First time in a turbo..

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12-15-2010, 05:39 PM

dannyhavok

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First time in a turbo..

I dropped off my '06 R50 at MINI Victoria so they could look at my shifting into first difficulty. It generally happens when the car is cold, so I arranged to drop it off overnight. For the loaner (free, too!) they gave me the keys, or fob I should say, to a loaded 2011 Clubman S. I've never been big on the aesthetics of the Clubman, but wow, does this thing ever haul ***. Even driving auto I'm having a blast.. it will be tough to keep myself out of trouble for the next few days!

Unfortunately the Turbo Bug has bitten me and I will now have to save up cash to trade in the R50 for something a little quicker.

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12-15-2010, 05:57 PM

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Turbo =

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12-15-2010, 05:58 PM

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Agreed.

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12-15-2010, 07:10 PM

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super =

more unique noise than the turbo whoosh... granted I get 25mpg...

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12-15-2010, 07:13 PM

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Turbo FTW!!!

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12-15-2010, 07:29 PM

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I agree with robin..

The Squeel of the supercharger is so much nicer sounding in the cabin than the whistle of a turbo.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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12-15-2010, 07:43 PM

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Oh mercy - never discuss politics, religion, or forced induction preferences...

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Cheers,

Charlie

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12-15-2010, 11:21 PM

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'06? It's time for a trade up anyway, do it.

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12-15-2010, 11:41 PM

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'06? It's time for a trade up anyway, do it.

Haha, i've only had it since September though! I'll probably hang onto it for a year or two at least. I don't want to trade it in until I've paid it down a bit. It's still a lot of fun, I just love how hard the S pulls! Good things come to those who wait though, right?

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12-16-2010, 05:08 AM

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S/C sounds like a screw toy Turbo sounds like a big truck. Something about a BOV going off blows the panties right off the girls.

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12-16-2010, 05:12 AM

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[quote=cmt52663;3175655]Oh mercy - never discuss politics, religion, or forced induction preferences...

Good one!

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12-16-2010, 10:28 AM

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Porthos: Not all BOV's blow the panties off us girls, we know a decent sounding BOV when we hear one

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12-16-2010, 10:30 AM

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I love forced induction engines!

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12-16-2010, 11:03 AM

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After one year going from a 2010 S to 2011 JCW that is on the water shipping now. Hard to go back after you get a taste. Good move by the dealers to put people in turbo's as I am sure they will sell more cars.

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12-16-2010, 01:56 PM

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Porthos: Not all BOV's blow the panties off us girls, we know a decent sounding BOV when we hear one

I know some times our dumb *** mouths over run our sweet sounding BOVs.

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12-16-2010, 02:16 PM

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My 06 R50 is in the shop right now too, and we have a 2010 Clubman S for our loaner

I could definitely get into a lot of trouble with a turbo. Although I do agree that the 1st gen S's with the supercharger are pretty awesome with the supercharger whine...

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