… which partly explains why there are (almost) no photos of GBMINI#5; it’s been snowing on & off since yesterday morning. If it’s not snowing, it’s raining, or the roads are iced over, or … whatever, just not a great time to take photos!
I picked up GBMINI#5 last night – it was too dark to take photos (and anyway, the camera was still in GPMINI at work!); after driving it home last night and to work this morning, it’s not very clean any more.
That being said, here’s one photo:
GBMINI#5 is “pre-owned”; actually the previous owner traded it for a GP! He had spec’ed it well, with the Premium, Cold Weather and Sport packages – so it has auto a/c, sunroof, heated seats, Xenon headlights … he also spec’ed an LSD, dimming rearview mirror, and the navigation system, and he had the iPod adaptor added to it. What’s more, he’d driven less than 4000 miles in it, and MINI of Peabody added the MINI Next extended warranty to it.
Overall, a tempting package at a nice price 🙂
Why do I need it?
Easy – I don’t. But you all knew that.
Toys for the boys, pure and simple … I get to play with an R56 engine, and all those interior gadgets that an R56 includes. I look forward to playing with the navigation functions – I’ve already formed some clear opinions about the factory iPod functionality 😉
Talking of toys … here’s a few interior pictures to whet the appetite (it doesn’t snow inside the car!):
The even-bigger-than-before Speedometer, with navigation display currently in iPod mode:
The center console, looking much better with an extra module, thanks to the navigation install:
The tachometer over the steering wheel displays lots more information now:
More later …
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