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Old Mar 7, 2017 | 10:49 AM
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MC40 Weight?

Has anyone weighed their MC40? If The magazine reviews give weight figures but they seem like to match the standard Cooper S weight. Obviously the sunroof delete takes away a lot of weight. The lack of seat heaters, and cruise control etc may not take away a lot but something.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2017 | 03:45 PM
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The decals and the magnetic badges probably add a massive amount of weight!!
 
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Old Mar 8, 2017 | 11:01 AM
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Old Mar 8, 2017 | 11:30 AM
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I have and its explained in my post why I'm looking for an owner who has personally weighed theirs. As I said, manufacturer listed weights often do not necessarily apply to got a given set of features, eg. sunroof delete. Even cruise control equipment weighs a few pounds. Also there are government standards for how manufacturers are to measure weight such with or without fluids or how much gas in the tank. I think Europe even lists weights plus a 75 kilos lbs or something like that for the driver. Then, there are differences in features (and weights) between the same model of car depending on the market. I could be wrong in the details but car weight is not as straightfoward as looking up the manufacturer's brochure. Here's the wiki article on "curb weight" for a little flavor of the subject. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_weight

So, I asked who has put their MC40 on a scale.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2017 | 11:31 AM
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The decals and the magnetic badges probably add a massive amount of weight!!
The weight is not too bad but the aerodynamic drag is the killer.
 
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