Got my 2013, whats new?
OVERDRIVE
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Oh yeahhhh... great steak and seafood restaurant ! One of my favorites in Baltimore. 
You were livin' large, my friend ! My turn this weekend.
You were livin' large, my friend ! My turn this weekend.
I can confirm the Clubman does not shrink after washing & then drying in high heat. It does however, take about 30-45 mins longer to complete the wash/dry/wax cycle when compared to a MINI hardtop.
OVERDRIVE
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Hey, Gotters... something odd happened this evening as I started up my JCW for the commute home.
Started it up, had the car in first gear with the clutch all the way to the floor as I adjusted the temp on my auto climate control. Couldn't have been more than two seconds after I started the car up, it made a sudden, short lunge forward, probably about a foot or less. WTH was up with that ?! If I had been parked really close to someone, I would have hit them. Of if a pedestrian had been walking right past the car... yikes! Not to mention it's just a bit unnerving that something is wrong with the transmission or something.
Started it up, had the car in first gear with the clutch all the way to the floor as I adjusted the temp on my auto climate control. Couldn't have been more than two seconds after I started the car up, it made a sudden, short lunge forward, probably about a foot or less. WTH was up with that ?! If I had been parked really close to someone, I would have hit them. Of if a pedestrian had been walking right past the car... yikes! Not to mention it's just a bit unnerving that something is wrong with the transmission or something.
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Didn't know this was thread needed to be kept in a cool dark place with humidity controls and the like.
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Hey, Gotters... something odd happened this evening as I started up my JCW for the commute home.
Started it up, had the car in first gear with the clutch all the way to the floor as I adjusted the temp on my auto climate control. Couldn't have been more than two seconds after I started the car up, it made a sudden, short lunge forward, probably about a foot or less. WTH was up with that ?! If I had been parked really close to someone, I would have hit them. Of if a pedestrian had been walking right past the car... yikes! Not to mention it's just a bit unnerving that something is wrong with the transmission or something.
Started it up, had the car in first gear with the clutch all the way to the floor as I adjusted the temp on my auto climate control. Couldn't have been more than two seconds after I started the car up, it made a sudden, short lunge forward, probably about a foot or less. WTH was up with that ?! If I had been parked really close to someone, I would have hit them. Of if a pedestrian had been walking right past the car... yikes! Not to mention it's just a bit unnerving that something is wrong with the transmission or something.
OVERDRIVE
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From: PA
Yeah. I have nearly a 700,000 miles of driving a manual transmission behind me and never experienced that. I know my left foot didn't come up, especially enough to engage the clutch. And it happened so fast, and stopped itself that I didn't even have time to hit the brake.
Of course, where I park at work.... wayyyyy out far away from other cars and the trees (bird crap areas), I had no worries... this time.
If it does it again, he's making a trip to the dealership.
On a good note, my POPS are coming pretty regularly now in sport mode.
Of course, where I park at work.... wayyyyy out far away from other cars and the trees (bird crap areas), I had no worries... this time.
If it does it again, he's making a trip to the dealership.
On a good note, my POPS are coming pretty regularly now in sport mode.
ENJOY!!
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Fair enough
OVERDRIVE
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BTW... i turned about a half dozen heads in the parking lot at work this morning. Or should I say Vincent did... with the POPs and BURBLES. He's popping like a container of Jiffy Pop on a hot stove these days. 
BTW, Greg... anything new on your JCW that you haven't shared with us yet ? The DRLs and rear sway bar your last mods ?
He's popping like a container of Jiffy Pop on a hot stove these days. BTW, Greg... anything new on your JCW that you haven't shared with us yet ? The DRLs and rear sway bar your last mods ?