^^^ That is a sweet angle, These mini's are some of the best looking cars from underneath, nice shot!

 

Thanks! I was very pleased with the factory heat shield that runs along the underneath side above the entire exhaust system.

 

scott48: Great shots my man! Looks good and I like the scoop!

 

thanks, and sounds good haulin thru the canyon there!!

 

Hey Scott48!
I thought I recognize those hills in your pics. I live in El Dorado Hills on the other side of Folsom Lake and drive (as well as ride) out in that area on a regular basis. Your car looks great! I'm ready to drop mine just a bit, but want to retain as much as of the stock ride as possible. How do the Mach V springs ride and how much did your car drop?

 

Very sweet man!! Rare to see an MC with a JCW aero kit. You SERIOUSLY need some new wheels though!! 18s?

 

Congrats on your new Tuning Kit! How come you left the badges off? If I had the JCW package like that, I would NEVER leave them off...

 

I don't understand why the badges are all that. Not that I would debadge my MINI, but the JCW badges are kinda...

... and I certainly do not mean to offend but...

... they're ugly as sin. I would have left them off too.

 

I agree I'm removing the surf boards as soon as mine arrives.

 

Yah, just say no to badges.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYAksrJGjXg

 

Thats how I wanted it. This is my new daily driver. I will get wheels later. It makes driving everyday much more fun.

 

Keep in mind my 09 MCS is not a complete JCW Mini from the factory. I only added the JCW R56 Tuning Kit to my 09 MCS for a little added performance. I suppose I told the MINI Service Dept to NOT add the JCW Badges that came with the Tuning Kit [normally placed on front grille & rear hatch] for the same reason I did NOT order the 09 MCS with stripes. I want to maintain a low-profile, so to speak.

 

I put the front badge on but now am probably going to remove it and maybe the "COOPER S" on the boot along with the "S" side scuttles. I like the low-profile thought too.

 

Just remove it and don't put any badges back on, keep it clean.

 

i agree. i hate the S badging/ cannot wait to ditch these scuttles but new ones are waaaay too expensive for a piece of plastic! i just tried out the R56 badge idea..see post 4108 lol

 

I have the JCW Side Scuttles, which I love. Yeah...they are expensive...but I think they add a lot to the looks of the side profile. I almost went with checker scuttles, but the JCW ones look faster

 

Just thought I would post one more shot of my MINI. Took it about an hour ago at Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.



Thank you,
Sergei

 

Would make an excellent Chrstmas card.

 

Very nice, always great to see a MINI contrasted with the snow.

Since it is the R56 picture thread, here is a more recent one of my R56 in Golden, Colorado, some casual lapping.

Looking west coming out of the slow sweeper.

 

A good friend of mine and I got together one tight to talk MINI, and I thought I would get some shots of our MINIs. His is an 07 with some pretty sweet stuff. JCW tuning kit and factory nav just to name a few.

 

Both nice minis esp. the David meets Goliath pick haha. I'm really liking the neon on your white on. I'd definite do that (in green on my car)if I could find someone capable of doing it in my area, but the people i got to do the underglo on my 03 messed it up badly with to many mis-drills if you will. SO i've been reluctant ever since. But I again I like it through the grill and underneath!

 

Note the text on the pavement.

--Dan
Mach V
FastMINI.net

 

Now that is cool!!

 

Got to be honest Mach V Dan, I preferred the previous wheels to the current ones.