With the switch does not count! It has to be speed activated. 50 MPH or greater.
For me during the week not often. When it rains no. Snow no! But come the weekend the better question would be "When will it be down".

Pat

 

Well my computer says my average speed is 29mph...so probably not too often if I got one! LOL

 

Fairly often, I have a 40-mile commute each way, most of that is on the interstate at 70+ mph.

 

Ouch that hurts. LA traffic. You gotta head north and east my friend. Get in them mountains.

 

Well my Roadster will never see snow. It will be garage bound from late November until the snow melts, That is why I will be keeping my crap-tastic Honda Accord Coupe.

 

As often as I don't get caught going really, really fast!

 

Does anyone know if the Roadster will have the spoiler?

 

I live northeast....problem is, I work southwest.

 

I can't confirm it for sure, but since it is there as a stability aid it's a safe bet it will be.

 

My car will be parked for the better part of the winter as well. I have another set of tires for it. I have aftermarket wheels on my Mini now that are not going with the car when I trade it in. Those are staying with me. So I will have some wheels with new M&S tires on them that will go on the Coupe in the winter. But I anticipate driving the GTO most of the time. We rarely get snow in the Seattle area. Mostly just rain and rain. Did I say mostly Rain??

But we do get some real nice clear sunny winter days and the summer tread that comes on these cars is not good in cold weather. Thus the wheel and tire change.

 

http://www.jdpower.com/images/vehicl...oadster-02.jpg

Judging by the pictures on-line...no. The wing mechanism and all things associated with it add about 12lbs to the car and are fairly bulky, and the space the roadster rag top will take up, there's no room for the wing unless you completely got rid of the trunk. So it's either a trunk or a mechanical wing. The whole trunk unit on the coupe opens as one piece all of the way up to the roof of the car, and since the roadster doesn't have that....no wing.

 

then again...if you look at the concept pictures of the Coupe...neither should it

http://www.toxel.com/tech/2009/08/26...coupe-concept/

 

There are MANY spy pics that show the pop up spoiler in the up position. Here is just one of them.

http://www.motoringfile.com/2011/05/...re-manual-top/

 

Does anyone here have any infomation about the JCW spoiler, which has appeared on Motoring File? Q

 

Yea I realized that right after I checked the coupe concept pictures and saw it didn't have a wing in those pictures either.

 

What kind of information are you looking for? I thought the story pretty much lays it out.

 

While browsing through motoring file I did come across an older article that says the retractable wing will be staandard on both Roadster and Coupe.

 

PatM, I would be intrested how it is installed,(bolted on or taped),is the factory spoiler disabled, what does it cost,and any other infomation to base my decision on purchasing this spoiler.Q

 

The spoiler on either the Coupe or the roadster will be actuated electrically based on speed. Over 50 MPH and the spoiler deploys. It is necessary for the car to handle properly at speed. (According to the Motoring file article.) It is not an option and I would assume it is bolted on. It would not be taped on.

The way your question is worded leads me to believe that you think that the spoiler can be bought as an option and then installed on the car. It's not. It's a stock part of the car that is not an option. You cannot buy it aftermarket and put it on another car or another Mini.

 

According to the MINI Coupe catalog I have from Germany, there will be a FIXED JCW spoiler which will bolt on and disable the pop-up spoiler. I'll check it tonight and translate what it says about it, if anything.

 

That's unique if it's available in the US.

I'm trying to understand why someone would do that? What is the advantage? Wouldn't that simply just add weight? Seems also that you would have to have some programming to disable the pop up spoiler and or connect into the wiring harness somewhere which would then tell the pop up that the bolt on was there?

 

You can see a rendering of the JCW Coupe Spoiler here:

MINI Coupe JCW Accessories Revealed

 

I'd assume that before installing the fixed spoiler the original retractable one is removed. Advantages being less weight, for racers it is a sure thing to be there all the time, etc.

I'm not a fan of the looks of the spoiler, but from what this review says it is functional.

http://www.motoringfile.com/2011/06/...ini-jcw-coupe/

 

I read the add.

Maybe I'm slow but I still don't understand who the customer is? If you buy a Coupe with the spoiler why would you buy a spoiler that is bolt on that prevents the spoiler that you have already on your car from deploying and works better to boot? (Did I say that right?)

 

Because i think it may give the rear of the car a different look. I have not seen the car except for pictures,and am not jumping for joy on the apperance,however i like how the JCW Spoiler changes the rear end.Just noticed you have a Chili Red Coup on order,what color is your roof?Q