No one in North America has driven one? Please post your impressions or when you think you will pick yours up.
We had some problems with the manual in some MCS's - jumping out of gear.. R56 had some DMF clutch problems. This car has significantly more power so it would be good to hear how it all feels and looks!

 

Over here in the UK i have been told my manual which i ordered in April should be with me late August early September.

 

The dealer cashed my deposit check two weeks ago, but has yet to provide a VIN or target production date beyond their "maybe September" on my 2016 JCW 6MT.

 

I put a deposit down in early May and I have a production number with a maybe July build month.

 

Mine arrives in Port Hueneme this Friday, July 3...then 4 to 7 days more until I can pick it up at the dealer. I'll be sure to post pics ASAP.

 

My dealership just sold their first JCW 6MT yesterday.

 

Does this mean that there are no manual transmissions as a 2015 model?

 

The one that sold yesterday was a 2015 JCW 6MT

 

Mine is a 2015. Should arrive this week was made on June 9th and laded on June 22nd. Should be a rare 2015 manual. I doubt I'll be able to pick it up till next week.

 

Mine is a 2015 manual. It arrives in port on Friday and at the dealer next week.

 

Antberrie. That's quick. Sometimes they take a couple of days to get released and then there is shipping and PDI (which does not take long but if there are a few...). :-)

 

OK, it sounds like June production are the only manual JCW's for 2015. That is going to be a very rare model along with other JCW's for 2015 due to the late start in production.

 

IMO they would have just made all manuals 2016. It is a pretty big financial hit for those few that get the 2015's. I bet within a year they are worth $2-3k less than a 2016. Not that I am planning on selling!

 

Gregory K - My dealership is about a 60+ minute truck drive from the VDC...so unless something like this happens (YIKES!!)..I should be good to go.


https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/vpc/vpc17.JPG

This MINI was on the lower level of a transport truck. The shipper lowered the upper deck and crushed the roof.

 

OMG! Hope the original purchaser is not still getting a "New" car!
Antberrie you are so lucky. Post some driving notes when you've been round the block...

 

They're buffing it out and it will be good as new! See, they're almost done.

 

Straight from the Mini Product Manager, there are only 19 2015 JCW manual transmissions, so yes it will be rare. As far as them being less valuable in a few years, I doubt that. The year of the car does not really effect the resale value, it is determined more by mileage and other factors.

Ordered in March and am scheduled for production in July, so hopefully will have the car in early to mid August.

 

wow 19 cars!!

 

Is that 19 in North America or 19 in the world!!!
With those numbers you know every sales guy will want to drive the car before delivery!

 

It is 19 US. He did not know how many in the world so far but it is probably not a whole lot more.

 

That is so silly they should have made them 2016's. So maybe there are 100 in the world. Pretty rare.

 

So cool! I get delivery next week on a RARE car!

First person that wants to give me $10,000 over sticker...it's yours.

 

Looks like we had our first "forum" delivery of a JCW 6MT a few days ago. You can see in picture 5 there's still the radiator in the driver-side bumper duct, so it's definitely not auto trans related.

I love the look of the shifter.

 

Sweet, I hope that guy enjoys it. I'm also twiddling my thumbs over here, scouring for any info I can find before mine arrives.

During that thread, they mentioned the break-in period. in your opinion, is it as simple as their dealer said, by keeping it below the red line, I assume until 1200 miles, or is it more involved than that?

Also RE the oil change, I take it that it's advisable to change oil for the first time after the break-in period, i.e. around 1200 miles?

Sorry if this might have been covered elsewhere, thanks for your help!

 

Also twiddling thumbs here.

Re: break-in period. Mechanical wear surfaces [rings and bearings mainly] need operation to mate their surfaces for minimum long-term wear and minimum oil consumption. As for "internet knowledge", the less technical wisdom people have on the topic, the more hysterical they react to it. From the owners perspective, there's little you can do to alter the break-in characteristics, given the engines are already run-in most of the way at the engine assembly plant. Just drive it "normally", however you define that. Theoretically, you want to expose the engine to the full breadth of desired operation during the break-in period, but given you're only in control of perhaps the final few percent of break-in after delivery, whatever you do will make little long-term impact. FYI this advice is really only relevant for current-gen modern TGDI engines almost regardless of brand. If you're building an old school SBC, it's a different topic since they're pretty much archaic.

Re: oil change. Given most of the break-in is at the assembly plant, there is no break-in oil in the engine at delivery. That said, an early 1st interval oil change is a good idea to keep the remaining break-in wear metals in low concentration. What that mileage "should" be is your discretion; I usually go for somewhere between a 1k-5k 1st interval oil change, do a Used Oil Analysis [UOA], then a slightly longer interval, UOA, and go from there.