Well I said a fond farewell to my lightning blue Clubby there, it was an excellent car and I hope the next owner has just as much fun in it as I had.

Here we have my 5 month old Cooper Hampton :D







Once again I want to say a massive thanks to all at David Prentice Portadown, another cracker




Myself and Mark, the sales manager


Myself and Ryan

 

The wheels are stunning


Leona thought so too


Outnumbered! the little git is in the car



Got new rubber mats in the deal but I'm using the pair i had for the time being. Cooper S pedals also fitted.

 

ok folks, what are the thoughts on this?


Oh no the JCW and Hampton Scuttles have all fallen apart

Before

After


Fitted back on! I like em :D

 

windows have been tinted

 

I also got rid of the annoying fried egg look up front

Before


The offending bulbs!

50/50


After

 

Next weekend I will commence my journey towards MINI United 2012 :D

This time next sunday I shall be in the middle of the Irish Sea on the ferry from Dublin to Holyhead in Wales.

 

Nice Hampton you've got! Any more planned mods?

 

I would like to get it lowered and possibly JCW Aero Kit :D I think that would do it ok!

 

Now you need to also change you signature

 

oh yea! I never thought about that

 

How is it going from an S to a straight Cooper?

That Reef Blue and the Hampton interior are the best!

You are the Mod-Man!

 

Oh, wait, I think I remember that you had a Cooper with a a JCW grill before, not an S...

 

Yea my last Clubman was a cooper as well! I have to say I would love an S next time, the cooper does my job perfectly. Im currently in Dijon, France on my way down to MINI United and its behaved perfectly!

 

Sounds like a dream trip, especially in a new car!

 

Ok so I went on a little road trip :p

Getting onto Euro Tunnel


At the old Reims Gueux Circuit



This was down past Grenoble up in the mountains



The views were amazing!




Along Route Napoloen on the way to Castellane




So about 1 week before we left I had a message from Gerard from the Mini Club of Ireland, he asked if I wanted to put my car at their club tent, why not :D


I also met Paddy Hopkirk and Rauno Aaltonen


Back up through France via Millau


And Paris


Then a MINI factory tour in Oxford - my 7th tour

 

Love the pics and the story

 

Chrome mirror caps and jcw scuttles added!

Will be getting lowered on Cobra springs and also a JCW Cooper S grille fitted soon!

 

JCW grille fitted with modded lower surround.





I will need to get a different 50 badge or adapt the one I currently have!

 

That's a beautiful car and what an amazing trip it took you on!

 

Thank you

heres the OBD stats for the MINI United trip

 

I like the subtle mod changes. The Euro Hampton edition has subtle differences than the US version. I did a couple of mods myself for our 50th that I thought should have came factory. I switch to a JCW steering wheel with the red stitching to match 50th interior.

 

Nice photos and travel story. I enjoy seeing the JCW grill juxtaposed to the chrome Cooper grill. I'm still not sure which I like better, but yours make a clear comparison as a before and after. The Hampton is the best looking MINI ever, methinks.

 

Great thread. I'm a transplant from Norn' Iron' too btw. My brother still lives in Belfast and has about 3 minis in the fold. Keep the pictures coming.

 

Which bulbs did you use to get rid of the "yolk"? And does the car recognize these bulbs as being fine or do you need to reset something?

 

Oh I would love a JCW wheel myself, tempting!!! I will go have a look and see if you have a thread up!

Thank you very much, I do love it. A nice graduation present for myself I think. I prefer the JCW grille myself over the chrome one

Ahhh sweet a fellow Ulsterman!! :D

I just used the cheap ones off eBay, they dont throw any warnings up. Chrome offset pin from memory. They were only about £3.