Hello all

after much debate and me trying to talk her out of it my wife picked up her first Mini on Saturday, an R53. I had read so much BS about how expensive they are to upkeep and how much they break down, but after the test drive in the 6spd there was no talking her out of it. But i have to say that i am so happy she went with the R53, this thing is all kinds of awesome, it looks fantastic, drives like a bat out of hell and the sound of the super charger will get the blood going. I'm here to learn and just to enjoy the culture that is mini.





I will say that i did go out an buy a warranty asap as it has 78K on it, but here's to the fun rides to come....
Our first Mini a 2005 MCS

 

Welcome! Nice looking R53 and the color coded mirrors and roof look great. Any more pics?

 

Thanks.



I do have to find and get painted the rear drivers side fender flare, between the test drive and the ride home it came up missing and the numskulls at the dealership can't find it.

 

Looks great.

 

Congrats, what a great find! I love the color and it looks really clean. I picked up my R53 a few months ago and can't stop grinning every time I look at her parked in the driveway and get behind the wheel.

Definitely check out our website and enter the year and model. You will find all kinds of articles, application guides and more for service, maintenance, performance upgrades. Videos, too! Feel free to ak any and all questions, that's what we're here for!

Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.

 

Congrats, looks nice with the aero body kit. Looks like you have the JCW Tuning kit by the badge and the exhaust ? Looks clean, the taillights are a little faded , mine did they same thing so i upgraded to the euro one.

 

My brother said it was a JCW too, but my VIN says that it is a MCS. i will do something about taillights later, but i have to get a new fender flare first...

 

Thanks been looking around the site...

 

Nice mini sir.

 

Yup, that's a beauty!

 

Just found out it's a JCW!!! ( well it has a full jcw kit)

 

Painted fender trim is a great look. The sales guy at MINI thought I was loco when I asked about them. Nice car, enjoy.

 

Welcome

I'm not a yellow guy, but with the body kit and painted arches it looks good

 

Back in the day you used to see these Aero kits on LY and EB R53s , not so much anymore. Rare thing.