MINI One - What are essential options and extra for new MINI

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Thu 13 Aug 2015 22:37
MINI One - What are essential options and extra for new MINI - doubletiger

I am going to buy a MINI One for my wife (52 years old), the dealer has helped to compiled a list of options and extra items. We have never owned a MINI and I am not sure if these options and extra items are really necessary. Also, are there any other options or extra items are essential which we missed out and no on our list below?

Can some of MINI owners help please?

MINI One 3 door Hatch 1.2 automatic

Options:
(1) Media Pack XL

--Navigation System Professional

--Enhanced Bluetooth with USB audio
-- MINI Connected XL


(2) Pepper Pack

-- Sport Steering Wheel

--15” Heli Spoke alloy wheels in silver

--Floor mats, velour

--Pass, seat height adjustment

--Storage compartment pack

--MINI Excitement Pack

--Rain sensor with auto, headlight activation

--Automatic Air Conditioning

--Basic interior lights Pack (Orange)


Extra:

(3) Elec Fold Exterior Mirrors

(4) Heated front windscreen

(5) Rear view camera

(6) Interiro Trim Piano Black

(7) MINI Driving Modes

(8) Park Distance Control (PDC), rear

(9) Space – saver spare wheel

(10) MINI TLC

(11) Gard X


thank you very much

Edited by doubletiger on 13/08/2015 at 22:38

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Thu 13 Aug 2015 23:35
MINI One - What are essential options and extra for new MINI - elekie&a/c doctor

I think I would be looking at a Fiesta.More reliable and a lot of those extras are standard .

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Fri 14 Aug 2015 01:16
MINI One - What are essential options and extra for new MINI - Avant

Whilst I personally agree with the Doctor, if Doubletigress is anything like my wife, only a MINI will do (she's on her sixth).

If you're going to spend all that money on the extras you list, some of it would surely be better spent (unless she's a very sedate driver) on a Mini Cooper?

Only you and your wife know what extras are important to you: I would avoid the ones which are purely cosmetic. I may remember it wrong, but I think the Chilli pack has more useful things in it than the Pepper pack. Have a look at the online brochure.

The ones I would go for are: air conditioning, heated windscreen, floor mats, seat height adjustment, spacesaver spare wheel (that one is essential), the TLC deal, and park distance control, GardX is too expensive and a £200 Tomtom or Garmin will be cheaper than the MINI navgation pack.

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Fri 14 Aug 2015 13:41
MINI One - What are essential options and extra for new MINI - alan1302

Without knowing your or your wife it's hard to say - but surely you just buy what bits you want? If you buy it then buy it. If you don't like it don't buy it.

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Fri 14 Aug 2015 14:00
MINI One - What are essential options and extra for new MINI - Engineer Andy

Ideed - surely if its the wife's car, then she should have all the say on what she wants.

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Fri 14 Aug 2015 21:40
MINI One - What are essential options and extra for new MINI - doubletiger

Thanks everyone one for reply.

Best regards.

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Fri 14 Aug 2015 22:10
MINI One - What are essential options and extra for new MINI - brum

Ideed - surely if its the wife's car, then she should have all the say on what she wants.

Such as the "MINI excitement pack" ??? Let me guess....does it involve an item that vibrates??

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