Said good bye to our Clubman S this week and got this

[Russell B]

It really was a fantastic little car with great pace, suprising practicallity and good economy. Was really sad to se it go as it was great! Not to everyones taste but I liked it even more for that!!

We have replaced it with this






This has similarly divided opinions because the colour aint exactly the norm and some find the inside a bit bright but we love it. Its got some nice bits like usb, chilli park, the full leather, blue tooth, and a few other bits but the panoramic roof is especially nice. I look forward to taking it to Silverstone.

[Accelebrate]

Looks nice Really like those seats.

BMW employee by any chance? Must be a perk being able to spec up a different model every so often. How are you finding the performance difference between the two?

[Russell B]

Not had chance to explore the performance that much but the hatch feels a bit slower of course. Also I thought the clubman held its line a bit better. I do have links to BMW

[okgo]

Performance difference is like night and day. Anyone that says otherwise is lying

Can't tell from the pic, is that sparkling silver? If so that combo works really well, looks nice

[Russell B]

Hi there, I Was being subtle that S was mental!! it was laugh out loud fast and could keep pace with pretty much everything I encountered over the last year.

It is Sparkilng silver with redwood leather

[va1o]

The Cooper Hatch looks very nice IMO. I think you have got the wheel, trim and colour combination bang on.

[Leicesterdave]

Very nice, but why go from an S to a Cooper? They pretty much have the same fuel economy.

Edited by Leicesterdave on Thursday 14th May 20:13

[Russell B]

Leicesterdave said:

Very nice, but why go from an S to a Cooper? They pretty much have the same fuel economy.

Edited by Leicesterdave on Thursday 14th May 20:13

Had to swap it over after one year. Can't agree with you on the fuel economy though. The s did 36 urban this is already doing 43

[Leicesterdave]

Couldn't you have swapped it for a JCW
Precisely my point about the fuel though, what's 7mpg considering the power and fun you get out of an S!!

[Russell B]

Leicesterdave said:

Couldn't you have swapped it for a JCW
Precisely my point about the fuel though, what's 7mpg considering the power and fun you get out of an S!!

Hi dave, I have to choose cars from an availlability list and sadly no jcw. What drew my wife to this car ( it's hers) was the seats And the big spec. Although you're right about the performance it's does have a certain charm. We will have it for 8 months and then who knows what next but I think we will enjoy this for it's individual looks and high trim

[va1o]

How come you keep them for so little time? MINI Dealer by any chance ?
Sorry this is a bit off topic..

[Russell B]

[quote=va1o]How come you keep them for so little time? MINI Dealer by any chance ?
Sorry this is a bit off topic..[/quote

I work for BMW motoren gmbH where we manufacture 4cyl petrol engines for Bmw and minis