I need your help please ready to buy tomorrow the choices are this:
2006 mini cooper full JCW 80K miles good condition exterior and interior
New Michelin Super Sport Tires
New brakes all OEM (pads and rotors)
Brake system flush
Full tune up (Plugs, wires, air filter)
Adjustable lower control arms (fixed rear camber issue)
4 wheel alignment
Bluetooth Upgrade to Factory Stereo
$7000 cash

2012 Mini Coupe 90K miles excellent exterior and interior
Just fully serviced by a Mini dealer
-All 3 engine and trans torque mounts have been replaced with OEM BMW/mini mounts
-Added Powerflex bushing to torque arm for more precise clutch engagement and throttle input
-All oil, coolant, hydraulic fluids flushed and refreshed
-Air and cabin filter replaced
-Alignment
-New Continental Extreme Contact Sport tires and EBC red stuff pads and Stoptech rotors
-Spark plugs and coils replaced
-New Battery
Car features
-John Cooper Works body aero package includes sportier front and rear bumpers with center exhaust and larger vents / fog lights as well as special vented side skirts
-JCW challenge cup 17" wheels (curb free)
-John Cooper Works interior package includes leather surface treatments, red leather pads, special D-cut red stitch steering wheel and shift ****, JCW kick plates

Factory upgrades:
JCW body kit
JCW door sills
JCW black interior panels
JCW cold air intake
JCW exhaust
JCW big brake kit
JCW lowering springs and shocks
$9000 cash
what will you choose
Thank you

 

Tough call. On one hand, finding an R53 fJCW (factory-installed JCW components) will get harder & harder, so a nice example is getting to be rare. On the other, the R56 JCW will be faster, perform better overall, and is a bit more refined.

Have you driven both? Which tugs at your heart strings or makes you tingle more; which gets your heart pumping when you get behind the wheel? Pick that one, and spend a bit of money for a PPI (pre-purchase inspection). If that checks out, open your wallet. If not, either negotiate based on the issues found or go for the other car.