HOw cool is this mini

[Jordan210]

Well when i was down at the North oxford dealer today to get looking for my car what i get in july but i was looking .they had this super cool copper its wicked i got pics

I found out that the paint work cost £5000 and i think the aero kit paint was more too hope u like soory pics where from my phone

Jordan

[skitelluride531]

VERY unique, but personally...I think it is ugly .

[Tit]

It's funny how the seats in the background look like the same colour as the purple the paint has faded into....

[Jordan210]

It looks so much better i real life pics dont make it look good

[cooper_s_flyer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jordan210

It looks so much better i real life pics dont make it look good

...but, if it does not look great in pictures odds are that it does not look great in "real life".

That color is mildly disturbing... to me at least. I would opt for the sapphire blue metallic.

No paint work is worth five thousand pounds... unless it is 24kt gold paint... w/diamonds.

I know of many a body shop that will strip the car to bare metal and do a better custom paint job than the one depicted... and one that I can warrant would be far more durable than Mini's. All for just $1800, or so...

For five thousand pounds you could travel, ship the car, get it painted, and have a vacation for 10 days and ship the car back home... and probably have a good bit of cash left in your pocket.

[petervankessel]

1800 dollar.... In the US perhaps.

This kind of paint (flip flop or chromaflair as Nissan calls it) is between 500 and a 1000 euro per litre.
Than the labour at 70-80 euro an hour.
I would say the minimum price for a good paintjob with this kind of paint would be at least 3000 euro (2150 pounds/3600 dollar).

I've seen OEM paintjobs on US cars here in Holland and the clearcoat just drops off after 10 years. This is not the quality we are used to in Europe.

Cheers,
Peter

[Jordan210]

Taking a pic of a pearlescent car hard because of the light thats why the car looks ugly in that pic but if ypu see the car in real life it looks amazing

[Rakey]

its grim.

The flip paint is normally only an extra £3000, so either that dealer is trying to impress or trying to rip someone off

[ALD0]

I think it looks
Yeah dodgy dealer!
5k??

[Jordan210]

All the other paints where £3000 but this one was new or some think or as its on a convertable the dealer new i was not trying to buy the car as he knows i have to wate tell july

[ALD0]

Perhaps 5k including the Aero kit?

[Jordan210]

yer and the wing caps

[Mini Cab]

I really like the paint job.............screw the money, it's nice to forget about the dosh once in a while.

Kind of nice just admiring another Mini, without wondering wot the hell it cost.

Nice pics Jordan.

[LMB]

Quote: Originally Posted by skitelluride531

VERY unique, but personally...I think it is ugly .

I'm with you on that one.

[meinamini]

After looking at it a couple of times now I'd have to say that I like it
I believe the extra money would have been spent painting the aero kit