I've decided to sell my beloved JCW. I've owned the car for one year after buying it from MINI Park Lane in January 2009 with 2000 miles on the clock.
The car is in the same condition as the day I bought it and I will be very sad to see it go. I'm not just saying that either!
Over the past 12 months, the car has been remarkable. I owned a Cooper D previous to it and that had lots of problems whereas my JCW has been very reliable.
If you haven't driven a JCW before, it's an experience. From the popping of the exhaust to the "Sport" button and electronic differential, it really is a true driver's car. I'm 26 and it's my 21st car and I've never personally driven anything like it.
I've taken extremely good car of this car. It's the first vehicle I've ever owned that I spend 20 minutes trying to find spaces in car parks where some idiot in a 4x4 won't open their door into my car!
The specs of the car are as followsand as you can see, there are a lot of factory options:
Standard Features of the JCW
- MINI John Cooper Works
- 1.6L Turbo 211BHP (offering 148mph and 40MPG)
- Low emissions of just 165g/KM which means very cheap tax for a car of this genre
- 3 Doors
- Red-top gear knob Chequred flag decal
- Four seats with 3-point seatbelts
- 6x Airbags (Driver, Passenger, Side Airbags Full length side curtain)
- ABS EBD
- ESP Stability control
- Traction Control
- Electronic limited-slip differential (Only available on the JCW and it works well)
- BREMBO brakes
- Large-bore exhaust system... MINI did a fantastic job tuning the sound of this... sounds amazing!
- Astro Black
- "Sport" button (Changes the car's behaviour completely as it becomes very responsive and weights up the steering for even more feel than normal)
- 17" JCW Alloy wheels with Dunlop Runflat Tyres
- Hill-start control (This was a G-d-send in the recent snow as it stops the car rolling backwards on any sort of incline!)
Factory-fit options
- Green viper stripes (removable vinyl) fitted by MINI Park Lane @ £500 cost to themselves
- Hi-Fi Sound system
- Digital climate control
- Full Bluetooth system with Voice control (works VERY well)
- USB and Auxiliary inputs for iPod etc
- Visibility Pack
...Heated front windscreen, Auto-dimming rear view mirror, Automatic Bi-Xenon Headlights, Automatic Windscreen Wipers...
- Chilli Pack
- Exterior Chrome Pack
- Multifunction Steering Wheel
- Cruise control
- Piano black interior
- Front spotlights (Looks like a UFO at night with the amount of lights on this car! )
JCW Extras:
- Carbon fibre handbrake handle
- Carbon Fibre JCW bonnet scoop
- JCW Stainless steel strutbrace
- Alacantara JCW Steering Wheel (Not shown in pucture below but I've kept the original steering wheel so will include this as well)
- Warranty expires August 2011
- Taxed until end of May 2010
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The car has covered just 13,000 miles. Pretty much all of those miles are from motorway journeys as I live in Manchester and anything fun in England seems to be down south!
I think I've covered most things but obviously, please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.
Price
I'll be honest, my insurance is due soon and I'd like to move the car on before that time so that I don't have to renew and then cancel etc.
I'm looking for £18,000.00 but I'm open to realistic offers.
I'm based in Manchester.
Pictures
These pictures are from when I bought the car at MINI Park Lane... they're the best pictures I've got of the car but I will take more on request
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