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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, I was sold. So much feedback, character, eagerness, great turn it, burbly exhaust, just a lot of fun coupled with great economy

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)
- 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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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.

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

Looking good
Took my JCW over Hardknott Pass on Monday bloody great fun

MINI JCW's to take over of the forum

Really liked my JCW mini and yours looks great

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

Thats actually very nice

...but 7k hit defo bit of man maths there!

That looks great

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

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!

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

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

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.

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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Managed to finish paint correction :

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That's looking very well polished indeed
Rob

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.