It was an R53, the first BMW tritec engined, supercharged one, had been in production for 4 years nearly. Pepper white is also a flat colour, parked next to shed loads of other MINIs and BMWs it did look a bit tidier somehow. Maybe just 'cause it was one of mine.
Here it is,
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk...00&max_mileage=
not that you can see much from the pics.
it got the look over the E90 330i Msport nearly all the time, and the E91 318i SE never got a look, so much so that I got a bollocking for not using it, no one was moving house......
ta muchly for your reply though sir..