Okay, I did it. Ordered it on my birthday, due in February.

Thanks to all of you the help me sort out the options (FYI: I am user MIKEBIKE on home computer). Here's how it ended up:

MCS - ordered from MINI of Peabody MA
Dark Silver/Black
Silver 16" stock R84 Silver Wheels
Premium & Cold Weather Package
Harmon Kardon 8 spkr.
Front Fog Lamps
Xenon Headlights/Power Wash
DSC
Sensing Wipers & Auto Dim Mirror
Panther Black Leatherette
Alloy Patina Dash
Chrome Exterior Mirrors
Invisishield upper, lower and fog light
Auxiliary gauges
White tail lights

JCW - may reconsider, followed the threads on the pro's and con's and even though I would like to save the money, just not sure I want to risk the warranty issue. Also I'm fairly mechanical, but no expierence with cars. So I would need to find a trusted performance center in Boston area fo Mini's if if was going to go the non-JCW performance trip.

Aero kit - undecided

Yakima roof rack for my cycling fetish (too complicated to go into at this moment)

Sitting tight and dreaming of better motoring days ahead (anything will be an improvement over my my current ride: a 1990 Volvo 740 Tank with 175k miles.)

Ciao! Cheers!

 

Congrats on your order!!!! You'll love it. Oppinions on the JCW seem pretty split. It's expensive but you know... I haven't stopped smiling since getting my mini. What's the worth of all those smiles? Priceless....

--Abel