When I purchased in 2008, the JCW was in Chili Red, and for me, that's a deal breaker, ladies!

So, I'm building one in the Configurator now and notice:
- Lightning blue is back (I thought they retired it after '08)
- You can't get cloth seats in the JCW
- $500 for the Sport Suspension. I thought the JCW was the sport model.
- They offer rear parking distance control now. I think the MINI is the easiest car I've ever driven to know where the rear bumper is, since it's pretty much right out the rear window

Any way, I optioned it out the same basic way I optioned my MCS, and it came out to $32K. That's still too rich for my blood.

 

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Do I regret?

Every day... Every day...

That being said, my budget bought what I have: a '12 MCS and I have more fun than I can describe!
Perhaps in a few decades, when Summons has been paid off, and I get a raise... Hmmm... I think I'll be in my MCS for a while yet!
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Yup. I regret it everytime I see one or go to the dealer. I wish I had one.

 

i didn't catch what about the mcs you preferred over the jcw -

for those of you guys who went with the mcs, why not a used jcw? that's the question i'm looking at now, but i think the beefed up motor internals is what edges me to a used jcw

 

I had a Justa, and then I bought a MCS now and then my next car will be a JCW. I want to try them all out to see which one I like the best. So far obviously my MCS!

 

Yes.

 

Just think of it like this,
Subaru WRX<STI
Mitsubishi Ralliart <Evo
Mini MCS< JCW

At the end of the day getting a MCS to a JCW level is going to cost a lot of $$$ (turbo upgrade $1700-$2300). Put that money in a JCW! I have a mini MCS and I LOVE it! I choose not to mod it ( to an extent ) because it just going to be so much money! But you can bet that my next car will be a JCW. Ohh and btw I'd much rather have a JCW then a 128i any day of the week!

 

One more thing! And with the rumors of a 2.0L in 2015 I think I will wait and SAVE big time!

Imagine the possibilities!

 

I dont regret it at all. Firstly from a pure aesthetic point of view, I dont care for the JCW front and rear bumpers...prefer the standard MCS ones. Secondly, I have a "fast" car already...the Cooper is meant to be my sensible commuting car so I already pushed it by getting an S

 

Hey if they come out with a 2.0 JCW in 15' I will definitely wait off since my MCS is still pretty brand new(which I still love dearly).

 

links to the 2.0 info?

 

I read it in the MC2 magazine. Issue 38 I believe.

 

I think it had to do with it really didn't feel all that more powerful or more agile than the MCS. While tuning wise, the JCW base already has the stuff ready so you don't have to upgrade those parts when you ramp up power; they both felt about the same -- at least not significant enough to justify the cost difference at the time. Total cost wasn't part of the equation, just the difference in price for (what I considered) the minimal performance difference.

I'll be back to test out this next generation of JCW coming out and see if my opinion changes. I'm sorta hoping that it does because I really want to get my wife a new Cooper and she's like me -- likes power and handling.

 

Nope. Actually, I think I would have been fine with a Justa instead of the MCS and would have preferred the smoother ride of a Justa on 15" wheels and non runflats.