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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 03:44 PM
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First year ofMini Turbo

When was he first year Mini's came with a Turbocharger in the Cooper S?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 04:17 PM
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2007 model year.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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07 for the hardtop and 08 for the convertible
 
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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I believe it was the 2009 model year for convertibles.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jcauseyfd
I believe it was the 2009 model year for convertibles.
You could be right on that one.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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07 HT and 09 Verts
 
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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So if someone said they just bought an 04' "S", it would it be Supercharged, correct?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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Yes, a 2004 S would be supercharged.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 02:52 AM
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So if someone said they just bought an 04' "S", it would it be Supercharged, correct?
04 - 06 is also known as the facelift version and they are considered a lot more reliable than the prefacelift. There were quite a few changes.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 03:19 AM
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Where is the "troll" smiley?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 03:42 AM
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Where is the "troll" smiley?
Why? Many people ask questions like this.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by daflake
04 - 06 is also known as the facelift version and they are considered a lot more reliable than the prefacelift. There were quite a few changes.
Actually 2005+ was facelifts....
but the 2004's were the best of the prefacelift cars, but did not get the coated sc, gearbox ratio change, hp increase, etc....
 
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 06:08 AM
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Where is the "troll" smiley?
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Enough smiles for ya?! Daflake is certainly no troll...heck he has done more pullies on gen1 cars than some mini shops.....
just like me, he is opinionated on a few subjects....like er....oil!!
 
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ZippyNH
Actually 2005+ was facelifts....
but the 2004's were the best of the prefacelift cars, but did not get the coated sc, gearbox ratio change, hp increase, etc....
Doh, you are correct, too early of a post.

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Enough smiles for ya?! Daflake is certainly no troll...heck he has done more pullies on gen1 cars than some mini shops.....
just like me, he is opinionated on a few subjects....like er....oil!!
Me opinionated? Never!!!!
 
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