After some lengthy searching and a quick detour from my longtime 08 MCS to an 09, I finally picked up my first R53 JCW in Astro Black this week! She's got 21,000 miles, that new car smell, and even the original plastic on the door strips. Which actually took some decent elbow grease and heat to remove the glue after 9 years.

The only issue she has is a parking lot hood dent that happened some time early in life, but at the moment I'm enjoying the ride too much! I love this car!!

With that said I did make my 09 PW dig it's own grave and drive 8 hours to pick up it's replacement... I might be a bad person :(

 

Beautiful R53, Congrats!!

 

The 06 R-53 is the best. So many mods to be had. Congrats.

 

Wow, missed that its a JCW. You don't need a lot of the mods, as you have them stock. Lucky guy.

 

A R53 with just 21k miles. That's becoming a unicorn. Congrats!

 

Wow, what a great find! Congratulations.