Check out motoringfile.com for the story...
I am kinda stoked.

 

http://www.motoringfile.com/2008/03/...lack-for-2009/

 

Hopefully the new color makes everyone happy...

Frankly I LOVE my AB...

 

I'm looking forward to it. We've come a long way in the auto industry when there was a time black did not come in different shades, hues, or tints. Black was black.

 

Didn't Henry Ford once say this:

"They can have any color they want, as long as it's black."

 

I sure do like looking at other people's black cars

 

aint that a biotch. I wanted JB from the get go, but was forced to get AB. Now i love my blue-black mini

 

My other two cars are black and hard to keep clean. I love my Laser Blue Mini.

 

Does this just replace the old black? Did they get rid of any other colors?

 

It's a wonderful profit maker for MINI. $500 for everyone that wants a black car adds up to quite a bit of money. I reckon I should be thankful that they didn't metallicize chili red.

 

New colors are always fun. I say fun because I've got the color of my dreams...and it's fun to see other folks have a chance to get the same.

 

Black cars are great when you have a garage/driveway and time and willingness to keep them spotless. I have a friend of mine that likes black cars but never takes care of them...So what's the point? I think this new 2009 "Black metallic" is going to be a rehash of "Cosmos Black Metallic". For those of you new to the MINI world, this was a R50 Cooper only color offered between 2002-2004. Basically Cosmos Black was Jet Black solid with metal shavings in it. It was a nice color but fairly rare. Why pay the $400+ surcharge for metallic black when at the time you could also order Jet Black solid ($0 cost) on either Cooper or Cooper S? MINI's refusal to bring back Jet Black solid is simply a business decision. If you want black you have to pay the metallic paint $urcharge!

 

Me too

I don't envy the work that goes into keeping them looking beautiful ...but admire the sticktuitiveness of the folks that do.

Dean.

 

Oh nooos... that may mean that we'll have two black MINIs sitting in our garage... the Mr. may want one of those...

 

So did this ever happen?

 

I love my AB.

 

Coming soon. More discussion here.

 

I think it's just about impossible to make everybody happy. But I do like how MINI mixes up the paint choices every few years. Very few auto companies do this.