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Gary

11th March 2006, 08:22 AM

Picked up my MINI from dealer around 3 pm today. I have been waiting for this for about 2 month, and I think it is really worth the wait.:p

Here he is, LY MC,Chili pack, Chequered flag roof, white mirrow/wheel, Xenon, HK HIFI and lots of other stuff:) Since i live in Scotland so i didn't get the air condition. I don't think i will miss that very much.

the weather today has been very Scottish, windy and rainy. I will get some more decent photo of him once it clears up a bit. Can't wait to drive it tomorrow during day light, it turned quite a few heads just outside of Tesco today even it was 8pm and you can't see much:wink:

http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/500/medium/IMGP1740.JPG
http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/500/medium/IMGP1741.JPG
http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/500/medium/IMGP1739.JPG
http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/500/medium/IMGP1742.JPG

Mark R

11th March 2006, 08:37 AM

Nice car. Are there many other MINIs up your way? I see a lot everyday around Edinburgh so my MINI doesn't have the same draw for attention as you might be getting. Of course mine is a more subdued colour set so that might be part of it too.

Burple

11th March 2006, 08:56 AM

quote:Originally posted by Mark R

Nice car. Are there many other MINIs up your way?

<ahem> ;):D

Close enough :D
Nice car! The checks really make the yellow look spot on!
Maybe see you about round that way sometime.
Lookout for a purple One with anthracite wheels, and gizza wave :D

saraandcraig

11th March 2006, 06:55 PM

smart looking mini in the best colour!

gill

12th March 2006, 06:07 AM

Nice min ... you're not too far away from us ... will keep our eyes open for you !!! :D:D:D

sedgie

12th March 2006, 07:20 AM

Nice Mini....Will look oot for you in St Andrews...when i drivin aroound;);):D

jamiec

12th March 2006, 07:30 AM

very nice!

wheels are great untill they get dirty ;(

wish my mini could open the boot!

monkimagic

12th March 2006, 11:14 AM

Lovely car mate, this was the same colour combo we had our test drive in and we were sold.

Monki

The Bull

12th March 2006, 12:11 PM

I'm sorry but I have to give my opinion and it is....that....the yellow is yuk. but like I said, that's only my opinion. Cracking car though! :)

Whats with the keyless keys? They for push button start?

Gary

12th March 2006, 10:30 PM

Thanks guys, I waved/flashed at 5 minis today and 3 of them waved back! Very excited!
The keys are normal ones....you just can't see the rest of it in the picture :P

Wul

12th March 2006, 11:55 PM

Nice car Gary - Mod no1 gotta be checked mirror covers! ;):cool:

Sweeney

13th March 2006, 02:13 AM

aye, did you not like the checked bonnet stripes?

i pass loads of minis about my area and on my daily commute but not one of them waves/flashes back!

The Bull

13th March 2006, 03:44 AM

quote:Originally posted by Gary
The keys are normal ones....you just can't see the rest of it in the picture :P

Oh my god, how silly do I feel now. :I

ajamesj

13th March 2006, 03:55 AM

Great lookin car will keep a look out for u to

Andy

Duncan Stewart

14th March 2006, 02:30 AM

:D looking great :D

Crombers

14th March 2006, 07:15 PM

Many happy MINI miles :approve:

lightbody

15th March 2006, 08:11 AM

CONGRATULATIONS! Looks fantastic. i still love the white wheels. It looks a bit 'scalextricy' which is cool :)

On a separate 'anoraky' note from your photo - why do they no longer have the wipers programmed to park themselves even when you turn the ignition off with them on? My last MINI did this but the new one isn't programmed this way. Seems silly to disable a good feature...

Big Col

15th March 2006, 04:19 PM

quote:Originally posted by picklehammer

I'm sorry but I have to give my opinion

You don't HAVE to. You just want to. :)

Personally I'd never tell anyone that's really chuffed at getting their new car that I thought the colour they picked was "yuk" since I don't think there's any need for it but hey ho. Takes all sorts!:)

Cracking looking Car Gary. Love it. :D

Gary

16th March 2006, 03:31 AM

quote:Originally posted by lightbody

CONGRATULATIONS! Looks fantastic. i still love the white wheels. It looks a bit 'scalextricy' which is cool :)

On a separate 'anoraky' note from your photo - why do they no longer have the wipers programmed to park themselves even when you turn the ignition off with them on? My last MINI did this but the new one isn't programmed this way. Seems silly to disable a good feature...

The wipers are up because the ignition is on:) If you look really hard you can see my girlfriend in there. It was raining when I took this and I just ran outside and took this quick picture.

Here is a few more pics I took last weekend.

http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/500/medium/MINI_dairy_-_01.jpg

http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/500/medium/MINI_dairy_-_15.jpg

This is a gift from my dealer, he also gave me a full tank of fuel. Nice guy.
http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/500/medium/MINI_dairy_-_28.jpg

This is as high as I would go before break-in is over :blackeye:
http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/500/medium/MINI_dairy_-_721.jpg

Thanks everybody for your warm welcome. I am really enjoying my MINI but I am just too busy to take him anywhere fun at the moment. I would love to join a few runs in the summer :D Hope to see you guys there.

Wul

16th March 2006, 05:21 AM