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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 03:09 PM
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New Mini Owner from Dublin, OH

Hi everyone, new owner of a 2012 Clubman S M6, so far really loving it, really surprised at the acceleration and low end torque, was not expecting that when I test drove it...last thing I needed was another car but really fell in love with it.

Question, I believe these came with 195/55R16 tires, this one had 205/45R17s and just replaced them with some new ones of the same size....really like the stance.


 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 04:45 PM
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Welcome to NAM, nice looking MINI.

Don't let the Corvette know that it is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow . . . .
 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Whine not Walnuts
Welcome to NAM, nice looking MINI.

Don't let the Corvette know that it is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow . . . .
Exactly 👍😎
 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 08:12 PM
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Welcome, looks nice as I'm on my second Clubman and love it.

16 inch and 17 inch wheels both came as they were options.

If it had 16s it would have 195/55R16
and 17 was 205/45/17
 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 08:16 PM
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I’m thinking it came with 16s because the speedo is off by about 4 mph 🤔
 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 11:30 PM
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Welcome to the forum

Actually ... can we see some pictures of the 'A' ?
 
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Old Jun 30, 2018 | 05:28 AM
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Here you go, the car has been in my wife’s family since the early 70’s, here dad finished the restoration in 1974, all numbers matching, we are the 3rd owners, my father-in-law was the 2nd owner...you can see I’m a little **** about clean engines!!
 
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Old Jun 30, 2018 | 09:24 AM
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Hi and welcome to NAM!
Nice model A!
 
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Old Jul 2, 2018 | 12:25 PM
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Old Jul 2, 2018 | 05:21 PM
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Very nice cars, all of them. But, the MINI is probably the most fun. Welcome to the site.
 
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Welcome!

Great looking cars. (the Model A is still on my shopping list)

Motor On!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2018 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JABowders
Welcome!

Great looking cars. (the Model A is still on my shopping list)

Motor On!
Thanks, you can get really nice A’s for a reasonable cost....they are a ton of fun!!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2018 | 11:47 AM
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Clubman looks great! I love mine too.

Originally Posted by Nabco
I’m thinking it came with 16s because the speedo is off by about 4 mph 🤔
That’s actually about right. There is an offset in the software so that the speed readout on the speedometer is never below actual, always above.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2018 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by njaremka
Clubman looks great! I love mine too.



That’s actually about right. There is an offset in the software so that the speed readout on the speedometer is never below actual, always above.
Thats interesting, so you’re saying they are all,off by about 3 MPH?
 
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Old Jul 5, 2018 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Nabco


Thats interesting, so you’re saying they are all,off by about 3 MPH?
Yup
 
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