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bugiz · Feb 18th, 2007, 02:20 AM

Since they have started one on Laser Blue, so err... might as well right?
I reckon the photos don't do Sparkling Silver enough justice!!
A lot of people would agree that Sparkling Silver shows it's true colours under the sun in the flesh

akwaba · Feb 21st, 2007, 04:52 PM

totally agree with you,

Under sun, sparkling silver looks really nice and subtil.
> first, the colour looks like a mix of champagne(metallic)+desert color (not green at all !)
> second, the vernish seems to be really present, with sharping reflects, (on most pictures, the body seems to be "flat" or "mat")

in my opinion, a sparkling silver sidewalk will be an exceptionnal version ...

robdjones · Feb 21st, 2007, 05:10 PM

Well said

Here's my Sparkling Silver MCS http://www.mini2.com/galleries/showgallery.php/cat/2174

bugiz · Feb 21st, 2007, 09:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by robdjones (original)

Well said

Here's my Sparkling Silver MCS http://www.mini2.com/galleries/showgallery.php/cat/2174

Nice pics mate, i'm turning green in envy!!
I've ordered my R56 MCS Chilli in Sparkling Silver but would have to wait till June for it!!

MIN 18 · Feb 23rd, 2007, 03:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by bugiz (original)

Nice pics mate, i'm turning green in envy!!
I've ordered my R56 MCS Chilli in Sparkling Silver but would have to wait till June for it!!

Why would it take so long? did you order it with auto tranny? I might get the SS/BLK in the states with premium and sport package. Redwood red interior. I think all SS cooper s in the sates are optioned the same way. Hopefully, the unit will be arriving in the Philippines 2nd week of april

cct1 · Feb 23rd, 2007, 07:06 PM

Sparkling silver just doesn't photograph well. Even the pictures here, while nice, really don't do justice to it.

When I first saw pictures of sparkling silver, my thoughts were it was a brownish silver, and very, very ugly.

Then I saw it in person, under bright lights--and now it might be my favorite color. It really looks fantastic, especially with a black roof. I have a DS/W MCS, and the Sparkling Silver reacts the same way--a little blah when its overcast, but at night under light, or in bright sunlight, its fantastic! If I was in the market for an R56, I'd go sparkling silver/black--especially with the rumor that it might me available only for this year.

radiospace · Feb 23rd, 2007, 09:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by cct1 (original)

especially with the rumor that it might me available only for this year.

Where'd you hear that rumor?

bugiz · Feb 24th, 2007, 06:55 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MIN 18 (original)

Why would it take so long? did you order it with auto tranny? I might get the SS/BLK in the states with premium and sport package. Redwood red interior. I think all SS cooper s in the sates are optioned the same way. Hopefully, the unit will be arriving in the Philippines 2nd week of april

Tell me about it.. JUNE!!!
Well the fact that, R56 is launch in Australia in March
And March is when MINI actually starts to build Autos which what I got..

bugiz · Feb 24th, 2007, 06:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by cct1 (original)

Sparkling silver just doesn't photograph well. Even the pictures here, while nice, really don't do justice to it.

When I first saw pictures of sparkling silver, my thoughts were it was a brownish silver, and very, very ugly.

Then I saw it in person, under bright lights--and now it might be my favorite color. It really looks fantastic, especially with a black roof. I have a DS/W MCS, and the Sparkling Silver reacts the same way--a little blah when its overcast, but at night under light, or in bright sunlight, its fantastic! If I was in the market for an R56, I'd go sparkling silver/black--especially with the rumor that it might me available only for this year.

Yeah, well said...
And you're not the only one..
Heaps of people were telling me the same things.
I was specing for PW/BLK then I fell for the dark side...

dillythedog · Feb 24th, 2007, 03:26 PM

Well, back on thread ... my SS MC is going great guns, and keeps suprisingly clean in all the bad weather

3000 mls in just over a month, and going from strength to strength

porkpie · Feb 24th, 2007, 04:00 PM

Nice Pick Dilly!

I'm getting my SS Cooper on Saturday and It's going to look the same as yours from outside!!! same colour SS/B, same alloys and white indicators!!! seeing your pic has got me even more excited!!!

bugiz · Feb 25th, 2007, 04:45 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by dillythedog (original)

Well, back on thread ... my SS MC is going great guns, and keeps suprisingly clean in all the bad weather

Slightly off topic here.. but it's true SS which is more less the same as Merc's Indium Grey is so easy to keep clean

We've got a Black ML500 and a Idium Grey CLS... The ML won't last a week in Melbourne's weather but the CLS will last at least a month

I mean this is a good thing for me as I'm a uni student... I don't always have time to clean my future SS MCS

èrcé · Feb 25th, 2007, 11:01 AM

Here are some pictures of my SS Mini Cooper S which I took on my trip to the south of France last week:

bugiz · Feb 26th, 2007, 01:19 AM

Hey erce, how do you find the lounge leather seats.. In terms of comfort and maintanace?

Nice cofig btw, beatiful rims as well

èrcé · Feb 26th, 2007, 10:34 AM

Thanx Bugiz,

I really like the leather lounge seats, they look excellent and the comfort is fantastic (got them heated) and the are very easy to keep clean (I got a French bulldog, so that's a must)

cheers

Avantone · Feb 27th, 2007, 11:21 AM

Hi,

Sparkling Silver / Black on order for delivery 18th April.

I keep driving past the dealer to check out their SS/B - still 49 days to go!

Tony

dstock · Mar 1st, 2007, 01:07 AM

SS/B on order for me..due end of April.

When I saw it in person I switched from PS without a moments thought, just love the way it looks.

jef the ref · Mar 6th, 2007, 12:15 AM

I went to my dealer in Crewe with the full intention of ordering a Chilli Red with Black MCS. As i arrived I saw the SS/B demonstrator in the car park with red Lea Lounge, sat nav the works. I collect it on Thursday 8th of March!!!!! I cant wait. I also saved 3.5K on the list price what with all the extras and the pain of running in has been done. I can give it a damn good thrashing straight away : )

Purple Dave · Mar 6th, 2007, 07:56 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jef the ref (original)

I went to my dealer in Crewe with the full intention of ordering a Chilli Red with Black MCS. As i arrived I saw the SS/B demonstrator in the car park with red Lea Lounge, sat nav the works. I collect it on Thursday 8th of March!!!!! I cant wait. I also saved 3.5K on the list price what with all the extras and the pain of running in has been done. I can give it a damn good thrashing straight away : )

I doubt it was run in at all. Did you stick to under 4500rpm on your test drive? I know I didn't.

I'm sure it will be fine though. Good saving. Congrats and enjoy !!

jef the ref · Mar 6th, 2007, 08:37 AM

I know what you mean Dave, I was a tad heavy footed on the test drive as I'm sure the majority of people are. I think modern engines these days can handle it though. 'Running in' was something Ford recommended on a model T because tolerances etc were not enfineered quite so exactly and repetitively. Anyhow, I got a warranty, can't wait til Thursday!!!

Feb 18th, 2007, 02:20 AM	#1
bugiz R56 Nut Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 04:29 PM Posts: 338 Offline	Sparkling Silver Roll Call Since they have started one on Laser Blue, so err... might as well right? I reckon the photos don't do Sparkling Silver enough justice!! A lot of people would agree that Sparkling Silver shows it's true colours under the sun in the flesh

Feb 24th, 2007, 03:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
dillythedog It's a dogs life, I wish! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 06:29 AM Posts: 41 Offline	Well, back on thread ... my SS MC is going great guns, and keeps suprisingly clean in all the bad weather 3000 mls in just over a month, and going from strength to strength Last edited by MINIAC : Feb 25th, 2007 at 06:51 AM. Reason: Make image clickable thumbnail

Feb 25th, 2007, 11:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
èrcé MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rotterdam Local Time: 06:29 AM Posts: 20 Offline	Here are some pictures of my SS Mini Cooper S which I took on my trip to the south of France last week: My Mini Cooper S fits perfectly in the boot of my other car, a 1980 Chevrolet Suburban

Feb 26th, 2007, 10:34 AM	#15 (permalink)
èrcé MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rotterdam Local Time: 06:29 AM Posts: 20 Offline	Thanx Bugiz, I really like the leather lounge seats, they look excellent and the comfort is fantastic (got them heated) and the are very easy to keep clean (I got a French bulldog, so that's a must) cheers My Mini Cooper S fits perfectly in the boot of my other car, a 1980 Chevrolet Suburban

Mar 1st, 2007, 01:07 AM	#17 (permalink)
dstock MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA Local Time: 09:29 PM Posts: 15 Offline	SS/B on order for me..due end of April. When I saw it in person I switched from PS without a moments thought, just love the way it looks. -Dave 2007 SS/B MCS

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Feb 21st, 2007, 04:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
akwaba MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: martinique - FWI Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 38 Offline	totally agree with you, Under sun, sparkling silver looks really nice and subtil. > first, the colour looks like a mix of champagne(metallic)+desert color (not green at all !) > second, the vernish seems to be really present, with sharping reflects, (on most pictures, the body seems to be "flat" or "mat") in my opinion, a sparkling silver sidewalk will be an exceptionnal version ...

Feb 21st, 2007, 05:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
robdjones MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lincoln Local Time: 05:29 AM Posts: 43 Offline	Well said Here's my Sparkling Silver MCS http://www.mini2.com/galleries/showgallery.php/cat/2174

Feb 21st, 2007, 09:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
bugiz R56 Nut Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 04:29 PM Posts: 338 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by robdjones (original) Well said Here's my Sparkling Silver MCS http://www.mini2.com/galleries/showgallery.php/cat/2174 Nice pics mate, i'm turning green in envy!! I've ordered my R56 MCS Chilli in Sparkling Silver but would have to wait till June for it!!

Feb 23rd, 2007, 03:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
MIN 18 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Local Time: 01:29 PM Posts: 125 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by bugiz (original) Nice pics mate, i'm turning green in envy!! I've ordered my R56 MCS Chilli in Sparkling Silver but would have to wait till June for it!! Why would it take so long? did you order it with auto tranny? I might get the SS/BLK in the states with premium and sport package. Redwood red interior. I think all SS cooper s in the sates are optioned the same way. Hopefully, the unit will be arriving in the Philippines 2nd week of april

Feb 23rd, 2007, 07:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
cct1 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wisconsin Local Time: 12:29 AM Posts: 336 Offline	Sparkling silver just doesn't photograph well. Even the pictures here, while nice, really don't do justice to it. When I first saw pictures of sparkling silver, my thoughts were it was a brownish silver, and very, very ugly. Then I saw it in person, under bright lights--and now it might be my favorite color. It really looks fantastic, especially with a black roof. I have a DS/W MCS, and the Sparkling Silver reacts the same way--a little blah when its overcast, but at night under light, or in bright sunlight, its fantastic! If I was in the market for an R56, I'd go sparkling silver/black--especially with the rumor that it might me available only for this year.

Feb 23rd, 2007, 09:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
radiospace MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Local Time: 10:29 PM Posts: 17 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by cct1 (original) especially with the rumor that it might me available only for this year. Where'd you hear that rumor?

Feb 24th, 2007, 06:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
bugiz R56 Nut Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 04:29 PM Posts: 338 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MIN 18 (original) Why would it take so long? did you order it with auto tranny? I might get the SS/BLK in the states with premium and sport package. Redwood red interior. I think all SS cooper s in the sates are optioned the same way. Hopefully, the unit will be arriving in the Philippines 2nd week of april Tell me about it.. JUNE!!! Well the fact that, R56 is launch in Australia in March And March is when MINI actually starts to build Autos which what I got..

Feb 24th, 2007, 06:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
bugiz R56 Nut Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 04:29 PM Posts: 338 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by cct1 (original) Sparkling silver just doesn't photograph well. Even the pictures here, while nice, really don't do justice to it. When I first saw pictures of sparkling silver, my thoughts were it was a brownish silver, and very, very ugly. Then I saw it in person, under bright lights--and now it might be my favorite color. It really looks fantastic, especially with a black roof. I have a DS/W MCS, and the Sparkling Silver reacts the same way--a little blah when its overcast, but at night under light, or in bright sunlight, its fantastic! If I was in the market for an R56, I'd go sparkling silver/black--especially with the rumor that it might me available only for this year. Yeah, well said... And you're not the only one.. Heaps of people were telling me the same things. I was specing for PW/BLK then I fell for the dark side...

Feb 24th, 2007, 04:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
porkpie PorkPie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melton Mowbray Local Time: 06:29 AM Posts: 47 Offline	Nice Pick Dilly! I'm getting my SS Cooper on Saturday and It's going to look the same as yours from outside!!! same colour SS/B, same alloys and white indicators!!! seeing your pic has got me even more excited!!!

Feb 25th, 2007, 04:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
bugiz R56 Nut Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 04:29 PM Posts: 338 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by dillythedog (original) Well, back on thread ... my SS MC is going great guns, and keeps suprisingly clean in all the bad weather Slightly off topic here.. but it's true SS which is more less the same as Merc's Indium Grey is so easy to keep clean We've got a Black ML500 and a Idium Grey CLS... The ML won't last a week in Melbourne's weather but the CLS will last at least a month I mean this is a good thing for me as I'm a uni student... I don't always have time to clean my future SS MCS

Feb 26th, 2007, 01:19 AM	#14 (permalink)
bugiz R56 Nut Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 04:29 PM Posts: 338 Offline	Hey erce, how do you find the lounge leather seats.. In terms of comfort and maintanace? Nice cofig btw, beatiful rims as well

Feb 27th, 2007, 11:21 AM	#16 (permalink)
Avantone R56 Cooper S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London, UK Local Time: 05:29 AM Posts: 79 Offline	Hi, Sparkling Silver / Black on order for delivery 18th April. I keep driving past the dealer to check out their SS/B - still 49 days to go! Tony

Mar 6th, 2007, 12:15 AM	#18 (permalink)
jef the ref MCS SS/B Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 05:29 AM Posts: 75 Offline	I went to my dealer in Crewe with the full intention of ordering a Chilli Red with Black MCS. As i arrived I saw the SS/B demonstrator in the car park with red Lea Lounge, sat nav the works. I collect it on Thursday 8th of March!!!!! I cant wait. I also saved 3.5K on the list price what with all the extras and the pain of running in has been done. I can give it a damn good thrashing straight away : )

Mar 6th, 2007, 07:56 AM	#19 (permalink)
Purple Dave MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Essex Local Time: 05:29 AM Posts: 484 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by jef the ref (original) I went to my dealer in Crewe with the full intention of ordering a Chilli Red with Black MCS. As i arrived I saw the SS/B demonstrator in the car park with red Lea Lounge, sat nav the works. I collect it on Thursday 8th of March!!!!! I cant wait. I also saved 3.5K on the list price what with all the extras and the pain of running in has been done. I can give it a damn good thrashing straight away : ) I doubt it was run in at all. Did you stick to under 4500rpm on your test drive? I know I didn't. I'm sure it will be fine though. Good saving. Congrats and enjoy !!

Mar 6th, 2007, 08:37 AM	#20 (permalink)
jef the ref MCS SS/B Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 05:29 AM Posts: 75 Offline	I know what you mean Dave, I was a tad heavy footed on the test drive as I'm sure the majority of people are. I think modern engines these days can handle it though. 'Running in' was something Ford recommended on a model T because tolerances etc were not enfineered quite so exactly and repetitively. Anyhow, I got a warranty, can't wait til Thursday!!!

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