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Old Jun 9, 2017 | 05:51 AM
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Nice find, those badges have been NLA for a while.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2017 | 06:17 AM
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Hey all! I'm a Motoring Advisor at Baron MINI in Kansas and until now, my manager had the bulldog badge sitting in his desk waiting for the right person to give to, and he bestowed it upon me recently. I have an '06 R53 with 162,000 miles on it, and while it wasn't the last of the supercharged to be made, I like to think that in a way, it's the last of the supercharged that are around anymore. Nice to be part of a little niche club.
Congrats! That badge is a rare piece of motoring history. You must have sold 10 JCWs in one month to earn that badge.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2017 | 06:39 AM
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Those badges I believe only lasted about 2 years after the model and then they NLA them.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2017 | 09:56 PM
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Anyone selling one of these 'Last of the Supercharged' with the sidewalk and JCW packages? Preferably in Canada?
 
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Old Jul 31, 2017 | 05:31 PM
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Just bought mine! 61,000 miles..
 
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Old Jul 31, 2017 | 06:35 PM
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Good find!!!
 
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Old Jul 31, 2017 | 09:25 PM
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Just bought mine! 61,000 miles..
Awesome! Welcome to the club. What production number is it?
 
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Old Aug 1, 2017 | 08:51 AM
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Cool. Mine's #56. Our R52s likely left the assembly line on the same day.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2017 | 08:59 AM
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Did you see the recent R&T article on the Gen1 MINI? The author had some pretty good things to say and now you have one of last of what many are now saying was the best platform for the modern MINI.

A sway bar and about 30 more HP will make your car just that much better.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2017 | 12:38 PM
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buying a 17% pulley, and shorty header pipe this week. (Please interject of you have better suggestions) I put a milltek exhaust on it already. And possibly a tune after a bigger top mount.
 
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buying a 17% pulley, and shorty header pipe this week. (Please interject of you have better suggestions) I put a milltek exhaust on it already. And possibly a tune after a bigger top mount.
In lieu of increasing the boost that also increases the heat, I put a different cam that with the bigger injectors gave me more HP/torque. I thought about a shorty header but the JCW already has a decent exhaust and with my hearing already not the best, left the OEM header in place.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2017 | 09:58 PM
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Hello. I am selling my Last of Supercharged 2008 JCW Sidewalk Edition #66 of 100 in near mint condition with 42K miles on it.

Please text or call me for more info. 941-276-1154. Asking $16,000 OBO




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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 05:23 AM
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We need a LOTS-R53 Class and badges too.
 
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Stripes Color for LoftSC
I been looking for a set of stripes but so far there's only white or black and I'm pretty sure the ones in my car are silver. Do anyone knows where to get them or have any tried white or black on your car?
 
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Old Aug 28, 2017 | 10:21 PM
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Hello. I am selling my Last of Supercharged 2008 JCW Sidewalk Edition #66 of 100 in near mint condition with 42K miles on it.

Please text or call me for more info. 941-276-1154. Asking $16,000 OBO




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$16k - is that not a pretty insane price?

Any more details / photos / Carfax report?
 
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What were the original equipment tyres on these?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 10:25 AM
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What were the original equipment tyres on these?
Pirelli run-flats I believe
 
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 10:27 AM
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Pirelli run-flats I believe
P Zero?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 10:40 AM
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Not sure - whatever they were they were rubbish and most people changed them out as soon as they could
 
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Pirelli run-flats P zero or the Dunlops.
 
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Pirelli run-flats P zero or the Dunlops.
Thanks. That's what I thought I remembered.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2017 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by benbalo
I been looking for a set of stripes but so far there's only white or black and I'm pretty sure the ones in my car are silver. Do anyone knows where to get them or have any tried white or black on your car?
Mine are silver - and original. I can snap a pic if you like?
 
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Thanks. That's what I thought I remembered.
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 09:59 AM
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Thanks for replying! I'm having a really hard time to remove the original ones. I think once I'm done I'm not going to replace them.

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Mine are silver - and original. I can snap a pic if you like?
 
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