I went back to my MINI dealer today to spec out all my options, see which finishes I liked better, etc. and am pretty close to nailing down my dream MINI. My only tossup is between piano black and the English oak. Here are my specs:

PW/B MC
driving lights
front and rear fogs
white turn signals
premium
comfort
DSC
15" rotator spokes
lounge leather (black)
anthracite headliner
Union Jack side scuttle
cream color line
chrome line interior (really, could go either way on this - opinions?)
chrome line exterior, with a swapout to black mirror caps (my MA said they could do this no problem)

So, does anybody have a pic of black lounge leather with English oak and a cream color line?

Thanks!

 

A couple things:

Black mirror caps are stock. If you pay for chromeline, and keep the black ones, make them deduct the difference.

Chromeline interior is a must, with either Piano Black or English Oak. I love the wood, but I have Piano Black/Cream Colorline, and it's just classy.

To me, if you got the English Oak, you'd have to get the wood MFSW, which is another $500...

 

If you get the wood steering wheel, I personally think it's ridiculous... Seriously, why get a leather steering wheel when the only part of it you will touch is hard clear plastic? The wood shifter is nice, I guess, but hardly worth $500. Chrome interior is absolutely necessary if you value the interior of your car. You really can't go wrong with either wood or piano black, though.

 

I second the vote on Chrome Line Interior. Otherwise, it'll be gross grey.
A neighbor has the MCS PW/Bk...beautiful.
She has RED leather from some package offered last fall. Blech.

Whatever you decide won't be wrong.

I've read forums about people removing chrome, not adding it.
The hood insert(removal) blogs were amusing. That's $160 down the tubes.

 

Yeah, so, I don't understand this. I bought a MINI because it's a proper British sports car. When I think British sports car, I think:







The common element here? Lots of shiny bits! To each their own, and all of that, but why order it if you're going to black it out?

 

I agree completely. Husband's Vespa (new, not vintage), which he bought used, has a full chrome package, and it just makes it so...SPECIAL. (but not in the short bus kind of way). Me likey the shiny. My MA told me that you can't get the chrome line exterior and NOT get the chrome mirror caps, but that it wouldn't be a problem to swap them out with black ones from another car in their stock.

As to getting the wood MFSW, it's not an option if you get the comfort package. Adding a wood shift ****, now that I might do later on...

I did see a pic of someone's PW/B with Redwood Red lounge leather and it looked pretty spiffy. Reminded me of old white cars with red or blue interior (because what, they hadn't invented black yet?) But I like the monochromatic thing going with the black lounge leather.

 

 

Check my gallery for those pics you're talking about...

 

Thanks, Emtrey! I think that seals it for me on the English oak. Gorgeous!

 

Oh, I think I've seen this question answered elsewhere, but I just wanted to be sure. The English oak is actually wood, right, and not wood-grained plastic, or anything cheesy like that? It's just laquered up to hell?

 

wood...not cheesy