1969

 

Not trying to bust your chops, but I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one to pick this particular nit:

You didn't buy a MINI in 1969. A "Mini", perhaps, but not a "MINI".

 

We ordered our very first MINI on June 30, 2002. It was a Pepper White/Black R50 Cooper with just 2 options....CVT transmission and MFSW. Waited 7 weeks for the car to be built/transported and took delivery on September 7, 2002. We kept the car for nearly 6 years and sold it to a fellow NAMer out in California on February 2008. The Clubman S replaced it.

In between I had a 2004 MCS (Ordered January 2003, delivered October '03 when waiting lists for the MCS ran into the months). I sold that car to buy a new facelifted 2005 R53 MCS which I still drive today after 55K miles and 4 years of ownership.

 

I bought it brand new in the Summer of 1969.
It was dark blue with a white top.
Actually, it was an Austin Mini.
Picky. Picky. Picky.

 

I ordered my first MINI 11/02 (IB/W manual w/ holeys) and took delivery at the end of January '03. It was a really great car....still is (my daughter now motors everywhere in it)!! I am enjoying my '07 just as much, I must say.

 

I placed my deposit for a MINI in June 2001, nearly 9 months before my local dealer showroom opened. I was the first deposit holder at Crown MINI of Richmond .

I took delivery of a 2002 Pure Silver Cooper 5-speed mid-April 2002, just 3 weeks after they opened. It was one of the 'initial' batch of cars shipped pre-optioned by MINIUSA. My car at the time was near death and the Cooper S got delayed a couple of months, so I opted for a Cooper.

Since then, I've had a 2003 MCS --> JCW and my current 2006 JCW, soon to be a 2009 JCW Clubman.

These MINIs are truly great cars

 

i got my first MINI 10/17/2002 a Silk Green CVT got my second MINI 11/1/2006 a GP!!

The MINI was also my very first car ever...

 

Good to see lots of old timers here!!!

Amanda: Silk Green CVT with the optional Emerald green std leather seats and green door panels by any chance?

 

Wow...you've been very lucky all around!!!

 

I'm really glad that Silk Green, Velvet Red and Solid Gold were Cooper-only colors. That way, I don't feel too bad that they'd been discontinued by the time I got my 'S' in 2006. I feel bad enough that I missed out on Black-Eyed Purple!

 

We almost got Velvet Red/White back in 2002 but went with Pepper White/Black instead. We did regret not getting VR a little after the fact. What a beautiful color. Why MINI discontinues their best colors is beyond me.

 

I bought my first one in early 2004. Pure silver/black. I miss it.

Edit: Whoops. This is a clubby thread.

 

Because God knows, we need another shade of silver or blue like we need a hole in the head. I think the last time I checked the configurator, a full 50% of the available colors were some shade of either blue or silver.

 

my first mini is my current mcs coupe that i purchased february of '08. i have owned a ton of different cars and the mini is really a fun car with lots of "user friendly" attributes. my next car will be a mini.

 

I bought my first MINI in November 2005, DS/BLK S. That was such a fun car to drive. I miss it.

 

What happened to your R53?

 

I was stupid and traded it in on another (and unmentionable) car. It's no excuse but over a short period of tim, several situations occurred where pickup trucks, construction trucks/vans, etc. almost hit me. And I was gun-shy. One night going home from work, two or three trucks/van almost rear-ended me and I told my wife "enoughs enough". Now I look back and saw "WTF" I should have kept her and "manned up" but I didn't.

 

3/16/09... Never too late to start!

 

Ordered my first MINI in July of 02 - picked it up Dec 28th 02.

Bought my first Mini in Feb of 06

Nik

 

I bought my dark silver 2008 MCS in september 2008. It is my first MINI but certainly not my last one

 

Tell us what you traded the R53 on....

Remember... Once a MINI/Mini owners always a Mini/MINI owner


I'll be easy on you.

 

I bought her off the lot in May 2008. She's been with me for almost a year now and I'm still loving every second of owning this car... and making plans for my next one. I'm fairly settled that my next one will be a Hot Chocolate Clubman, but if they discontinue Hot Chocolate... I will join the foot soldiers and go Chili Red with a white roof.

 

My first was a 2004MC which I brought in Sept. of 04 and traded up to a 06MCS in Nov. of 2005. It now has close to 53K on and it's more fun than ever to drive.

 

2009

 

Our first MINI, Zephyr (purple haze Cooper) was picked up in January 2005 as my wife's car. A couple months later I ordered Bumbles (liquid yellow Cooper S) and picked him up around April 2005. We enjoyed a bit over a year with both...

Then we moved to the mountains and convinced ourselves that we needed AWD cars/SUVs, so we traded both MINIs in and got a Nissan Xterra and Subaru Outback. We dispised the Xterra as it was a soul-less vehicle, so a month later we bought back Zephyr (the Cooper) - but Bumbles (the Cooper S) had already sold from the dealership . The Xterra was given back (after a 10k loss).

We found a better house with easier access, then replaced the Subaru with the 328xi in 2007 (really just a bigger MINI w/AWD). Zephyr (the Cooper) finished his warranty and just got replaced by the new Clubman S .

Now we have two fun cars and quite happy , the bimmer is probably going to get replaced with a 135i next year (via european delivery) since we're moving back to the flatlands...

Long story - the moral is, it sucks to be MINI-less