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R52 What color is your top?

Old May 23, 2008 | 02:16 AM
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What color is your top?

I see they have three colors available on the Mini... I was thinking dark green on a pepper white 'very but not sure how that would look.. ( sounds very country club to me)

What do you have and pics are always appreciated!
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 03:19 AM
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Mine is the best color combo. Chili red body, Black top.

I'm not real keen on the other colors. Though Pepper White with a blue top is pretty nice. I think they missed the boat with the green top when they made it so much lighter than their British Racing Green.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 04:04 AM
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mine is blue on blue ..see my gallery
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 05:39 AM
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black on black on black

Although I like other body colors on MINIs -- I'm personally not a fan of non-black tops.
Having said that though, a green top on a PW might look great (and really stand out) with stripes like these:
 

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Old May 23, 2008 | 06:12 AM
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I saw a PW with a green top at the Dragon last year, and didn't really care for it, but it's all just personal preference.

Our two cabrios are Pepper White with the black top and Cool Blue with the blue top.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 06:23 AM
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Pepper White w/ Blue top. We love it - very nautical! You really can't go wrong!
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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Pictures PLEASE!!! and actually, now that i think about it, not so keen on green... haha that rhymes.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ngweibing@mac.com
mine is blue on blue ..see my gallery
Very Nice! Do you regret not getting the 17 inch wheels and tires? I like the style of yours alot!
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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BRG and white is the penultimate color for a MINI if you're going for classic great looks! I think all the colors that are available for the MINI look great!
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Mezspeed
BRG and white is the penultimate color for a MINI if you're going for classic great looks! I think all the colors that are available for the MINI look great!
so what's the ultimate?
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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For a bit of the unusual, how about hot orange with a blue top? Tbh, the colors didn't appeal to me at first, but the more I look at it the better it gets.

 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 10:38 AM
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i also am not really a fan of non-black tops.

but again, thats just a personal preference
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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Blue on HO is not bad -- but lets not tease mini1966 with colors he can't order anymore
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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being a lifetime NY Mets fan, that would be very interesting... I am most likely going to go with a black top.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by eager2own
Blue on HO is not bad -- but lets not tease mini1966 with colors he can't order anymore
D'oh, forgot about that! Still, something like chilli red with blue top would look cool imo. Pepper white with blue top would remind me of an old 30's convertible for some reason, I think that would look cool too... or green. I've owned black tops and white tops, and tbh I much prefer color ones now. But that's just me.

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Old May 23, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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Mine's Mellow Yellow with a black top - the best combination, of course!
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by iamhollyb
Mine's Mellow Yellow with a black top - the best combination, of course!
Yellow?

That's the primer they use before they paint Astro Black - which is the bluest black I have ever seen.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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Black top btw...and the blue top on the Orange looks awesome IMHO
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ozarkgolfer
Yellow?

That's the primer they use before they paint Astro Black - which is the bluest black I have ever seen.
Play nice.

Sparkling Silver, the goldest(?), greenest silver I've ever seen, with a black top.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Quesera
Sparkling Silver, the goldest(?), greenest silver I've ever seen, with a black top.
Same here. Where do they get silver out of this color???!!!
 
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Old May 25, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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Mine is Green on Green. I love it. Initially, I thought black top was the only way to go but the more I look at them, the more I luv mine.
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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blue with blue





I even got the blue leather interieur.....
 
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Old May 28, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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Green Machine

BRG with green top...
 
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Old May 28, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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Zipi is Pepper White with the blue top......she looks fab if i must say so myself. :-)
 
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Old May 28, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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The green is hideous and the blue is an acquired taste. Black always looks right and will not hurt your resale later on down the road.
 
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