Here are a couple of pictures:





I love this car.

First thing I did was head up to the Sandias for a little mountain driving. Now that was fun.

Larger photos 17 posts down (learning curve activity going on).

 

--Very nice new ride! Congrats! Is that champagne? It's a really nice color!

~pyratio

 

Congrats! but i cant see the pics there not workin 4 some reason

 

Congrats but I too cannot see any pics there?

 

congrats & I too cannot see the pics

 

Sadly, I can't see the pictures either.

 

Hey upload the pics to photo bucket ,they paste the img to the post then you get the big pics.

 

Better yet load them into your gallery here on NAM and then link to them. Much easier

Congrats on the new car Ken!

 

I can see the photos, but they are tiny and don't link to larger images.

 

Congratulations!

Very nice MINI and I love the color!

I was skeptical of SS when I first saw it, but I have to admit that it is a striking color especially when paired with the black roof.

Nice choice! Motor On!

There seems to be a problem as I couldn't view your pics either.

 

Congrats, Ken. I see the photos fine.

 

Congrats Ken Cooper!

Nice looking Mini ya got there! And the name of it is?

 

Congrats! Happy Motoring!

 

Congrats. And I'm sure driving the Sandia's was awesome. Are the Manzano's next?

 

Wooottt - Congrats - it's a beauty!!!

Donna

 

bigger!

 

And I love that kind of enthusiasm! Grats !

 

Thanks! Name? Coop. Or should it be Cooper II. Or maybe MINIMe. Nope! Coop will do fine (or should it be coupe).

For what it's worth, normally I wouldn't have trouble moving photos from one site to the other. But last week my PC failed so I bought a new one. It has Window's Vista. Great operating system. It protects you from outside forces as well from yourself. Anyhow, each time I try to move a photo from my PC the security system sets me off on a detour that I don't yet understand.

 

Thanks! Here are a couple done as you suggested:

 

Now THAT'S enthusiasm - didn't just wash the car but washed the whole street and all the neighbors yards as well !

 

Wow! What a pretty new MINI! Congrats!

 

I notice that you have the last gen's Crown Spokes, and not the new S-Spokes. How did that come about?

 

Congrats!!

 

Ah, you have a good eye.

I had ordered my car with bridge spokes. Later I realized I should have ordered it with 17" crown spokes (I like the way the crown spokes and S-lites look). Also, research showed that the 17" OEM Goodyear Eagle Runflats were about the only offered all season tires that, on Tirerack, got excellent treadwear marks and pretty decent marks for foul weather driving as well. Additionally, they're at least excellent in all the performance categories. I should also mention that they did very well in ride quality. Note: Different tires are offered with the R56 so my research doesn't have anything to do with the 2007s.

The dealer had a set of wheels and tires that were exactly what I wanted. Had I ordered 17" crown spokes with my car originally the cost would have been $600. My dealer addressed my request at a cost of $800 (it entailed swapping wheels from car to car). In my opinion it was a good deal, and fair.

 

Got it.

Although I got my question backwards - the last gen were the S-spokes, and the new gen are the Crown spokes.

Looks great - I prefer the bolts showing.