GP Talk (2006) Discussion of the limited edition, MINI Cooper S (R53)-based, John Cooper Works GP.

GP 0364 has made it to a new home...

Old Apr 2, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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GP 0364 has made it to a new home...

Well I received my GP 0364 yesterday from PA..... All I can say is WOW

What a beautiful, refined ride.....
My other car is a 2004 heavily modified S and the GP is oh so much better.... Better ride, no rattles, smoother shifting and acceleration - feels GREAT!

In reading the posts I was expecting a much louder car with a horrible sound system but I must say it is not that...

I like it, I like it allot....
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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Congrats. I can only dream.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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WELCOME TO THE CLUB!!

I drive mine EVERYDAY; rain or snow and I smile everytime I get into it.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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WELCOME TO THE CLUB!!

I drive mine EVERYDAY; rain or snow and I smile everytime I get into it.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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Come join us at the Dragon. First weekend in may.

Check out GPMINI.COM
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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post pictures when you can =)
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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The Mrs. & I will be at the Dragon, it will be our 5th - we love it up there at Fontana.

Pics soon.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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I recently picked up 1772 and it is a blast to drive. I like it a lot better than my Porshe RS america
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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Congrats; i'd love to have a similar post about picking up a GP someday!
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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Congrats on the GP, make sure you update ownership info on GPMINI.COM. The only items I would take out from your older modded MCS is the rear sway bar and camber plates and put them on the GP. Where in PA did you score GP?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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cool beans, we were considering #0364 but were skeptical about the lack of GP wheels...

congrats!
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by iwantoneofthose
cool beans, we were considering #0364 but were skeptical about the lack of GP wheels...
congrats!

Was it the one outside of Philadelphia from Skippy or something like that. If so I have seen that one and in good shape, and did have GP wheels and the extra set of auto-x wheels.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by howsoonisnow1985
Was it the one outside of Philadelphia from Skippy or something like that. If so I have seen that one and in good shape, and did have GP wheels and the extra set of auto-x wheels.
no...it was from a dealer, but I think a set of replicas were supposed to have been included in the sale.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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The GP was from a private Porsche dealer in Quarryville PA, it was a trade in for a VW R32. Someone on NAM,who knew the original owner, contacted me last week about how great a car it was and kept garaged....

It did not have the original wheels and we agreed upon a price to allow me to get the wheels I want. The 15" it has will be great autocross wheels when I need them.
I have some 17" wheels I will move over until I source the originals.
Nice shape, some front rock chips I could of done without but only at 10k mi. and drives like a dream......
 
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Old May 4, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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let's see some pics
 
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Old May 6, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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coming, just got back from the MOTD and have some good ones to download.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 03:37 PM
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I just bought GP 1652 a few hours ago... california car, 5600 miles, all original one owner... virtually perfect GP.

I have a full factory 2006 JCW MCS Cabrio and a 2009 Clubman S and the GP just feels crisper, lighter, more responsive.. although the power seems exactly the same as my JCW cabrio.

I'm looking forward to becoming a member of the GP fraternity and enjoying many miles to come in 1652.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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let's see some pics.....

Originally Posted by HRCVF750
I just bought GP 1652 a few hours ago... california car, 5600 miles, all original one owner... virtually perfect GP.

I have a full factory 2006 JCW MCS Cabrio and a 2009 Clubman S and the GP just feels crisper, lighter, more responsive.. although the power seems exactly the same as my JCW cabrio.

I'm looking forward to becoming a member of the GP fraternity and enjoying many miles to come in 1652.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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I haven't even taken it home yet.. it's still at my office.. I'll take some pics this weekend and post them.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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congrats on the new addition! Thanks for the comparo with the JCW MCS cab...we looked at one (didn't drive it) before getting the GP.
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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Pics in my gallery for viewing pleasure and drooling...
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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I went to MOTD5 in my GP! What a BLAST that was!!!!! I have a video of a Lotus Elise pulling over for me.
 
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Old May 26, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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GP on the Helo pad

 
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Old May 27, 2009 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by GreenIguana
It did not have the original wheels and we agreed upon a price to allow me to get the wheels I want. The 15" it has will be great autocross wheels when I need them.
I have some 17" wheels I will move over until I source the originals.
I found this link in the NAM Market Place that will hopefully help you get a few of the OEM GP rims.

 
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:09 AM
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I picked mine up, GP0360 about a month ago. I have never owned a Mini before so I had nothing to compare the ride to but to be honest, it rides better and is a lot more fun than the wife’s 02 WS6 Trans Am.
 
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