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IMO, that has to be the ugliest MINI I've seen. Did the dealer do all that to it? It almost looks like someone ordered it that way and decided against it when it showed up on the lot. Luckily it's a fairly easy fix to get rid of the red fenders and trim. You could paint them pepper white or black or get the normal plastic ones.

It looks to be a factory JCW though. It has the badges in the right places, plus the extra ones. There aren't supposed to be any badges in the engine bay. If you could get the VIN number you would be able to tell for sure.

I know that MSRP is in CDN, but that's a crazy price!

 

Le gag and spew

 

I actually wouldn't mind white with red interior. That was a traditional combo on sports cars in the 1960's. But that car is ugly as sin.

 

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Dear God, that is horrible! I'm all for supporting Canadian colours and all, but sheesh!

 

Thanks for the photo. I was toying with the idea of having my scoop painted CR to match the roof and mirrors of my '11 Factory JCW Hatchback. That picture sold me--the scoop will remain Pepper White. I want a little more CR and don't want stripes. Latest idea is to have the lower brake intakes painted CR. Thanks phinzup for the idea.

 

This is the 2nd time I have seen a dealer doing something like this...

 

Personally, I'd still go with the red scoop if I were you (of course I'm a little biased.) It's the plethora of other red crap they did to this car that pushes it way over the edge.

 

LoL - it takes only $4,893.25 to turn your MINI into a hideous monstrosity you'd be ashamed to be seen in.

What were they thinking??

 

God damn that is ugly. Maybe they optioned it like that for a Canada Day parade event?

 

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I just threw up in my mouth a lil bit.

 

Someone went overboard with the lipstick. This is definitely the hooker look.

 

Curious why the listing does NOT mention the JCW option. It does have the right scuttles, badges, sill covers, etc. but there's something weird here in my opinion.

The plate says: BUDDS JCW. Personally somebody ought to kick BUDDS azz for doing this to a MINI...

 

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hey buddy if you want a jcw i have one on order already for my dealership

leave me a message if youre interested

 

I feel sorry for anyone who buys this MINI then later joins NAM and sees this thread.

 

I am just sorry for the person who buys it.

 

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Judging by how they spec'ed that car out, I'd say that they don't know too much about anything...

 

Check the VIN - Unlike the first-gen MINIs, the later factory JCW models have a different VIN coding to denote their "JCW-ness". In particular, the sixth digit should be a "9". To be even more specific, the first six characters should be "WMWZP9".

On the first-gen MINIs, even the factory JCW models had the same VIN coding as the non-JCW models of the same body style (for example, a hardtop JCW would have the same VIN coding as an 'S' hardtop, while a JCW cabrio would have the same coding as an 'S' cabrio.)

EDIT - I just noticed the car is in Canada. If it was originally a Canadian delivery, the VIN coding may be different. I would still check, though - if the VIN does start with WMWZP9, it's almost certainly a factory JCW.