R52 Last of the Supercharged Official 100
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Yes, thats pretty cool.
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#179
My wife's 05 MCS may have given up the ghost today (got home too late to check it out). It conked out while she was driving home. Starter sounds like it's making noise like it's trying to work, but the engine doesn't turn over. I don't usually jump to the worst, but I'm concerned that the engine locked up. In anticipation, I was looking around for a replacement Mini. Located an '08 JCW Sidewalk R52 w/Aero package with a build date of 07/05/08, Astro Black Metallic with Black Panther English Leather. Car was originally sold in MD. Price seems reasonable for 99K miles, but the carfax shows some suspect behavior. 5 owners, some of them only a few months, lots of visits to a dealer with various parts replaced. Like someone has been hunting a problem for several years. I suspect this is could be one of the last 100. To be honest I had never even heard of this until I just went looking for "sidewalk" edition. Seems like a pretty cool rare car.....also worried about buying someone's headache. Guess I'm just looking at a gut check here how special these cars really are.
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#181
Yeah I wasn't looking at it as a get rich scheme or as a long term investment really....just curious if the risk of it being a lemon of some sort was balanced enough by the relative "rareness" of it. Pricewise, I would be considering it like any other JCW/S car. Ultimately this will be a daily driver for the wife. Thanks for the reply!
#182
It also has a unique illuminated sill plate with your car's number on it indicating it's car X of the last 100 for both doors. It also has black panther leather sidewalk edition seats which are pretty sweet IMHO.
May not be worth much more but it is still a pretty unique vehicle.
Plus if you must have a convertible, like I do, the GT is no good.
May not be worth much more but it is still a pretty unique vehicle.
Plus if you must have a convertible, like I do, the GT is no good.
#183
#36 of 100 - Officially mine
Finally ready for use, took a while to get my title from California but she is officially ready.
Replaced struts and mounts (and tie rod end I messed up in the process)
Ready for many days of fun in the future!
Replaced struts and mounts (and tie rod end I messed up in the process)
Ready for many days of fun in the future!
Last edited by rauls4; 04-07-2018 at 03:36 PM. Reason: added image
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Nice fine. These things are so rare and I really like when someone added the factory aero kit.
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Does anyone know the actual chassis/vin numbers of "last of the supercharged" I have an 08 with a later in the year production date, its a sidewalk edition, but sparkling silver metalic color with malt brown interior. Wondering if I'm #101...
Last edited by SidewalkRunner; 04-25-2018 at 10:39 AM. Reason: change actual color
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I found this:
http://www.motoringfile.com/2008/08/...oduction-line/
Last one is a white silver. Article was posted 8-7-2008. If that's the real picture, looks like an base automatic (no auto climate and no 3 pedals).
http://libraryofmotoring.info/facts/chronology/ confirms 8-7-2008 was when last one rolled off the line.
http://www.motoringfile.com/2008/08/...oduction-line/
Last one is a white silver. Article was posted 8-7-2008. If that's the real picture, looks like an base automatic (no auto climate and no 3 pedals).
http://libraryofmotoring.info/facts/chronology/ confirms 8-7-2008 was when last one rolled off the line.
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The pics in the article look like generic pics because they're of a non-supercharged car.
I think there's some confusion between the Last of the Supercharged limited edition and one of the last supercharged R52's built. The LOTS edition were Astro Black, Black Panther English Leather,JCW, Sidewalk package, black top, black wheels, with special badging and limited to 100 cars, not necessarily the last 100 supercharged cars built.
edit: From the post above I see I took too long to reply
edit: From the post above I see I took too long to reply
Last edited by RB-MINI; 04-25-2018 at 12:01 PM.
#193
I recently got a 2008 JCW Sidewalk and have discovered that the previous owners replaced the sill plates. I figure it's a long shot but I'm not sure if there's any other way to find what number out of 100 my car is. Any help would be appreciated!
Last edited by saxghost77; 12-27-2018 at 09:46 AM. Reason: Clarification
#194
Congrats! Might be able to find the original dealer and find out.
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I removed a set of stripes this week. Not a LotSC, but similar cracks. It took 3 hours, a heat gun, a helper, and a lot of patience. Little pieces at a time.
if you pull them, expect to have paint fade. Personally if it were my car, I’d invest the time to remove and then replace with a better quality vinyl. These stripes were not done at the factory, and aren’t the same quality as OEM.
if you pull them, expect to have paint fade. Personally if it were my car, I’d invest the time to remove and then replace with a better quality vinyl. These stripes were not done at the factory, and aren’t the same quality as OEM.
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I polled a set of stripes this week. Not a LotSC, but similar cracks. It took 3 hours, a heat gun, a helper, and a lot of patience. Little pieces at a time.
if you pull them, expect to have paint fade. Personally if it were my car, I’d invest the time to remove and then replace with a better quality vinyl. These stripes were not done at the factory, and aren’t the same quality as OEM.
if you pull them, expect to have paint fade. Personally if it were my car, I’d invest the time to remove and then replace with a better quality vinyl. These stripes were not done at the factory, and aren’t the same quality as OEM.
#200
I know this thread is old, but is there a registry of the LOTSC Minis?
Ran across one, but the sill plate doesn't have the numbers on it. It is the LOTSC sill plate, just doesn't have numbers.
The last 7 of the VIN are TU81557.
I know that #66 is TU81590, and I don't believe that the VINS were sequential.
Ran across one, but the sill plate doesn't have the numbers on it. It is the LOTSC sill plate, just doesn't have numbers.
The last 7 of the VIN are TU81557.
I know that #66 is TU81590, and I don't believe that the VINS were sequential.