Thought i would ask. i have been looking to buy a mini cooper for the past few years. and each time i would just buy another car brand. right now i drive a new hyundai Genesis 4.6 i love the car but i hate the service dept for hyundai . i have used 3 different dealership and they are all the same way Crazy.... so now im back at looking for a mini clubman i went to two mini dealerships and they did not have anything that caught my eye. the mini look very plan. im 28 years old and i want something that is sporty not plan.. what im trying ask is does anyone know anything about the 2013 minis will they change them any? and here is a few pix of my genesis..

 

Have you built your own configuration online? When I ordered mine it was after scouring the inventory across the whole country for one that caught my eye...and it seems like the dealers play it pretty safe with what they have on the lot. Might be able to build your own and get something that gives you the style youre after.

 

Half the fun of owning a MINI is customizing it - buy a plain one and then add all the "sporty" stuff yourself ( it will save you a ton of $$ ). Also if you don't want to add stuff yourself most dealers will add whatever you want to make it look / go faster - the only limit is your wallet.

Your local MINI club can also help you find the right shops to fix up your future MINI any way you want it - and maybe not pay dealer prices to do it.

Here is a link to my Clubman -it was plain when I got it - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigcoyo...7627568031167/

Here is a link to my "old" 04 MCS - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigcoyo...7594172342643/


Just food for thought -- Good luck!!!!

 

+1 on building your own. Some high percentage of MINIs are built to order, and they can be however you want.

They definitely can be trimmed to not be "plain", although that's in the eye of the beholder. At least one Corvette club member thought mine "looked like a Bentley, I had no idea these were so nice!" after seeing it's leather-stitched, polished wood and chrome goodness . But I did spend some $$ on interior upgrades. And there's more available than what I chose.