Hello, new to the forum, but not new to MINI's. Had an '03 manual 'S' in Germany (received Dec '02) and enjoyed driving it on the Autobahn (130 mph) and an '02 base manual that my daughter received a couple of years ago.
I always wanted a JCW, so I purchased a '23 JCW Countryman with low miles and plenty of smiles! Only thing that it doesn't have is the heated steering wheel. I have already replaced the anemic stock speakers with Bavsound units, and they make a world of difference. Next up will be a 5 channel AudioControl amp with an 8" ported box in the back. Turned off the annoying ASD with Bimmercode and the auto-start-stop as well.