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Mini JCW - a new start

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Post by n1nja-frog » Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:23 pm

So after a brief stint in an Audi TT RS, I decided to reduce my car running costs and find a fun car once more - while the TT was quick, it was just too serious and devoid of feedback.

So this Mini turned up at the local Mini dealership, 1 owner, only 32k and well specced. After a quick test drive and taking a 7k hit on the TT (only depreciated by 1k a month :wall:smile:, I was sold. So much feedback, character, eagerness, great turn it, burbly exhaust, just a lot of fun coupled with great economy :smile:

A brief spec is as follows -

- Mini JCW in midnight black / black alloys.
- Leather interior
- Heated seats
- Heated windscreen
- Panoramic sunroof
- Interior light pack
- Xenons

Plus all the usual JCW bits and bobs

So the short term plans are :

- Replace interior bulbs with LEDs (ordered)
- Reg plate, driving lights, side indicators for LEDs. (ordered)
- Metal pressed plates
- Tint the spotlights / foglights (undecided whether to go black or yellow:confused:)
- Dechrome the headlight and rear lights using plastidip (ordered)
- Stubby aerial (ordered)

Medium - long term plans

- Bilstien Coilovers
- Replace runflats for Mich Supersport 4s
- Drilled front discs with EBC yellowstuff pads
- Breathing mods / meth cooling / stage 1 map
- Walnut blasting of the N18 lump as they're prone to excessive carbon buildup


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Post by Buckz » Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:55 pm

Do like it. :) The ttrs is very good on paper but people that have owned them always tell me how dull/easy to drive they are. I personally want my car to have a bit of an edge, character.
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Post by n1nja-frog » Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:25 am

You've explained it perfectly.

This may be down on power and status, but i've bonded with this car more in 2 days than the 5 months I owned the TT.

I look forward to even the slightest excuse for a drive in this, it's so eager to please and it really does :)

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Post by metal licker » Fri Mar 31, 2017 6:33 am

Looking good :thumbsup:
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Post by gannet » Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:05 am

MINI JCW's to take over of the forum :D :evil:
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Post by no fit state » Fri Mar 31, 2017 11:18 am

Really liked my JCW mini and yours looks great :thumbsup:

Keep an eye on the oil levels as they like a drink and they don't have a low oil level warning light, just a low oil pressure light. By the time that comes on you'll need a good couple of litres :o
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Post by Sae » Fri Mar 31, 2017 11:23 am

Thats actually very nice :thumbsup:

...but 7k hit :o defo bit of man maths there!
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Post by STUBOY2UK » Fri Mar 31, 2017 11:48 am

That looks great :thumbsup:

I have to admit, I'm tempted to change my zed for a Cooper S or JCW. My zed is so mollycoddled that some of the fun has gone out of driving it. I'm constantly on the lookout for potholes because of the lowered suspension and 19" wheels, I daren't put my foot down too often because the mpg plummets, I'm worried about where I leave it because of the ragtop etc etc

I'd quite like to get something that I could give a bit of a thrashing every so often and not feel guilty :lol:
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Post by JAD » Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:47 pm

Spotted this on Cliosport too, champ - Mini looks great and Dave has given some good possible mods I think.

But as said, £7K hit?! Where did that come from!

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Post by n1nja-frog » Fri Mar 31, 2017 6:51 pm

I bought the TT for 25k and traded it in for 18k.

It was a decision I didn't take lightly believe me :?

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Post by DPG » Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:12 pm

Could you not have sold it privately? I bet someone would have snapped it away at £22k

Love the mini though, I've been looking at GP's.

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Post by n1nja-frog » Sat Apr 01, 2017 4:40 pm

New plates and Osram diadems fitted (may change these for silver visions in the future, forgot just how blue they were!)

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Post by n1nja-frog » Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:01 pm

Managed to finish paint correction :

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Post by Smartbear » Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:05 pm

That's looking very well polished indeed :thumbsup:
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Post by n1nja-frog » Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:48 am

Spent the day on the wheels / arches today.

First car i've owned that has these nasty fabric arch liners :doublesho

Attacked the arches / calipers / suspension setup with a 10% solution of surfex.

Wheels were hit with Bilberry / Surfex / Iron X / Tardis and a final Bilberry rinse down. They were then dried and sealed with CarPro Dlux. As were the calipers.

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PlastiDip arrived today so i'm going to attempt de-chroming the headlights and rear lights.

Also the interior led kit and puddle lights should be here also. Again will attempt to install them too.

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