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Sham the car ho, who is lurking in the far north 183 3.65%
Washy who's still on course to set a record for most MINIs owned ! 232 4.63%
Soggy who shacked up with Rakey, then thought better of it 242 4.83%
Aiden, who's got litres & litres in the drive, 174 3.47%
Cat Eating Rakey - he who spec's best at the pub 187 3.73%
ABG , who has Mod Mania ! and Porsche fever 149 2.97%
MartinL, back in a MINI, still the official beanie-type 137 2.73%
Mo who's binning his Works and going even more elitist with a Cooper S LE 108 2.15%
jimskater, who got married & is on his way back to Blighty 32 0.64%
puck, who's pullied, painted, and wants a new job ! 185 3.69%
Shane, who's years too late.... and gone far, far away 2 0.04%
mad brummie, who ate all of his alphabet soup and was left with a Zed 2,015 40.20%
ONED, the diesel loving, Annie beating handyman ! 199 3.97%
lavs, who needs to start Speccin' something soon 178 3.55%
pappillon , who looks very good in all black 232 4.63%
CooperID who wants some big stoppers ! 139 2.77%
Wobert, who needs to do some last-minute Speccin..... 146 2.91%
Goonery, who is busy with very complicated recipies... 204 4.07%
Ruthie, who is constantly smiling whilst driving her Lippy Red S ! 268 5.35%
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Old Mar 27th, 2007, 11:09 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Martin L (original)
All this talk is now making me paraniod about the boost too
Will need to go back to the dealers to have a listen
Really debating the Xenons also. Is £450 really worth it

Maybe if I drop the fancy alloys I could get the hifi and xenons

I guess I could always get better alloys later....

Martin, go with the bits you cannot add later, xenons are retrofitable at a price (£1.5k on the R50), and HK was over £1k fitted.

I bought a set of brand new web-spokes off someone on here for £580, yes brand new, with brand new tyres.!
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Old Mar 27th, 2007, 11:13 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Martin L (original)
...but then my accountant side kicks in and tells me options depreciate faster then a 1970s skoda.
I'm already touching £6k on options

I know what you mean...I really dont want to go to OTT on options. My speccing spreadsheet works out the % of list that the optoins come to

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Old Mar 27th, 2007, 11:16 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wobert (original)
Martin, go with the bits you cannot add later, xenons are retrofitable at a price (£1.5k on the R50), and HK was over £1k fitted.

I bought a set of brand new web-spokes off someone on here for £580, yes brand new, with brand new tyres.!


what he said

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Old Mar 27th, 2007, 11:21 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wobert (original)
Martin, go with the bits you cannot add later, xenons are retrofitable at a price (£1.5k on the R50), and HK was over £1k fitted.

I bought a set of brand new web-spokes off someone on here for £580, yes brand new, with brand new tyres.!

Thing is, we're in "nice to have" territory... I'm trying to keep the cost down
Dealer has already commented mine's the most expensive MINI to date
Yes the sunroof, PDC, auto are "nice to have" in my eyes, but it's not my car...Blame the other half
If it were mine I'd drop the auto and PDC and add a TURBO

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loose the sunroof you don't need all that weight on the roof!

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Old Mar 27th, 2007, 12:19 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by mad brummie (original)
loose the sunroof you don't need all that weight on the roof!

I am probably getting the sunroof too...

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a double saving then!

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Old Mar 27th, 2007, 12:31 PM
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Toying with a more luxo than recing spec on my new one.....
All black
Beige leather
sunroof
heated seats

that sort of thing...

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Old Mar 27th, 2007, 12:39 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Washy (original)
Toying with a more luxo than recing spec on my new one.....
All black
Beige leather
sunroof
heated seats

that sort of thing...

I'm really disappointed with the leather colours in the flesh
The redwood red is too orange
The biege is really yellowish
Only decent leather is the punch black or lounge.

Saved me a bundle by not getting it as heated seats would then also be a must

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Old Mar 27th, 2007, 12:55 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Martin L (original)
I'm really disappointed with the leather colours in the flesh
The redwood red is too orange
The biege is really yellowish
Only decent leather is the punch black or lounge.

Saved me a bundle by not getting it as heated seats would then also be a must

I always have problems with picking interiors on MINI. At least with the recaros they only came in the one colour so no choice there

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Old Mar 27th, 2007, 01:21 PM
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Shocker!!! No more changes to my spec

I'm as shocked as you all will be.
I can't change my spec anymore
Dealer has just called me to say today's the last day.
I obviously misunderstood him when he said week 18.
He meant I'll have it by then, not it's production week
So basically this has solved my dilema as I've decided to stick to my guns and not change the spec
If I need Xenons after all well tough.... I'll let the Mrs drive when it's dark

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Quote: Originally Posted by Martin L (original)
I'm as shocked as you all will be.
I can't change my spec anymore
Dealer has just called me to say today's the last day.
I obviously misunderstood him when he said week 18.
He meant I'll have it by then, not it's production week
So basically this has solved my dilema as I've decided to stick to my guns and not change the spec
If I need Xenons after all well tough.... I'll let the Mrs drive when it's dark

Congrats...

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If today's the last day, Martin, you can still order up the xenons & the sound kit. You've got a couple of hours left in the business day, after all.


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If today's the last day, Martin, you can still order up the xenons & the sound kit. You've got a couple of hours left in the business day, after all.


Congrats.

Maybe I should add the turbo without telling the Mrs

Would have to stump up a couple of grand more though

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Martin to the Mrs.

"I don't know how that could have happened, dear. The dealer must have mis-input the order. Let's just accept it, as is. We do need a car for Ireland, after all..."




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