After several problems with my convertible, including a roof which would no longer convert, I decided it was time for a change.

I went down to the local stealer this morning and had a test drive of the R56 One, and I have to say, I was very impressed. On the test drive the engine felt very refined and pulled brilliantly, especially considering as there were 3 of us onboard and the AC was on.

Following that, and if tomorrow goes to plan, I shall have put the deposit down on this little baby...

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The showroom One, which they had only had in for two days! Its got Pepper Pack, Sports Seats, Piano Black Interior trim and a couple of other bits..

It shall be given the full Serby treatment with a white and black theme, including my Black and Chrome alloys (if they fit) and hopefully some unique graphics.. when I can think what I want!

I'll be sad to see the cabrio go, but I'm sooo excited about the new motor.... especially as I have had an insurance quote for the R56 which is less than half what I am paying on the cabby!:D

Can't wait:D

Congrats Serby! Looks a beauty! :nice:

The R56 is a great car! Ive driven 2 now and sat in numerous, and ive been completly won over, from when they first came out :D

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Can't wait:D


Welcome to the R56 P/W Gang!!

Rams

Congrats Serby! Looks a beauty! :nice:

The R56 is a great car! Ive driven 2 now and sat in numerous, and ive been completly won over, from when they first came out :D

Thanks:) I'm much the same, I wasn't a fan when they first came out, but I love them equally as much as the 1st Gen now:D

Welcome to the R56 P/W Gang!!

Rams

Cheers Rams. Hopefully one day, with enough mods, I can get my One looking nearly as tasty as your S:cool:

Congrats bud :)

nice one mate looks mint!! oh sorry great mint :D

will have to have cum have a look wen u get it

Congratulations!!! The PW revolution is upon us :o:D:D

Congratulations Serby. I'll also be sorry to see the Cabrio go - I love that car! However, I'm sure once the Serby treatment is complete on this one it'll be even better. :)

Congrats on the new car!!

Shame to hear about problems with the convertible - what happened there?

Thanks for the comments:)

Congrats on the new car!!

Shame to hear about problems with the convertible - what happened there?

There were several faults which led to me losing trust in its reliabilty:(

- Heater controls which don't illuminate
- Brake lights stopping on after having parked up and left the car (pretty wierd I thought)
- A roof which won't detach from the top of the windscreen on the drivers side :(
- Numerous rattles

As of Thursday all of the above should hopefully be fixed under warranty. However, these faults combined with high insurance due to it being a cabrio (well it use to be anyway:p) and my age, along with a soon to expire warranty made me think it was time to move on.

I've just started stripping it back to standard, not a fun job... but hopefully the R56 will be a fresh start:D

Yeah welcome to the R56 PW club Serby:smile:

Hi mate,

Thought you would post a thread somewhere and you have!
Congrats on the new car, 4th now isn't it, catchin me up :p

Be good to see the transform of the R56 model.

R.e your brakelights staying on, had that on my Derv and it's a known fault, a switch that needs replacing, affected a certain batch of builds I think, anyway thats gone now.

Sorry I disapeared off messenger last night, I was installing a load of updates lol.

Speak soons

I had the brake light problem Aug 04 build MO, they replaced the BC1 module. First time I noticed it was when I was coming out of the shops. I went back to the car and the lights were on, first reaction was'you idiot' I thought I'd left them on, then I noticed that the third brake light was on and realised that it was the brake lights. I had quite a few issues with that car but now I've changed to a Aug 07 MCS and 'm very happy:D

Congrats mate, enjoy :cool: :)

Congrats mate! Whats this your 3rd MINI now? :eek::D

4th/5th:o My R56 is going to be around for a while longer than the rest hopefully!
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Thanks for the comments, its interesting to read about the brake light fault, it really freaked me out when it happened to mine!

Just a little update, the deposit has been paid on the R56 and I'm now just waiting for my plate to be transfered:D

4th/5th:o My R56 is going to be around for a while longer than the rest hopefully!




LOL-Where have I heard that before! :p

LMAO!! :o It's not my fault though! There are perfectly valid reasons for me having to change each car..... honest:p

Congrats on the new mini! PW was a good choice :)

nice man my dream car atm lol mind you am 17... anyone know if oyu can replace the grilles on the new 2nd gen ones cause i hate the crome look. e.g copper s style look...

Apparently the MCS and the MC grills are different but Chip changed his for the black cooper Aero grill which gives the same /similar effect.

Cheers for the comments:)

I think the black grille on Pepper White R56's looks awesome... It's a mod I intend to do to go with the white and black theme I've got planned:cool:

Heres a link to adam_Randells' thread with pics of his Cooper with, I believe, a Cooper S front bumper & grill. I think it looks gorgeous, much sportier than the chrome look:cool::D

R56 S Bumper (http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-exterior/146269-r56-mini-cooper-s-bumper.html)

A slight mess up with insurance papers means I've got at least another week to wait until my new baby arrives... despite this I'm still just as excited:D:p

found summint for ur car m8!! black grill s side grills and K&N Induction

Enjoy your new PW...looks very nice....let the mods begin!!

It looks like the mods will begin on Wednesday morning:D:D I had a phonecall today to say its ready to be picked up... I shall post up some pics asap:D

looks very nice - I do love PW :D can't wait to see the result once its had the full Serby treatment :cool: :D

Cheers mate:D

looks very nice - I do love PW :D

Its PW, its bound to be great :D:D Can't wait to see the result of this :cool::cool:

Looks very smart mate...congrats on the new purchase, hope you have better luck with it :cool:

Wooooooo:D:D:D Its awesome! .... It may only be a 1.4 and I'm currently "running it in", but it feels fantastic:D

Unfortunately my black and chromey's wouldnt fit, so I'm probably going to buy some new aftermarket rims, unless I can get my BSA's to fit without too much trouble:confused:

So far I've fitted a shorty aerial, clear side repeaters, and debadged it.. I've also got a spare set of side vents which I'm going to have a go at spraying.

Anywhoo.. here are some pics of the motor at the moment..

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I'll do a more detailed write up over the weekend.. but so far its big grins from me:biggrin: