Anyone looking to buy a new MINI will be in for a shock as the cost of solid paint colours has been increased!

Pepper White, Chili Red, Volcanic Orange which were a £0.00 cost option are now £475 on the hatch, £515 on the Clubman & £550 on the Countryman! The same price as metallic colour option.

Strangely Moonwalk Grey which is metallic is now £0.00?

The base price on the models has increase as well I believe so assume option & packs will have.

TLC now £399, makes you wonder if cheaper to get someone like TWG to do it?

The colour pricing doesn't surprise me.  VW do it with most of their ranges - one colour is free (a naff shade of blue on Seats) and white/red is about £250, metallic about £500.

It's a bit of a racket really because metallic costs no more to put on a car than solid paint!

Why they've put the base prices up I don't know, they already have stockpiling issues and dealers are literal pre reg zones... Upping the price won't help this!

Dread to think what the cost for my frozen black would be

is there a bare metal option at £0 or will this be extra as well!!

When I had a company car ... many years ago ...  metallic paint was free to fleets  (including from  BMW) so having to pay extra for  any paint colour is a con!

Still free to fleets, motab, most lease companies etc.