and so I did order a Hot Orange MCSC. I think it's a radical color and will turn a great many heads. Especially when I get the body kit & custom paint added. Y'all have to wait until I get Icarus and then get all the work done before I can post pix.

 

Thanks. As it gets closer I'll hit up some of you Cooper owners for some mod advice.

In addition to not wanting the weight and wanting to have the whole roof silver, I also have grown to dislike like the fact that MINI uses fishnet pantyhose as the sunshade.

[sorry for the side track]

 

I wanted a Hot Orange MCS but no go said the dealership. Only in the MCSC.
So, I went with the LY/B option. Boy I'm glad I did. No more LY MCS.

Anyone want to buy a collectible car?

 

[Getting my pocket protector out of the knee high black sock and bermuda short drawer]
Color is the perception of the frequency of light reflected off an object's surface... a Candy Apple Red MINI absorbs all frequecies of light except that which we perceive as red. A white MINI would reflect the entire visible specturm of light and black absorbs the spectrum.
So, I would argue that white is all the colors of light combined and and black is the absence of color... in your eye.

Source: WikiPedia
[removing geeky clothes]

 

I never imagined that a discussion of colors could turn into a lesson on what is and isn't color. All I know is that I REALLY like all the different colors posted and agree that MINI should immediately adopt all of them.

 

I am really liking the fuschia!

 

*Donning Referee Garb - and a pair of dark-rimmed glasses with tape on one arm and across the nose-piece*

You are debating color of light vs. pigments - which are virtual opposites of one another as Mini03Tiger84's statement begins to explain. You are both correct!

 

The misses and I are extremely dissapointed that Solar Red is only offered on MC, and not MCS or MCC (of course not MCSC).

Very dissapointed she is. He other choice was jet black to match mine, but now she can't have that either.

 

I saw Candy Blue in person once and liked that color quite a bit. It's a shame MINI didn't offer it here, especially since it is also a non-metallic color.

 

I just saw the Royal Grey *Color bubble* at my MINI dealer yesterday....it's like a cross between DS & BRG. I like it, but WTF...you can not order it with a black roof. seems silly to me.

-jac

 

not school bus yellow...

SHORT BUS YELLOW.

 

i like the "sea foam"

 

Oh, forgive me, what was I thinking?

 

THATS ME!!

 

It seems that the MC has better color choices than the MCS. No offence to MC owners but I think if you are buying the most expensive version of the Mini you should have the better color choices or at least have access to the same choices as the MC.

Liquid Yellow was my 2nd fav color (I own a chili red MCSC) & I was hoping to buy a LY hardtop once I get my convertible paid off. If I had the money right now there is not one single color available on the MCS that I would want (as I do not want 2 chili red minis)

When viewing Royal Grey on my computer monitor it looks like it should be called turd brown, haven't seen it in person, hopefully it looks different in real life lol

 

even more geekish correction:

If something absorbs all the light that hits it, it will appear black, and is in fact transmitting no color (although it will have an ifrared 'color' based on its temperature). If it transmits everything, leaving it with no 'color' of its own, it'll be clear, not white. Only when something absorbs and retransmits all the visible wavelengths of light can it be white. Thus it is white that it a combination of all colors. Or at the very least, a fourier overlap that stimulates our retinas with the same ratio of red, green, and blue as the sun's spectrum.

And I just want to say, I really liked the solid gold with a black roof, and am disappointed that it is gone. They really need something that looks a bit more brownish. Like the royal grey on the website (as opposed to the royal grey in person, which, IMO, looks like anthracite reformulated for outdoor use.)

 

Thanks effusant, you saved me a geeky post!

 

I do what I can.

 

indeed, what the heck did happen to their colors. Demand is going high and the color choice is coming down?

 

i saw a color that would look great on the Mini. It was on a Saab.

Look at the green in these photo's. The photo's don't do it full justice it's much better in person) I saw it the other day and thought I'd buy a mini in that color...

 

True, and I can't imagine this scenario to continue...it's either cyclical, or an oops, or both. Perhaps they are viewing the MCS as a more aggressive model w/ more attitude (I'm being generous). Who knows???

Yes, Royal Grey is a very nice color in person as are all the new colors. The silver roof is a great option, too.

 

The new Space Blue looks great with the Silver roof!

I also miss the Gold cars...if it were available in '05 for the MCS, I'd be driving one right now.

 

i was looking to order an 06 MCS in solar red before i bought Sam's replacement... im sad to hear that they dont offer it on MCS!!!

oh where did the colors go? the whole point of owning a great little car like a MINI is that you can customize it to make it yours... silly BMW does not understand this....

i do agree that an orange should be available on the hardtop S's but id love to see something more along the lines of a dreamsicle orange...mmmm

and what is with taking away all the bright colors for dull ones? killing the BEAUTIFUL electric blue in favor of the new blue (cant remember the name)

and while an LY car would not be MY preference, i do miss the option. the MINI is one of the few cars that looks GOOD in yellow!

and what on earth were they thinking with the new gray??? PS and DS are both great colors but silver and brown mixed together? ick.

lets revolt... and demand the return of our colors!!!

 

Another vote here for putting the fun back in MINI colors. Ripping off the Toyota Camry palette for '06 = uncool. And it should be a crime to have dropped Liquid Yellow. Though I didn't spec it for myself, it's one of my favorites.

I'd like to see fewer metallics. I'm all for a solid orange. Bring back yellow. A solid BRG would be nice. And how about a nice Bianchi Green?

 

I agree. Fewer metallics or at least more solid color options. I still don't understand how they could make the mini and not offer a true BRG, shame...shame. Hey, when the traveller comes out maybe an soild aqua blue countryman woody.