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spur · Jan 11th, 2004, 04:49 PM

So gutted i feel like not buying any food out of that marks:s for a week just cos its in the picture.

northandy · Jan 11th, 2004, 04:50 PM

Great work Paul & Lewis !!!

smartbomb · Jan 11th, 2004, 04:51 PM

Of all the shops to make it's debut it had to be M and S ! Can't escape from that place, well not for another 4 weeks anyway......

Paul · Jan 11th, 2004, 05:11 PM

It also appeared to be a new colour interior (the seats). They were blue/black leather, but it seemed darker blue than lapis, but I cant be sure.

Washy · Jan 11th, 2004, 06:19 PM

Nice one Paul

I think I may have to invest in on of those.....here we go again

AidenL · Jan 11th, 2004, 06:35 PM

<----------------Aiden follows Washy into the S Speccin' Thread..........

Way-hay !

Tonyt3 · Jan 11th, 2004, 06:55 PM

You should have just walked up to it and taken photos Paul - its a free country and they were in a public place, what could they do? Beat you up? Steal your camera - not the kind of publicity BMW would want. Seriously, they get these goons in to put the frightners on people, they really can't do anything.

Great work though, nice to see things being spiced up on the colour front. Mini's were starting to get boring.... ARRRRRhhh did I just think that aloud?????

Paul · Jan 11th, 2004, 07:09 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tony*t3

You should have just walked up to it and taken photos Paul - its a free country and they were in a public place, what could they do? Beat you up? Steal your camera - not the kind of publicity BMW would want. Seriously, they get these goons in to put the frightners on people, they really can't do anything.

Great work though, nice to see things being spiced up on the colour front. Mini's were starting to get boring.... ARRRRRhhh did I just think that aloud?????

It was the quality of shots, and later opportunities that put us off snapping away when it was mobbed by people/security, not how they would react.

jsteine2 · Jan 11th, 2004, 07:20 PM

Great job Paul!

Shamster · Jan 11th, 2004, 07:25 PM

hmmm - tempting. Maybe I'll change from the regular S to the convertible now!

Vanwall · Jan 11th, 2004, 07:28 PM

Excellent work, Paul and Lewis! Do we owe a vote of thanks to TREBALZ, as well? He was the other lucky one! It seems guerilla MINI owners have all the photos lately, and most seem to be for commercials, something which MINIUSA has been reluctant to use. Wonder if the marketing angle will change, or will they be web only? All in all, the best looking drop-top coupe since the li'l Zuk/Geo Metro.

BCNU
Rob in Dago

Paul · Jan 11th, 2004, 07:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Vanwall

Excellent work, Paul and Lewis! Do we owe a vote of thanks to TREBALZ, as well? He was the other lucky one! It seems guerilla MINI owners have all the photos lately, and most seem to be for commercials, something which MINIUSA has been reluctant to use. Wonder if the marketing angle will change, or will they be web only? All in all, the best looking drop-top coupe since the li'l Zuk/Geo Metro.

BCNU
Rob in Dago

I was in the area long before TREBALZ post was made. It was an earlier tip off I got.

Electric Sheep · Jan 11th, 2004, 08:06 PM

Love the colour - not sure about the wheels though. I think that might be the colour of my next Mini (October '05).

Wonderful scoop Paul & Lewis!

Don't Auto-Express pay for spy shots?

asmujica · Jan 12th, 2004, 04:27 AM

http://www.geocities.com/marsfire0/p...ny01_small.jpg

Supposedly this color is tecno violet, please tell me it does not look like this and looks more like a grayish blue and not the barneymobile....

paa100 · Jan 12th, 2004, 07:39 AM

Great job! This site rocks man!

Paul · Jan 12th, 2004, 08:19 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by asmujica

http://www.geocities.com/marsfire0/p...ny01_small.jpg

Supposedly this color is tecno violet, please tell me it does not look like this and looks more like a grayish blue and not the barneymobile....

Nothing like that, the colour looks (overall) as it is in the photos we got, only it was impossible (in such an environment), to properly capture the pearl effect.

Hat · Jan 12th, 2004, 08:29 AM

if the pearl effect is so subtle is it going to work on a normal car with several days worth of road dirt on it?

SoggyCornFlakes · Jan 12th, 2004, 08:39 AM

proabably not, but then LY doesn't look yellow after a week of dirt either

enzothemaddog · Jan 12th, 2004, 08:53 AM

good shots paul, I took pics of the vanquish back in 2000 at lotus test track and they were the worst shots i've ever taken, mnd you, there were several reps blocking my path. Did'nt you have hands heading towards the lens when taking the pics.
By the way, what did it sound like, the same or different??

Paul · Jan 12th, 2004, 10:08 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hat

if the pearl effect is so subtle is it going to work on a normal car with several days worth of road dirt on it?

The pearl effect is quite dramatic, and it's hard to capture that on film/digital cam when you cant get a "posed" shot!

The larger, closer shot gives a reasonable idea, as you can work out the blue/grey highlights, the best angle was either front or rear (better from the front) 3/4 shot as the scoop and headlight areas really looked impressive with the light on them.

Jan 11th, 2004, 04:49 PM	#61
spur MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London/Essex Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 484 Offline	So gutted i feel like not buying any food out of that marks:s for a week just cos its in the picture. TOP OFF AT LAST. (Everybody be cool, you, be cool.) Last edited by spur : Jan 11th, 2004 at 05:09 PM.

Jan 11th, 2004, 05:11 PM	#64 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 41,217 Online	It also appeared to be a new colour interior (the seats). They were blue/black leather, but it seemed darker blue than lapis, but I cant be sure. There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jan 11th, 2004, 06:19 PM	#65 (permalink)
Washy seventh heaven? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 18,473 Offline	Nice one Paul I think I may have to invest in on of those.....here we go again Black to the future....

Jan 11th, 2004, 06:35 PM	#66 (permalink)
AidenL Nice TTs......... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On The Coast........ Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 42,173 Offline	<----------------Aiden follows Washy into the S Speccin' Thread.......... Way-hay ! *Global Moderator*

Jan 11th, 2004, 07:09 PM	#68 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 41,217 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by *Tonyt3** You should have just walked up to it and taken photos Paul - its a free country and they were in a public place, what could they do? Beat you up? Steal your camera - not the kind of publicity BMW would want. Seriously, they get these goons in to put the frightners on people, they really can't do anything. Great work though, nice to see things being spiced up on the colour front. Mini's were starting to get boring.... ARRRRRhhh did I just think that aloud????? It was the quality of shots, and later opportunities that put us off snapping away when it was mobbed by people/security, not how they would react. There aint no party like my nana's tea party

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Jan 11th, 2004, 04:50 PM	#62 (permalink)
northandy AWOL My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 14,644 Offline	Great work Paul & Lewis !!!

Jan 11th, 2004, 04:51 PM	#63 (permalink)
smartbomb Bring the noise My Classifieds Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Trancentral Local Time: 01:50 PM Posts: 2,437 Offline	Of all the shops to make it's debut it had to be M and S ! Can't escape from that place, well not for another 4 weeks anyway......

Jan 11th, 2004, 06:55 PM	#67 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 6,260 Offline	You should have just walked up to it and taken photos Paul - its a free country and they were in a public place, what could they do? Beat you up? Steal your camera - not the kind of publicity BMW would want. Seriously, they get these goons in to put the frightners on people, they really can't do anything. Great work though, nice to see things being spiced up on the colour front. Mini's were starting to get boring.... ARRRRRhhh did I just think that aloud?????

Jan 11th, 2004, 07:20 PM	#69 (permalink)
jsteine2 How well, not how much. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ohio Local Time: 09:50 AM Posts: 246 Offline	Great job Paul! Hers: '02 LY/white, CVT ...... His: '04 BRG/white In order to possess what you do not possess You must go by the way of dispossession. In order to arrive at what you are not You must go through the way in which you are not. (T.S. Eliot, East Coker III)

Jan 11th, 2004, 07:25 PM	#70 (permalink)
Shamster Lord of The Four Rings Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reminiscing Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 10,757 Offline	hmmm - tempting. Maybe I'll change from the regular S to the convertible now! 260909

Jan 11th, 2004, 07:28 PM	#71 (permalink)
Vanwall Fershluginer Potrezibie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Local Time: 06:50 AM Posts: 328 Offline	Excellent work, Paul and Lewis! Do we owe a vote of thanks to TREBALZ, as well? He was the other lucky one! It seems guerilla MINI owners have all the photos lately, and most seem to be for commercials, something which MINIUSA has been reluctant to use. Wonder if the marketing angle will change, or will they be web only? All in all, the best looking drop-top coupe since the li'l Zuk/Geo Metro. BCNU Rob in Dago Brooksie, the 2002 BRG & W Cooper, lets me sit in the drivers seat sometimes.

Jan 11th, 2004, 07:43 PM	#72 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 41,217 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by Vanwall Excellent work, Paul and Lewis! Do we owe a vote of thanks to TREBALZ, as well? He was the other lucky one! It seems guerilla MINI owners have all the photos lately, and most seem to be for commercials, something which MINIUSA has been reluctant to use. Wonder if the marketing angle will change, or will they be web only? All in all, the best looking drop-top coupe since the li'l Zuk/Geo Metro. BCNU Rob in Dago I was in the area long before TREBALZ post was made. It was an earlier tip off I got. There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jan 11th, 2004, 08:06 PM	#73 (permalink)
Electric Sheep Giddy with excitement Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 605 Offline	Love the colour - not sure about the wheels though. I think that might be the colour of my next Mini (October '05). Wonderful scoop Paul & Lewis! Don't Auto-Express pay for spy shots?

Jan 12th, 2004, 04:27 AM	#74 (permalink)
asmujica MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Local Time: 08:50 AM Posts: 219 Offline	http://www.geocities.com/marsfire0/p...ny01_small.jpg Supposedly this color is tecno violet, please tell me it does not look like this and looks more like a grayish blue and not the barneymobile....

Jan 12th, 2004, 07:39 AM	#75 (permalink)
paa100 MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Forest of Dean Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 1,313 Offline	Great job! This site rocks man! WhatCar? Claim: “As hot hatches go, it’s hotter than a blacksmith’s armpit.”

Jan 12th, 2004, 08:19 AM	#76 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 41,217 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by asmujica http://www.geocities.com/marsfire0/p...ny01_small.jpg Supposedly this color is tecno violet, please tell me it does not look like this and looks more like a grayish blue and not the barneymobile.... Nothing like that, the colour looks (overall) as it is in the photos we got, only it was impossible (in such an environment), to properly capture the pearl effect. There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jan 12th, 2004, 08:29 AM	#77 (permalink)
Hat Wolves Did It! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 15,943 Offline	if the pearl effect is so subtle is it going to work on a normal car with several days worth of road dirt on it?

Jan 12th, 2004, 08:39 AM	#78 (permalink)
SoggyCornFlakes Awwww %%%% it! My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northampton Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 33,475 Offline	proabably not, but then LY doesn't look yellow after a week of dirt either Cotswolds 6, you sixy thing you, come join the fun MINI2 Charity Ball 2009 ....... Global Moderator

Jan 12th, 2004, 08:53 AM	#79 (permalink)
enzothemaddog Un-Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Train Station Toilet Local Time: 11:50 PM Posts: 2,193 Offline	good shots paul, I took pics of the vanquish back in 2000 at lotus test track and they were the worst shots i've ever taken, mnd you, there were several reps blocking my path. Did'nt you have hands heading towards the lens when taking the pics. By the way, what did it sound like, the same or different??

Jan 12th, 2004, 10:08 AM	#80 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 02:50 PM Posts: 41,217 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by Hat if the pearl effect is so subtle is it going to work on a normal car with several days worth of road dirt on it? The pearl effect is quite dramatic, and it's hard to capture that on film/digital cam when you cant get a "posed" shot! The larger, closer shot gives a reasonable idea, as you can work out the blue/grey highlights, the best angle was either front or rear (better from the front) 3/4 shot as the scoop and headlight areas really looked impressive with the light on them. There aint no party like my nana's tea party

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