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  1. Sep 28, 2020 #401
    TittaPDX

    TittaPDX Member

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    Yep, trying to pick the background. May have to wait until I see the car in person. There's a tool on the Oregon site that allows you to calculate the expected fees of registration/titling - you can check if personalized plate is available and then see how it will look on the plate. This isn't what I want to use on plate but illustrates the options. The regular "tree plate" actually fits the personalization really well with the tree in right place. I do like the Smokey the Bear plate but the first white letter/number gets a little lost on the background.

    Forgot to mention: mine is Enigmatic Black with the minimal yellow badges.
     
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  2. Sep 28, 2020 #402
    Norbu72

    Norbu72 Active Member

    Oregon

    FWIW, I’m going with the whale plate for my mini. It’s pretty neutral gray/blue. Should be fine with green/black/dark gray mini colors. No vanity plate though.


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  3. Sep 28, 2020 #403
    insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    Ann Arbor
    Enigmatic Black is not only a great color, but a fantastic name for a color. What color are your mirrors and roof?

    Here are the online vs actual plate and custom frame for my Moonwalk Grey SE:
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  4. Sep 28, 2020 #404
    TittaPDX

    TittaPDX Member

    I was told roof and mirrors are also enigmatic black. I also like the Pacific Wonderland one but it wasn't in the tool. Not sure how it looks in person...I need to pay more attention while driving. I think bottom left is pretty accurate.
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  5. Sep 29, 2020 #405
    MichaelC

    MichaelC Well-Known Member

    Kansas City area
    My SE is home at last!
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  6. Sep 29, 2020 #406
    Toi

    Toi Well-Known Member

    Seattle, WA
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  7. Sep 29, 2020 #407
    LazyPanda

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  8. Sep 29, 2020 #408
    Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    Twin Cities, MN
  9. Sep 29, 2020 #409
    F14Scott

    F14Scott Well-Known Member

    Awesome. More pics!
    Mine will be the same color combo (moonwalk grey with black mirrors and black roof), and I am especially glad to see that combination does not include the yellow grille blade.
     
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  10. Sep 29, 2020 #410
    GvilleGuy

    GvilleGuy Well-Known Member

    Greenville, SC
    Congrats! Racing stripe on the hood? I did not think that is an option.
     
  11. Sep 29, 2020 #411
    MichaelC

    MichaelC Well-Known Member

    Kansas City area
    Will do!

    MINI offers 2 styles of stripes your dealer can install as accessories during PDI (or you could probably get similar options aftermarket):
    • Bonnet Stripes (the kind I see most often)
    • Sport Stripes (the ones I got)
      • These go on the bonnet and the boot lid.
      • You can also get matching Sport Stripes that go on the roof (if you don't have a sunroof).
     
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  12. Sep 29, 2020 #412
    MichaelC

    MichaelC Well-Known Member

    Kansas City area
    Ask and you shall receive!
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    I am the second person to take delivery of an SE in the Kansas City area. The first was delivered yesterday, and was also Moonwalk Grey. That color is way more popular than I expected!
     
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  13. Sep 30, 2020 #413
    insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    Ann Arbor
    Your last photo made me laugh because of what's in the background. When I proposed our trip to the Kalamazoo Drive Electric Week event last Saturday, my wife complained that we'd have to spend half the day sitting, waiting for an open DCFC charging station. I made the ridiculous rationalization, "Think about people heading west in Conestoga wagons! We'll have it way better than them!" Then you show your SE in front of a Conestoga wagon.

    Here we are, eating our Subway sandwiches while we added 50 miles (to 92%) in 40 minutes. Both charging stations were, indeed, occupied by an i3 and a Bolt as we pulled in and I got the "told-you-so." However both EVs finished charging 5 minutes after we arrived. My wife eventually admitted the charging experience wasn't as trying as she had imagined.

    The i3 driver told me the tops of the ChargePoint charging stations swivel to give you more cable distance--something I didn't know before.
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  14. Sep 30, 2020 #414
    Norbu72

    Norbu72 Active Member

    Oregon
    Fantastic! Looks great. Congratulations and have fun. We’ll be waiting for driving stories.


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  15. Sep 30, 2020 #415
    F14Scott

    F14Scott Well-Known Member

    I'm so happy for you and excited for me, 'cause your car is really sharp. That stripe is great, and the yellow accents are not as obtrusive as I had envisioned; I may not bother with the whole stealth delete thing and instead engage in the highest form of flattery: imitation.

    I like the rims you chose. So we won't be perfect twins, mine will have the "tentacle" spoke wheels. Here's a photo of an S that is close to what mine will look like.
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  16. Sep 30, 2020 #416
    GvilleGuy

    GvilleGuy Well-Known Member

    Greenville, SC
    Oh my gosh! You have thrown my entire color choice into chaos! This looks great! I was leaning chili red, but now I’m thinking Moonwalk with stripes. And those are the wheels I love. How long was your wait from deposit to delivery? (I have not looked to see if you are on the delivery thread spreadsheet)
     
  17. Sep 30, 2020 #417
    idrw

    idrw Member

    If you don't mind me asking, how much did the dealer charge you for the sport stripes? I am thinking of doing the same for my MINI.
     
  18. Sep 30, 2020 #418
    GDOG

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  19. Sep 30, 2020 #419
    F14Scott

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  20. Sep 30, 2020 #420
    insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    Ann Arbor
    The SE comes with MINI's cargo package lid that creates a floor above the well the WeatherTech liner normally lines. The 120-Volt EVSE and the tire repair kit/tow hook package live under this lid--two items most MINIs do not have. The well is 34" x 14-1/2" x 4-7/8". The area atop the lid is 38" x 18". The lid is removable and it can be removed and re-inserted at a higher position to make it level with the folded rear seats.

    AFAIK, the only interior dimensional variation between a MINI Cooper and an SE is the rear seat is reported to be a smidge higher in the SE to accommodate the battery underneath.

    It appears that no phone taller than 6 inches will fit into the spring-loaded phone holder/wireless charger. The phone compartment is about 3-1/8" wide. I asked my dealer if the phone charger could be removed, but they said it couldn't. I believe there are instructions somewhere online describing how to remove it, but it's messy, including cutting wires rather than simply unplugging them.
     
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