I noticed that too. My wife's 2012 Clubman is "normal", and my roadster sticks out. I assumed it was either to give a bit more lockable storage, or to strengthen the lid to make it worth putting a lock on it. Do the UK ones lock too?

 

I'm not sure about the design difference but the glove box is very large?

It is twice the size of the glove box that was in the countryman.

 

I've only seen the pre-production models that the UK dealerships got and they had a 'normal' glovebox that didn't lock. I'm guessing maybe they have changed them all now? I'll post when I get mine, hopefully next week

Yea not the same glovebox as the countryman but I mean the lip that sticks out at the top of the glovebox looks similar on countryman and roadster.

 

Looking GREAT. Also you may have the last Roadster built with Recaro's.

Love that dash and can you take some close up pics of it?

 

Brought my JCW Roadster home two and a half weeks ago on 3/29. Been in love ever since Midnight black, red stripes, couldn't be happier!

 

JCW! Another great looking roadster, thanks for sharing

 

Very nice !!!

 

i like the blue nice one

 

hey spiney.. i like your checkered floormats!! from the Mini dealer or aftermarket?

 

here is mine in British racing green with creme leather interior. love all the color pics of the roadsters! nice buys people

 

They're the JCW floormats.....my dealer gave me a set for free with my car :-)

 

Recycling here from another forum, took delivery End of March at North Oxford MINI in the UK, their very first Roadster...

Delivery:



Call in at factory:





Cairngorms:

 

^ Wow beautiful !!! Welcome to the forum Thanks for sharing the nice pics

-Steven

 

Thanks, it was my pleasure.

 

The Cairngorms looks like a great place to motor Keep the pics coming

-Steven

 

I don't actually have those, the post swooshmac commented on had one picture from my car with the standard mats, and one from Liquid's car with the groovy checkered mats. If I had them I'd need winter and summer mats just like I will need winter and summer tyres, the salt and junk over the Boston winter would destroy the nice checkered ones!

 

You mean to say you'd drive your roadster in the winter? For SHAME!!! j/k, motor on! :-)

 

I fully intend to have the roof down at least once every month. We did some top-down driving in Canada a couple of weeks ago, at about 5C/40F. Stick a hat on, the heated seats on, the heater at 74F and with the sun shining it's perfectly comfortable. We usually get several days like that over the winter!

 

My JCW Roadster has the insulation you're talking about. Production started at the end of February.

 

Strange. My JCW's production started March 5, no insulation. I wonder what determines which cars get it?

--Alan

 

Not sure either.

My JCW Roadster started Production March 4th and it does have the insulation. I am glad that I do. I think it should really help with the scoop warp problem from the past.

 

show me what you mean

 

I love it thanks for posting...

 

Very Odd indeed!!! And even more strange, my wife's 09 MCS went in for the recall back in February, and I just noticed today that they put a small piece of insulation on it's hood while it was there....not as big as what's on my roadster, but small piece directly under the scoop.

Question though, does your fan run loudly EVERY time you turn the car off for a couple of minutes? I'm wondering if it's normal for the JCW or if that darn insulation is keeping it too warm :-(

 

Checked today no insulation on mine either