Hello all I just picked up my new 2013 clubman s 6sp. Love it. Can't wait to start customizing

 

Nice! Have fun! I just added a fat rear sway bar to mine... So much fun with a little throttle lift oversteer on off ramps.

 

awesome, post a picture or two. have fun with the mods!

 

I will post soon. Just tinted it all out today.

 

 

Oh man, my favorite Mini-it wouldn't work for me in everyday life, but I love that low, long, chopped look. And the rear "hearse" doors are just too cool for school. it's just fantastic how the gas struts "pop" the doors open wide.

I thought long and hard about ordering a Clubbie instead of getting a Hardtop off the lot...

And most importantly, you got the right tranny to get the most fun out of a Mini (there is no feeling like a perfect heel/toe down shift, at speed, just before you enter a turn or corner....priceless)

As another poster said, a fat rear ASB is an absolute must. I am getting mine installed on the R56 today, in fact. Also a front strut brace/bar is an inexpensive and very easy upgrade to get that front end to turn in even quicker

Congratulations, you have a fantastic ride there!

 

Thanks. It has the jcw exterior package on it.

 

Welcome. Sounds nice. Lets see some pictures.

 

UNLESS you live in the city and drive in traffic everyday.

 

That was a big deal. Drove both but really no comparison for me. Had to go with stick. So easy to drive also. And hill assist haha nice.

 

 

good call. I have driven manuals all my life and this is the first with hill assist. That's a cool feature, especially folks who are new to manuals as that is the greatest fear of someone new to it..

 

Just blacked out the grille qnd light bezels

 

I have the stick and JCW interior and exterior package also. Love the look and I also installed the short shift kit. After break-in, change out the gearbox with a good synthetic gear oil. Congrats and we want pictures.

 

 

Very nice!

 

Thx. I'm loving it so far

 

I will say, VW does hill control better than MINI. VW's will hold until gas is applied. My Clubman rolls after two seconds - sometimes it's fun to scare the kids... other times, not so much.

Congrats, OP!

 

Still hill control is nice. I never had that before. Now I can drink coffee and shift on a hill. Haha

 

I personally prefer the MINI hill assist to the VW hill control for the obvious reason. I like the idea of the assist rather than control.

 

Same here