JCW A Sad Ending for a 1 of 1 JCW...
#1
(Updating!) A Sad Ending for a 1 of 1 JCW...
Had this one shipped 1250 miles to get it - just this past November. 2010 factory JCW r55, British Racing Green with a special order hot chocolate lounge leather interior. Had already done a fair amount of work to it. Including lots of maintenance plus charge pipes, intercooler, manic tune, etc. Was “saving” up to post pics when it was “finished”. Saw the truck bearing down on me in the rear view going 70-80 and laid on my horn to get him to look up. He didn’t even hit the brakes until he’d hit me. Slammed the clubby into the concrete barriers, pushing them back a good three feet, put me up on two wheels and dragged me along said barriers for a good 120 feet, totaling it. Huge bummer, but my son wasn’t in the car and I’m ok (pretty sore, though!). Mini held up very well considering. Certainly reinforced my belief that minis are tough!
It was my second mini (previously an r56 s with redwood interior) and I’m in no way emotionally ready to let it go, so searching for another r55 jcw. Was thinking I might try to find an n18 jcw but there aren’t any on the market. Also considering buying mine back after it is totaled and swapping all my parts AND my interior to the new clubbie!
It was my second mini (previously an r56 s with redwood interior) and I’m in no way emotionally ready to let it go, so searching for another r55 jcw. Was thinking I might try to find an n18 jcw but there aren’t any on the market. Also considering buying mine back after it is totaled and swapping all my parts AND my interior to the new clubbie!
Last edited by fast_eddy; 05-24-2019 at 11:49 AM.
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Goddamn. Def would have been worse on a bike!
and yes... do still feel fortunate, particularly that my 2 year old wasn’t in the back. Sat staring at that empty car seat for a few minutes afterwards.
I just had to post here since when many people say “it’s just a car...” they don’t quite understand. Sold my first mini because we were expecting... as soon as he was about to turn 2 and needed a front facing seat I started shopping on a limited budget. Searched for a couple months, found one in MA (I’m actually from ma but have lived in FL for years), had it shipped all the way down, and then worked on it for five months until it was *almost* “done.” Just a car to most people, but to an enthusiast it’s also countless hours of work and planning and such. Ah well... there will always be another! But this one was special for sure!
and yes... do still feel fortunate, particularly that my 2 year old wasn’t in the back. Sat staring at that empty car seat for a few minutes afterwards.
I just had to post here since when many people say “it’s just a car...” they don’t quite understand. Sold my first mini because we were expecting... as soon as he was about to turn 2 and needed a front facing seat I started shopping on a limited budget. Searched for a couple months, found one in MA (I’m actually from ma but have lived in FL for years), had it shipped all the way down, and then worked on it for five months until it was *almost* “done.” Just a car to most people, but to an enthusiast it’s also countless hours of work and planning and such. Ah well... there will always be another! But this one was special for sure!
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Glad your ok. Thats a rare color combo. Good luck on the search. I found a Spice Orange R55 JCW with JCW red pipping interior. That was rare.
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fast_eddy (04-12-2019)
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Yep , i was close to buying it then I saw my used R58 JCW and jumped on it. Yep buy it back from the insurance and then swap the seats out.
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#11
Solid. Yeah I’ll prob go that route. For the seats plus all the various parts (including a bunch from ECS!). It would just be nice to find another soon enough to know for sure I want to swap the seats (if it has a unique interior already, might not be worth it quite as much).
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ECSTuning (04-12-2019)
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I was wondering about that. Seems like more money could be made parting it out. Though the big ticket items will be the engine, turbo, trans. I’d like to sell them together with the ecu if possible as it is manic tuned... and since it is a jcw, it could be a pretty huge upgrade for someone doing a build. Still haven’t found the right replacement though so who knows how long this will take!
#15
Sad to hear that the Clubby got hit but at least nobody got killed. I am not a Bodyman but could the Clubby be repaired as long as there is no frame damage? It is hard to tell in the pictures It is cheaper for the Insurance to total it out and resell that damaged car than have it fixed. Do you know somebody that could have a look at it before you buy it back?
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Sad to hear that the Clubby got hit but at least nobody got killed. I am not a Bodyman but could the Clubby be repaired as long as there is no frame damage? It is hard to tell in the pictures It is cheaper for the Insurance to total it out and resell that damaged car than have it fixed. Do you know somebody that could have a look at it before you buy it back?
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Evlkarl (05-24-2019)
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Rebuilding (sort of)
Thank you guys for the condolences. Just updating... in all of my stubbornness I decided to buy back my jcw clubbie, take the interior and my mods, and reinstall them into another 2010 jcw clubman I had shipped all the way from California (to FL)! I’ll be updating with some progress as I go. Here are some pics of the new one as well as the beginning of the swap.
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Progress
Making more progress. Had already stripped the interior out of the old clubbie
and got most of it installed in the new one. Swapped the rooster red dash trim for carbon black, and while I was at it, swapped in a set of black climate controls from the facelift models. Also painted the radio to match though I left the nav dvd slot for now. Swapping in brown outer door cards and the hot chocolate seats.
Got the ecu back from Way, so the manic tune is in, as is the intercooler and Alta boost tube. Did a carbon cleaning, afe dry panel filter, colder plugs, coils, noisemaker delete, ebc redstuff pads, and ecs wheel spacers. Redline mtl, nvm torque arm insert, and turbo heat shield to come. Should be done by tomorrow am and be in top form! A couple bonuses I didn’t realize when I bought it too... brand new turbo with only 10k miles on it (factory installed), and it has the hypersport body kit, which looks great in black. “After” pics to follow soon!
and got most of it installed in the new one. Swapped the rooster red dash trim for carbon black, and while I was at it, swapped in a set of black climate controls from the facelift models. Also painted the radio to match though I left the nav dvd slot for now. Swapping in brown outer door cards and the hot chocolate seats.
Got the ecu back from Way, so the manic tune is in, as is the intercooler and Alta boost tube. Did a carbon cleaning, afe dry panel filter, colder plugs, coils, noisemaker delete, ebc redstuff pads, and ecs wheel spacers. Redline mtl, nvm torque arm insert, and turbo heat shield to come. Should be done by tomorrow am and be in top form! A couple bonuses I didn’t realize when I bought it too... brand new turbo with only 10k miles on it (factory installed), and it has the hypersport body kit, which looks great in black. “After” pics to follow soon!
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