Emma Cattle Breaks British Record

Emma broke the British Record (which had stood since 2002) for the 50m Freestyle at last weekend's Disability Sport England National Short Course Championships in Sheffield. Dipping under 30 seconds with a time of 29.95 delighted Emma who competes in the S10 category.

She said afterwards "I really didn't expect that. Whilst my Freestyle's been going well I'm being treated for a shoulder injury at the moment so it was a real bonus"

Emma also retained her National Short Course title in the 100m Backstroke & took Silver in the 100m Freestyle adding "I was a bit frustrated having to pull out of both the Individual Medley swims because of my shoulder but the British Record helped make up for the disappointment !"

Picture attached - Emma and Ellie Simonds at the Disability Sport England National Short Course Championships in Sheffield.

Motability Coffee Morning

Specialist Cars Luton MINI Coffee Morning - 09:30 - 13:30 Wed 14th December

For anyone who is either on the Motability scheme or looking to take a car onto the scheme, please pop down for a hot drink and mince pie. All of the cars will be on display and test drives will be available.

World Rally Championship MINI

The replica World Rally Championship MINI Countryman's are available to buy at Specialist Cars.

Please click here to contact your nearest showroom for more information or to arrange a test drive.

Winter Tyres Explained

To find out more about winter tyres visit: http://www.specialistcarsmini.co.uk/promotions/winter-tyres.htm

Herts Business Awards 2011

 

Specialist Cars are proud to sponsor the Hertfordshire Business Awards in the Small Business Category for 2011. Our judges have been busy meeting the finalist businesses. The awards ceremony is to take place at the grand Knebworth Barns on Thursday 24th November. Watch this space for the announcement of the winners.

Jason Ayriss – Specialist Cars, MINI Brand Manager

I have worked within the Motor Industry in Sales Management for the past 5 years. Previously I worked in Sales, Aftersales and customer service. I started my career as an Apprentice Technician for Lotus 25 years ago.

Laura Joyce – Specialist Cars, Group Marketing & CRM Manager

I graduated at University with a degree in Marketing and then went on to pursue my passion in the Motor Industry. I have worked for a number of brands in the 6 years of my experience, but BMW & MINI was my proudest achievement.

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MINI YOURS

MINI YOURS: PERSONALISATION BECOMES AN ART FORM

By offering a huge range of style, comfort, convenience and technology options, MINI has always been ahead of the pack at encouraging owners to personalise their cars. Now the British brand is taking this unique appeal and innovation to a new level of sophistication with the launch of a stunning collection of premium options, called MINI Yours.

MINI Yours is pure differentiation by design, a vast catalogue of exclusive and design-led exterior paints, tattoos, interior trims and upholsteries that are completely new to MINI. It will ensure a bespoke and truly stand-out result for every owner.

Walking into a MINI showroom, any customer can still personalise their purchase from the much-loved and comprehensive list of options. MINI Yours operates at the next level, turning the fun of deciding how your car is finished into an art form. Buyers can select a MINI limited edition such as the MINI Inspired by Goodwood, MINI Soho, Clubman Hampton or the recently announced London 2012 edition. These have all now been integrated into the MINI Yours programme.

And for a genuinely bespoke design, customers can select as much or as little as they like from the extensive range of exclusive MINI Yours options.

“The introduction of MINI Yours underlines MINI’s reputation as the benchmark car brand in customisation. The sheer number of options available through MINI Yours means customers can tailor-make their MINI using exclusive colours, designs and materials like never before; creating a MINI like no other on the road,” said Jochen Goller, Director of MINI UK.

In addition, MINI will lend a helping hand to that process by creating a number of special MINI Yours packages. To celebrate the programme’s UK launch, the first of these is the MINI Avenue.

The MINI Avenue package is available with either Highclass Grey or Laguna Green metallic paint. Both feature an identical interior with an exclusive ‘Soda’ repeating design motif.

The car’s standard spec includes Satellite Grey Soda Lounge leather with matching black floor mats, Bi-colour Sport leather steering wheel with multi-function controls, Soda mirror caps and special effect white bonnet stripes. The vehicle runs on 17-inch twin-blade spoke alloy wheels.

The price of the exclusive MINI Avenue package is £4,880 on a MINI One or One D, Hatch, Convertible or Clubman, which means a MINI One D Avenue would cost £19,360 OTR. “The MINI Avenue package has a sophisticated, classy character,” explained Jochen Goller. “in the future MINI Yours packages will include all sorts of characters; from performance-oriented and masculine designs to really distinctive standout styles. This will make finding two same MINIs on the road even harder!”

Tantalisingly, he hinted at even greater levels of MINI customisation in the future. “MINI Yours is an exciting and innovative development for the brand, but it’s just one more step on the journey. It’s not the end. There is far more to come from MINI.”

WRC MINI Countryman

MINI World Rally Championship Countryman Models

To celebrate the GB round of the World Rally Championship in Wales this weekend, MINI have made only 100 Countrymans to replicate one of the cars that has already claimed second place at the World Rally in France in MINI's debut year! Specialist Cars has one of these fantastic MINI's available to sell so if you fancy feeling like one of those rally drivers, why not contact us to arrange a test drive?

Call your local Specialist Cars MINI Dealership to arrange a test drive!

Stevenage MINI: 0845 539 0137
Luton MINI: 0845 539 0138
Tring MINI: 0845 539 0139

Matching MINI Coupes

The team at Specialist Cars Luton sold 2 matching MINI Coupes to a VIP client recently. The pepper white Cooper S Coupes with black bonnett stripes will definitely turn some heads out on the road.