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bkwalker · Aug 20th, 2003, 03:00 AM

just at the col crawford dealer in Brookvale this morning and noticed they had a brand new MCS with the JCW kit on it..

this car looked like it just came off the ship... it still needed the 'mini' logos to be attatched to the wheels..

it had the badging on the front and back and not on the side suprisingly

and it had the exhaust aswell which looked really good..

i dont know the situation on the arrival etc of this kit.. but that was the first ive ever seen!

nhodge · Aug 20th, 2003, 08:56 AM

BMW/MINI had also supplied a JCW for the Sydney The Italian Job screening last week.

All us MINI2 people were crowding around the thing, looking for what you got for your cool 9.6 grand. Lots of stickers. Etched exhaust.

In speaking to Catriona, she stated that BMW had loaned her a JCW to test drive.

I offered her my MCS, but was declined.

warped · Aug 20th, 2003, 09:08 AM

The is NO side badging for the JCW kit ... there is only external badging for the front grill and the hatch ... anybody who thinks otherwise I can send them the JCW installation pdf

(this was a point of contention at the Italian Job opening night

)

Looks like I will be placing a call to the dealership tomorrow to see what the heck the story is on my kit

kenhenry · Aug 20th, 2003, 09:19 AM

Bris BMW fitted their first over the last 3 days. Should be on the road this arvo.

bkwalker · Aug 21st, 2003, 01:06 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by warped

The is NO side badging for the JCW kit ... there is only external badging for the front grill and the hatch ... anybody who thinks otherwise I can send them the JCW installation pdf

(this was a point of contention at the Italian Job opening night

)

Looks like I will be placing a call to the dealership tomorrow to see what the heck the story is on my kit

oh thats interesting. i thought there was side badging.. the badges aren't very noticable i have to say though.

i eventually found out that they were the first JCW kits they had fitted to MCS ever.. they had two of them there.
yeah give them a call.. i managed to sneak a peak of a DS MCS with the bumper removed while they were fiddling with the s/charger.. looks like an awesome kit!

which i had the 9600 to blow though!

Boo · Aug 21st, 2003, 11:37 AM

Can´t wait to get back to Sydney and get the thing put on SWORKS

Also looking forward to seeing how it compares to Robbos Hartge beast.

By the way, Melody and I dropped into JCW Garages a couple of weeks ago down in West Sussex... We got chatting to the granddaughter of John Cooper who works there and she let us go for a fang in her Works car.. Although i couldn´´t really get a good guage on how much more performance it had (due to the fact that i am lumbering around in a Renault Megane) it was good to back in a Cooper S for at least 10 minutes

..
It was also 38 degrees and i had myself, two passengers and the Air Conditioning on so the contributing factors weren´´t optimum for the test drive..
Got myself a cap though

bkwalker · Aug 21st, 2003, 11:41 AM

yeah that will be a tough line up boo...
from what ive heard the JCW is the ''autobarn stormer" whilst the hartge has more of a "street racer" feel

ive seen TRELOS hartge go hard from our last drive and it looked like a real machine. i havn't driven one but the wheel spin factor looks pretty intense. maybe its too much power for the MCS.. the JCW has less power but maybe thats a good thing

anyway, cant wait to see them on the road!

Boo · Aug 21st, 2003, 11:45 AM

Robbo and i will both have our suspension done and two different kits added, should be interesting to have a drive of both to see what the difference is.

bkwalker · Aug 21st, 2003, 11:47 AM

haha you guys are gonna go nuts in those things! haha
good to see.. wish i had the 9600 for the JCW but that aint gonna happen for a long painful time

Aug 20th, 2003, 03:00 AM	#1
bkwalker The Silverado Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Local Time: 06:18 AM Posts: 804 Offline	JCW kit arrives at dealers just at the col crawford dealer in Brookvale this morning and noticed they had a brand new MCS with the JCW kit on it.. this car looked like it just came off the ship... it still needed the 'mini' logos to be attatched to the wheels.. it had the badging on the front and back and not on the side suprisingly and it had the exhaust aswell which looked really good.. i dont know the situation on the arrival etc of this kit.. but that was the first ive ever seen! benno

Aug 20th, 2003, 09:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
kenhenry MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brisbane - Australia Local Time: 06:18 AM Posts: 839 Offline	Bris BMW fitted their first over the last 3 days. Should be on the road this arvo. www.clubmini.com.au

Aug 21st, 2003, 01:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
bkwalker The Silverado Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Local Time: 06:18 AM Posts: 804 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by warped The is NO side badging for the JCW kit ... there is only external badging for the front grill and the hatch ... anybody who thinks otherwise I can send them the JCW installation pdf (this was a point of contention at the Italian Job opening night ) Looks like I will be placing a call to the dealership tomorrow to see what the heck the story is on my kit oh thats interesting. i thought there was side badging.. the badges aren't very noticable i have to say though. i eventually found out that they were the first JCW kits they had fitted to MCS ever.. they had two of them there. yeah give them a call.. i managed to sneak a peak of a DS MCS with the bumper removed while they were fiddling with the s/charger.. looks like an awesome kit! which i had the 9600 to blow though! benno

Aug 21st, 2003, 11:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Boo Sponsor and Widget Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nth Beaches, Sydney Local Time: 06:18 AM Posts: 1,735 Offline	Can´t wait to get back to Sydney and get the thing put on SWORKS Also looking forward to seeing how it compares to Robbos Hartge beast. By the way, Melody and I dropped into JCW Garages a couple of weeks ago down in West Sussex... We got chatting to the granddaughter of John Cooper who works there and she let us go for a fang in her Works car.. Although i couldn´´t really get a good guage on how much more performance it had (due to the fact that i am lumbering around in a Renault Megane) it was good to back in a Cooper S for at least 10 minutes .. It was also 38 degrees and i had myself, two passengers and the Air Conditioning on so the contributing factors weren´´t optimum for the test drive.. Got myself a cap though The original SWORKS

Aug 21st, 2003, 11:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
bkwalker The Silverado Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Local Time: 06:18 AM Posts: 804 Offline	yeah that will be a tough line up boo... from what ive heard the JCW is the ''autobarn stormer" whilst the hartge has more of a "street racer" feel ive seen TRELOS hartge go hard from our last drive and it looked like a real machine. i havn't driven one but the wheel spin factor looks pretty intense. maybe its too much power for the MCS.. the JCW has less power but maybe thats a good thing anyway, cant wait to see them on the road! benno

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Aug 20th, 2003, 08:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
nhodge MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Local Time: 06:18 AM Posts: 332 Offline	BMW/MINI had also supplied a JCW for the Sydney The Italian Job screening last week. All us MINI2 people were crowding around the thing, looking for what you got for your cool 9.6 grand. Lots of stickers. Etched exhaust. In speaking to Catriona, she stated that BMW had loaned her a JCW to test drive. I offered her my MCS, but was declined.

Aug 20th, 2003, 09:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
warped JCW No. 1459 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Neutral Bay, Sydney Local Time: 06:18 AM Posts: 869 Offline	The is NO side badging for the JCW kit ... there is only external badging for the front grill and the hatch ... anybody who thinks otherwise I can send them the JCW installation pdf (this was a point of contention at the Italian Job opening night ) Looks like I will be placing a call to the dealership tomorrow to see what the heck the story is on my kit

Aug 21st, 2003, 11:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
Boo Sponsor and Widget Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nth Beaches, Sydney Local Time: 06:18 AM Posts: 1,735 Offline	Robbo and i will both have our suspension done and two different kits added, should be interesting to have a drive of both to see what the difference is. The original SWORKS

Aug 21st, 2003, 11:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
bkwalker The Silverado Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Local Time: 06:18 AM Posts: 804 Offline	haha you guys are gonna go nuts in those things! haha good to see.. wish i had the 9600 for the JCW but that aint gonna happen for a long painful time benno

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