We will be picking up our first Mini today.

It is everything we wanted.

2006 Mini Convertible

All the buttons we wanted

My wife's favorite color

Heated seats ... One might wonder why I might want heated seat in Florida... when you have a sore back turn on the heater and ride down a bumpy road and nothing better than that kind of massage on an ole back.

We live in Zephyrhills Florida and look forward to meeting up with everyone once I figure out where you all are and how to hook up with you all.


Don't know much about MINIs so I will be doing a lot of reading.


What is with this R5X thing... How do I find out which R5X is my Mini?



Sonny & Joanne
AKA DeafDude55 = Sonny

 

congrats! its a nice looking mini, the heated seats may be an over due, mine are so strong i dont need to run heat in the winter in NH. very nice addition up here haha.

the rx modle list as follows
r50: 1st gen justa cooper
r52: 1st gen convertable cooper including S (yours)
r53: 1st gen S hardtop
r55: 2nd gen clubman
r56: 2nd Gen hardtop S and justa
r58: cooper coupe
r59: roadster
r60: countryman
r61: paceman

now the new F series: f56: 3rd gen cooper

 

As salty laid out for you this is also a good link for some reading and background.

http://www.outmotoring.com/what-mini-do-i-have.html

 

+1 you have the R codes right above. R52 is the chassis ( Non S ) Non Supercharged. . "Justa Cooper" is what its referred to sometimes, also MCC for short on the forums.


Looks great , reposted it for you a little bigger:




I know you have some cool nights in zypehrhills sometimes. The heated setas make it nice for those cool nights.

More info on the heated seats here.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...hey-are-2.html




Congrats and enjoy your new MINI.

 

Welcome to NAM, and Congrats on your new-to-you MINI! Be sure to check out Sunshine MINI's here. If you scroll down you'll find subforums for regional clubs like BAM (Bay Area MINIs for those of us in/around Tampa Bay). Most hold regular meetups; just dinner, good camaraderie, and a bit of car talk, but a whole lotta fun.

You can also find some good info on local repair shops, should you need/want a resource for work aside from the dealers. Lots of good people in SSM and helpful local info on the boards.

Happy Motoring!