Year: 2006
Make: MINI
Model: Hardtop
Price: $9500
Mileage: 90200
Color: Chili Red
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): SouthEast

This car is a blast to drive! It's in good condition not perfect but good. It has a 15% supercharger pulley, dropped with KW coilovers (thats what i was told) and this thing rides awesome, no bounce at all. No mechanical problems whatsoever. The interior is in near new condition. $9500 Shoot me a text or call 865-748-9210.

 

Looks great! More pics please. And what's "not perfect" about it? Do you have the OEM parts that were upgraded still? What other mods to get it to 220HP?

 

Never heard of the last 100 R53's being numbered

 

please post last 7 digits of VIN # and more pix. What version of KWs? when installed, etc -

 

I will post some more pics up later. The upload or is not working right from my phone at the moment. The horsepower is an estimation not exact. I'm not sure if the coil overs are 100% KW it was just told to me that they were when I bought it. I did some checking into the last of the supercharged number cars and apparently it was not well known by many people but the only way to confirm it is by the door kickplate. I talked to the mini dealer and they said the manufacture date is right for this. The guy at the dealership had never heard of this either so he reached out to his contacts overseas and confirmed it but there is still no 100% True way to know if this is one of those cars. You would have to get these kick plates out of a wrecked one or a real one they are not reproduced. There is a small spot on the back bumper where it was bumped and the trim around the windshield needs replaced. The stitching on the driver seat has come undone about 2 inches long.The windshield has a hardly noticeable crack in it also.

 

Do you have a picture of the door kickplate?

 

I have owned the car for a little over a year. The tensioner pulley has been replaced. I've only put a little over 5,000 miles miles on the car since owning it. the tires look good but are starting to cup from the camber and making the car shake a little. Before the tires it drove smooth as silk. i bought the car as is and i don't have the stock suspension or supercharger pulley. Wish I didn't have to sell it but i have to much going on to enjoy it.

 

Nice looking MINI you have there. Shouldn't be a problem selling it. If you can, post pics of the engine area with the JCW badges.

Having not heard of the "last 100" of these cars I did a little searching. There does seem to be a designation for the last 100 of the supercharged cars. There is a thread here on NAM about it.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ial-100-a.html

However, there is no mention of it for the R53. It was for the R52 cabrio models.

These cars were in black and had door sills and a grille badge. These items are unicorns now as they cannot be found anywhere.

 

Vin tells us it was built near end of production at 10-28-2006. Found this searching for when they actually stopped making the R53:


November 5, Last day to order a 2006 (R50 and R53) MINI in the US

VIN also shows the car is not a factory JCW car. It left factory as Red with white roof and white wheels. Sunroof, no LSD, leatherette seats.


Nice clean late S, especially for anyone looking for the aero kit.

 

Some engine bay pics would be great :thumbs:

As far as the comment about the aerokit, it looks like the trim has been painted for the side skirts and front bumper with an aerokit on the rear. Basically, not a full aerokit.

 

Yes, only the rear bumper is from the aero kit. The rest of the it is standard S bumper and side skirts with painted trim and arches. The previous owner probably got the last of the supercharged sills from the same car they got the wheels as the 2008 cabrios were the last supercharged MINI's.

 

Thanks for the info!

 

Yes, never heard of this. Looks like the found #12 of #100 of as a parts car ( wrecked ) R52 in 2008 real LOSC and transferred the front seats and other bits and pieces.