New jcw -white silver - opinions please

New jcw -white silver - opinions please

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undred orse

Original Poster:

964 posts

195 months

Saturday 24th June 2017
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Hi all I'm waiting for my new jcw which I've ordered in white silver with the red roof and caps. I saw one a while ago and liked it but haven't seen one for a while and I'm wondering if I've made the right choice.

Any opinions on white silver - good or bad welcome.

Anyone got one ?

I've also ordered chilli pack,media tech pack,sunroof,sun protection glass,heated seats,heated screen,red interior trim,folding mirrors.

Thanks.

johnwhalley72

15 posts

120 months

Saturday 24th June 2017
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Mine is ice silver.

2 years and 30,000 miles later and it's been great. One of the first so came with sport auto which has been fine for the daily commute. Manual would be better though (and what I ordered but that's another story). Very good daily driver and really good on B roads and even better on track days. Chassis is go kart like, the engine is revvy and the brakes are really good. Ice silver is the best colour IMO (I believe the fashionable term is "pops in the sun") and has worn really well. I went with black roof and JCW stripes but have seen one with red and it looked the business. The interior is a nice place to be. Downsides are the air vents keep your hands nice and cool (but not the rest of you) and the horn is very hit and miss (mainly miss) but the Harmon Kardon stereo sounds quality and iDrive works well. It is definitely not a long distance cruiser (drove from Chester to Thruxton which was not fun) but returns good mpg on local runs and the commute.

In 2 years it has cost me:

1 windscreen (£100)
2 front tyres. (£310)
Front break pads are imminent. (£250)

Had service included which is definitely worth it.

she is going later this year but if ordering again I'd go ice silver over black again with manual and exhaust upgrade.

You have chosen well. Enjoy your new car in good health.

Edited by johnwhalley72 on Saturday 24th June 20:50

dc2rr07

1,238 posts

230 months

Saturday 24th June 2017
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you will love it, got one the beginning of the month and just to remind you what you will be getting smile ..



still have not decided whether to get the stripes put on the bonnet yet.

Edited by dc2rr07 on Saturday 22 July 15:01

dc2rr07

1,238 posts

230 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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Interior shot for you...



Edited by dc2rr07 on Saturday 22 July 15:04

CarsOrBikes

1,135 posts

183 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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Mrs got hers on Wednesday,

Car with media, sports plus auto, not much else but doesn't need anything else really.




undred orse

Original Poster:

964 posts

195 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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dc2rr07 said:
you will love it, got one the beginning of the month and just to remind you what you will be getting smile ..



still have not decided whether to get the stripes put on the bonnet yet.
Thanks for all the replies.

Dc- thanks for the photos - good to see the same spec.looks ace.

I was a bit worried as I saw an old paint sample of white silver and it looked a bit gold -which I did not want - but all the photos I've seen including on this thread don't show any gold in it. The salesman did say it does pick up the colours of some lights so in certain light may reflect a bit of gold but that's very different from looking gold all the time.

Anyway I'm reassured by all the comments - and good to know it weathers well.

undred orse

Original Poster:

964 posts

195 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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johnwhalley72 said:
Mine is ice silver.

2 years and 30,000 miles later and it's been great. One of the first so came with sport auto which has been fine for the daily commute. Manual would be better though (and what I ordered but that's another story). Very good daily driver and really good on B roads and even better on track days. Chassis is go kart like, the engine is revvy and the brakes are really good. Ice silver is the best colour IMO (I believe the fashionable term is "pops in the sun") and has worn really well. I went with black roof and JCW stripes but have seen one with red and it looked the business. The interior is a nice place to be. Downsides are the air vents keep your hands nice and cool (but not the rest of you) and the horn is very hit and miss (mainly miss) but the Harmon Kardon stereo sounds quality and iDrive works well. It is definitely not a long distance cruiser (drove from Chester to Thruxton which was not fun) but returns good mpg on local runs and the commute.

In 2 years it has cost me:

1 windscreen (£100)
2 front tyres. (£310)
Front break pads are imminent. (£250)

Had service included which is definitely worth it.

she is going later this year but if ordering again I'd go ice silver over black again with manual and exhaust upgrade.

You have chosen well. Enjoy your new car in good health.

Edited by johnwhalley72 on Saturday 24th June 20:50
Thanks for the good wishes.it seems like a cheap car to run. Mine will be used on a 30 mile each way a and b road commute with no dual carriageways so I'm hoping it'll be a lot of fun. At least I'll have cool hands!


L1OFF

3,360 posts

255 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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Just Ordered a cooper convertible in white silver, replaces a 2015 3 door hatch in volcanic orange. When did the rfl go from £20 a year to £160??

Edited by L1OFF on Monday 26th June 12:31

sad61t

1,100 posts

209 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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L1OFF said:
Just Ordered a cooper convertible in white silver, replaces a 2015 3 door hatch in volcanic orange. When did the rfl go from £20 a year to £160??

Edited by L1OFF on Monday 26th June 12:31
April 1st, it's now a flat rate across all emission bands (except 0 gCO2/km) and there's a surcharge on cars over 40000 that tapers off over 5 years. Linking low emissions to low RFL has achieved its goal, and now the revenue stream can be turned on again.

Trustmeimadoctor

12,521 posts

154 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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Picking mine up on Friday mines chilli red with black roof and fully loaded excluding driver assistance pack

SimNugget

580 posts

169 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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White silver is lovely, but a red roof and mirrors?

Would black be far more classy?

dc2rr07

1,238 posts

230 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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SimNugget said:
White silver is lovely, but a red roof and mirrors?

Would black be far more classy?
Seem to recall it was not an option unfortunately, probably because the JCW Challenge had them.

undred orse

Original Poster:

964 posts

195 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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Yep red roof and mirrors only.

I can't wait for mine to arrive - it's due end of July having ordered in the first few days of June.

atom111

1,035 posts

224 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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I've a white silver R56 and never noticed any gold fleck to it, mine is black roof, caps, wheels and stripes.

My favourite MINI colour, suits F56 too, enjoy your new car

Mako V12V

3,135 posts

213 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Swapping my R56 2010 JCW (N14) for the facelift JCW - 13 plate, with recaros, nav etc this Saturday.
White silver is just the best colour, IMO.


atom111

1,035 posts

224 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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JCW looks ace



Edited by atom111 on Thursday 29th June 06:42

Trustmeimadoctor

12,521 posts

154 months

Saturday 1st July 2017
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We picked ours up yesterday
Chili red tho



dc2rr07

1,238 posts

230 months

Saturday 1st July 2017
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Trustmeimadoctor said:
We picked ours up yesterday
Chili red tho

Nice, liking the black headlight trims.

Trustmeimadoctor

12,521 posts

154 months

Saturday 1st July 2017
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Yeah works better as ours has the extended lighting so the headlights are dark inside belt line handles and grill surround are off black in the next week too

Mako V12V

3,135 posts

213 months

Wednesday 5th July 2017
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Woweeee....super happy with my new purchase. One of last R56, best colour and great spec inc nav, heated recaros.