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bigpoppa81 · Mar 29th, 2008, 10:08 AM

Whilst doing my daily searches on autotrader and mini cherished for a cooper S under 10k and under 40k miles im always coming across them in electric blue, then followed by dark grey. Is there a reason for this? the colours i want the car in chili red and indi blue are all in the top end of the budget.

Is elec blue and dark grey 'colours' that are not holding their value?

del115 · Mar 29th, 2008, 10:41 AM

Hi
I do not know the date range but for quite a while these colors were reserved for the Cooper S only.
Guess a lot of people would have chosen these for that reason and of course the factory spec cars were were nearly always relesed in this livery.
TBH I liked the dark gray but chose red to avoid the stereotyping so they will be about if you look around.

Del

Joolsmini · Mar 29th, 2008, 11:40 AM

I love the dark grey. Actually I like the electric blue too

- Sorry, not helping much

MarkXR · Mar 29th, 2008, 11:57 AM

Dark SILVER and electric blue were my top choices when I was looking

Hugo · Mar 29th, 2008, 12:41 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MarkXR (original)

Dark SILVER and electric blue were my top choices when I was looking

Have to agree........... But I still love Chilli Red saw a couple of clean ones yesterday and still love the red.'

Below Andy Simpsons and Mine

super c00per · Mar 29th, 2008, 01:21 PM

WTF!!! I have and electric blue MCS so how dare you!!!!!!!! HAHAHA

Out of all the colours I chose EB to stand out from the crowd...my 2nd choice was DS!

feenaldo · Mar 29th, 2008, 05:36 PM

Dark grey I really like, especially if the arches are colour coded too, it can look really nice.

Sorry to all the electric Blue owners out there but I dont dig it as a colour for myself perosnally... which is fair enough as you could well hate chilli red for example which happens to be my current prefrence

Still miss black II tho

OJM · Mar 29th, 2008, 05:49 PM

DS was the only colour for me at the time. Apologies for all the owners, but I didn't like EB.

Think my next one will be CR though!

Paul · Mar 29th, 2008, 05:55 PM

They were, as already stated, exclusive colours, so they're very common on the S.

But Electric Blue is one of the best colours they ever did.

supa-dupa-cooper · Mar 29th, 2008, 05:57 PM

Leccy Blue is lovely! And if the one below had White Stripes, that was what my ideal MINI was when the S was first launched

Then I met a Chili Red one

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul (original)

They were, as already stated, exclusive colours, so they're very common on the S.

But Electric Blue is one of the best colours they ever did.

Have you sold FUN, Paul or did you decide to keep it?

Paul · Mar 29th, 2008, 06:01 PM

The car had to go....

But the plate lives on.

supa-dupa-cooper · Mar 29th, 2008, 06:02 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul (original)

The car had to go....

But the plate lives on.

Aww thats a shame, was a lovely car that one!!

Hugo · Mar 29th, 2008, 06:03 PM

But you could Electric blue in the cooper just before they stopped doing it

Paul · Mar 29th, 2008, 07:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hugo (original)

But you could Electric blue in the cooper just before they stopped doing it

Yep:

http://www.mini2.com/2004/09/02/2005...r-mini-review/

Hugo · Mar 29th, 2008, 07:52 PM

Theres one round the corner from me with aerokit always sparkling.

On the way to work i always see a Red R53 S up until a couple of months ago. Then on Friday saw it again now with aerokit, Works kit and R95s, just like the 1 in the Works broucher. I would love a CR S. or trying to find my CR Cooper and buying it back again to use everyday.

Hugo · Mar 29th, 2008, 07:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul (original)

The car had to go....

But the plate lives on.

Love the plate

bigpoppa81 · Mar 29th, 2008, 10:34 PM

this is going to sound really really sad....but i love the indi blue and chili red cos of the italian job!

ever since ive seen that film they are the only two colours i want my next mini in.

Sad i know- i loved the grey then along came italian job and it just didnt appeal to me any more

Fen · Mar 31st, 2008, 03:36 AM

Colour is subjective. Personally I wouldn't have bought in any blue or yellow as I absolutely had to have a black roof and I think those colours don't look right with black. My top choices were DS or CR. I ended up with DS though I'd probably have gone for CR if an otherwise identical car had been available when I was looking.

I really, really like black cars but to my mind the Mini doesn't suit black for some reason. Maybe it's just that I think the Mini needs the different coloured roof but that a white roof also looks wrong (the black blends so nicely with the pillars and better yet with darkened glass) - I think the shape is too stubby to be one colour I guess. Also I hate coloured arches and I think the car needs the black trim to balance the roof.

All that is IMO of course and nobody is right or wrong when it comes to colour.

Randall Raines · Mar 31st, 2008, 12:04 PM

The colours mentioned EB & DS were as stated exclusive too the S in the early days, the CR & IB were also available as ONEs & COOPERs

The EB, DS & CR were very popular colour's and IMO I think the DS was one of the most popular, but because of that popularity in the early days, this means that there are a lot about now in the used MINI sector, hence quite a bit of choice so prices have too be competitive, the rarer colour's IB BRG PW may / could be able to command a slightly higher price as they are a little more rarer (because everyone went for the other colour's) and if you want one in these colours you have to do a little more searching (to be that little bit more individual)

, and may have to pay a little more

.

IMO the MINIs can wear any colour and look good / cool etc... etc... Especially when they are clean, but some colours are a little rarer for a reason that they're "not everyones cup of tea" (for this reason the price can go the other way as not a lot of people want them / it

) as they say but as previously stated colour is a personal thing / choice.

Another thing with colour's in the car trade it can be an annual thing, by this I mean one year a manufacturer will bring out a colour put it on a popular model or the model will become popular because of the colour (as well as other things) and next thing you know everybody wants one or a car in that colour so all the other manufacturers follow, hence the next year every one wants too be different again looking for the new colour

.

eg: about 1996-97 N-P reg there is a lot of purple cars about Corsa's, Fiesta's, Punto's etc... etc... A few years later it was a yellow thing Seat's, Rover's Fiat's etc... etc... and every colour comes back from time to time (just like fashion, music etc... etc...

) I think It's pure white at the moment

(at one time if you had a pure white car it was an ex-POLICE car

).

chris at woodman bmw · Mar 31st, 2008, 04:05 PM

Leky blue all the way guy's,

Mar 29th, 2008, 10:08 AM	#1
bigpoppa81 MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2006 Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 166 Offline	electric blue the worst colour? Whilst doing my daily searches on autotrader and mini cherished for a cooper S under 10k and under 40k miles im always coming across them in electric blue, then followed by dark grey. Is there a reason for this? the colours i want the car in chili red and indi blue are all in the top end of the budget. Is elec blue and dark grey 'colours' that are not holding their value?

Mar 29th, 2008, 10:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
del115 Senior Clubber Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Carmarthenshire Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 29 Online	Hi I do not know the date range but for quite a while these colors were reserved for the Cooper S only. Guess a lot of people would have chosen these for that reason and of course the factory spec cars were were nearly always relesed in this livery. TBH I liked the dark gray but chose red to avoid the stereotyping so they will be about if you look around. Del Del

Mar 29th, 2008, 05:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 46,129 Offline	They were, as already stated, exclusive colours, so they're very common on the S. But Electric Blue is one of the best colours they ever did. Trained Monkeys - New Fiat 500

Mar 29th, 2008, 05:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
supa-dupa-cooper Puzzle is here!!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cloud MINI Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 17,116 Offline	Leccy Blue is lovely! And if the one below had White Stripes, that was what my ideal MINI was when the S was first launched Then I met a Chili Red one Quote: Originally Posted by Paul (original) They were, as already stated, exclusive colours, so they're very common on the S. But Electric Blue is one of the best colours they ever did. Have you sold FUN, Paul or did you decide to keep it? * The Italian Job 2008......Team 50 - Sponsor Us Here!* UNION JACK OWNERS CLUB GB002

Mar 29th, 2008, 06:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 46,129 Offline	The car had to go.... But the plate lives on. Trained Monkeys - New Fiat 500

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Mar 29th, 2008, 11:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Joolsmini MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2008 Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 101 Offline	I love the dark grey. Actually I like the electric blue too - Sorry, not helping much

Mar 29th, 2008, 11:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
MarkXR XR3i / JCW MCS Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Full Throttle Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 235 Online	Dark SILVER and electric blue were my top choices when I was looking

Mar 29th, 2008, 12:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 2,208 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MarkXR (original) Dark SILVER and electric blue were my top choices when I was looking Have to agree........... But I still love Chilli Red saw a couple of clean ones yesterday and still love the red.' Below Andy Simpsons and Mine

Mar 29th, 2008, 01:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
super c00per MiNi2 dEmOn My Classifieds Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Shire Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 499 Offline	WTF!!! I have and electric blue MCS so how dare you!!!!!!!! HAHAHA Out of all the colours I chose EB to stand out from the crowd...my 2nd choice was DS!

Mar 29th, 2008, 05:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
feenaldo Trained MINI Pilot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunny South Coast! Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 128 Offline	Dark grey I really like, especially if the arches are colour coded too, it can look really nice. Sorry to all the electric Blue owners out there but I dont dig it as a colour for myself perosnally... which is fair enough as you could well hate chilli red for example which happens to be my current prefrence Still miss black II tho

Mar 29th, 2008, 05:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
OJM MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nottingham, UK Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 340 Offline	DS was the only colour for me at the time. Apologies for all the owners, but I didn't like EB. Think my next one will be CR though!

Mar 29th, 2008, 06:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
supa-dupa-cooper Puzzle is here!!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cloud MINI Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 17,116 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Paul (original) The car had to go.... But the plate lives on. Aww thats a shame, was a lovely car that one!! * The Italian Job 2008......Team 50 - Sponsor Us Here!* UNION JACK OWNERS CLUB GB002

Mar 29th, 2008, 06:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 2,208 Offline	But you could Electric blue in the cooper just before they stopped doing it

Mar 29th, 2008, 07:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 46,129 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Hugo (original) But you could Electric blue in the cooper just before they stopped doing it Yep: http://www.mini2.com/2004/09/02/2005...r-mini-review/ Trained Monkeys - New Fiat 500

Mar 29th, 2008, 07:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 2,208 Offline	Theres one round the corner from me with aerokit always sparkling. On the way to work i always see a Red R53 S up until a couple of months ago. Then on Friday saw it again now with aerokit, Works kit and R95s, just like the 1 in the Works broucher. I would love a CR S. or trying to find my CR Cooper and buying it back again to use everyday. Last edited by Hugo : Mar 30th, 2008 at 06:15 PM.

Mar 29th, 2008, 07:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 2,208 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Paul (original) The car had to go.... But the plate lives on. Love the plate

Mar 29th, 2008, 10:34 PM	#17 (permalink)
bigpoppa81 MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2006 Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 166 Offline	this is going to sound really really sad....but i love the indi blue and chili red cos of the italian job! ever since ive seen that film they are the only two colours i want my next mini in. Sad i know- i loved the grey then along came italian job and it just didnt appeal to me any more

Mar 31st, 2008, 03:36 AM	#18 (permalink)
Fen MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The other down-under Local Time: 01:11 AM Posts: 79 Offline	Colour is subjective. Personally I wouldn't have bought in any blue or yellow as I absolutely had to have a black roof and I think those colours don't look right with black. My top choices were DS or CR. I ended up with DS though I'd probably have gone for CR if an otherwise identical car had been available when I was looking. I really, really like black cars but to my mind the Mini doesn't suit black for some reason. Maybe it's just that I think the Mini needs the different coloured roof but that a white roof also looks wrong (the black blends so nicely with the pillars and better yet with darkened glass) - I think the shape is too stubby to be one colour I guess. Also I hate coloured arches and I think the car needs the black trim to balance the roof. All that is IMO of course and nobody is right or wrong when it comes to colour.

Mar 31st, 2008, 12:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
Randall Raines MINI & other ½ both whine Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Messing with a MINI Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 516 Offline	The colours mentioned EB & DS were as stated exclusive too the S in the early days, the CR & IB were also available as ONEs & COOPERs The EB, DS & CR were very popular colour's and IMO I think the DS was one of the most popular, but because of that popularity in the early days, this means that there are a lot about now in the used MINI sector, hence quite a bit of choice so prices have too be competitive, the rarer colour's IB BRG PW may / could be able to command a slightly higher price as they are a little more rarer (because everyone went for the other colour's) and if you want one in these colours you have to do a little more searching (to be that little bit more individual) , and may have to pay a little more . IMO the MINIs can wear any colour and look good / cool etc... etc... Especially when they are clean, but some colours are a little rarer for a reason that they're "not everyones cup of tea" (for this reason the price can go the other way as not a lot of people want them / it ) as they say but as previously stated colour is a personal thing / choice. Another thing with colour's in the car trade it can be an annual thing, by this I mean one year a manufacturer will bring out a colour put it on a popular model or the model will become popular because of the colour (as well as other things) and next thing you know everybody wants one or a car in that colour so all the other manufacturers follow, hence the next year every one wants too be different again looking for the new colour . eg: about 1996-97 N-P reg there is a lot of purple cars about Corsa's, Fiesta's, Punto's etc... etc... A few years later it was a yellow thing Seat's, Rover's Fiat's etc... etc... and every colour comes back from time to time (just like fashion, music etc... etc... ) I think It's pure white at the moment (at one time if you had a pure white car it was an ex-POLICE car ). Destined to live life £5 behind. Disclaimer

Mar 31st, 2008, 04:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
chris at woodman bmw MINI2 Sponsor My Classifieds Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunny Blackpool Local Time: 02:11 PM Posts: 503 Offline	Leky blue all the way guy's, www.derekwoodmanmini.co.uk

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