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MiniMayhem · Jul 13th, 2003, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Moogy
That would be your Nissan Figaro, 1991 vintage.

Crazy name, crazy guys...

Figaros are actually quite common in the part of the South Coast of England where I live (relatively speaking); I've seen at least four of them in the last couple of months but that's probably because there's a local importer that brings them in for sale. From memory, they are right hand drive only and only a few thousand are produced; use the words "Nissan Figaro" in Google for more information. (And that pale green colour looks good in real life as well!) I have considered buying a Figaro but there is one big disadvantage to them; they are designed for small people so anyone who is 6ft tall like myself is likely to have their head sticking through the roof!

Let us know how you get on with a custom paint job if you decide to have it done - it's a pity that Silk Green was axed.

jimskater · Jul 14th, 2003, 03:57 AM

OK, Mayhem.

Please tell me that you're a Photshop wizard & that you doctored up those purple & lime MINI's in your gallery.

Or at least tell me where the heck you saw them.

MiniMayhem · Jul 14th, 2003, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jimskater
OK, Mayhem.

Please tell me that you're a Photshop wizard & that you doctored up those purple & lime MINI's in your gallery.

Or at least tell me where the heck you saw them.

You mean these?

This was more than a year ago so they are probably not there anymore, and no it isn't a Photoshop job! There is an industrial park at Hook (a small place in Hampshire, England just off the M3 motorway) where BMW/MINI Financial Services is based - I just happened to be travelling along the road nearby and my eye caught a BMW/MINI sign so I decided to stop and take a closer look. Luckily I had a digital camera with me when I saw them, and other people have also spied something similar on a transporter so they could have been moved to different places for promotional purposes. Or even sold to private owners by now!

I may be in the area again in a week's time so I may - time permitting - check to see if they are still there.

cooper4us · Jul 14th, 2003, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jimskater
Moogy,

What the heck is that car? It's beyond retro & well into funky.

Jim

Its an early 1990's Nissan Figaro. I think it was only sold in the home Japanese market. It has a lot of MINI Cooper design cues, doesn't it?

Yank · Jul 14th, 2003, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ncdave
P.S. - I kind of feel like Jean Alesi here with my 200th post.

200 posts and only one winner to show for it...just kidding ncdave.

ncdave · Jul 14th, 2003, 10:20 PM

True enough. Still, he was the last F1 driver to drive with passion, if not always successfully.

BelmontMan · Jul 14th, 2003, 11:25 PM

Thanks to everyone for posting their opinions about repainting my MINI. That's what I like most about these forums-they give you ideas and other points of view that you hadn't thought of, which is exactly what I needed.

I can get rather fussy about the appearence of my MINI and had underestimated the amount of work, hence money, that would need to go into changing the color of a car and not being able to tell that it had been changed. At some point, the cost/benefit ratio gets too out of whack.

Yes, I could get a silk green, (great color in my opinion), but it's just not the same.

Thanks again, I really appreciate your help. My MINI was born a BRG, and that's the way it will stay.

Moogy · Jul 15th, 2003, 01:09 AM

Just as an aside, when I posted that Figaro pic I'd never actually seen one in the metal, still less a pale green one.

Guess what rolled into our office car park today and stayed for the day...

jimskater · Jul 15th, 2003, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Moogy
Just as an aside, when I posted that Figaro pic I'd never actually seen one in the metal, still less a pale green one.

Guess what rolled into our office car park today and stayed for the day...

A gunmetal grey Z-4?

A post-communist Zil?

Wait, I got it.

A pale green Figaro!

Did you at least go out & look?

jimskater · Jul 21st, 2003, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MiniMayhem
You mean these?

This was more than a year ago so they are probably not there anymore, and no it isn't a Photoshop job! ...
I may be in the area again in a week's time so I may - time permitting - check to see if they are still there.

Any luck, Mayhem? I've wierd visions of my being the proud owner of 2 MINI's in 40 years time--and will need documentation of the fact that these 2 cars existed.

Pops Racer · Jul 20th, 2007, 10:32 AM

hey now, thinking about having my car traded out thru the dealer. 24 visits to the shop. Now not all of the visits would constitute a lemon but in my case it might apply. The major prob is that jet black isn't a stock color anymore. I've got an 05 cabrio S with 20,000 mi. 3rd clutch, 4th set of font end bushings. The miniusa web offers a custom paint shop, but I'm told that it's only for fun. Why would it be up if I can't take advantage of this service?Seems a bit like bait and switch. Now all of the other colours are nice, but nothing compares to my sexy jet black! Like wet licorice. I've been asked by the dealer, what do you want?, My f$#@ng original colour! I'm bieng traded out as a result of mechanical error at 5000 mi. The whole front end is wonky. Am I stuck with that lifeless astral black?! Or is the custom paint on the web for real?My car is 2 years old and looks absolutely brand new, as a result of all of my diligence in keeping her clean and a yearly detaling of her body. Oh the service at San francisco BMW, hmmm. I hope this is the right spot for my thread, if not I apologize. Any ideas. please

Paul · Jul 20th, 2007, 10:35 AM

Not really understanding your post Pops Racer, but just because they're not currently producing solid black MINIs is no reason they cannot get and use the colour (if that's what you're saying).

Any bodyshop, let alone an official BMW/MINI one can get the correct colour to match your solid black paint.

Lorenzo7 · Sep 12th, 2007, 06:09 PM

Just recently had my side skirts and wheel arches painted and wondered what you guys thought

Mister · Sep 12th, 2007, 07:26 PM

That looks amazing! How long did it take, where did you have it done, how much did it cost, what's the fastest land mammal on earth?

Lorenzo7 · Sep 18th, 2007, 01:06 PM

took bout 4 days, cost me 260 quid!

NicPlusOne · Sep 24th, 2007, 10:03 PM

i saw this just and i think the colour looks sweet, its quite similar to the figaro colour

Jul 14th, 2003, 03:57 AM	#22 (permalink)
jimskater 'til death do us part Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego Local Time: 04:18 PM Posts: 6,534 Offline	OK, Mayhem. Please tell me that you're a Photshop wizard & that you doctored up those purple & lime MINI's in your gallery. Or at least tell me where the heck you saw them. www.scmm.org GP 0101

Jul 14th, 2003, 05:16 PM	#24 (permalink)
cooper4us MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Local Time: 07:18 PM Posts: 1,423 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by jimskater Moogy, What the heck is that car? It's beyond retro & well into funky. Jim Its an early 1990's Nissan Figaro. I think it was only sold in the home Japanese market. It has a lot of MINI Cooper design cues, doesn't it? '02 MINI Cooper CVT On Order: 2004 MCS (Est production date: 9/5/03)

Jul 14th, 2003, 11:25 PM	#27 (permalink)
BelmontMan MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Local Time: 12:18 AM Posts: 14 Offline	No to new paint job Thanks to everyone for posting their opinions about repainting my MINI. That's what I like most about these forums-they give you ideas and other points of view that you hadn't thought of, which is exactly what I needed. I can get rather fussy about the appearence of my MINI and had underestimated the amount of work, hence money, that would need to go into changing the color of a car and not being able to tell that it had been changed. At some point, the cost/benefit ratio gets too out of whack. Yes, I could get a silk green, (great color in my opinion), but it's just not the same. Thanks again, I really appreciate your help. My MINI was born a BRG, and that's the way it will stay.

Jul 15th, 2003, 01:09 AM	#28 (permalink)
Moogy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northumberland Local Time: 12:18 AM Posts: 189 Offline	Just as an aside, when I posted that Figaro pic I'd never actually seen one in the metal, still less a pale green one. Guess what rolled into our office car park today and stayed for the day... MC CR/W, Anthracite, 15" 7-Hole, SS+, AC, SR, CD+HK, Fogs, Mirrors/Jets

Jul 15th, 2003, 04:25 AM	#29 (permalink)
jimskater 'til death do us part Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego Local Time: 04:18 PM Posts: 6,534 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Moogy Just as an aside, when I posted that Figaro pic I'd never actually seen one in the metal, still less a pale green one. Guess what rolled into our office car park today and stayed for the day... A gunmetal grey Z-4? A post-communist Zil? Wait, I got it. A pale green Figaro! Did you at least go out & look? www.scmm.org GP 0101

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Jul 13th, 2003, 02:23 PM	#21
MiniMayhem MINIless MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: A long way from Jenn Local Time: 01:18 AM Posts: 883 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Moogy That would be your Nissan Figaro, 1991 vintage. Crazy name, crazy guys... Figaros are actually quite common in the part of the South Coast of England where I live (relatively speaking); I've seen at least four of them in the last couple of months but that's probably because there's a local importer that brings them in for sale. From memory, they are right hand drive only and only a few thousand are produced; use the words "Nissan Figaro" in Google for more information. (And that pale green colour looks good in real life as well!) I have considered buying a Figaro but there is one big disadvantage to them; they are designed for small people so anyone who is 6ft tall like myself is likely to have their head sticking through the roof! Let us know how you get on with a custom paint job if you decide to have it done - it's a pity that Silk Green was axed.

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Jul 14th, 2003, 10:40 AM	#23 (permalink)
MiniMayhem MINIless MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: A long way from Jenn Local Time: 01:18 AM Posts: 883 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by jimskater OK, Mayhem. Please tell me that you're a Photshop wizard & that you doctored up those purple & lime MINI's in your gallery. Or at least tell me where the heck you saw them. You mean these? This was more than a year ago so they are probably not there anymore, and no it isn't a Photoshop job! There is an industrial park at Hook (a small place in Hampshire, England just off the M3 motorway) where BMW/MINI Financial Services is based - I just happened to be travelling along the road nearby and my eye caught a BMW/MINI sign so I decided to stop and take a closer look. Luckily I had a digital camera with me when I saw them, and other people have also spied something similar on a transporter so they could have been moved to different places for promotional purposes. Or even sold to private owners by now! I may be in the area again in a week's time so I may - time permitting - check to see if they are still there.

Jul 14th, 2003, 05:32 PM	#25 (permalink)
Yank MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Yankelsbourg Local Time: 08:18 PM Posts: 173 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by ncdave P.S. - I kind of feel like Jean Alesi here with my 200th post. 200 posts and only one winner to show for it...just kidding ncdave.

Jul 14th, 2003, 10:20 PM	#26 (permalink)
ncdave MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Local Time: 08:18 PM Posts: 646 Offline	True enough. Still, he was the last F1 driver to drive with passion, if not always successfully.

Jul 21st, 2003, 07:53 AM	#30 (permalink)
jimskater 'til death do us part Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego Local Time: 04:18 PM Posts: 6,534 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by MiniMayhem You mean these? This was more than a year ago so they are probably not there anymore, and no it isn't a Photoshop job! ... I may be in the area again in a week's time so I may - time permitting - check to see if they are still there. Any luck, Mayhem? I've wierd visions of my being the proud owner of 2 MINI's in 40 years time--and will need documentation of the fact that these 2 cars existed. www.scmm.org GP 0101

Jul 20th, 2007, 10:32 AM	#31 (permalink)
Pops Racer 'wrong side of the road' My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny San Francisco Local Time: 05:18 PM Posts: 45 Offline	hey now, thinking about having my car traded out thru the dealer. 24 visits to the shop. Now not all of the visits would constitute a lemon but in my case it might apply. The major prob is that jet black isn't a stock color anymore. I've got an 05 cabrio S with 20,000 mi. 3rd clutch, 4th set of font end bushings. The miniusa web offers a custom paint shop, but I'm told that it's only for fun. Why would it be up if I can't take advantage of this service?Seems a bit like bait and switch. Now all of the other colours are nice, but nothing compares to my sexy jet black! Like wet licorice. I've been asked by the dealer, what do you want?, My f$#@ng original colour! I'm bieng traded out as a result of mechanical error at 5000 mi. The whole front end is wonky. Am I stuck with that lifeless astral black?! Or is the custom paint on the web for real?My car is 2 years old and looks absolutely brand new, as a result of all of my diligence in keeping her clean and a yearly detaling of her body. Oh the service at San francisco BMW, hmmm. I hope this is the right spot for my thread, if not I apologize. Any ideas. please

Jul 20th, 2007, 10:35 AM	#32 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 12:18 AM Posts: 40,356 Offline	Not really understanding your post Pops Racer, but just because they're not currently producing solid black MINIs is no reason they cannot get and use the colour (if that's what you're saying). Any bodyshop, let alone an official BMW/MINI one can get the correct colour to match your solid black paint. Our trials and tribulations living in a "bleeding edge" eco house... Oxley Woods Living

Sep 12th, 2007, 06:09 PM	#33 (permalink)
Lorenzo7 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 01:18 AM Posts: 15 Offline	painted wheel arches and side skirts Just recently had my side skirts and wheel arches painted and wondered what you guys thought Attached Thumbnails

Sep 12th, 2007, 07:26 PM	#34 (permalink)
Mister Uranus is composed of gas My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ghettoville, CA Local Time: 04:18 PM Posts: 3,267 Offline	That looks amazing! How long did it take, where did you have it done, how much did it cost, what's the fastest land mammal on earth?

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Sep 18th, 2007, 01:06 PM	#35 (permalink)
Lorenzo7 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 01:18 AM Posts: 15 Offline	took bout 4 days, cost me 260 quid!

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NicPlusOne MINI2 Senior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: M60..grr Local Time: 12:18 AM Posts: 477 Offline	i saw this just and i think the colour looks sweet, its quite similar to the figaro colour

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