Year: 2006
Make: MINI
Model: Hardtop
Price: $1
Mileage: 100
Color: red
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): Midwestern

Glad to see lots of activity on this thread, starting to see some really good finds. And of course Oldboy with all the cool tidbits he includes on his posts, great stuff, keeps it interesting. Almost makes me wish I was still looking lol.

 

Modded GP2

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/la...271702825.html

 

https://www.steelchariot.com/vehicle...ca-id-30985231

WC50 with a GP2 diffuser.

 

https://www.cars925.com/vehicle-deta...197c1ee2a8dea8

 

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto...272314135.html

how much you guys think this is worth?
has a brand new door already painted still in box.

 

Well, is the title clean, does the Carfax show an ‘accident’, etc, etc? Clean title, clean Carfax, easy ‘repair’- $6,500

 

2006 Factory JCW, Chili Red/White, R98 web spokes, 104K miles, recently repainted, large scrape down left side. Best offer
WMWRE33546TL19813

Seems like that has good potential if you can get it at a reasonable price. Any reason why whole car was recently repainted? Didn't see where the ad said he had a brand new door included... That certainly helps.

 

Yep, seems like all the good deals are always in Cali. where lots of the high dollar gen1 MINIs are. LA and SF had the biggest sales back in the day when i talked to MINI corp in 2005, 2006 at MTTS.

Chi town and NYC metro where right behind, next to FL.

Hope someone picks up that SF r53 here.

 

I remember the park land style, it had a center piece that kind was like a CF design dash in the center, Cool edition.

 

I have been messaging the seller. $1500 for the car. And he said he has new battery that he will install and a painted door still in box

 

 

Sounds like a great daily ... all bolt on parts as long as proper color match on Previous repaint

Plenty of red parts avail in area



 

05 S Aero 82k miles $6700
https://bend.craigslist.org/cto/d/be...272574946.html

05 S 55k miles $7200
Pepper white but says yellow?
https://boise.craigslist.org/cto/d/e...273710256.html

 

Hey Jonny, you posted the pepper white one twice... Aero link is missing... But very nice white one for sure!

 

Fixed.

 

03 S JCW? 27k miles $21,999
https://www.lothopper.com/Details?VI...rstoryDeeplink

 

Wow, that is super low mileage for a 2003!

$1,000 cheaper on the dealers site:

https://www.billcollinsford.net/used...8156e488ba.htm

Still quite pricey, but people seem to love the low mileage examples and pay the big bucks.

From the Lot Hopper site:



I love that option!!!


Think they quoted weight for an R50 there?

 

Speaking of weight,
I need to get around to taking my car to a scale and see where it sits, been meaning to do that for a while but keep forgetting.

April 2006 Road & Track mag tested one exact same spec as mine, 2006 JCW slicktop, and listed the curb weight as 2,620 lbs.

 

Yeah, wonder what that would fetch on BAT (doubt it would get that asking price) weird they don’t advertise it as a JCW, and no engine bay pics, but I think the badges are there.

 

To each their own... For minimum of 15 year old car (R53/50).. regardless of miles... It's not like your are going to avoid the age-related issues like shocks, seals, rubber suspension components etc in a 'low mile' example. And need to do work on it if you are going to drive it...or park it with the dream of ROI.

I've been seeing original-motor Gen 1 and Gen 2 (N18) cars going well over 200,000 miles when taken care of... and still running strong.... and without major stuff like valve jobs. Sure they need timing chains changed out at an predictable interval... but heck... what do cars with timing BELTS need for intervals. Original top/bottom ends going 200k + miles... good in my book... means that at 100K miles, a well taken care of R53/56 could be viewed as half it's life in terms of motors.

I'm as concered with TIME/AGE as I am with miles....

A 30k mile car that has been driven on rough country roads will have more 'rattles' and loose panels than a 150K mile example driven on smooth roads.
I've looked at a lot of Minis to buy... many of the low mile (sub 50k) had worn out motor mounts, suspension bushings, shocks etc... the same as well driven 100k-mile examples.

Its all about the INDIVIDUAL car and its circumstances/histor/owner(s) ....

I think the Best MINI-Brand "Good Deals on CL" , which is the topic of this thread.... these days, have north of 100K miles on them.

Ponderings



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I share your viewpoint mountainhorse with regard to age-related wear and you make a very good point.

My intentions are to drive this R53 until the wheels fall off --- I drove a 1986 Saab from 1991-2018 and I tend to be a longterm owner, so see no problems with keeping the R53 on the road. My only concern is the techno computer related stuff but the mechanicals don't scare me at all.

I'd much rather buy a well-maintained high mileage car rather than a low mileage trailer queen that has just sat around unused, bonus points when bought from an enthusiast who has already complete the prerequisite restomods...

...in my case I bought mine in April of 2018 at 99k and the previous owner had already done much of that stuff to it so I had no worries, right now sitting at 142k and soon enough I expect to see 200k!



One of the best things in my book about the JCW that Jonny found is the location of the car, it would be such a fun ride getting there to pick it up and drive it home!

Punched the addy in my Calimoto app and yes yes yes,
thems the kinda roads I like going!

 

Seat wear as shown in the 27k car.

I mean my seats are worn yes,
but at nearly 120k more miles than that Kentucky JCW they still look pretty good!

 

I have long ago learned to levitate when entering and exiting every car I own. As though no one ever sat in the car It’s just a habit I don’t even have to think about anymore.

 

From finding photos of it elsewhere, it does appear to have a JCW kit (the 200hp kit rather than the 210hp kit)

 

Mini Cooper S Convertible 2006
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto...274734321.html