I'm with ya on this one. I also hate having to explain to the wife why the other JCW bits are a must have! She just doesn't get it .

 

A JCW is one of the few "modded" cars I wouldn't worry about too much as long as the car seems to be in good shape. It still has it's warranty right! Plus, if it has its warranty, you know that it was installed by an authorized dealer so you shouldn't have to worry too much about if it was installed properly. I think buying a used JCW only gives you the same concerns as you would have if you were buying any used MINI

 

Took delivery of mine today. :smile: :smile:

 

I "hate" to say it, but CONGRATS! Tee hee! (I really do wish you all the best, though, dmeyer!)


Clover

 

Congrats... the breakin is the longest mile(s) you will drive

 

Tonight at 1213 miles I saw and heard what 6800rpm was like!!! OH YEAH BABY!! WHAT A SOUND!!!!! The supercharger whine and the chirp from 1st to 2nd, what a f---ing car!!!! OUTSTANDING!!!!!

NOW LET'S REALLY MOTOR!!!

JCW RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW, I really hate my JCW......yeah right.....only when I can't drive it.

 

I have a real dumb question as a new mini owner...are you supposed to be able to hear the tranny click from 1st into 2nd during a shift? When I have the windows down I can hear the gearbox working...

 

I hear it every time...

 

Remember what the manual says... after break in, it should be a gradula increase to normal..... awww screw the manual... floor the puppy! @ just over 1200 a Trans Am that was harrassing us heard "Say Hallo To My Little Friends" as we pulled dusted him!

 

What is "LSD?"

 

Limited Slip Differential

 

Got one used it love it but i still hate that "JCW" Going to JCW HQ in a couple of weeks leave for England tomorrow. I'll have to use my cousins JCW while im there.... .
She let me drive it last year 6 weeks 3000 miles :smile: :smile:

 

I just moved to the UK from Connecticut and got word that my JCW landed on the dock today. As soon as I get my hands on my baby I am driving down to JCW in West Sussex. Anyone want to join me, its just about an hour south of where I live and Oxford where the factiry is, is just about 40 minutes from where I live. How about a caravan?

 

Hallucinogenic Drug.... or Limited Slip Dif, depends how the 1960's and 70's were for you

 

I LOVE the whine of the SC, the acceleration upon downshift at 70-75 mph, the endless "pull," the bottomless accelerator...

At 1251 miles I ran pretty hard down 94 just north of Chicago with a guy in a 328. We ran in and out of traffic for about 20 miles, about 25 mph faster than traffic, trading lead spots back and forth. We happened to get off at the same exit and ended up talking for 3 minutes waiting for the light to change - he told me had just moved out of a MCS because he needed a bigger car and that his only real regret was that he had not done the JCW on the Mini.

As an FYI, he said that as I passed him going about 95 he could hear the SC just screaming and knew right away something was different about this car....

Back on topic -- I HATE the fact that I have a confirmed intermittently sticking SC bypass valve and with 2000 miles on the car it sits at the dealers, waiting for a new bypass valve which is on double layered "backorder" (England AND Germany).

If any of you have had bypass replacement I'd be interested in how long you waited for the part to come in.

 

What are the symptoms?

 

I hate the fact that I put in a JCW kit and eight hours later was rear-ended by a H1. The car has been in the shop for 4 weeks. That's what I hate. Was fun while it lasted.

 

Detroit Tuned carries the modded one

 

Now that is really hateful sorry to hear of your bad luck

 

UK jcw owner,i hate having to wash it,dont the bugs know how fast im going

05 jcw+strutbrace+suspension+brakes

 

Seriously... we drove from Houston, TX to Orlando, Fl and must have killed thousands! And not small ones....at 90 MPH they sound like rocks hitting the Windshield!

 

What bugs? Been to the UK a couple times, and never saw a bug. Well maybe a couple moths one night, but really, no window screens or anything. Maybe I just missed bug season.

 

True we dont get them quite as big, or as many,they still seem to eat a lot though

 

I hate the fact that this thread is pushing me to bust my budget to get the JCW installed .

 

WooHooo, you are going to hate it!!!