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Thank you ghstrdr!! I had it in the shop for some computer work, they gave me a Countryman for the day to drive and I have to say that I immediately missed my Clubman.
Just bought my first Mini. It's an 09 Clubman S, and it is the Hot Choc. Has light leather interior, kinda looks like a rootbeer float on wheels. So far I'm pretty impressed with what it can do at the stock power levels, can't wait to see what another 40 horse will do.
I've got stripes, and it's not clear that it's a good idea to clay those. The installer used crap material the first (two) times, and they discolored both times. The third set has held up better, and I studiously didn't clay them this year. Cleaning compounds (Meguiars) don't do well either.
But, in the spirit of the thread, this color really stands out with a little TLC.
Hoonu, use a PH neutral polish/wax on the stripes. It will protect them without bleaching them. I used Meguiar's Ultimate Protectant spray on mine. That works really well on the stripes/windshield banners..... but if it is bad material from the get-go or you are in intense AZ/NV heat or such, good luck.
Greetings fellow H.C. fans.
I've posted mine before, but approaching her 7th birthday I will freshen up my record (as I did in the general Clubman forum too, so pardon the duplication, but the Hot Chocolate forum is my real home here.)
So here's my Mini's face nowadays, with the needed and functional hood pins, so to not have to do the latch, and the Euro plate with the famous numbers (recognize them?)
And here's the H.C. interior:
Here's the dog territory (I miss my back seats sometimes!)
An alert viewer may note that the photos post date the posting itself. I had to reload the photos for some reason and used slightly different ones :-)
Seven years behind me and Mini and hopefully, seven or more ahead of us. My other thread is about keeping my Clubman 'Forever'
Last edited by TorchMINI; Sep 16, 2015 at 02:41 AM.
Hi everyone my name is Thorny! I just picked up my 2008 clubman S 23,000 miles 6MT. Very excited to be driving a Mini! I have so far tinted the windows and my other future plans are chip,catback,intake.Looking forward to learning a lot about Mini from you guys and girls! Enough talk here's some pictures!
Glad I found all of you, we just got a 2010 a hot chocolate/silver with a Gravity Leather Tuscan Beige interior with walnut wood trim. the interior is really unique. I will post photos in a few weeks when we get our new license plates: R Clubby. The vintage California plates should look great on the Hot Choco.
My favorite striping for the past year has been copper on the hot chocolate.
Mine came with black but after seven years a little change is nice. The copper goes well with the gold flakes in the paint.
I alternate chrome mirror caps + black summer wheels (April through October) with black mirror caps + silver wheels with snow tires.
I need to tweak the lighting. The beige color washed out of the leather.
Here's an interior shot I snapped off, now need to actually plan some shots.
Originally Posted by R*Clubby
Glad I found all of you, we just got a 2010 a hot chocolate/silver with a Gravity Leather Tuscan Beige interior with walnut wood trim. the interior is really unique. I will post photos in a few weeks when we get our new license plates: R Clubby. The vintage California plates should look great on the Hot Choco.
My favorite striping for the past year has been copper on the hot chocolate.
Mine came with black but after seven years a little change is nice. The copper goes well with the gold flakes in the paint.
I alternate chrome mirror caps + black summer wheels (April through October) with black mirror caps + silver wheels with snow tires.
From over the pond I present my wife's 2009 Hot Chocolate Cooper D Clubman
Here is my 2008 Cooper D Clubman which I have just bought and will hopefully collect at the weekend from the dealership. My wife's car was the 524th car built after mine and they are 3 months apart in age
Can I be put on as 194. I just picked up a new/used 09 clubman s with black bonnet stripes, black roof, cold weather pkg, hc touring interior, and Canadian/metric speedo (I'm in us so this is unusual here). 58000 miles and I love it.
I have been wanting a Mini Clubman for over 12 years and this year I finally was able to make it happen. We are now proud owners of a 2011 Hot Chocolate Clubman S. The entire family is looking forward to many years of motoring!
