It was a JCW or a Cayman S.I saved 20k with the JCW.

 

After two previous canceled orders(the first was damaged in transit) and much anticipation of the delivery of my '09 JCW R57 next month this past Friday I traveled to PA with family and returned home with a new toy(well...new to me). No it's not a MINI but almost as much fun. I still intend to do the engine swap(for those who don't already know I have a spare '07 MCS motor and now Garrett turbo kit) with my '07 just as soon as I can source a Cooper D bonnet overseas with somewhat reasonable shipping costs. In the meantime I'll be concentrating on my new to me Cobalt Blue Cayman S with under 7k miles. The cost was significantly less than my JCW R57 would have been(over 52k) and even with the TPC Stage 1 turbo kit(420whp) I'm planning on installing I saved over 10k. After 3 MINI's since 2003 I'm certain I'll always have one in the garage. Meanwhile I'll be keeping up with the 997T's at the track.

Here's a few pics from when I picked her up:

 

I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Unlike significant others, you can hop from one car to another and not get in too much trouble!

Matt

 

I would give up my JCW for a Cayman S with no problem.