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ItHurts · Nov 1st, 2006, 07:05 AM

In a vain attempt to rescue this forum from the GP dominators

(you know who you are!)

I thought I'd do a little research after a mate of mine asked why I put the JCW on what is essentially a car for cruising in (his words not mine)?

My response was instantaneous - 4,500 rpm or thereabouts, and then I showed him. Needless to say he got out the car with a big

eating grin on his face!

There's also a school of thought amongst my oppo's that it's because I'm an idiot who just has to have it, because it's there

Rakey · Nov 1st, 2006, 09:25 AM

I had the same question raised when I had mine done, but just gave the person the keys for a drive, he came back saying that is just the best thing I have driven

R1 · Nov 1st, 2006, 10:08 AM

Bought mine with it on. It's what the S should have been as standard after all!

MINI T · Nov 1st, 2006, 10:27 AM

i got a JCW to replace my MCS to get more speed, power and grunt...and it satisfied in every sense!! There is a definitive improvement in all these areas over the MCS. Even now i'm thinking of adding more power to mine.The JCW is fantastic; best car i have ever driven.

salocin · Nov 1st, 2006, 10:29 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ItHurts (original)

In a vain attempt to rescue this forum from the GP dominators

(you know who you are!)

I thought I'd do a little research after a mate of mine asked why I put the JCW on what is essentially a car for cruising in (his words not mine)?

My response was instantaneous - 4,500 rpm or thereabouts, and then I showed him. Needless to say he got out the car with a big

eating grin on his face!

There's also a school of thought amongst my oppo's that it's because I'm an idiot who just has to have it, because it's there

Errrr GP dominators?

Does that make me one? ...... Sorry!

Quote: Originally Posted by R1 (original)

Bought mine with it on. It's what the S should have been as standard after all!

Agree with that!

lionhearts · Nov 1st, 2006, 11:01 AM

I don't have a MCS or a JCW. If I could afford it I would get a JCW for a few reasons.

-Who doesn't want more power?
-Really really quick getaways from morons (cell phone talkers, newspaper readers, sleepers, just plain stupid) on the highway.
-It appeals to my vanity.
-Blowing out a certain GTI. Or at least having a solid base to work from for that.

The Doc · Nov 1st, 2006, 11:21 AM

A mini isn't the same without the JCW kit!

IMHO of course!

The Doc · Nov 1st, 2006, 11:24 AM

MINI T - Where do you live in Liverpool miss?

R1 · Nov 1st, 2006, 10:27 PM

Must share.

1/2 an hour ago I got back from a blast back home on an almost deserted, twisty A road (I only passed 3 cars in 15 miles).

I don't care if the new generation S has a refind turbo'd engine with a nice exhaust note, there is no way that car or a standard first gen S is going to beat the thrill and the scream of that supercharger at full throttle through the JCW exhaust . Man and machine in pure harmony! Awesome!!!

I'm just sitting here typing this looking at the JCW through the window!!!

Think I might go out on that road again now!!

See 'ya!

MiniNana · Nov 2nd, 2006, 08:56 PM

JCW's RULE!!!!!!! and the JCW wheels, suspension, brakes, brake & shift knobs are pretty cool, too. Yep, I'm obsessed.

pikersteve · Nov 2nd, 2006, 09:47 PM

Took a JCW out for a test drive 3months after getting my MCS, when I got back the dealer said "Judging by that Cheshire Cat grin on your face can I take the liberty of booking your car in for the conversion then". I said "would tomorrow be alright"

vickietots · Nov 3rd, 2006, 02:19 PM

I know that I will be getting the conversion once I have saved enough money!! I know that it is not the most bhp you can get from the engine or the most cost effective, but it is just right!!

ItHurts · Nov 7th, 2006, 07:14 AM

Great responses all round - even if the question was about the MCSC...

Shamster · Nov 19th, 2006, 10:49 PM

I didn't have a reason other than after 3 MCS's I wanted something a bit different

- it was either going to be a low spec Boxster or a high spec MCSC. Close call though. It was only the extra seats that did it for me in the end.

RDNZL · Dec 8th, 2006, 03:07 PM

Why?John Cooper , that's why! I've had old british cars for over 26 years, still do in fact. So when I had the chance to finally buy a NEW car, of course it would be a MINI Cooper S and of course it would be a JCW car!!! Have had the Astro Black 06 JCW since September 22 and it's the best car I have ever owned, hands down. Had the chance to get the GP and would have loved to have one, but I'm really glad I stuck to my own spec'd JCW in the end. But If I could have afforded two, LOL

pprovart · Dec 19th, 2006, 09:30 AM

Picture this... Summer, Hot, Middle of Countryside roof down, hot wife beside you.....You've just come round a sharp left corner onto a nice straight, you put your foot down and the engine revs rise and that awesome sound kicks in from the front , you accelerate away with the engine whining.. As you change through the gears you get slight pops from the back, easily audible with the hood down and the sun shining down on you.. At the end of the straight theres a sharp left, so you hit the brakes hard (being the last of the late brakers!) change down through the gears whilst the upgraded brakes bite hard.. Slipping into 2nd round the corner you accelerate hard again and lift off , just so you can hear that exhaust burble, and pop...and as you slow down again ,a big grin breaks out as you enter the Bulls Head to meet your fellow Mini drivers for a long Sunday Lunch...

Thats why you get a MCSC with JCW....!!..

or at least i did..

Rakey · Dec 19th, 2006, 10:12 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by pprovart (original)

Picture this... Summer, Hot, Middle of Countryside roof down, hot wife beside you.....You've just come round a sharp left corner onto a nice straight, you put your foot down and the engine revs rise and that awesome sound kicks in from the front , you accelerate away with the engine whining.. As you change through the gears you get slight pops from the back, easily audible with the hood down and the sun shining down on you.. At the end of the straight theres a sharp left, so you hit the brakes hard (being the last of the late brakers!) change down through the gears whilst the upgraded brakes bite hard.. Slipping into 2nd round the corner you accelerate hard again and lift off , just so you can hear that exhaust burble, and pop...and as you slow down again ,a big grin breaks out as you enter the Bulls Head to meet your fellow Mini drivers for a long Sunday Lunch...

Thats why you get a MCSC with JCW....!!..

or at least i did..

That is just automotive porn!

I'm going for a lie down in a dark room now

ItHurts · Dec 19th, 2006, 02:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original)

That is just automotive porn!

I'm going for a lie down in a dark room now

Absa-'uckin-lutely. Ladies and gentleman we have a winner!

Stand up pprovart, MINI2s new bard!

MINI Papa · Dec 19th, 2006, 02:34 PM

After driving my wife's 06 PW/B JCW, I could not settle for anything less. Luckily I was able to get the GP. Now I can drive for a change!!

MiniNana · Dec 19th, 2006, 03:37 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original)

That is just automotive porn!

I'm going for a lie down in a dark room now

Yeah, I feel like I need a cigarette and I don't even smoke!! Thanks pprovart! You need to be writing for MINIUSA's brochures!

Nov 1st, 2006, 07:05 AM	#1
ItHurts Letting the days go by Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Stop Making Sense Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 913 Offline	Why did you opt for the JCW on your MCSC? In a vain attempt to rescue this forum from the GP dominators (you know who you are!) I thought I'd do a little research after a mate of mine asked why I put the JCW on what is essentially a car for cruising in (his words not mine)? My response was instantaneous - 4,500 rpm or thereabouts, and then I showed him. Needless to say he got out the car with a big eating grin on his face! There's also a school of thought amongst my oppo's that it's because I'm an idiot who just has to have it, because it's there If you can't be good... be good at it! Last edited by AprilWhine : Nov 1st, 2006 at 08:28 AM. Reason: swear filters

Nov 1st, 2006, 09:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rakey Four Candles? My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hardware Shop Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 51,172 Offline	I had the same question raised when I had mine done, but just gave the person the keys for a drive, he came back saying that is just the best thing I have driven The only problem I have is knowing which one to drive?
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Nov 1st, 2006, 10:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
MINI T EFCin your heart and soul Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: liverpool Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 266 Offline	i got a JCW to replace my MCS to get more speed, power and grunt...and it satisfied in every sense!! There is a definitive improvement in all these areas over the MCS. Even now i'm thinking of adding more power to mine.The JCW is fantastic; best car i have ever driven. nil satis nisi optimum:blue til i die

Nov 1st, 2006, 10:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
salocin GP 0904 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Stockbridge, Hants Local Time: 01:22 AM Posts: 357 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ItHurts (original) In a vain attempt to rescue this forum from the GP dominators (you know who you are!) I thought I'd do a little research after a mate of mine asked why I put the JCW on what is essentially a car for cruising in (his words not mine)? My response was instantaneous - 4,500 rpm or thereabouts, and then I showed him. Needless to say he got out the car with a big eating grin on his face! There's also a school of thought amongst my oppo's that it's because I'm an idiot who just has to have it, because it's there Errrr GP dominators? Does that make me one? ...... Sorry! Quote: Originally Posted by R1 (original) Bought mine with it on. It's what the S should have been as standard after all! Agree with that! GP 0904

Nov 1st, 2006, 11:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
lionhearts MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NC Local Time: 09:22 PM Posts: 41 Offline	I don't have a MCS or a JCW. If I could afford it I would get a JCW for a few reasons. -Who doesn't want more power? -Really really quick getaways from morons (cell phone talkers, newspaper readers, sleepers, just plain stupid) on the highway. -It appeals to my vanity. -Blowing out a certain GTI. Or at least having a solid base to work from for that. Uh, what drug dealers in the South is gonna drive a yellow MINI?

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Nov 1st, 2006, 10:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
R1 Addicted to Speed!! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..."B" roads!! Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 4,915 Offline	Bought mine with it on. It's what the S should have been as standard after all!

Nov 1st, 2006, 11:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
The Doc GP 1797 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: O/S XENON NEEDED Local Time: 01:22 AM Posts: 149 Offline	A mini isn't the same without the JCW kit! IMHO of course!

Nov 1st, 2006, 11:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
The Doc GP 1797 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: O/S XENON NEEDED Local Time: 01:22 AM Posts: 149 Offline	MINI T - Where do you live in Liverpool miss?

Nov 1st, 2006, 10:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
R1 Addicted to Speed!! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..."B" roads!! Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 4,915 Offline	Must share. 1/2 an hour ago I got back from a blast back home on an almost deserted, twisty A road (I only passed 3 cars in 15 miles). I don't care if the new generation S has a refind turbo'd engine with a nice exhaust note, there is no way that car or a standard first gen S is going to beat the thrill and the scream of that supercharger at full throttle through the JCW exhaust . Man and machine in pure harmony! Awesome!!! I'm just sitting here typing this looking at the JCW through the window!!! Think I might go out on that road again now!! See 'ya!

Nov 2nd, 2006, 08:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
MiniNana MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Local Time: 07:22 PM Posts: 73 Offline	JCW's RULE!!!!!!! and the JCW wheels, suspension, brakes, brake & shift knobs are pretty cool, too. Yep, I'm obsessed. '06 PW/B MCS JCW and LIL BOMB '06 GP #0907 driven by MINI Papa

Nov 2nd, 2006, 09:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
pikersteve MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Local Time: 01:22 AM Posts: 58 Offline	Took a JCW out for a test drive 3months after getting my MCS, when I got back the dealer said "Judging by that Cheshire Cat grin on your face can I take the liberty of booking your car in for the conversion then". I said "would tomorrow be alright"

Nov 3rd, 2006, 02:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
vickietots Yay to PW!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Countdown Heaven! Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 5,618 Offline	I know that I will be getting the conversion once I have saved enough money!! I know that it is not the most bhp you can get from the engine or the most cost effective, but it is just right!! My Flickr My YouTube

Nov 7th, 2006, 07:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
ItHurts Letting the days go by Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Stop Making Sense Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 913 Offline	Great responses all round - even if the question was about the MCSC... If you can't be good... be good at it!

Nov 19th, 2006, 10:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
Shamster Lord of The Four Rings Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reminiscing Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 10,772 Offline	I didn't have a reason other than after 3 MCS's I wanted something a bit different - it was either going to be a low spec Boxster or a high spec MCSC. Close call though. It was only the extra seats that did it for me in the end.

Dec 8th, 2006, 03:07 PM	#15 (permalink)
RDNZL MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Middletown Local Time: 09:22 PM Posts: 20 Offline	Why?John Cooper , that's why! I've had old british cars for over 26 years, still do in fact. So when I had the chance to finally buy a NEW car, of course it would be a MINI Cooper S and of course it would be a JCW car!!! Have had the Astro Black 06 JCW since September 22 and it's the best car I have ever owned, hands down. Had the chance to get the GP and would have loved to have one, but I'm really glad I stuck to my own spec'd JCW in the end. But If I could have afforded two, LOL The nightmare rides are back...........

Dec 19th, 2006, 09:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
pprovart MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nth of Oxford Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 22 Offline	Why a MCSC with JCW?..I'll tell ya.. Picture this... Summer, Hot, Middle of Countryside roof down, hot wife beside you.....You've just come round a sharp left corner onto a nice straight, you put your foot down and the engine revs rise and that awesome sound kicks in from the front , you accelerate away with the engine whining.. As you change through the gears you get slight pops from the back, easily audible with the hood down and the sun shining down on you.. At the end of the straight theres a sharp left, so you hit the brakes hard (being the last of the late brakers!) change down through the gears whilst the upgraded brakes bite hard.. Slipping into 2nd round the corner you accelerate hard again and lift off , just so you can hear that exhaust burble, and pop...and as you slow down again ,a big grin breaks out as you enter the Bulls Head to meet your fellow Mini drivers for a long Sunday Lunch... Thats why you get a MCSC with JCW....!!.. or at least i did..

Dec 19th, 2006, 10:12 AM	#17 (permalink)
Rakey Four Candles? My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hardware Shop Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 51,172 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by pprovart (original) Picture this... Summer, Hot, Middle of Countryside roof down, hot wife beside you.....You've just come round a sharp left corner onto a nice straight, you put your foot down and the engine revs rise and that awesome sound kicks in from the front , you accelerate away with the engine whining.. As you change through the gears you get slight pops from the back, easily audible with the hood down and the sun shining down on you.. At the end of the straight theres a sharp left, so you hit the brakes hard (being the last of the late brakers!) change down through the gears whilst the upgraded brakes bite hard.. Slipping into 2nd round the corner you accelerate hard again and lift off , just so you can hear that exhaust burble, and pop...and as you slow down again ,a big grin breaks out as you enter the Bulls Head to meet your fellow Mini drivers for a long Sunday Lunch... Thats why you get a MCSC with JCW....!!.. or at least i did.. That is just automotive porn! I'm going for a lie down in a dark room now The only problem I have is knowing which one to drive?

Dec 19th, 2006, 02:07 PM	#18 (permalink)
ItHurts Letting the days go by Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Stop Making Sense Local Time: 02:22 AM Posts: 913 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original) That is just automotive porn! I'm going for a lie down in a dark room now Absa-'uckin-lutely. Ladies and gentleman we have a winner! Stand up pprovart, MINI2s new bard! If you can't be good... be good at it!

Dec 19th, 2006, 02:34 PM	#19 (permalink)
MINI Papa MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Magnolia, TX Local Time: 07:22 PM Posts: 10 Offline	After driving my wife's 06 PW/B JCW, I could not settle for anything less. Luckily I was able to get the GP. Now I can drive for a change!!

Dec 19th, 2006, 03:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
MiniNana MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Local Time: 07:22 PM Posts: 73 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original) That is just automotive porn! I'm going for a lie down in a dark room now Yeah, I feel like I need a cigarette and I don't even smoke!! Thanks pprovart! You need to be writing for MINIUSA's brochures! '06 PW/B MCS JCW and LIL BOMB '06 GP #0907 driven by MINI Papa

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