On the silver colours, I've got one word for you: yawn. Half the world's cars are some shade of silver. I think the MINI deserves better than such a "plain vanilla" colour choice (yes I'm a silver-hater).

Lots of people choose silver because it's practical (dirt doesn't show) and it's good for resale value. Those reasons are just so boring and the MINI deserves better.

There are two consumer mindsets: maximisers and satisfiers.
Maximisers explore every option and go to great lengths to make the perfect choice. Satisfiers quickly pick the first choice that's good enough. Maximisers are more often than satisfiers unhappy about their choice in the long term, because they keep agonising over their choice or something better comes along later and they feel they should have waited.

Your colour-choice approach is maximiser. You seem to eliminate colour after colour when you find faults and flaws with them, like the "SS green tinge ... crap { ... snip ... } So that leaves me with... Pure Silver". Sad to see there's no colour in the palette that evokes your passion.

You wrote "Can't say I love the combo ...". Well then don't get it then. With the MINI, get a car that you'll love, at least some of the time. And then live with its shortcomings the rest of its time.

Your final paragraphs in the quote above, about regret, is also a typical maximiser sign.

In short: be more of a satisifer and choose with your heart on the colour issue.

Sorry about the incohesive rant. Silver just pushes a button with me. Good luck on your purchase.

Sincerely,
--Anders.

 

...I like the green shade SS becomes when it's overcast. It's almost olive. But that's why colour choice is such a personal decision.

I'm also a fan of how well SS hides winter grime. It's the best at this out of all the colours, I think; better than pure silver.

@Anders: I can see how silver might bug you. Prior to the MINI, we had a silver car, and before that, we had a silver car... it's a nice colour that looks good on almost any car, but it just got a bit too boring and common. Like brown cars in the 70's.

 

You are quite right: I have seen this description of Maximizer/Satisfier before and yes, I have long known which one I am. In Myers-Briggs terms, a Maximizer would be called a Perceiver. It is a part of my temperament, just like anyone's, and just as unlikely to change. I like choices. Choices make me happy. Hence my gravitation toward such a customizable car as a Mini. But I don't like it when my ideal choice no longer exists. You see:

Yes, quite sad... because there WAS a color that evokes my passion: Lightning Blue. Which is no longer available. Quite aggravating.

Robin: thanks for the suggestion, but I'm not a fan of red, inside or out. My MA also suggested that to me tonight, as the red leather is one of his favorites. My tastes (with the exception of a certain specific range of blues) tend to run towards the neutrals. Call me boring, but the car is supposed to be about what I like, isn't it? I saw the Tuscan Beige interior tonight and I am quite fond of it. (See, asp1880? I can make up my mind about some things. )

 

I like the red leather but not the red plastic trim bits that go with it. :( If I'd ordered to specification I might've asked for a red leather with the regular old black trim bits.

 

When I took Viola in for service, there was a lady taking delivery of a Horizon Blue/Black MINI with a tuscan beige interior. I LOVED the interior with the blue, but I think I would have chosen to go with a white roof and white bonnet stripes if possible. Horizon blue is not that exciting of a color when paired with black, but with white... I think it would be stunning.

 

Isn't it one of the MINI's features to be able to customize our cars like we do? So to each his/her own! Some people like white roofs, some people like black. Some people like chrome, some don't. Some like stripes, some like racing stripes, some don't like them at all... some like Lounge Leather, some like cloth! Didn't MINI say somewhere that there were like 1,000,000 configurations?

 

There are a few other reasons. Silver reflects heat well, so a good color for sunny climates. Some of us believe that red cars (my second choice for a car color) are perceived treated by cops (driving while red). And finally, silver cars are safer than other color cars. According to one study, silver cars are "50 percent less likely to be involved in a serious injury accident than white." Brown is the most dangerous at 110% more likely than white. Black was right behind brown at 100% more likely than white (I assume that means 200% more likely than silver).

I'm definitely guilty of being a maximiser. However, this misses something that I've felt. With some of my choices, in the long run, I've taken pleasure in the fact that I researched my choice and it proved to be a good decision. There is some pride and pleasure in having done it right.

I believe Danae's problem is that there isn't a combo she loves. What she loves has been discontinued, and nothing else quite matches that. That is the dilemma.

A good point. When someone is trying to decide how to configure their MINI, there are pros and cons that can be discussed, but it doesn't help when we just get into rooting for what we like.

I think that is far too few.

 

Sparkling Silver looks great:

 

I somehow missed this thread on its first run. How funny that the OP ended up with BRG (according to her signature, anyway).

But yeah, I agree that SS would've been the way to go. Oh well, not all of us can have amazing taste. Besides, we don't want our lovely color to become as common as PW has.

 

The painted JCW kit looks AWESOME!!!!! x100

 

Yep, no accounting for taste...although the BRG with the Tuscan interior will be nice. BRG would have been our second choice. But didn't like the 'tinge of green'?? And then go BRG??

 

Taters do love the SS!!!

 

Lol! I just checked back in on this thread after a long absence. You are right, no accounting for taste.. and believe me, I was the last person to think I'd end up with a green car. I don't usually care for green in any form, BUT... when I saw BRG at the dealer, it actually stopped me in my tracks. I thought, wow, if I *were* going for green, that is the one I'd get!! That precise shade of green is pretty much the only one I've ever liked. And there's a big difference between the gorgeous BR green and the, um, 'unexpected' shade of olive that shows up in SS, IMO. Sorry, SS lovers... I like champagne too, but in my mind it's supposed to stay champagne.

So it went like this: 1st choice: Lightning Blue: unavailable. 2nd choice: Pure Silver: unavailable. 3rd choice: Sparkling Silver: great until the wrong light hits it...and not sold on the SS/TB combo. Only remaining possibility for me was BRG. Amazingly enough, I think I'll be happy with it!

 

Did you get white stripes?

 

Not from the factory. I was going to, but then I saw this thread:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...55-post13.html

...and fell in love with T8rChick's stripes. I love the idea of doing something similar for mine. Girly, yes -- but awesome. I have been playing around with some custom design ideas at home to send off to either Cooper Flags or Aesthetic Creations.

No matter what, they will be white, though!

 

Thank you, thank you!!! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

Thank you, thank you!!! Can't wait to see what you come up with!