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Picked this little beauty up at the start of the month. My first MINI and I've caught the bug! I just wasn't using the C4 and whenever i did drive, I wanted it to be more enjoyable, so sold the c4 and bought a little Cooper! What a great car to drive and to look at... Never fancied one before, but glad I made the change.
Out with the old....
....in with the new.....
Still a Cooper SD with the JCW bits on it but a few years newer, 3 door and manual over the previous auto. New ones on 17k miles and is absolutely mint. Old one served us well but it was getting a little leggy and was needing quite a bit stuff doing.
....in with the new.....
Still a Cooper SD with the JCW bits on it but a few years newer, 3 door and manual over the previous auto. New ones on 17k miles and is absolutely mint. Old one served us well but it was getting a little leggy and was needing quite a bit stuff doing.
@ Greendubber. Very nice. This is the wife’s F55 MCS.
One thing if I please may ask. How did you find the seating position in the 5 door. In comparison to the new 3 door?
I’m not sure if it’s an F generation thing. But her previous one was an R56 MCS. The seat could get really low. You sat ‘in’ the car. The new one ones seat doesn’t get anywhere near as low. It feels like you sit ‘on’ the car. It’s the only fault I have.
One thing if I please may ask. How did you find the seating position in the 5 door. In comparison to the new 3 door?
I’m not sure if it’s an F generation thing. But her previous one was an R56 MCS. The seat could get really low. You sat ‘in’ the car. The new one ones seat doesn’t get anywhere near as low. It feels like you sit ‘on’ the car. It’s the only fault I have.
paultownsend said:
@ Greendubber. Very nice. This is the wife’s F55 MCS.
One thing if I please may ask. How did you find the seating position in the 5 door. In comparison to the new 3 door?
I’m not sure if it’s an F generation thing. But her previous one was an R56 MCS. The seat could get really low. You sat ‘in’ the car. The new one ones seat doesn’t get anywhere near as low. It feels like you sit ‘on’ the car. It’s the only fault I have.
5 door was OK and the seat always seemed go low enough for me and I'm 6'4" My 1 series always feels like the seat needs to go about 3" lower than it does and it really annoys me. The 3 door does seem to be a little lower, but not much. One thing if I please may ask. How did you find the seating position in the 5 door. In comparison to the new 3 door?
I’m not sure if it’s an F generation thing. But her previous one was an R56 MCS. The seat could get really low. You sat ‘in’ the car. The new one ones seat doesn’t get anywhere near as low. It feels like you sit ‘on’ the car. It’s the only fault I have.
That's my favourite colour combo your wife has there, very nice.
Thanks for that. I have a thing about seat height ever since I had my S3. That was ridiculously high and part of the reason it went. The R56 the wife had at the time felt like your arse was on the tarmac. And that was great especially as the wheel adjusted into your chest.
Yeah the White Silver is really nice when clean. I’m glad it doesn’t have the red roof. That would have been too much!
Yeah the White Silver is really nice when clean. I’m glad it doesn’t have the red roof. That would have been too much!
I think it may have been part of a pack for the R56.
For the holy trinity of heated screen, seats and sunroof was almost impossible! But we were looking for an F55 specifically with the JCW styling kit. Finding one with the JCW was almost impossible. We were considering a dealer retrofit but the thing isn’t getting g driven at the moment!
For the holy trinity of heated screen, seats and sunroof was almost impossible! But we were looking for an F55 specifically with the JCW styling kit. Finding one with the JCW was almost impossible. We were considering a dealer retrofit but the thing isn’t getting g driven at the moment!
bertie said:
sjc said:
The daughter a couple of years ago on her 17th birthday getting the surprise of her life !! 
1.6 Cooper,good history and she’s taken it from 78k mikes to 105k miles in 2 years. Been a cracking little car touch wood, with brilliant steering feel.
Great dad work 1.6 Cooper,good history and she’s taken it from 78k mikes to 105k miles in 2 years. Been a cracking little car touch wood, with brilliant steering feel.
bertie said:
sjc said:
The daughter a couple of years ago on her 17th birthday getting the surprise of her life !!
1.6 Cooper,good history and she’s taken it from 78k mikes to 105k miles in 2 years. Been a cracking little car touch wood, with brilliant steering feel.
Great dad work 1.6 Cooper,good history and she’s taken it from 78k mikes to 105k miles in 2 years. Been a cracking little car touch wood, with brilliant steering feel.
Since picking up my Clubman on Jan 12, there has been weeks of snow, then rain and today was the first day where the roads have been (mostly) dry, so I clearly felt the need to go for a squirt on some twisty roads! Great little motor, torque steer in 2nd gear feels like pulling in a good fish!
Here's mine, 175 ish miles on it (2012) still on first clutch baker Street edition, been a great car, would be on over 200k but for covid stopping me working right now. I have had a black union flag put on roof, which makes it look good. ( will take photo out of bedroom window to show when weather better) Only had to replace discs/pads/tyres during it's hard life, oh and the air con condenser picked up a stone....just one of those things not a manufacturer fault. If serviced when required they tend to last. This car has had a hard life, shame it's a driving school car. I would have a second hand 2012/13 car in an instant if it "died"
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