I'm not sure, but I've noticed little kids like Chile Red a lot.............oh, and old men like Chile Red also.

 

That is so not true.

Mini's would also look terrible in flat Haze Grey or brown.

And I do know DaCrema... And I like the car... Just not fond of the color. IMHO the worst color offered so far. And if not, what color do you think is the worst?

 

My momma always said, "If you don't have anything nice to post, don't post anything at all "

 

Or get your own thread.

 

Elizabeth- I like your idea of having a new MINI to drive each day/week....

my favorite part- never having to lose that new car smell. (*sighs*)

 

Yeah, great idea unless you consider the pitiful husband that must wash 7 different MINI's each week (not including the one he drives)!

Because a gal that has a MINI for every day of the week is going to have a clean MINI for every day!

 

Andrew- since they come NEW each day, they come CLEAN each day... which eliminates the need for washing... making it easy for that husband! :smile:

 

/shrug
I thought I was being nice.

 

well, that is not so bad then if a brand new MINI shows up every day. Of course, we'll probably have to get someone to drive them down straight from a dealer over 1200 miles away so we won't have to worry about the break in period!

 

see... then its the perfect situation.
and dont worry wagnbat- you arent alone

 

I've seen the SG car a few times too, and I do think it looks really good in person, but the pictures aren't so flattering. The only color I have seen that I think looked terrible was gold, but as some might say, "degustibus non est disputandem" :smile:

 

You're always nice

 

That is so not true.

Ask my wife.

 

Well, you never talked to me in person soo....

 

Not my fault. I was there, where were you?



Just kidding, I know you were at a different event. I just wanted to prove I'm not always nice.

 

Another "eye of the beholder" thing for me....I think it's great. I saw a pic of a Solid Gold cabrio w/ Cordoba beige interior....very nice!!

 

Was that cooper vineyards? and why are there so many LY's?

 

That was indeed Cooper Vineyards, and they had to make up for lack of 'The Short Bus'!

 

I was representing the lack of Coopers at the Dragon By leaving it at the Inn almost all weekend

 

my first mini was actually a sg/b cvt back in 03/03. loved it until i started driving up long mountainous highways, which revealed to me its power limitations. plus i started getting the mod itch. and the fuel economy wasn't all that great either. ended up selling it for ~$18.5k and got a brg/w mcs jcw in 10/03. no problems now with those mountain roads, even with a few people in the mini. and i'm still modding my mini to this day. and the gas mileage is about comparable to the cvt mc.

more than a few guys have stated that the sg mini was kinda feminine and that the brg/w i now have is much more sporty-looking. even a few girls have said that i better match the brg/w color combo.

and btw, i ended up selling my sg/b cvt to some lady who buys slightly used upscale cars for her brother-in -law who lives in thailand. he then drives it around for a bit and sells it for probably a fairly good profit. supposedly, by buying a used car vs. a new one, he somehow avoids some steep taxes for importation. and of course, since the upscale cars are in sparse supply there, he can easily sell them for a nice profit. and ontop of that, my old mini still had the "mini of hawaii" license holder, which must be worth a few extra bucks.

 

Good that you are happier with your new car, but sad to let the SG go.... I guess I won't be getting my hands on that one since it left the country. Another thread has inspired me to scheme for a custom painted MINI.......

 

the title of this thread def got my attention- although I have 5-speed and not a CVT.





Her name is Stella, and she's been around awhile. Built in June of '02, and now has 61K miles on her. I keep thinking of getting a new MCSc, but just can't give her up. I find that with creative shifting, I am able to keep up with the MCS most of time in the mountains, and all the time at the autox.
Amanda

 

FANTASTIC CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For this, I could learn to drive a stick.
*silk green with envy*

you live in Atlanta? Maybe some day I can meet Stella. I could introduce her to PPE. Where do you get your stripes, etc......?

 

yes, I live in Atlanta, Roswell actually. You should join us for one of our AtlantaMINI club events. We have members from AL in our club, and folks from Chattanooga as well. I see several Silk Greens around- there's one in Midtown that looks almost just like Stella when I picked her up. I make lots of little (and big) changes that makes it seem like a different car all the time. The graphics were done by Eric of MileMarker Graphics. If you want his info, PM me and I'll get it to you. He does awesome work, and he's a great guy. his wife has a MINI that he is constantly changing the graphics on. Right now it a Thunderbird look-a-like which he has dubbed the "Bandit Edition" and it totally rocks.

Amanda

 

Thanks for the invite! I am plotting changes for my MINI someday, but I just got her so I am not ready... I have ideas swirling in my head, though......Does MileMarker have a website? I will google for it....