My Oxygen Blue car is too "dark" for Gulf, but I've painted a couple mirror caps orange and started on a set of wheels because I like the look.

However, my local dealer had an Ice Blue car with Orange stripes and such for a while, anyway. It was a "dealer car". Can't find any pics of it at the moment, however.

 

You figured that out all on your own?! That's why I got it.

Might look good, like this!

I've been considering a Mobil oil Pegasus under the front fender quarter side marker.

 

I've been considering the Pegasus as well.

 

Another Ice Blue MCS creeps closer to plying the streets: got word yesterday that my MINI had finished paint, assembly, and QA, *and* had made the train ride to the port!

KLine sails 3/2, WW on 3/5 and 3/7. Now that'd be sweet to make one of those sailings, and would put my MINI in STL...gee, about right at the 7-week mark, just like they said.

Meanwhile...taking some comfort in viewing this Dublin OH dealer's online car-for-sale photo set:

http://www.magmini.com/VehicleDetail...-OH/1522380143

whose link will die sometime soon when it's sold. But for now, it's as close as I've seen to mine:

+Polar Beige interior & color line
+Rib Spoke wheels
+Chromeline interior *and* exterior
+Ice Blue w/White roof
+White Cooper stripes

close enough to ogle, for now even though:

- it's an automatic
- it has a sunroof
- it doesn't have the so-cool but definitely-an-indulgence PB leather dash
- other minor differences, like anthracite headliner, comfort access, etc.

 

My friends just picked up their new '12 Ice Blue Cooper on Saturday! Here's a pic of it next to my Oxygen Blue '09.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41540337@N07/6930357769/http://www.flickr.com/photos/41540337@N07/6930357769/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/41540337@N07/, on Flickr

 

Picked up a couple Zazzle 3" refrigerator magnets (not really designed for exterior use).

Living Large in my IB/B Cooper all badges up!



Got one for a little Race Day attitude too...

 

Well, the wife went out for some milk and eggs, and came home with this. **



Fun little car to drive, when she lets me. *

 

Very nice! Looks exactly like Fenimore, except yours has the sunroof.

And I agree, they're fun little cars!!

 

One more shot from the car wash the other night. **

 

Ice Blue / White / Chromeline....nice look!

 

Picked up my MINI on 3.28.12...

 

Ice Blue-ers! How do people feel about a white roof vs a black roof? Let's hear it!

 

I went with the black after seeing the white in the dealer before I ordered. I just think that the black makes the blue 'pop' more (if that makes sense). My IB/B has no stripes but if I did go with stripes then I think I would have taken the white roof and stripes.

 

I got white roof, mirrors, and stripes. If I had it to do over again, I might have chosen blue. Because it's a whole lot easier to get vinyl in white than in Ice Blue, so if I went with body-colored top and mirrors I could change my mind quite easily.

 

I have a black roof and love it, but if I custom ordered I would have gone with a Ice Blue roof too. Not only can you change it to black, white or black&white checker, you can go with an orange center stripe over Ice Blue from head to toe for that Porsche racing look.

 

That's Gulf Oil, not Porsche-specific. Gulf sponsored other cars, too, like some of the Ford GT-40s that won Le Mans.

 

And recently, some Aston Martins in that livery as well.

Not a bad plan, Ice Blue all over, then wrap the roof as desired.

I went with the white, mostly b/c of the Polar Beige interior, and thinking a white roof would be cooler for any canine traveling companion (not that we wouldn't have a/c anyhow, and they don't stay in the car when stopped, at least not more than a few minutes in summers). Of course now it's 50% black with the checks anyhow.

 

I didn't know that. Thought it was a Porsche color. Now I can do some more searches using Gulf and probably get more examples of Ice Blue with Orange stripe cars...

Thx

On another note, I just received my factory Porsche Carrera stick-on stone guards to adapt to the IB Cooper. The wheel arch curve is axactly the same, but the bottom straight edge is at a slightly larger angle that can be easily trimmed to fit. They are also a little narrower and taller, but appear to be usable as is (after the bottom edge trim mod). The material is a good match to the wheel arch and rocker panel plastic. They're a bumpy black 3M vinyl with peel and stick on the back. No magnetic BS!

Will make a thread and post a final pic here too.

 

I found, to my surprise, an Ice Blue Justa Clubbie parked in the lot at work today. It was parked in the same spot a BRG 1st-gen MINI usually parks in. As I walked around it, I saw the "STEVENS CREEK MINI COURTESY VEHICLE" on the rear doors. Evidently the BRG car is being worked on.

The Ice Blue with the black roof and black rear accents works OK, but just seems a little off on the Clubbie to me.

 

Another thread discussed MINI colors, the point was made that some of them, including Ice Blue, look so different in various light.

We had a cool, rainy day in St. Louis yesterday, it was still overcast when I parked Nigel at a local winery. His color was *very* strong in that light, grabbed this Droid-phone photo; very different than when I photographed in the dealer's delivery area (in this thread, see post #136).

Pretty amazin.

 

Looks good! I see you did some window tinting. What tint did you use?

 

Thanks! Yes, glad to have tint, that's Missouri-legit 35% on the sides and 20% around the back.

 

What's up Ice Blue crew? I've been checking out your thread for the last few weeks and didn't feel right posting until I had made it official. So, I am SUPER happy to announce that I purchased my 2012 Ice Blue Mini Cooper S Hardtop this past Friday!! Now begins the test of my patience as I wait for it to be delivered (How does anyone survive that long 6-8 week wait? Ack.) Anyway thank you for the pics that you've all posted, they were helpful as there don't seem to be that many good pics out there on the web of the Ice Blue minis. Just wanted to introduce myself!

 

It's easy to get obsessive about the delivery. I waited as long as I could stand before getting a VIN from the Owner's Lounge (https://ol.miniusa.com/), and then started going through the process on the "How to Track your MINI" thread here: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d-updated.html

I hit up the sailwx and vesseltracker sites daily, and watched MY MINI come through the Panama Canal on its way out here to the Left Coast. I even took screenshots and made an animated GIF to geek out on. (Check my gallery for the GIF.)

Enjoy your MINI!

 

Congrats!! Here's a pic of my justa Clubbie on a cloudy day. I love the color. I was looking for something non-metallic and slightly uncommon. I just hit 3,000 miles last week!