No digital dash unless you've ordered Nav Plus

[Dolf Stoppard]

Seems like the semiconductor shortage is affecting MINI as well. The new digital dash is now only available if you order Nav Plus. Cost varies from model to model. Goodwill payment to be made to customers who have already ordered. It seems this is £200 / £300 but only if you revert to the standard dials - it's not taken off the Nav Plus cost.

[funboxster]

Yes, we heard that from our dealer last week when discussing my wife's convertible order. We've ordered nav plus, but only to get HUD, which my wife likes. £1300 extra cost over standard nav! Rest of extras we probably won't use. Interestingly the configurator still shows Digital dash for both nav or nav+. Obviously, they haven't updated yet.

[Dolf Stoppard]

Annoying, but I agreed to cough up the extra so I could have the digital dash on the JCW Clubman I've ordered. Not really bothered about the HUD, concierge service etc, but I do fancy a change from the traditional dials.

[Smallblock1]

Each to there own of coarse, I had new Clubman loan car while my JCW was in for service, this had the new digital dash, nothing particularly amazing about it, certainly wouldn’t pay £1300 for it. In reality probably cheaper to make than the old gauges. It would be fair to say I was very underwhelmed!

[Madcow64]

Hello all, my first post having been reading the forum for a few weeks and having just taken delivery of a face lifted Cooper Sport in white silver. During our order we came out quite well from this situation in that the dealer contacted us to explain the situation and said that for cars ordered before 24th Feb who specified the comfort plus pack would be prioritised to have the digital dash with sat nav package included for no extra charge. So we were happy with that. So at current price £1100 extras for nothing.

[Dolf Stoppard]

Smallblock1 said:

Each to there own of coarse, I had new Clubman loan car while my JCW was in for service, this had the new digital dash, nothing particularly amazing about it, certainly wouldn’t pay £1300 for it. In reality probably cheaper to make than the old gauges. It would be fair to say I was very underwhelmed!

The problem is I've had three cars all with the same dials. Four in a row would be too much and it was the digital dash plus the other interior changes which persuaded me to go for another. Oh, and the £10k discount!

[Dolf Stoppard]

Madcow64 said:

Hello all, my first post having been reading the forum for a few weeks and having just taken delivery of a face lifted Cooper Sport in white silver. During our order we came out quite well from this situation in that the dealer contacted us to explain the situation and said that for cars ordered before 24th Feb who specified the comfort plus pack would be prioritised to have the digital dash with sat nav package included for no extra charge. So we were happy with that. So at current price £1100 extras for nothing.

Good deal! Certain people have certainly done better than others. It's a bit annoying that I've ordered pretty much the most expensive car they make and they weren't able to scrape together a digital dash. Still, life's too short to worry and the HUD, wireless charging etc will be nice. At least there is some extra value from the Nav Plus pack.

[un1eash]

Digital dash is ok but not great compared to others, it feels like an after thought. Hardly use ours as we have HUD. Thanks to Petrol Ped for pointing out also that it's not even centered on the steering wheel.

[resolve10]

It's the other way round for us. Collected a new Cooper Exclusive 3-door yesterday with no option packs at all and it came with digital dash! Very nice it is too.