yes but by the same token, drive a modded 335i and it'll drill a modded JCW

 

I got my r52 cooper at 16. R56 Cooper S at 18 and Bought my R57 JCW Convertible at 20.

 

I started driving my JCW at 15 and now I am 17.

Good fun.
Don't crash and give young drivers a bad rap. Too many stupid kids with too much power and don't know how to drive.
And plus, who wants to see a Mini Cooper in pieces.

 

When I said modded I meant "Fully Modded" Think fully built modded enigine. Watch Jan's youtube versus the modded M3 thants what I'm talking about.

 

That car isn't even fully built...just head/cam/pulley/exhaust basically.

Try one of his 2.0L or 1.8L's....or better yet, Longboard's Rotrex R53....it is mind blowing

 

Link?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvIy_g5k8rI

 

awesome, thanks for the quick reply! I actually searched for a minute b4 asking. Thanks!

 

+1. I've been driving modified Cooper S's / JCWs since I was 18. Not once did I crash. Sick of hearing people poo-pooing young drivers. It's all about attitude as far as I'm concerned. Keep your ego at bay, and there's no reason why you shouldn't drive a reasonably nice car at a reasonably young age

 

i'm pretty sure that's not an m3. i don't see any gills on the front fender and the side repeater looks like that of a regular 3 series, not an m3.

just sayin

 

+1


not to mention the big heavy wheels, and it's a convertable..

tipping the scales near 3,800lbs (assuming it was an m3 and not a 330ci)

 

I was rocking a 1993 Pontiac Firebird Formula when I was 17. Yes, it got totaled. My tire came off the rim while making a left hand turn. The tires were dry rotted, was saving cash to buy some P7000's. Oh well live in learn. Should have got the generals.



The MIni JCW is a hell of a nice car for a 17 year old. Congrats.

 

51 years ago when i was 16,my first car was a 1946 Ford baby blue convert,with a 1948 Mercury engine.So much for sea stories, congratulations on your JCW.Q

 

now why the hell would you want to buy a 13 year old a JCW.... What's the legal age to drive in the States? Isn't it 16... Here we only get a learners license at 17 and full license at 18.... But a 13 year old behind the wheel....not so sure...

 

In one of the dakotas you can drive when you are 14.

 

20... all mods done by my self..

 

My first car was a 1970 rs/ss396 L78 4 speed camaro that i swapped a new crate Ls6 454 stock 450hp (that i bought from the chevy dealer for 900) into with a huge roller cam a singleplane L88 intake with a 1050 cfm holley and aluminum L89 heads.

 

you drive a JCW... I doubt you actually own it....

 

23 year old owner of a 1 week old 2009 JCW. no parental money involved.

 

heyy i got my MINI when i was 17! lol, but it aint no JCW. im 19 now, ad ive been driving my beloved R50 for almost a year and half. im more of a looks kinda guy than power.

no matter what MINI, they're always gonna be fun lol. but the JCW is a really nice ride and if i had the chance, and the money to get it i would.

 

Ugghhh......does it really matter? Reminds me of the Benz forums, and not in a good way. Enjoy it is all. No admonishment from me on youth and speed (I'm way out of warranty myself, it's not the years though, it's the mileage)...that horror story from the BMW forums about that kid in a M5 killing himself and his 3 friends hours after posting on the forums still gives me the chills...

 

whoa. creepy much.