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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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Meet Zonker - delivered today

Here he is! So far, I'm loving it!





 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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Congrats!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Grats Vader.. Moritz has been rocking with getting the cars ready..

I know mine is ready waiting at Moritz too, but sadly my MA isnt in town!

Looks freaking hawt

Give us some impressions on how it drives.. of course !
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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uhhhh. I love that color so much. I think I will get Mellow Yellow with a black roof/mirrors and then tint the windows a bit. Lowered, on OZ racing Superleggara's.

Rant over. Awesome Car, even better color.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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Zonker's -- very nice indeed!
Now that you can tool around I bet the wait in retrospect feels worth it.
Zonkers, was that the name of a snack/junk food in the 70s?
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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Congratulations--lookin' good!

I thought I would get mine today, but no, it's tomorrow... :impatient
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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Wow.. yours actually came with the MFSW??? and no premium package? How did you manage that?
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by designerMINI
Zonker's -- very nice indeed!
Now that you can tool around I bet the wait in retrospect feels worth it.
Zonkers, was that the name of a snack/junk food in the 70s?
Yes, as in 'Screaming Yellow Zonkers'. Now you youngsters know what Hippies grew up to be!

The car is everything I wanted it to be. Plenty of power, rides good, DOES handle like a MINI. The new seats are great. The electronics, on the other hand, will take some getting used to.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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Vader,
Congrats, what size whls -- 18"?
By the way, you are gonna have to do better on the maintenance on your new toy.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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man....mellow yellow looks really good!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by fjork_duf
Wow.. yours actually came with the MFSW??? and no premium package? How did you manage that?
MA's at Moritz aren't stupid
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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Must be NICE!!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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I like mellow yellow more and more everytime I see it. It is one of the most unique and exquist colors! Congrats!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 06:32 PM
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Gorgeous !

Is that the leatherette interior?

dean.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by vader
The new seats are great.
Are those the cloth seats? I love the look of them from the distance. Could you take some close-up photos of them? Thanks.

I love the color. I have a Yellow Coop on order for March, when they start building them with manual transmissions.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Mellow Yellow is such an awesome color, congrats on bringing home your new car!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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Mellow Yellow even looks good without a contrasting roof! Very nice.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by reelsmith.
Gorgeous !

Is that the leatherette interior?

dean.
I need to get a better picture tomorrow. The seats are punch black leather.
Feels good, seems softer than the leather in my 04.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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I was just reading a post discussing why the R53 looks better than the R56. These pictures of your new car is the best argument I can think of to that post. Great looking car. The wheels are the best look for an MCS I've seen anywhere.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by designerMINI
Vader,
Congrats, what size whls -- 18"?
By the way, you are gonna have to do better on the maintenance on your new toy.
OMG! a smudge!

Wheels are 17X7 ASA AR2.

Thanks to all for the kind words and to those that haven't seen the Mellow Yellow in person, you just have to see it up close. Most picture I've seen are off a bit.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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It's a beauty!! Congrats.....

Donna
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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congrats!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 08:05 PM
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Schweet, like a butterscotch candy.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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Congrats Vader!!! Zonkers, I remember eating that as a kid
 
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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Wow that looks good. Those are after-market wheels - you had them at home waiting, I seem to remember.
 
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