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pmustang · May 25th, 2008, 06:19 PM

Heard a survey a while back stating that Yellow was the worst color to have at resale time along with gold, and also surprisingly it stated that green was quite low on the list, something like 12% of cars were green, Silver, black, white and red were higher on the list. It was not car specific and with the history of the mini and its cult status I don't think these colors are as bothersome as lets say on a porsche. I like the BRG and find it quite fetching on a MINI.

Peter

Terrahawk · May 31st, 2008, 01:54 AM

My 1st post so please be gentle!!

Found this thread quite interesting as I bought a year old BRG Cooper S today and was wondering why they are so hard to find with the 'Cherished Mini' site only listing 3 for the entire country (priced between £14k and £17.5k).

I've owned 3 silver cars consequitively and got tired of the colour. My last 2 cars were metalic black which look superb but only look clean on the day you wash it. Me and the wife really wanted a BRG Cooper S with a white roof, wing mirrors and bonnet stripes. The dark metalic looks stunning with the sun shining on it, just like the Astro Black ones and the white off sets it nicely.

The colour scheme just looks right for a Mini and (knocking on 40), the link to the British Racing Green heritage just reinforces that even more to me. I'm hoping that BRG mini's round my way are not such a common car as the red and black ones. Glad to be joining an Elite club of Brg owners.

Just trying to decide what decal to put on that plain white roof that is screaming to be enhanced.

Lolance · May 31st, 2008, 03:21 PM

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Terrahawk · May 31st, 2008, 09:45 PM

Cheers mate, you just solved our dilemma in one go!!

Me and the wife instantly wanted the retro Space Invader design as soon as we saw it. Its not so in your face as some other designs we've seen and will make all our friends smile.

Many thanks!!!

corkmini · May 31st, 2008, 10:04 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Chellle (original)

i would NEVER have a green car again

i had a brand new 2000 clio and it was hit 3 times in its first 3 weeks, none of which was my fault!

if you have to have green buy a green air freshner

Apparently dark green is hard to see! Hence the bad luck. I had a BRG and black Gen 1 and it was the best looking car I ever owned. So I'm going to take my chances again - ordering an all BRG JCW - quietly understated with shed loads of power

Phil Craddock · May 31st, 2008, 10:08 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Terrahawk (original)

Cheers mate, you just solved our dilemma in one go!!

Me and the wife instantly wanted the retro Space Invader design as soon as we saw it. Its not so in your face as some other designs we've seen and will make all our friends smile.

Many thanks!!!

We can fit it for you to if you like???

let me know.

Phil

Terrahawk · May 31st, 2008, 10:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Phil Craddock (original)

We can fit it for you to if you like???

let me know.

Phil

Cheers, was going to email you and see if you could, as we are not too far away from you.

Me and the wife are now impatiently waiting for our private plate transfer to get sorted so we can collect the car. Soon as we get it (or get a firm date) I'll definately be in touch.

Peterborough Mini quoted us £800 to supply and fit a Union Jack!!!!

Love the idea of a retro Space Invader roof on a classic BRG coloured Cooper S ............... all my friends of my generation will love it.

Phil Craddock · Jun 1st, 2008, 08:42 AM

thanks Terrahawk

£800 to fit a UJ roof - they're having a laugh !!!

We would charge about £150 all in including the decal !!!

Phil

M.O.S · Jun 6th, 2008, 09:32 PM

I personally think that BRG looks great with either a black or white roof - depends on the effect you want to go for, but if you have a white roof, get the wheels to match. The dealers near me often have BRG minis and they never seem to hang around for long and they seem priced about the same as any other colour. Whether they pay the same for them is another matter.

Still, buy the car you want, not what someone else wants.

pintofhooky · Jun 7th, 2008, 02:19 AM

Hi, Newbie here, I ordered my first mini ~May 19, should have been in final assy today!
The only thing I had to think about was BRG & white roof, BRG & Black or just BRG.
I ordered an S in BRG with white roof and bonnet stripes, can't wait! Should be at dealer by the end of July!

BTW never owned a mini but my favorite car when I lived in the UK was my Maxi lol

M.O.S · Jun 7th, 2008, 09:43 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by pintofhooky (original)

Hi, Newbie here, I ordered my first mini ~May 19, should have been in final assy today!
The only thing I had to think about was BRG & white roof, BRG & Black or just BRG.
I ordered an S in BRG with white roof and bonnet stripes, can't wait! Should be at dealer by the end of July!

BTW never owned a mini but my favorite car when I lived in the UK was my Maxi lol

Sounds like you have got your self a very nice car! Good luck with it, but don't go too fast!

DanKent · Jun 9th, 2008, 08:12 PM

I really dislike green on all cars, especially those with gold wheels too. Don't think I've ever seen a green car I liked!

M.O.S · Jun 9th, 2008, 08:31 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by DanKent (original)

I really dislike green on all cars, especially those with gold wheels too. Don't think I've ever seen a green car I liked!

Gold wheels look terrible on anything. I like BRG minis - they are different! I suppose everyone for their own. Thats what makes us all different

!

b werner · Jun 12th, 2008, 12:26 AM

There are a couple of colors in the Mini I'm not fond of but the BRG is not one of them. I luv the color!!

M.O.S · Jun 12th, 2008, 04:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by b werner (original)

There are a couple of colors in the Mini I'm not fond of but the BRG is not one of them. I luv the color!!

Yeah, its a very nice colour. Not sure about that sparkling silver - a bit too beige for me! What are the colours you aren't sure of?

xxxemma6xxx · Jun 13th, 2008, 10:02 PM

Hi, i have a BRG Mini One and i LOVE it, got it on the 4th of june...my baby!!! excellent colour to go for....plus there isn't alot around, iv only seen 2 BRG MIni's including mine's......go for it!

I'd post a photo but i have no clue how to yet.....im new haha!

M.O.S · Jun 13th, 2008, 10:34 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by xxxemma6xxx (original)

Hi, i have a BRG Mini One and i LOVE it, got it on the 4th of june...my baby!!! excellent colour to go for....plus there isn't alot around, iv only seen 2 BRG MIni's including mine's......go for it!

I'd post a photo but i have no clue how to yet.....im new haha!

It really is a beautiful colour - if/when I get a new mini I am tempted to order it in BRG with a white roof.

xxxemma6xxx · Jun 13th, 2008, 10:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by M.O.S (original)

It really is a beautiful colour - if/when I get a new mini I am tempted to order it in BRG with a white roof.

it'll look amazing with a white roof....found out how to put photos up now.....here goes....

oh also thinking about checkered wing mirrors?

M.O.S · Jun 13th, 2008, 10:55 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by xxxemma6xxx (original)

it'll look amazing with a white roof....found out how to put photos up now.....here goes....

oh also thinking about checkered wing mirrors?

I'm sure they would look good, however, I would really recommend a chrome exhaust tip - they are £20 from the dealer and totally transform the car. Have you considered a spoiler? I'm sure that the wing mirrors will look really good too! Best wishes with the car!

xxxemma6xxx · Jun 14th, 2008, 09:37 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by M.O.S (original)

I'm sure they would look good, however, I would really recommend a chrome exhaust tip - they are £20 from the dealer and totally transform the car. Have you considered a spoiler? I'm sure that the wing mirrors will look really good too! Best wishes with the car!

thanks, i'll look into the exhaust tip. i don't know about the spoiler sometimes i like it and on some mini's it doesn't look right, can't make my mind up.

May 25th, 2008, 06:19 PM	#81
pmustang MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2008 Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 8 Offline	Survey. Heard a survey a while back stating that Yellow was the worst color to have at resale time along with gold, and also surprisingly it stated that green was quite low on the list, something like 12% of cars were green, Silver, black, white and red were higher on the list. It was not car specific and with the history of the mini and its cult status I don't think these colors are as bothersome as lets say on a porsche. I like the BRG and find it quite fetching on a MINI. Peter

May 31st, 2008, 10:04 PM	#85 (permalink)
corkmini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA Local Time: 02:29 AM Posts: 107 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Chellle (original) i would NEVER have a green car again i had a brand new 2000 clio and it was hit 3 times in its first 3 weeks, none of which was my fault! if you have to have green buy a green air freshner Apparently dark green is hard to see! Hence the bad luck. I had a BRG and black Gen 1 and it was the best looking car I ever owned. So I'm going to take my chances again - ordering an all BRG JCW - quietly understated with shed loads of power '02 '03 '05 '08 JCW >>purring<<

May 31st, 2008, 10:08 PM	#86 (permalink)
Phil Craddock MINI2 Sponsor My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Planet Pirate Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 2,287 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Terrahawk (original) Cheers mate, you just solved our dilemma in one go!! Me and the wife instantly wanted the retro Space Invader design as soon as we saw it. Its not so in your face as some other designs we've seen and will make all our friends smile. Many thanks!!! We can fit it for you to if you like??? let me know. Phil Crazy Phil aka The Pirate www.minipirate.com

Jun 1st, 2008, 08:42 AM	#88 (permalink)
Phil Craddock MINI2 Sponsor My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Planet Pirate Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 2,287 Offline	thanks Terrahawk £800 to fit a UJ roof - they're having a laugh !!! We would charge about £150 all in including the decal !!! Phil Crazy Phil aka The Pirate www.minipirate.com

Jun 9th, 2008, 08:31 PM	#93 (permalink)
M.O.S MINI One Seven Join Date: Jun 2008 Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 1,981 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by DanKent (original) I really dislike green on all cars, especially those with gold wheels too. Don't think I've ever seen a green car I liked! Gold wheels look terrible on anything. I like BRG minis - they are different! I suppose everyone for their own. Thats what makes us all different!

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May 31st, 2008, 01:54 AM	#82 (permalink)
Terrahawk MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Peterborough Local Time: 02:29 AM Posts: 6 Offline	My 1st post so please be gentle!! Found this thread quite interesting as I bought a year old BRG Cooper S today and was wondering why they are so hard to find with the 'Cherished Mini' site only listing 3 for the entire country (priced between £14k and £17.5k). I've owned 3 silver cars consequitively and got tired of the colour. My last 2 cars were metalic black which look superb but only look clean on the day you wash it. Me and the wife really wanted a BRG Cooper S with a white roof, wing mirrors and bonnet stripes. The dark metalic looks stunning with the sun shining on it, just like the Astro Black ones and the white off sets it nicely. The colour scheme just looks right for a Mini and (knocking on 40), the link to the British Racing Green heritage just reinforces that even more to me. I'm hoping that BRG mini's round my way are not such a common car as the red and black ones. Glad to be joining an Elite club of Brg owners. Just trying to decide what decal to put on that plain white roof that is screaming to be enhanced.

May 31st, 2008, 03:21 PM	#83 (permalink)
Lolance Dooper Scooper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sleazeford Local Time: 02:29 AM Posts: 463 Offline	MINI PIRATE.com \|\| 2007 \|\| Mini Decals & Graphics - a sponsor on site that is a legend around these parts! Welcome! and good choice of colour!!

May 31st, 2008, 09:45 PM	#84 (permalink)
Terrahawk MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Peterborough Local Time: 02:29 AM Posts: 6 Offline	Cheers mate, you just solved our dilemma in one go!! Me and the wife instantly wanted the retro Space Invader design as soon as we saw it. Its not so in your face as some other designs we've seen and will make all our friends smile. Many thanks!!!

May 31st, 2008, 10:47 PM	#87 (permalink)
Terrahawk MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Peterborough Local Time: 02:29 AM Posts: 6 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Phil Craddock (original) We can fit it for you to if you like??? let me know. Phil Cheers, was going to email you and see if you could, as we are not too far away from you. Me and the wife are now impatiently waiting for our private plate transfer to get sorted so we can collect the car. Soon as we get it (or get a firm date) I'll definately be in touch. Peterborough Mini quoted us £800 to supply and fit a Union Jack!!!! Love the idea of a retro Space Invader roof on a classic BRG coloured Cooper S ............... all my friends of my generation will love it.

Jun 6th, 2008, 09:32 PM	#89 (permalink)
M.O.S MINI One Seven Join Date: Jun 2008 Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 1,981 Offline	I personally think that BRG looks great with either a black or white roof - depends on the effect you want to go for, but if you have a white roof, get the wheels to match. The dealers near me often have BRG minis and they never seem to hang around for long and they seem priced about the same as any other colour. Whether they pay the same for them is another matter. Still, buy the car you want, not what someone else wants.

Jun 7th, 2008, 02:19 AM	#90 (permalink)
pintofhooky MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oregon Local Time: 06:29 PM Posts: 5 Offline	Hi, Newbie here, I ordered my first mini ~May 19, should have been in final assy today! The only thing I had to think about was BRG & white roof, BRG & Black or just BRG. I ordered an S in BRG with white roof and bonnet stripes, can't wait! Should be at dealer by the end of July! BTW never owned a mini but my favorite car when I lived in the UK was my Maxi lol

Jun 7th, 2008, 09:43 AM	#91 (permalink)
M.O.S MINI One Seven Join Date: Jun 2008 Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 1,981 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by pintofhooky (original) Hi, Newbie here, I ordered my first mini ~May 19, should have been in final assy today! The only thing I had to think about was BRG & white roof, BRG & Black or just BRG. I ordered an S in BRG with white roof and bonnet stripes, can't wait! Should be at dealer by the end of July! BTW never owned a mini but my favorite car when I lived in the UK was my Maxi lol Sounds like you have got your self a very nice car! Good luck with it, but don't go too fast!

Jun 9th, 2008, 08:12 PM	#92 (permalink)
DanKent MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2008 Local Time: 02:29 AM Posts: 9 Offline	I really dislike green on all cars, especially those with gold wheels too. Don't think I've ever seen a green car I liked!

Jun 12th, 2008, 12:26 AM	#94 (permalink)
b werner MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Local Time: 05:29 PM Posts: 2 Offline	There are a couple of colors in the Mini I'm not fond of but the BRG is not one of them. I luv the color!!

Jun 12th, 2008, 04:44 PM	#95 (permalink)
M.O.S MINI One Seven Join Date: Jun 2008 Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 1,981 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by b werner (original) There are a couple of colors in the Mini I'm not fond of but the BRG is not one of them. I luv the color!! Yeah, its a very nice colour. Not sure about that sparkling silver - a bit too beige for me! What are the colours you aren't sure of?

Jun 13th, 2008, 10:02 PM	#96 (permalink)
xxxemma6xxx Mini_Me_Emma Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth , Scotland Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 47 Offline	Hi, i have a BRG Mini One and i LOVE it, got it on the 4th of june...my baby!!! excellent colour to go for....plus there isn't alot around, iv only seen 2 BRG MIni's including mine's......go for it! I'd post a photo but i have no clue how to yet.....im new haha! Mini_Me_Emma

Jun 13th, 2008, 10:34 PM	#97 (permalink)
M.O.S MINI One Seven Join Date: Jun 2008 Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 1,981 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by xxxemma6xxx (original) Hi, i have a BRG Mini One and i LOVE it, got it on the 4th of june...my baby!!! excellent colour to go for....plus there isn't alot around, iv only seen 2 BRG MIni's including mine's......go for it! I'd post a photo but i have no clue how to yet.....im new haha! It really is a beautiful colour - if/when I get a new mini I am tempted to order it in BRG with a white roof.

Jun 13th, 2008, 10:46 PM	#98 (permalink)
xxxemma6xxx Mini_Me_Emma Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth , Scotland Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 47 Offline	.... Quote: Originally Posted by M.O.S (original) It really is a beautiful colour - if/when I get a new mini I am tempted to order it in BRG with a white roof. it'll look amazing with a white roof....found out how to put photos up now.....here goes.... oh also thinking about checkered wing mirrors? Attached Thumbnails Mini_Me_Emma

Jun 13th, 2008, 10:55 PM	#99 (permalink)
M.O.S MINI One Seven Join Date: Jun 2008 Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 1,981 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by xxxemma6xxx (original) it'll look amazing with a white roof....found out how to put photos up now.....here goes.... oh also thinking about checkered wing mirrors? I'm sure they would look good, however, I would really recommend a chrome exhaust tip - they are £20 from the dealer and totally transform the car. Have you considered a spoiler? I'm sure that the wing mirrors will look really good too! Best wishes with the car!

Jun 14th, 2008, 09:37 AM	#100 (permalink)
xxxemma6xxx Mini_Me_Emma Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth , Scotland Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 47 Offline	. Quote: Originally Posted by M.O.S (original) I'm sure they would look good, however, I would really recommend a chrome exhaust tip - they are £20 from the dealer and totally transform the car. Have you considered a spoiler? I'm sure that the wing mirrors will look really good too! Best wishes with the car! thanks, i'll look into the exhaust tip. i don't know about the spoiler sometimes i like it and on some mini's it doesn't look right, can't make my mind up. Mini_Me_Emma

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