Mini Clubman JCW - any good?
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I've never met anyone who actually owned one and disliked it.
The boot is quite small for a family car.
The 19" alloys on 35 profile run flat tyres aren't great combination, most people ditch the run flats.
They are pretty reliable overall, the drivetrain is pretty solid in the F series cars.
The boot is quite small for a family car.
The 19" alloys on 35 profile run flat tyres aren't great combination, most people ditch the run flats.
They are pretty reliable overall, the drivetrain is pretty solid in the F series cars.
I test drove one of these a few years ago, 2016 pre facelift manual. Even though it was just a drive round town it was already good fun, certainly more than a Golf GTI without the seriousness of a Civic Type R or i30 N. Unfortunately I didn't get on with the pedal spacing and didn't want the car enough to think about getting used to it (which I'm sure would've been possible) so that ruled it out.
UTH said:
Thanks guys, it's currently a toss up between a Tiguan or the Clubman......
You'd be comparing the Countryman JCW with a Tiguan for size. I have the full fat 306bhp Countryman and it's been great. I intended on keeping it for a long while but have just ordered an EV for replacement, so it's soon to be sold, and honestly, i'll be sad to see it go. if I could afford and had a need to keep it, i would.nordboy said:
UTH said:
Thanks guys, it's currently a toss up between a Tiguan or the Clubman......
You'd be comparing the Countryman JCW with a Tiguan for size. I have the full fat 306bhp Countryman and it's been great. I intended on keeping it for a long while but have just ordered an EV for replacement, so it's soon to be sold, and honestly, i'll be sad to see it go. if I could afford and had a need to keep it, i would.UTH said:
The lease on the family wagon T-Cross is up soon, and having spent about £10k over 3 years to be left with nothing to show for it, I'm thinking buying a car is the better move.
Depends on the figures. If the T-Cross cost £26K new and is only worth £15K now, you're actually up on the deal. Wife has a Countryman Cooper S, has had it for around 6 years now and it's been superb. I imagine the JCW would be a good bit pokier than the S model but in sports mode it still gets down the road very well. It's well screwed together and has not had any issues in the time we have had it other than general maintenance bits.
You can see in some areas where Mini use slightly cheaper materials than BMW but in honesty its a minor thing and I only notice because my daily is an M4 of similar age.
You can see in some areas where Mini use slightly cheaper materials than BMW but in honesty its a minor thing and I only notice because my daily is an M4 of similar age.
UTH said:
The lease on the family wagon T-Cross is up soon, and having spent about £10k over 3 years to be left with nothing to show for it, I'm thinking buying a car is the better move.
Thinking the Clubman JCW might fit the bill......anyone loving/hating theirs?
Buy a 20 year old BMW for 3 or 4 grand and then buy a 2nd as a spare 'just in case'. That way if the 1st one throws out a problem and needs time to fix you are still mobile. That's what I do. Don't have all your eggs in the one basket. You'll literally never lose money based on purchase price - lets ignore the fixing bills. Your insurance might be cheaper too. I use classic car insurance which is less than the road tax. The car will be simpler too with less complicated engine gubbins. So much about this makes sense. You can literally buy a new one every couple of months if you so choose and then sell off the ones you like least. Variety is the spice of life obviously.Thinking the Clubman JCW might fit the bill......anyone loving/hating theirs?
nordboy said:
UTH said:
edc said:
What did you go for Clubman or Countryman?
Countryman ..
I’ve basically taken a the slight risk that I’m going to like it. We’ve had a countryman before, so I can’t see a world where a JCW version isn’t going to appeal.
If we absolutely hate it the dealer did say we can get the deposit back when we drive it on Saturday.
UTH said:
Haven t driven it yet
I ve basically taken a the slight risk that I m going to like it. We ve had a countryman before, so I can t see a world where a JCW version isn t going to appeal.
If we absolutely hate it the dealer did say we can get the deposit back when we drive it on Saturday.
I ve basically taken a the slight risk that I m going to like it. We ve had a countryman before, so I can t see a world where a JCW version isn t going to appeal.
If we absolutely hate it the dealer did say we can get the deposit back when we drive it on Saturday.
Well hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as I enjoy mine
ATM said:
UTH said:
The lease on the family wagon T-Cross is up soon, and having spent about £10k over 3 years to be left with nothing to show for it, I'm thinking buying a car is the better move.
Thinking the Clubman JCW might fit the bill......anyone loving/hating theirs?
Buy a 20 year old BMW for 3 or 4 grand and then buy a 2nd as a spare 'just in case'. That way if the 1st one throws out a problem and needs time to fix you are still mobile. That's what I do. Don't have all your eggs in the one basket. You'll literally never lose money based on purchase price - lets ignore the fixing bills. Your insurance might be cheaper too. I use classic car insurance which is less than the road tax. The car will be simpler too with less complicated engine gubbins. So much about this makes sense. You can literally buy a new one every couple of months if you so choose and then sell off the ones you like least. Variety is the spice of life obviously.Thinking the Clubman JCW might fit the bill......anyone loving/hating theirs?
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