Hey There friends,

Just wanted to say HI, Hope your all well
Take good care,

Larry

 

Some awesome Clubmans in here, because they are all int the best colour Chili Red

Can I join CRCOC please, I just bought an 08 CR/B Clubman Diesel on Monday and am picking her up this coming Monday and I cannot wait, had to get rid of my Cooper D that I had about 6 months ago and have been mini less since , until now (or Monday at least...)

I will post up pics of her when I get some taken as soon as I can.

 

Just wanted to wish all my friends a Happy Thanksgiving.

Larry

 

New to the board here. I have been a long time admirer of the Mini, and especially the Clubman in CR.

I have a 2009 e92 M3, done up with Vorsteiner carbon fibre parts, Brembos all the way around, and Eisenmann exhaust. My best friend thinks I am nuts, as I am planning to trade it in for a Chili Red JCS Clubman.

I love the M3, but in reality, it sits in my garage in the winter and truth be told, I don't like to drive it to work that often because of a history of cars being damaged in the parking lot, which means that I feel like I own a garage queen. I love the car, but with it being lowered, it is not a good car for the winter around here.

All the times that I have driven a Clubman, I have had an ear to ear grin on my face. I am going to crunch numbers on the JCW version once the Christmas break is over and hope to see my car on this board in the near future.

 

Wishing you all a Happy Holidays and a Happy and Healthy
New Year


Larry

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the Chili Reds out there! I hope all your Minis got some cool presents! My family got mine some checkerboard floor mats and dash panels! yay!

 

Not my car, but I saw this nicely configured 2011 Clubman S while on vacation in Denver last month. From what I understand, you could factory order the black bullet wheels on a Clubbie during Sept/Oct 2011 builds

 

that is stunning in all CR with the black Bullets and Xenons

 

I am waiting to take delivery of my Chili Red clubman. The dealer says its been released from the port and i should be getting the call soon.. so i have been drooling over these pictures..

I am excited to be part of this club. Will post pictures once i get my clubman.

I am seeing some nice mini cartoon signatures throughout the forum. how do i go about getting my own.

thanks

 

I became a new Chili Red Clubman S 2 weeks ago. No mods yet, just the factory stuff: manual, premium, carbon black/piano black interior. Hope/plan to tint and add stripes in the future.

Phone pics on day 2 in the garage:

 

Its always good to see new faces. Welcome to you all.Safe Miles, and watch out for thr Crazies.Larry

 

Lot's of excellent CR Clubbies. Here is my addition to the group. 09 R55 JCW.

 

i just got my 09 chili Red Clubbie JCW today...

 

Awesome! how do you like it so far? Any mods in mind?

 

no mod... yet...
what I have on list.
1.altaport / tune.
2. intercooler.
3. coilover
4. lite wheel.
5. JCW aero Kit

i think that is it.. but not too sure of the coilover. it ride comfy now... and I like it...

 

Sounds like a nice list of things to do. I've got Eibach springs and an Alta RSB coming. Then I might dive into motor related mods. Definitely an Accesport is in the future.

 

Hey Guys,

Hope you all havent lost intrest.Spring is here, time to get back on the roar. Hope you are all well.
Take good care,

Larry

 

It looks like this thread is still alive, so here's a new Chili Red to add to the collection. Purchased on 29 March.

 

welcome Minidogs2,

Hope you have many Safe and Happy Miles......

Larry

 

Minidogs2: Congrats! I am torn between the cuteness of your dogs and the beauty of the Chili Red! What a great pic.

 

Friends - I have immensely enjoyed three years (has it been that long already?) of having a Cooper S Clubman. Times have changed and children have grown, and we've decided to switch the Clubman for a new Countryman.

I can't thank the members of the Chili Red Club enough - and the rest of the Clubman fellowship - for all of the help, support and great comments over the last few years. You're really added to the ownership experience.

You can see the new ride here:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...1-post873.html

Guess I'll have to get a new signature badge...

Happy motoring!!

Ben

 

Congratulations on the new countryman. And you got an All4. Looking forward to reading about your experience. I am in the same boat as you are. 2 kids, growing FAST , got an awesome JCW clubman , but sooner or later, i think i'll have to switch.

Congrats again. The third foto looks awesome.

 

Thanks Luv_My_JCW! Your Clubby looks great, especially with those 18s on there.

It was a tougher choice than I thought. When my Clubman was new, I thought I'd never sell it. Then as time went by, you "get the itch". Also, it was my first MINI experience, and I think you learn as you go, and find that the personalization is part of the experience. I was not realistically going to do much more to the Clubman, so it was exciting to start on a fresh canvas.

Cheers!

 

Ben,
Hope all is good with you and the family. It is hard to belive its been three years. I wish you lots of luck with you new Countryman, and of course Safe mile Kilometers for you)n

Take good care,
Larry

 

My first post here as I just purchased a Chili-Red Clubman last week. My wife and I are very happy with the car so far, this is even after reading some of the horror stories that are out there on Mini's.
It's a great car and we can tell that the PO had taken very good care of it. It has 87,000 miles on her but still runs strong. Wondering if it was a members here that traded it in? We picked it up in Hooksett NH. As we live in Northern VT it was a six hour drive.
I will try to post pics later, but right now I want to go on another ride!

Gerry