My same experience, and we have an allroad too........

However, when it came time to order my new Clubman, I checked the box for the Cold Weather pkg.

 

Well, today it was -20C, and those bum warmers were suuurre nice! :D

 

Go heated seats all the way

Forget the Silverstars - they only last 350 hours and are overpriced. Go with the Philips X-treme Power lights.

 

That's funny. On my mum's Civic, we installed Silverstars in 2001. One burnt out a year and a half later, while the other is still going strong 8 years and 68,000 km later!

 

My heated seats are w-a-y t-o-o h-o-t!

 

When I got my R50, I only wanted the sport package and a sunroof. The cold weather package wasn't even a consideration. I wound up getting one off the lot fully loaded (sport, premium, and cold weather). After five years with the cold weather, I couldn't live without it on the R56. IMO, it's worth more than $500, especially with the leatherette. Go for it!

 

My car is throwing heat out by the end of the block and my leatherette is only cold for 15 seconds.... I threw the money for that into bluetooth, multi-function steering wheel which I think is a gotta have.

 

I live where it's a mile high in AZ so it's not at all like the deserts of Phx/Tucson. I would've ordered the heated seats but I bought mine off the lot without it. I garage my car so it's never ice cold, and the car heats up pdq. My wife would use the heated seats way more than me. I had them on my 2 Jeep GCs and I thought they were either way too hot or couldn't feel it at all. I'd turn it on for 5-10 min and shut them off on the rare occasions that I used them at all. They were more of a gimmick than a neccessity to me. And they broke at lease twice.

 

i live in honolulu. cold weather here is anything below 78 degrees. (okay, go ahead and roll your eyes at me.... ) there are microclimates in hawaii where it dips into the fifties during winter. (roll your eyes some more....) plus we do have snow on mauna kea, but that's not on the island where i'm at. (kick me if you want.)

given that i am female and suffer now and again from "physical inconveniences" that are soothed by heat and that i do plan sometimes on taking my MINI on the superferry to maui so i can zip up to haleakala, the cold package was a no-hesitation, no-brainer for me. heck, i find i use it even when i'm wearing "t-shert en shawts" because when you're driving up tantalus it gets kinda cool...again, by hawaii standards.

there is the chance that i might move someday to portland, oregon. if i do, my MINI is coming with me. at that point, i'm sure i'll use the heated washer.

btw, the middle setting on the heated seats is almost always perfect for me. those who say theirs is too hot or not cold enough, get the dealer to adjust it.

basically, the cold weather package comes down to preference, as does most everything else on a MINI.

 

I LOVE my heated seats!!! And the heated washers are nice- the window doesn't freeze up when you use your washer fluid!!!

 

heated seats are the best. i even turn it on with its 80 outside. =)

 

I don't regret not having the CWP, my Tim is a rock magnet, I just replaced my first windshield, with no heated w/s or rain sensor it was $330, if I had had both other options it would have been $1200-1500 give or take.

 

The heated windshield isn't available on U.S. cars, with or without the Cold Weather Package. I know it's an option for Canadian cars, though.

 

I just checked the mini website, the heated windhield is part of the cold weather package (at least according to MiniUsa). But I didn't try and order that option, so I could be wrong.

EDIT It seems that when you use the configurator it tells you that in the cwp the windshield is heated but no where else is it mentioned.
I figured that the heated windshield was offered as everywhere I got a quote from (including the dealer) asked if it was heated.
I stand corrected.

 

Heated seats are great after a long weekend of yard work!

 

I live in Illinois and have had heated seats on every car I've owned for the past 10 years or so. Of course I got it on my MCS. If you want true winter luxury though, drive a car with heated seats and a heated steering wheel. My 04 645Ci has that option and I absolutely love it. Don't need gloves for winter driving at all.

 

I love my heated seats and have had them in both my MINIs. I'd get them again even if I lived in a warm climate. They aren't just for winter weather, they feel great on chilly mornings and late nights after dark, too. And they rock when it is a little damp out and you get into your car and want to get the dampness out of your bones.

The Cold Weather package would be my #1 choice if I could only get one option. Our Mazdaspeed 3 didn't have a heated seat option so we got them installed after market by the dealer for $500 - they are a must have!

 

Living in Colorado, I love my heated seats and am so glad I was talked into the CWP when I ordered the car.

bob g
1966 OEW MGB
1966 OEW MGB-GT
1973 Green Mallard MGB
1976 Inca Yellow TR6
2009 Laser Blue MINI Cooper S

 

Heated seats kick a$$!
They are even better in the cloth!

 

I don't know if it's economical in the long run, but a fat butt is a great substitute for heated seats

 

I was upset they didn't offer the heated windshield in the US. That by far is the greatest feature ever for deicing a window really fast and getting rid of condensation.

I like the heated mirrors best to get the dew off of them in the mornings. The heated seats my passengers use. I am hot natured so I like it cold.

 

I never liked the feeling of heated seats, but heated mirrors would he nice since ours are too small to scrape off

 

I love the heated seats as well as the power folding mirrors (those come with the cold weather pack, no?). The folding mirrors are great for my tiny garage and I find myself using the heated seats quite a bit even in socal during the winter or early mornings. They make the car comfortable to drive when it's cold w/o having to use the heater or when the windows are down and it's cool outside.

 

Living in Hawaii... No...

 

X 15 on the heated seats. Don't really need them in NC but wouldn't buy a car without them.

Mark