Welcome ! Good looking JCW Roadster !

Can't quite make out what that red emblem is on the quarter panel, in front of the rear tire. Is that some kind of symbol for French MINI Gangs ?

 

It's a union jack in matte black et the "John Cooper" signature in red.

 

Ahhhh.... yes, I can see the signature now in that pic. thanks. Nice touch. Just put that red signature on the dash of one of our MINIs. "

 

Well, it's happened. After all this staring at the shiny cars I've started to get obsessed...

My old cars got a run through the car wash twice a year, whether they needed it or not, and the nearest they came to wax was if my wife bought some candles.

I've cleaned Spiney at least five times since I got it, and it now has three coats of some Meguairs spray wax on it (I'm not at the paste stage yet, but I can see myself getting there next year after the winter).

It does scrub up pretty well. These are only phone shots, and I don't have the same eye for a picture as Steven, but it does look pretty nice, if I say so myself. These are my new winter wheels and tyres, see https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...in-boston.html for the full story...

 

Looks great and the wheels are nice too!!! I'm sure it feels good to have some decent winter traction.

I've been riding top down with my winter coat on and the heat cranked, but only in 45 degree weather here...when it's sunny

 

I know that everyone loves the roadster with the top down, but you know, they look rather special to me, with the top up. Just me. Nice car.

 

Thanks! I was top-down to work on Friday in mid-30s and sunny! Fleece, woolly hat, gloves and the seat heaters on. Perfectly fine.

Thanks!

 

Same here, hat golves jacket . some random guy at a traffic light yelled out it was to cold for that.

I replied that's why heated seats were invented.

 

From this summer...








-Steven

 

My baby finally arrived while I was on vacation and my MA took care of the dealer aftermarket so I could pick it up when I got home. I'm just waiting for a break in the rain to put the top down :(

 

Nice. Though it looks like your dog is a bot uncertain about the whole thing!

 

I think he was wondering why the top was up!

 

Congrats Kristie!!! Looks great. Will look better with the top down.

 

Looks great, like the colour!

 

Congrats, Kristie! Great looking roadster! Can't wait to get mine.

 

Looks really nice. Your wheels, trim, and colors go well together.

 

I really love it

 

A couple of Thanksgiving morning pic's:

 

Hot Roadster!

 

I finally got about 35 minutes of top down...I didn't waste a second to take a photo. I did get the "are yo crazy looks" from other drivers. thats what seat heaters are for! I'm hoping for a break in the rain this weekend.

 

Spiney,

You being a Blue guy like me, yes I know that my Lil Guy is Black & Red, have you noticed that MINIUSA in their configuration have now offered the Kite Blue as a no cost option. At first I wasn't enthused about that color, then while going past our dealer I saw one in real life. Not bad, and my wife even loved it. It was on a Mini S with a black top and stripes. There was a Pepper White roadster there too, and I think that I am winning the roadster battle with her. She thought it looked mean.

 

I stopped looking at the configurator once I'd ordered my car to make sure I didn't want to change my mind!
I just logged into the configurator and switched my car to Kite Blue just to see what I thought. I'd have to see it in real life, I don't really like it that much on the computer, it doesn't have enough depth for me. I had a look at my car in Reef Blue as well, and I think I'd be happier with that. Looking at these colours has been helpful though, I'm now even more convinced that I got the right colour for me!

One thing I did notice though is that the JCW package side sills look a bit different.
Here's a screen capture from my 2012 order:

Note the small black "grilles" near the wheels.

Here's a capture from the Kite Blue 2013 version:

No grille that I can see....

 

I think that is one of the qerks in the way the the configuration works. No perfect, but it gives you an idea of a car will look like, not exactly.
As for your Lightning Blue, love the color, but it look sl
Ost exactly like my 38's color. Gotta be a little different. The 38 is the hemisedan.

 

My baby!

 

Congrats!!!