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Year: 2006 Make: MINI Model: Hardtop Price: $7500 Mileage: 102000 Color: Chili Red Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing Location (Region): NorthEast
SOLD
Here’s your chance to get a fully developed track-day/autocross car. (Read about it here on SpecR53.com/blog going back 8 years.)
2006 MINI Cooper S (R53), Chili red with white slick-top (no sunroof), 6 speed manual transmission with factory limited slip differential, modified for autocross/track.
Has no AC, rear seats, or carpet. Louder than stock but not unpleasant — does not drone. Custom interior including black cloth Corbeau A4 heated seats with sub-slots; welded roll-hoop; and CravenSpeed adjustable short shifter, handbrake handle, and Gemini Scissor Phone Mount. Height-adjustable Bilstein coil-over suspension with Alta 22mm rear adjustable sway-bar and SPC front adjustable camber plates. Corner balanced and cross-weighted. Car is fast, fun, and very well balanced. With the rear swaybar in the middle setting, there is just a hint of lift-off throttle oversteer.
Not completely without creature comforts: Features ABS, traction control (ASC), on-board computer, fog lights (front and rear), AM/FM/SiriusXM six speaker stereo with single slot CD, after-market bluetooth adapter, and aux audio input jack. (I put a stock steering wheel and airbag back in, but if you want a Sparco wheel with NRG hub and quick release, I can throw those in instead.)
Currently has 102K miles (will go up). I’m the second owner since about 50K miles, no accidents. CarFax available (CarFax incorrectly reports 122K miles, not sure how to get that corrected). Maintenance is current and includes records back to 2011 including periodic oil analysis reports. Supercharger oil changed and water pump replaced in 2019. Brake fluid flush and coolant flush annually in prep for track season. Has all of the paint chips you would expect after 8 years of heavy track use. Clear-coat failed on roof and back hatch. Hatch was re-sprayed. Roof was covered in peelable flat white paint. Front windshield was replaced a couple of years ago due to excessive pitting.
Price: Over $15K invested, asking $7,500 (firm) for everything including extras listed below. ($6,500 without extras.) Please no low-ball offers. Located in Mt. Airy, MD.
Corbeau A4 heated cloth seats with sub-slots (new in November 2019) [See note below]
Sneed4Speed welded roll-hoop
Rennline pedals
Rear seat delete
CravenSpeed adjustable short shifter and **** with shift-well cover
Autometer Ultra Lite Vacuum/Boost and Oil Pressure gauges
Euro parcel shelf
Cubby glovebox organizer
Aux port with Bluetooth adapter
CravenSpeed Gemini Scissor Phone Mount
Anchor points for 6-point harnesses
RaceQuip 6 point harnesses, new, valid until June 2021
Custom aluminum floor mats
Note: Seat and side airbags have been removed.
Wheels (two sets) & Tires
MINI S-lite 17 inch wheels with Continental DWS all-season performance tires (new October 2019)
Sparco Assetto Gara Wheels, bronze color, 17 x 7.5 inches, ET 38 (shown in the photo at the track at the top of the post) with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Tires with 50% tread, size 215/45ZR17
H&R Wheel Studs with Turner Motorsport black zinc coated nuts
Aero
MINI GP2 underbody panels
Alpha C Spoiler Extension
Sharkfin Antenna
Extras
New clutch and flywheel
Semi-solid upper/lower motor mounts
NRG steering wheel adapter hub and modified MINI clock-spring for Sparco or Momo style steering wheel
New brake pads front and rear
New Wilwood front rotors
Stock airbox with K&N filter
Rubber floor mats
Boxes of misc. bits, bolts, and trim I’ve collected over the years
Race Seats: If you want new Sparco EVO 2020 seats with Sparco bases, mounts and sliders, I can substitute all that for the Corbeau Seats for an extra $500. Just need to know what size seats you want. EVO seats are, however, wide at the shoulders and will rub on the door panels.
Last edited by gnhovis; Mar 25, 2020 at 11:09 AM.
Reason: Fixed photo upload
What was it like wiring the heated seats? I'm curious
Pretty easy. I removed the factory switches and drilled out the holes a little bit. Corbeau has a two position switch (hi/low) and only needs switched power and ground. I grabbed it from the leads to the factory switch.
The nice thing about these heaters is that they can be fitted in just about any seat. You just have to be able to remove the cover.
Pretty easy. I removed the factory switches and drilled out the holes a little bit. Corbeau has a two position switch (hi/low) and only needs switched power and ground. I grabbed it from the leads to the factory switch.
The nice thing about these heaters is that they can be fitted in just about any seat. You just have to be able to remove the cover.
that's awesome! I had no idea that corbeau even had a heated seat! I'm so used to these aftermarket manufacturers not leaving it as an option.
