July 29, 2004:

Arrival – ’05 MINIs at MINI Peabody

Posted 01:49 pm | Comments: (9) | Uncategorized

I got an email from Brig at MINI Peabody this morning, that some ’05 MINIs had arrived! Thanks Brig. So I ran down there with the camera to collect evidence ;)

There is a total of 11 ’05 MINIs (and one ’04 still there) – none of them have the new stereo. One is the new “purple haze” color:

I checked out the new key:

And I checked out nearly everything else too … click here for the gallery or click “continue reading” for more:

New center storage console:

New bigger mirror and interior lights:

New xenon headlights:

New chrome trim on MC:


New rear lights:

New dash trim and relocated airbag:

Update: apparently the new stereo looks just like the old one, except for a bigger volume knob:

Here is a close-up of the new knob:

Comments: 9 (post new comment)

  1. Mike (2004/07/29 @ 2:24 pm)

    Awesome! Did you happen to see any cars with universal garage door opener?

  2. Mike (2004/07/29 @ 2:27 pm)

    Also, at this picture:
    http://gbmini.net/gallery/2005arrival/PICT0104?full=1
    Does this mean the new antenna is retractable!! I thought it was just going to stick up all the time!

  3. Luke (2004/07/29 @ 2:30 pm)

    Great Pictures Ian. :)

  4. Ian Cull (2004/07/29 @ 2:41 pm)

    I did not look for the garage opener buttons … and the new antenna is not retractable, it just is not yet screwed into the top of the roof mount!

  5. Mike (2004/07/29 @ 2:45 pm)

    Ah hehe ok. :) Thanks for the info!

  6. jwardell (2004/07/29 @ 4:03 pm)

    I like that first one there with the painted UJ roof the best. ;)

  7. Ian Cull (2004/07/29 @ 4:06 pm)

    Josh,
    Thanks ;)
    See you Saturday for mini MOT

  8. Andy (2004/07/30 @ 4:58 am)

    The new CD/MP3 player looks like this
    http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/18920/39735.jpg

  9. Ian C. (2004/07/31 @ 9:06 pm)

    I saw a MINI with the garage opener feature at MINI Peabody today – see my gallery here and here

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