[minimc]

Are these items available where you live?

Two-tone leather, black/emerald or red/black
Rear/side window tint
Hands free cell-phone packages with windscreen mounted antenna
Rear-fog lights
Parked-car ventilation/Auxiliary Heater

Will they be in the near future (post week 48 build)? Please share.

Reason being;
I’m finding it quite frustrating that that most every interesting feature offered by MINI is not available to me.

Today’s deleted option was the “Parked-car ventilation/Auxiliary Heater”. For those of you unfamiliar with the option the following is quoted from the MINI ACCESSORIES brochure:

"The parked-car ventilation system allows you to look forward to a comfortable atmosphere when you get in on warm summer days. The system replaces the stuffy inside air with cool outside air before you set off. The auxiliary heater preheats the engine's coolant circuit to reduce wear and increase fuel economy. This can be programmed using the preset timer and can be switched on and off by remote control from a distance of up to 600 metres. With the Thermo Call system, it can be activated from anywhere by landline or mobile phone."

Sounds cool, right? I thought so… so I ordered it. But now it's cancelled and I'm really feeling bummed-out.

I’m beginning to think of my MINI purchase experience as being analogous to dinner at a lousy restaurant…Picture this:
You’ve been seated, handed a menu, and placed your order. The service is SLOW and this particular restaurant doesn’t offer hors d'oeuvres, wine or beer while you wait – nothing but the main course. Although you see your waiter frequently he can only tell you that you food isn’t ready yet, and to please be patient. Worse yet, the waiter returns again to inform you that the kitchen forgot that they don’t have tomato sauce, parmigian cheese or pepper, and would you mind terribly if your Pene Arribiata is served without them?

MINI
IF YOU KNOW YOU CAN’T DELIVER DON’T PUT IT ON THE F’ING MENU!

I could really use a little humor. Anyone heard a good joke over the weekend?
Cheers,
MC

[cooper4us]

Don't think none of the options listed are available in the US market.

[minimc]

Thanks!

FTR
I’m not only interested what’s available in US/CAN markets. I'm just beginning to wonder how much of the accessories are UK/EURO only.

Its been explained to me that some of this is technology-specific (phone/antennae) but considering that the system works with Motorola, Nokia, Ericsson and Siemens telephone's I find it difficult to believe that MINI USA/CAN couldn't source something compatible. ...After all we do have all of these cellulars here - and they are readily adaptable to frequency etc.
MC