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R50/53 Voted off the Island

Old Apr 10, 2004 | 02:44 PM
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Get rid of Solid Gold and it'll make it a rare color like Silk Green. Hmmm, both of them are SGs. Replace that with a nice merlot.

Replace BRG Metallic with BMWs new Urban Green.

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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 03:13 PM
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The MINI is a pugnacious “in your face” sort of car! IMO all of the current colors look good, but some of them also send a message.

Chili Red/White and Liquid Yellow/White both say, “I may be small, but watch me go!”

Dark Silver/Dark Silver and Dark Silver/Black say, “I may be small, but I’ve got class!”

British Racing Green/White says, “I may be small, but I’ve got a heritage!”

I wouldn’t want to see any of these colors get voted off the island!
 
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 03:17 PM
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MINIclo wrote:

I would dump BRG for a nutty metallic lime green!
Like the old BMW 2002 color called Taiga



 
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 03:43 PM
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>>I would like to see an all chrome MINI. That would stop tailgaters as it would blind them.

Yeah!! And put a big 17 on the door and have good ol' DW drive it!
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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>>So far:
>>Colors that are voted “GONE!”
>>
>>Pepper White
>>Liquid Yellow
>>Jet Black
>>Chili Red
>>Pure Silver
>>Dark Silver
>>Indi Blue
>>Electric Blue
>>British Racing Green
>>Solid Gold
>>Cosmos Black
>>


>>That leaves; ummm, nothing! :smile:
All that seems to be left to do...now... is....
add the colors we... DO WANT :smile:

Austin Healey Silver Gray Blue (Healey Blue... as it's known)..... would be my 1st choice :smile:
http://www.ahcec.fsnet.co.uk/healey_...00_mk2_bt7.jpg

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Peace,
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 04:44 PM
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>>So far:
>>Colors that are voted “GONE!”
>>
>>Pepper White
>>Liquid Yellow
>>Jet Black
>>Chili Red
>>Pure Silver
>>Dark Silver
>>Indi Blue
>>Electric Blue
>>British Racing Green
>>Solid Gold
>>Cosmos Black
>>
>>That leaves; ummm, nothing!
 
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 10:27 PM
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I got it - I'll strip off my crappy soft '04 paint and just put some real clear-coat over bare metal! Industrial looking and effectively protected
 
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 02:08 PM
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IB and PS are a bit dull, but the IB w/ white roof and wheels (maybe white bonnet stripes) for contrast looks great. I've got a PS/B MC- didn't want to stand out too much- but now a year later I'm waiting for my CR/W MCS w/ white alloys, obviously not wanting subtlety at this point. I'd add a rich metallic royal blue, something between IB and EB, again w/ white everything, although lots of chrome would have much the same effect.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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>>I got it - I'll strip off my crappy soft '04 paint and just put some real clear-coat over bare metal! Industrial looking and effectively protected

Kind of a DeLorean look, huh? hehehe

As much as I love my CR/W MC, I'd have to vote off Chili Red and replace it with something closer to a candy/metallic/pearl red, and a couple shades darker to boot.

And I'd 86 the Solid Gold. I saw one. Once. That was enough for me. Perhaps replace it with a similar precious metal color like Copper or Bronze, with a pearlcoat to add depth.

C'mon, think about it...a Copper Cooper!

 
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