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wrx_xb9r · 2010-06-01 21:40:13

Number 400 waiting for its weekend drive. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.northamericanmotoring.com-vbulletin/960x1280/80-image_8983688e812fc539fbca96fedc2a6cc1e13e86f8.jpeg

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#426

06-15-2017, 08:04 PM

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Number 400 waiting for its weekend drive.

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06-16-2017, 07:56 AM

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Looks great, I think most of the #'s MINI brought into the USA were around the 400 mark. Nice you have the even number

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06-23-2017, 03:38 AM

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Someone got lucky. The car sold within a few days. WC50 420

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06-23-2017, 05:39 AM

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Yea, looks like it was treated as a low mileage JCW.

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06-23-2017, 12:35 PM

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It's a one owner car, maintained by a MINI dealer, with documented history.

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06-23-2017, 05:11 PM

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. Sold my 2012 Chili Red today! I'm back to one MINI again.

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07-01-2017, 07:03 AM

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Showing my WC50.

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09-02-2017, 04:57 PM

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09-10-2017, 05:25 PM

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Any WC50's for sale?

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09-11-2017, 03:38 AM

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We see one in the Boston area right now. It's a 2010 with 55,000 miles for $25,000.00. All original.

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09-11-2017, 03:40 AM

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09-11-2017, 05:57 AM

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We see one in the Boston area right now. It's a 2010 with 55,000 miles for $25,000.00. All original.

That sounds high...I think. I just lost one on eBay for $14,500 with 28k miles in CA.

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09-14-2017, 05:49 PM

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Just snagged this one...

I'm incredibly happy to have snagged this one. Shes a nicely equipped and unmolested 2010 with 73,000mi/118,000kms. Cost me $11,000USD all in.

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09-25-2017, 08:23 PM

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In hate to sound critical, but, that's not a World Championship 50 (WC50). Nice car though. Congratulations.

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09-27-2017, 07:24 AM

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Yea, its a JCW Clubman. Maybe they just saw the JCW post name? Nice Clubman.

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10-13-2017, 06:35 PM

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1,xxx mile WC50 in CO.

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That's is the lowest mileage one i have seen.

I was just at Ralph Schomp MINI (near Denver, CO). They've got WC50 #421 with 1,xxx miles and its never been titled. Apologies if this's already been posted.

I'm in the market for a low-milage WC50, but the dealer's asking the original sticker price of $40,300. Search continues.

On the topic, can anyone chime with their long-term WC50 reliability experience? I'm aware of the typical N14 issues and see a few posts about it here in the wc50 thread, but wondered if the concerns might be overblown.

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10-14-2017, 01:59 AM

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I was just at Ralph Schomp MINI (near Denver, CO). They've got WC50 #421 with 1,xxx miles and its never been title/resisted. Apologies if this's already been posted.

I'm in the market for a low-milage WC50, but the dealer's asking the original sticker price of $40,300. Search continues.

On the topic, can anyone chime with their long-term WC50 reliability experience? I'm aware of the typical N14 issues and see a few posts about it here in the wc50 thread, but wondered if the concerns might be overblown.

Check the oil - check the oil - check the oil - check the oil

Use a good quality fully synthetic oil and change every 5k miles

Check for coking every 30k miles

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10-14-2017, 02:20 AM

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Ours is in the UK

We have #007 which was the car MINI used for all the UK publicity and magazine road tests

It's on 23k miles

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10-14-2017, 05:33 AM

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Check the oil - check the oil - check the oil - check the oil

Thanks. So nothing engine-related's different from the typical N14.

Definitely factoring that into the decision. I've had 100k of trouble free bliss in my 06. Hate to end that streak...but the WC50 has haunted me since its intro.

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10-14-2017, 07:24 AM

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It's a standard JCW N14 engine. I use Millers Nanodrive Fully Synthetic 5w40 oil and I've also fitted GTT oil catch cans to help with the coking.

I always let it idle for a short time after start up and before I turn off the engine.

Just keep checking the oil level

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10-14-2017, 07:43 AM

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I have a WC50 - #400.

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10-14-2017, 08:43 AM

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Are there any updates to this original list of where the WC50's are?

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If you have a WC50 this is the place for you to post pictures and mods.

Current know US number and location.

#401 Los Angeles, CA (Skim401)
#402 Miami, FL (MCSMiami)
#403 White Plains, NY (Herk1117)
#404 Long Island, NY (SPOOLNYO)
#412 Santa Clara, CA (cohlineman)
#414 Raymore, MO (wrx_xb9r)
#415 North Canton, OH (slumley)
#416 Unknown (LetsRace)
#417 Fairfax, VA (grh1950)
#418 Pittsburgh, PA (WC50418)
#424 Boulder, CO (Rapha424)
#425 Malvern, PA (JackMac)
#426 central NJ (mini_stig)
#430 California, CA (unknown)
#433 Normal, IL (smask)
#435 Spokane, WA
#437 San Jose, CA (willinsj)
#439 San Francisco, CA (smeyers528)
#440 Columbus, OH
#441 Nashville, TN (nashvegas)

Outside US location

#112 UK
#193 UK
#198 Wirral, UK
#280 Philippines
#288 Singapore
#293 Richmond, BC Canada
#297 Toronto, Canada (lex76)
#336 Milan, Italy
#393 Moscow, Russia
#498 Moscow, Russia
#499 Moscow, Russia

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