Wanted to get everyone's thoughts who have MCS that ordered early and see if any of you had problems. I know in general it is recommended to order after the 'first batch' ships out, as car manufacturers often find kinks in early production model years. Although since this is officially the 3rd year in production, I wouldn't think any new massive problems would arise this late. Thoughts?

 

Are there any '09s on the road yet?

 

to my knowledge, no 09s on the road yet.

 

Mine is.

 

When did you take delivery? I thought all the Coopers were on a ship at this point.

 

Mine was built in the first week after the shut down and just got on the ship.

Some people think that the JCW cars that came during August are 2009 models but I know that they were built in July 2008. They may have a 2009 MY tag but the built date will be in the 2008 batch.

As for quality problems, no more no less than in a week or two after the start date.

The only German cars you have to look out for are BMWs built in Munich during the Octoberfest and Fords built in Cologne during Fasching.

English cars are built poorly year round, no variations here.

 

09 JCW's have been out since end of July

 

Yesterday.

 

Congratulations! By any chance, do you have the Smartphone Integration unit?

 

AFAIK, there's not much if any difference between the '08 R56 and the '09. I doubt that there'll be any issues even in early '09 models.