but seen one this weekend at AMVIV that I really liked it was like orange color, whats the name of that orange?
 
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by howsoonisnow1985
Brown (RG) with Sliver roof and mirror caps would look sweet.




Hey I never really liked convertibles but seen one this weekend at AMVIV that I really liked it was like orange color, whats the name of that orange?
Hot Orange
 
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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THO Thats Hot Orange
Did you put the light in?
 
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 06:56 AM
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Hot Orange Metallic Clearcoat Code #A26
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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Sharp looking car; nice color. Never seen it before!
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 04:11 AM
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hERE'S A LINK TO THEIR WEB SITE

Originally Posted by freez3
That's a Royal Grey.
That's a great looking MINI... what are they asking for it?
Here is a link to their web site:

http://www.greenfieldimportedcars.com/browse.htm

On last page....looks like they are asking around $16.900.00
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 06:05 AM
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That seems to be a good price. That's what I paid for my '04 a few years ago.
I'm sorry, I thought you were in the market for this car.
Anyway, if I were looking for a car in your area I certainly look at this one.
 
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