Checkmate

This post is a few days overdue, but I have been busy working and... driving my new car.

As I have reported before, the Mini2 was due for delivery on the 2nd of january. End of last week I did receive a slightly troubling email which said that the lease company received a change for the date and the car was now going to be delivered in the second week of the new year. A quick phone call to the dealer told me that the appointment still stood, and that they had no idea where that idea came from.

It has again been a long time since I last reported about the Mini2 situation. I am happy to say I now have an appointment to pick up the car. 2nd of january is gonna be the day I will be replacing the Peugeot 307 I have been driving ever since I handed over the red Cooper to a colleague, and I will be driving my brand new Mini Cooper Checkmate. So, less than a month to go! For a spec, see the last post I made about the subject (linked above).

In hindsight, with all the setbacks I've experienced with the new Mini, the latest news can't really be a surprise to anyone.

It's been quiet on the new Mini front for quite a while. Last time I reported, I was trying to decide whether to get a white car at extra cost, or opting for another color. Neither option appealed to me at the time, really (especially because I don't believe a premium for white is justified in case of a Mini).

Quick update on the New Mini front. Unfortunately, the lease company let us know that white comes at quite a considerable extra cost (the logic behind this is that white cars are generally harder to sell than cars in other colours - hasn't anyone told them normal logic doesn't apply to Mini's? :)). The difference is so much that I am now looking at getting another color. The question is just, which one? There are really very few colors the Mini is available in that really appeal to me.

Well, already since the last update the red Cooper has found a new driver. My co-worker who wanted to take over the car was eager to start driving it, so I am now driving a rather anonymous Peugeot 307.